Assessment rubrics
The course uses four weighted categories: participation 20%, weekly assignments 30%, projects 40%, and final portfolio 10%. Assess the learning named in the brief; extra decoration, extra pages, paid tools, and long explanations do not earn automatic extra credit.
Weekly assignments
Weekly assignments have different point values. Some are graded complete or incomplete. Each assignment in Canvas shows its points.
Projects · 100 points each
Each project has its own criteria and point allocations in its brief. Use these performance levels within each criterion:
- Demonstrated: full points when the named behavior works and the student explains it.
- Mostly demonstrated: 75% of criterion points when the core works with a limited omission or inconsistency.
- Developing: 50% when part is visible but a substantial gap affects use or understanding.
- Attempted: 25% when there is a relevant attempt with little working evidence.
- Not evidenced: 0% when no relevant work is available.
A technical fault should be scored in its relevant criterion rather than deducted repeatedly from unrelated criteria. A source check contributes to the project's source-understanding criterion. Checkpoints and design planning are part of that project, not extra project assignments.
Final portfolio · 100 points
| Criterion | Points | Full-credit evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Curation and introductions | 30 | Four project entries clearly identify the work and its purpose, with a concise personal introduction. |
| Navigation and delivery | 25 | Each project and source link opens, return paths work, and the published site matches the submitted version. |
| Readability and access | 20 | The portfolio itself works at narrow and wide widths, supports keyboard navigation, and communicates through readable text. |
| Source presentation and growth | 25 | A brief live or agreed equivalent explanation traces one design decision to code and identifies a concrete improvement in the student's understanding. |
Use the same performance levels as projects. Do not re-grade the four projects inside this category. They are evidence to curate, not four new builds. Repairs that improve project navigation are welcome without adding a new assignment.
Participation and engagement
Participation and engagement is 20% of your course grade. It includes one in-class item every class day, worth 5 points, and other participation and engagement assignments that are not daily. The syllabus explains the daily item.
Keep the categories distinct
A weekly assignment may point to a work-in-progress project to show one experiment. The weekly score concerns that experiment and explanation; the project score concerns the finished deliverable. The portfolio score concerns its collection, navigation, and presentation. Avoid making students repeat the same evidence in separate reflection documents.