Evaluation

Evaluation

Your grade on the project will be determined by

1. Instructor’s evaluation of the project as a team (75%) and

2. Anonymous evaluation of your contribution to the project by your team-mates (25%).

Instructor-evaluation (75% weight)

The instructor’s evaluation of project will use following rubric:

1. Satisfaction of all the rules and design constraints as stated above
2. Usefulness or novelty of the motion – does the motion arouse interest in its viewers? Is it satisfying? Does it do something useful?
3. Design and Construction of the machine – how well the machine is designed and constructed? Does it easily fall apart or is built robustly?
4. Cleverness and uniqueness of the design – is the mechanism and machine used to produce the motion a sophisticated one?
5. Documentation submitted
6. Extra credit: Judges’ discretion – robots that truly impress judges will score a few extra points.

Anonymous Peer-evaluation (25% weight)

Logistics of this will be posed later on, but following will be the rubric for the evaluation:

1. Attends group meetings regularly and arrives on time.
2. Contributes meaningfully to group discussions.
3. Completes group assignments on time.
4. Prepares work in a quality manner.
5. Demonstrates a cooperative and supportive attitude.
6. Contributes significantly to the success of the project.