CS310: Problem Solving Using Computers
QUIZ INFORMATION - Lec 1, Spring 2013

On-line Quizzes

Each week, students must complete a single timed online quiz at before 4 pm on Friday of the week after the lecture and lab for that topic. Be sure to plan time for completing each week's quiz. Quizzes are (generally) available from 4 pm on Thursday after Team Lab for that week's topic to 4 pm on Friday of the following week.

Since each quiz tests only a subset of the material presented each week, the quizzes are timed. Because there is only 45 minutes to work on each quiz, it is imperative that students study all of the material before starting the quiz. There is plenty of time to answer the questions posed on each quiz, but there is not plenty of time to have to research or learn the material that was presented on that topic. Do your studying and learning first, then take the quiz before the due date and time.

To receive credit for each week's quiz

1. Plan a set time each week when you can complete the quiz and put a reminder in your personal calendar. (Note: Forgetting to take the quiz means that you will not have a score for that quiz or be able to view the quiz online. There are no quiz makeups, though the lowest quiz score is dropped).
2. Open up and review Team Lab and solution before starting the quiz (you may leave the solution open during the quiz).
3. Study and ask questions before starting quiz.
4. Launch MATLAB or Maple before starting the quiz.
5. Only start the quiz when you are ready and have 45 minutes to complete the quiz.
   1. Leave the quiz window open until you are done. (Students have reported problems when trying to close and reopen quizzes. So avoid doing this.)
   2. Save each answer as you enter it. This creates a log event that can be checked and scored for partial credit if the quiz is not completed or submitted on time.
   3. Answer all problems without help from other people before the time runs out.
6. Submit the quiz before the time runs out and before the due date and time. (Failure to complete the quiz submission process results in lost points).

   There are four steps to completing the quiz submission:

   1. Click [Go to Submit Quiz] button.
   2. Click [Submit Quiz] button.
   3. Click [OK] button.
   4. Wait for page to refresh.

Quiz Grading and Feedback

The score and feedback on a quiz is not released until after the quiz availability deadline has passed and the quiz has been graded. Once a quiz has been graded, you will be able to see your score in the gradebook on Learn@UW (click on the "Grades" link in the red banner across the top of the CS 310 Learn@UW site).

To see the questions, your answers, the correct answers, and any feedback on a quiz, do the following:

1. Click on the "Assignments" dropdown menu in the red banner across the top the the CS 310 Learn@UW website and select "Quizzes".
2. Under "Past Quizzes", find the quiz you wish to look at. Note: you will only be able to see the quiz questions and answers if you attempted the quiz.
3. Click on the drop-down menu (a small triangle) near the title of the quiz and select "Submissions"
4. Under Individual Attempts, click on "Attempt 1".

Make sure to review your quiz results. If you followed the instructions for question and believe that you had a correct answer that was marked incorrect, please email Beck Hasti (hasti@cs.wisc.edu) with the subject "CS 310 Quiz N regrade request" (where N is the number of the quiz).