There are 5 rounds basic exercises and to pass you must get 50 % of the total points available. In addition, you have to get at least 25% of points from each round. The grades of this part of the course depend on your points in the following way: 50% of maximum points gives grade 1, 60% gives grade 2, 70% gives grade 3, 80% grade 4, and 90% grade 5.
There are 3 rounds of application exercises and they will be graded in the scale 0 - 3 - 5. Application exercises are delivered at course home page. Follow the discussion group opinnot.tik.dsaa for more details (release dates, deadlines etc.).
The final grade of the whole course is calculated, as follows:
min(1, E, B, A) * round(0.4 * E + 0.3 *B + 0.3 * A)
in which E denotes the grade of exam (may have value 0 - 5), B denotes the grade of basic exercises and A denotes the grade of application exercises.
Note that you must sign up for the exam at least 2 days before, in the TOPI system. Ask for english assignments from the lecturer about a week before the examination. English questions are not provided automatically. The first exam will take place on 18.5. The exam on 24.2 is not for this course. You have to pass the exam before May 99.
If you fail to pass the exercises during the spring, you can fill up, what is missing during the summer by doing extra exercises.
Pick up an exercise by giving your study book number (SBN) and selecting the exercise number with following WWW form. There are also demo exercises available which do not influence your grade.