Grading of the Finals Here At ASU
This is a list of the ways that my professors at
Arizona State University grade their final exams:
Dept Of Statistics:
All grades are plotted along the normal bell curve.
Dept Of Psychology:
Students are asked to blot ink in their exam books,
close them and turn them in. The professor opens the
books and assigns the first grade that comes to mind.
Dept Of History:
All students get the same grade they got last year.
Dept Of Religion:
Grade is determined by God.
Dept Of Philosophy:
What is a grade?
English Dept.:
Your final exam will be scored by totaling the weight
of all the books you read this semester:
40+ pounds - A
30 pounds - B
20 pounds - C
10 pounds - D
<10 pounds - F
Law School:
Students are asked to defend their
position of why they should receive an A.
Dept Of Mathematics:
Grades are variable.
Dept. Of Physics:
Grades are relative. but...
All theoretical physics is really mathematics. See Above.
Dept. Of Chemistry:
All theoretical chemistry is really physics. See Above.
Dept. Of Biology:
All theoretical biology is really chemistry. See Above.
Dept Of Logic:
If and only if
the student is present for the final
and
the student has accumulated a passing grade
then
the student will pass the class
else
the student will not pass the class.
Dept. Of Marxist Studies:
The history of all hitherto existing society is the history
of class struggles. Therefore, everyone will now get the
same grade!
Dept. Of Economics:
All of your grades, as a collection, will reach the level
where your marginal product (MP) of labor for each individual
grade is equal.
Dept. Of Operations & Logistics Management:
Grades will be posted *at* 12:00 Noon.
NOT 11:59 -- NOT 12:01
Dept Of Computer Science:
Random number generator determines grade, but...
YOUR grade is an object in a class of its own.
Music Department:
Each student must figure out his grade by listening to the
instructor play the corresponding note (+ and - would be
sharp and flat respectively).