Editing Statistics and Statistical Programming (Winter 2021) (section)

=== Grading and assessment ===

I will assign grades (typically on the UW 4.0 grade scale) for each of the following aspects of your performance. The percentage values in parentheses are weights that will be applied to calculate your overall grade for the course.

* Problem set discussion: 40%
* Project identification: 5%
* Final project planning document: 5%
* Final project presentation: 15%
* Final project paper: 35%

I will jointly and holistically evaluate your participation in problem set discussions along four dimensions: participation, preparation, engagement, and contribution. These are quite similar to the dimensions described in the "Participation Rubric" section of [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment|my assessment page]]. Exceptional participation means excelling along all four dimensions. Please note that participation ≠ talking/typing more and I encourage all of us to seek balance in our discussions.

My assessment of your final project proposal, planning document, presentation, and paper will reflect the clarity of the work, the effective execution and presentation of quantitative empirical analysis, as well as the quality and originality of the analysis. Throughout the quarter, we will talk about the qualities of exemplary quantitative research. In general, I expect your final project to embody these exemplary qualities.