Grading

 

The course format will consist of lectures, paper presentations, student presentations, and discussions. The grading of this course will be based on:


Distribution:

  1. 1.Written assignments (10%)

  2. 2.Programming assignments (40%)

  3. 3. Paper Presentation (10%)

  4. 4. Final project (30%)

  5. 5. Class attendance and participation (10%)


Scale: Final grades will be assigned according to the following scale:

    A: 90--100%, B: 80--89%, C: 70--79%, D: 55--70%, F: 0--54%



Grading for Graduate students (CMSC 691):

Students registered in CMSC 691 will be required to do more substantial work:


  1. 1. Each written or programming assignment will have additional problems that graduate students must complete. Undergraduates that complete any additional problem will receive extra bonus points.


  1. 2. Graduate students will be given 10 additional minutes (30mins in total) for their paper presentation. The additional time should be used to better cover some of the previous work as well as explain the formulation of the paper.


  1. 3. The final project and paper are a significant part of the course for both undergraduate and graduate students. Graduate students are expected to submit a more thorough paper which will be graded based on (a) completeness of summarizing previous work, (b) inclusion of formulation and theoretical analysis, and (c) quality of the results.

General Info:

Late policy:

  1. Written assignments will be due at the beginning of class on the due date.


  1. Programming projects will be due at 11:59pm on the due date.


  1. Students may turn one homework up to 24 hours late, but must notify the instructor when the special extension is used. Failure to notify the instructor and/or any additional day will result in a 10% penalty of the assignment grade.


  1. Additional exceptions for emergencies and medical conditions may be given if deemed appropriate.

Academic Integrity:

All written homeworks, programming assignments, and presentations must be done individually unless explicitly instructed otherwise. Cheating and plagiarism will be dealt with in accordance with university procedures. For example, code for programming assignments must developed and should not be obtained from anyone or anywhere, including the Internet. You are encouraged to discuss with your peers approaches and techniques broadly, but not at a level of detail where specific implementation issues are

described by anyone.

Specific Grading Guidelines:

  1. 1. Written assignments (10%):

Written assignments will count for 10% of the final grade. They will be mostly distributed during the first half of the semester and will be used to examine the student's understanding of the core concepts of image processing and analysis. Each written assignment will have additional problems that graduate students must complete. Undergraduates that complete any additional problem will receive extra bonus points. Written homeworks will be graded on a 100-point scale.


  1. 2. Programming assignments (40%):

Programming assignments will count for 40% of the final grade. They will be distributed throughout the semester to enable students a hands-on experience of implementing techniques to analyze and enhance their digital images. Students can pick either C/C++, Java, or Python to implement their programming homeworks. Programming projects will be graded according to (a) the quality of the results and (b) the clarity of the source code.


  1. 3. Paper presentation (10%):

During the first two weeks of the semesters, a list of suggested papers will be distributed and students must pick two papers that they would like to present to the class. Each paper presentation should last about 20 minutes. Graduate students are expected to discuss the technical details of the paper and have a clear understanding of the previous work as well as the importance of the paper and results. The paper presentation will count for 10% of the final grade and will be graded on a 100-point scale.  Prior to any paper presentation, all students must submit a thoughtful question about the paper(s) being presented.



  1. 4. Final project (30%)

The final project is a significant part of the course, it allows students to synthesize the concepts learned throughout the semester and apply them to their own images and/or to their particular area of interest. The final project grades will be based on the following components:


  1. Draft Proposal (10%)

  2. Revised Proposal (10%)

  3. Literature survey (20%)

  4. Final paper (40%)

  5. Final presentation (20%)


  1. 5. Class attendance (10%):

Students are expected to attend all classes, ask questions, and participate in class discussions. A sign-up sheet will circulate on random days to better keep track of class attendance. The class attendance and participation will count for 10% of the final grade.  The question that students will submit prior to every paper presentation will count towards class participation.