Course Overview on Grading

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 Strive to do good work because you care about your own opportunities to learn,
 including the opportunities this course provides working with a group in an intensive project.
 
-<TBD outerComponent="div">
-The overall course grade will be computed as follows:
+Design is an inherently subjective practice, and so grading in this course is necessarily subjective.
+The stated project requirements are often the minimum,
+intended to leave room for groups to earn strong grades through strong work.
+
+### Project Milestones, Assignments, and Reports
+
+The project is composed of five milestones.
+Each milestone includes contributing assignments and culminates in a milestone report or other final deliverables.
+
+#### Assignments
+Contributing assignments will be graded for completion of key components listed in the assignment.
+Because the course is designed around feedback and improvement,
+assignment grades indicate you have invested sufficient effort and insight at the time of the submission.
+
+Completion grading will generally be on a 2 point scale, and can roughly be interpreted as:
+
+- 2: Meets completion expectations.
+- 1: Somewhat problematic or incomplete relative to expectations.
+- 0: Missing or severely problematic or incomplete relative to expectations.
+
+Quality ratings will then generally provide lightweight feedback on each assignment's key components.
+Quality ratings do not directly impact grading of assignments or milestone reports,
+but suggest where staff feel you should invest effort to revise your materials
+as you continue in your design and assemble your materials for the milestone report.
+
+Assignment quality ratings are on a scale from ⭐ to ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and can roughly be interepreted as follows:
+
+- ⭐⭐⭐⭐: High Quality
+
+  Such work is very strong. This is above what is inherently expected and will not be a common rating,
+  but allows course staff to indicate appreciation of very strong work.
+
+- ⭐⭐⭐: Meets Expectations
+
+  Such work is good, but may still leave room for improvement.
+
+- ⭐⭐: Could Improve
+
+  Such work is on the right track, but could benefit from substantial development and revision.
+
+- ⭐: Insufficient
+
+  Such work does not accomplish the intended goal and will need much more work.
+  If you do not already know why an assignment receives this rating, we encourage you to reach out to the course staff.
+
+#### Milestone Reports and Final Deliverables
+The bulk of project grading is then associated with milestone reports and final deliverables,
+which are evaluated more directly on their quality.
+Each milestone report will be predominantly composed of material you prepared in that milestone's assignments,
+with additional expectation of revision and refinement of previously-submitted content
+together with reflection on your design process.
+
+Each milestone report will provide a point breakdown conveying how it will be graded.
+
+### Overall Course Grade
+
+<Alert severity="warning">
+<h4 style={{marginTop: 0}}>A Grading Scale is Still Under Development</h4>
+
+An overall course grade will be computed as follows:
 
 - __65%__: Group Project
-  - __5%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_1_top} outerComponent="span" />: Project Proposal
-    - 1a: Individual Brainstorm (1%)
-    - 1b: Group Proposals (2%)
-    - 1c: Finalized Proposal (2%)
-  - __25%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_2_top} outerComponent="span" />: Getting the Right Design
-    - 2b: Design Research Plan (3%)
-    - 2c: Design Research Check-In (2%)
-    - 2d: Design Research Review (3%)
-    - 2e: Task Review (3%)
-    - 2f: Design Check-In (4%)
-    - 2g: Design Review (2%)
-    - 2p: Getting the Right Design Presentation (8%)
-  - __20%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_3_top} outerComponent="span" />: Getting the Design Right
-    - 3a: Paper Prototype (3%)
-    - 3c: Usability Testing Check-In (3%)
-    - 3d: Usability Testing Review (3%)
-    - 3e: Digital Mockup (3%)
-    - 3p: Getting the Design Right Presentation (8%)
-  - __15%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_4_top} outerComponent="span" />: Communicating the Design
-    - 4web: Web Post (8%)
-    - 4poster: Poster and Pitch (5%)
-    - Individual Presentation Delivery (2%)
+  - __X%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_1_top} outerComponent="span" />: Project Proposal & Ideation
+    - Assignment Completion (X%)
+      - 1.1: Individual Brainstorm
+      - 1.2: Group Proposals
+      - 1.3: Finalized Proposal
+      - 1.4: Design Ideation
+    - Milestone 1 Report (X%)
+  - __X%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_2_top} outerComponent="span" />: Design Research
+    - Assignment Completion (X%)
+      - 2.1: Design Research Plan & Proposal
+      - 2.2: Design Research Check-in
+      - 2.3: Design Research Review
+    - Milestone 2 Report (X%)
+  - __X%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_3_top} outerComponent="span" />: Getting the Right Design
+    - Assignment Completion (X%)
+      - 3.1: Task Review
+      - 3.2: Design Review (3x4)
+      - 3.3: Design Presentations
+      - 3.4: Design Scenarios & Storyboards (1x2)
+    - Milestone 3 Report (X%)
+  - __X%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_4_top} outerComponent="span" />: Getting the Design Right
+    - Assignment Completion (X%)
+      - 4.1: Paper Prototype
+      - 4.2: Heuristic Evaluation
+      - 4.3: Usability Testing
+    - Milestone 4 Report (X%)
+  - __X%__: <SiteLink linkKey={SiteLinks.milestone_5_top} outerComponent="span" />: Communicating the Design
+    - Assignment Completion (X%)
+      - 5.1: Digital Mockup
+      - 5.2: Poster
+      - 5.3: Web Post
+    - Milestone 5 Report (X%)
 - __10%__: Participation
 - __25%__: Exam
-</TBD>
-
-Each assignment will also provide a point breakdown intended to convey how it will be graded.
-Design is an inherently subjective practice, and so grading in this course is necessarily subjective.
-The stated project requirements are the minimum,
-intended to leave room for groups to earn strong grades through strong work.
-
-Because the course is designed around feedback on project milestones, grades given to those milestones indicate
-that you have invested sufficient effort and insight at the time of the milestone.
-You will get feedback and are expected to continue acting upon that feedback in your design process.
-The bulk of project grades is therefore attached to the final deliverables, which are evaluated on their quality.
+</Alert>
 
 ### Late Policy
+
 We generally expect all assignments will be submitted according to the deadline in Canvas and the assignment description.
 This is a fast-paced course, with many elements of the project depending on prior elements.
 The course staff's ability to give feedback also relies on timely submissions
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 Except in extreme circumstances, we will typically not be able to give an extension of more than 1 day.
 
 ### Regrade Policy
+
 Any request for grade clarification or a re-grade must be submitted via the course staff email list.
 Requests will only be considered within 7 days of the release of a grade.