Computer Vision
Assignments/Grading Policies, Fall 2000
The last assignment is a final project. It consists of an investigation,
analysis, write-up, and class presentation of a vision-based system or
technology of your
own design. There is a project proposal due on Nov. 13 (above).
The details of the deliverables and suggestions for possible
choices are available at the following link.
Final Project
(Due Thurs. Dec. 14, 8:00 am)
Acknowledging teamwork If you are working in a team, you do not need to put together more than 1 website for the project. However, in order to give credit where it is due, each piece of the project should be attributed to its author. A piece might be an entire project problem or just a part of a problem. If both team members had a substantial contribution to a particular project piece, they should indicate that.
Protecting files While it is natural to develop the assignments in your ~/public_html directory, be sure that those files aren't visible until the submission date. There will be a time at which they'll be visible and others could use them inappropriately, but I think the following factors make this situation acceptable:
Late days You have four late days which you can use on your assignments at your discretion. You may use up to two on any particular assignment. You don't need to ask permission to use these late days. Using a late day allows you to turn in the assignment 24 hours later than the official due date. Homeworks submitted later than that will not receive credit (though that's not to say they're not worthwhile...).
For each of the scripted projects, the scripted portion will be graded on a scale from F to B (presumably leaning toward the latter!). That is, if the project as stated is completed and done well, it will receive a B. An extension of the project -- on of your own choosing -- is worth an additional full grade level. Each project will suggest possible theoretical or applications-based extensions. Computer vision is very much an experimental field. This piece of each project (and the final project as a whole) is meant to encourage you to experiment! No idea is too wild, though some may be too difficult. Lots of information is available from the links on the references page.
The final project will be worth the equivalent of three of the scripted projects. That is, the final grade will be computed based on an average of eight grades, with the final project counted three times. The extra credit assignment, if submitted, will be added into these other eight grades earned through the semester, but the final grade will still be computed out of eight assignments. That is, the extra credit is truly "extra."