28/07/2004 - Change to assessment weighting so that result is 40/60 assignments/examination to increase reliability of final grade

• Assignments: Two assignments (40%)
• Examination: A two-hour final written examination (40%) and a one-hour practical examination (20%)

The final mark will be calculated using a weighting formula:

final grade = (R*A* E)/((R-1)*A+E)

where A = overall assignment percentage E = examination percentage R = 100/assignment weight

If a student achieves a grade of 0% for assignments the final grade will be:

Final grade = E / 2.5

If a student achieves a grade of 0% for the examination the final grade will be:

Final grade = A / 2.5

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

Software Required:

1. Latest stable version of NetBeans IDE (non beta) for MS Windows XP available (free) from http://www.netbeans.org/
2. DocBook and FOP support files installed locally under c:\xml (zip archive available from Lindsay Smith)
3. Latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio .Net, available under Monash University license
4. Latest version of full Oracle SQL for Windows XP Client (including sqlldr) - available under Monash University licence
5. Access to the Monash University Oracle Server (orac.its.monash.edu.au) running at least Oracle 8.5
6. Access to a web server, via SFTP/SCP, which students can place files on and which supports requirements of MMS2802 plus supports students being able to create .Net projects and Web Services on the server

• Software is required one week before teaching semester begins
• Tester for software: Lindsay Smith x47201, Lindsay.Smith@infotech.monash.edu.au
• Further special requirements: Nil