A2- Grader’s Comments

Grader 1

Hi all, congratulations on another good assignment. The class as a whole performed very well.

A few things to note,

• when providing calculations, keep in mind the goal of this is to be able to present them in such a way that your audience can easily interpret and understand your assumptions, process, and results. Many of the groups did this well, keep doing what you're doing.
• The organization of the websites have improved a lot since the beginning of this class. They are much easier to navigate through and understand. When organizing drawings, however, some groups did not clearly title what was being shown. For example, calling a drawing "North Section" or "Ground Floor Plan" as oppose to "Section" or "Floor Plan" tells a lot more about what is being shown.

These are all just little things that will make your work better though, as I said before, the work as a whole is excellent. Keep up the good work everyone!

Grader 2

I'm sure by now you are becoming much more proficient with Google Sites.  The organization of the websites and use of features demonstrated this.  I was very impressed by the variety of buildings students selected.  Many of the choices were original and visually interesting buildings.

• Students should remember that teamwork evaluations must be submitted within one day after the assignment due date.  The teamwork evaluations cannot be submitted for re-grading.  Many students included the tasks assigned to each group member, but failed to evaluate their performance.  This is a critical part of the evaluation.
• Several groups failed to attach a SketchUp file of the building model, yet included screenshots of the model in the website.  Please follow the rubric carefully.
• Students should also remember to proofread their work.  Several assignments were filled with typos.  Having the assignment look like this really discredits any point you are trying to make. 
• From now on, most of the assignments will include the presentation of calculations and data.  Remember that this data should be reported in a neat format that is easy to follow.  A great way to do this is by creating tables.  A few of the groups created tables of calculations in Excel and took a screenshot of them.  This seemed to work well.
• Please remember that you have one week to resubmit the assignment for re-grading.  (due Oct 18).  Once again, great work!