CompSci 143A Midterm Regrade Policy - Spring 2013 (Dillencourt)

1. Give a paper copy to the instructor after lecture or in an office hour.
2. Give a paper copy to the TA after discussion or in an office hour.
3. Email if to the questions list with a subject line of CompSci 143A - Midterm X Regrade Request where X is 1 or 2 as appropriate.

Due dates will be as follows.

• Deadline for Midterm 1 regrades: Monday, May 20, 6PM
• Deadline for Midterm 2 regrades: Wednesday, June 12, 4PM. They can be handed in during the final exam, shoved under Prof. Dillencourt's office door, or be submitted electronically.

Your regrade request should consist of the following three parts, together with the answer sheet from your quiz.

1. A list of the problems you want regraded, or other items you want addressed. For example, if your score was added incorrectly and you want it readded, state that here.
2. For each item in the above list, a coherent and complete statement of what you think the grading error was. Here are some comments about the kinds of things what you might write here:
   • If you are claiming that an answer we marked wrong was correct, this is where you would give us an argument that it was indeed correct.
   • If we took off points because we thought you did not properly justify an answer that called for justification and you are convinced that your justification was correct, this is your chance to explain why.
   • If you are asking for a simple clerical change (e.g., that we re-add your exam score or re-add the score on a particular change), you do not need to say anything here as long as you stated your issue clearly in item 1.
   • Please keep in mind that the intent is to correct grading errors. A statement of the form "I feel strongly that I should have received more points on this incorrect answer" is not consistent with this intent.
3. A signed, dated, statement, saying: "I have not altered this exam between receiving it and submitting this regrade request, except for [list all exceptions]."

A few additional notes on the regrade process:

• If you want to an informal opinion as to whether a regrade request on a particular problem is likely to be successful, you are welcome to ask the instructor or the TA. However, you will only get an informal opinion. The only way to receive more points is by submitting a regrade request.
• Regrading can lower your exam score. We will look very carefully at all problems you ask us to regrade. If in the process of regrading your exam we discover other grading mistakes on other problems, we will correct these as well. So it is possible that your exam score could be lowered as a result of submitting it for a regrade.
• Please avoid frivolous requests or "fishing expeditions." If you submit a long list of requests and we think that at least two of them are frivolous, we may not consider the rest of the items.
• The deadline for submitting a regrade will be strictly enforced. Late regrade requests will not be accepted.
• If you submit a regrade request, please prepare it carefully. If your regrade does not substantially follows the above format, or if your request is unclear or poorly written, you may not receive any additional points, irrespective of the merit of your request.
• Do not forget item #3 above.
• We do not make any guarantees about how long it will take to process your regrade request. So if you submit a regrade request and want a copy of your answer sheet to study from, we recommend that you keep a photocopy of your answer sheet.
• Please keep in mind that "tampering with an examination after it has been corrected, then returning it for more credit" is an act of academic dishonesty.
  For more complete information about academic honesty policies, consult the UCI Academic Senate Policy on Academic Honesty and the Academic Honesty Policy for Information & Computer Science .