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

      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? Did you design new parts needed for your project?

      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.