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- Computer Grading System ver. 2.0
- by Richard L. Rouse
-
-
- REGISTERING THE SOFTWARE:
-
- Grader is a shareware software package. This means that you
- may try the program to see if it is beneficial to you before you
- buy it. If not, simply pass the distribution diskette on to someone
- else who may be able to use it. If you decide that the software is
- beneficial to you, please register it by sending your name, phone
- number, and address along with a check for $25 to the author at the
- following address (You may use the file ORDER.BAT to print an order
- blank:
-
- Richard L. Rouse
- Route 1, Box 303-D
- Glade Spring, VA 24340
-
- A site license is also available for $75. Under the site
- license, an unlimited number of users at one site (such as a
- school, college, etc.) may use the software on any number of
- different computers. However, all copies of the software must be
- used by people at the licensed site.
-
- Registering the software serves two purposes: 1) It registers
- you as a legal user of the Grader software package. As such, you
- will receive free updates as they become available. You will also
- receive free technical support via written correspondence. 2) The
- poor author will receive a little pocket change (giving him an
- incentive to produce more software).
-
- You may freely copy the distribution diskette and give it to
- friends and associates under these conditions: 1) Distribute a
- copy of the original distribution diskette only. Do not delete
- or modify any of the files on the distribution diskette. 2) You
- may not charge a fee for the software except for a nominal diskette
- copying charge (not to exceed $5).
-
- INSTALLING THE GRADER SOFTWARE:
-
- To install the Grader software onto your hard disk from a floppy
- disk, simply place the distribution diskette in drive A and type A:INSTALL.
- This will create a directory on your hard disk called C:\GRADER
- and copy the needed files into it. If you received the Grader software
- in a .ZIP file, simply unZIP the files into any directory of your choice.
-
- INTRODUCTION:
-
- The Computer Grading System is a software package which stores
- numerical grades and computes averages for an unlimited number of
- courses. The user will enter the roster for each course only once.
- After that, the grades for any number of assignments may be entered
- into the database. At any time, the grades for an individual
- student may be displayed and printed, along with the current
- average. Grades may be displayed and averaged for all assignments,
- or for a group of assignments (such as only tests, quizzes, etc.).
- When the user is ready to compute the final grade for each course,
- the computer does it automatically. The user may assign a 'weight'
- to each assignment, allowing some assignments to comprise larger
- or smaller portions of the final grade.
-
-
- RUNNING THE GRADER PROGRAM:
-
- To execute the Computer Grading software, at the DOS prompt,
- type: CD\GRADER and then type GRADER. A menu will appear which
- lists 9 options. To select an option from the menu, use the UP or
- DOWN arrow key to highlight that option, then press ENTER. Each
- option is explained below:
-
- 1 - Create Roster For New Course
-
- This option is used each time a new course is to be added to
- the database. You are asked to input a name for the course. The
- name must be 8 characters long or less (i.e. ECON1000). If you
- Press ENTER without entering a course name, you will return to the
- opening menu. Next you are asked to input the number of students
- enrolled in this course. Then, type in the last name of the first
- student and press ENTER. Next, type in the student's first name
- and press ENTER. The computer will ask: Is this correct? If the
- name is correct, press 'Y', if not, press 'N' and you may enter
- it again. Repeat the above process for each student enrolled in
- the course. After the name of the last student is entered, the
- computer will save the names in a roster file, which is sorted
- alphabetically by last and first names. The menu will appear
- again and you may have the computer perform another task.
-
- 2 - Input Scores For A New Assignment
-
- After a roster file has been created for a course with option
- number 1, you may input the score for each student for any number
- of assignments. Menu option 2 will allow you to open a file for an
- assignment and enter the scores for that assignment. First, you
- will be asked to enter the name of the course in which the
- assignment was given. A list of all courses currently in the
- database will be displayed on the screen. Next, you will be asked
- to input a name for the assignment. For example, if you want to
- enter the scores from a test, you might call it TEST1. The names
- of the students enrolled on the course will appear on the screen
- and you will be prompted to input each score. Simply type in the
- score for the first student and press return. You will then be
- prompted to input the score for student number 2. Repeat this
- process for each student. If you make a mistake, don't worry. You
- will have a chance to correct any mistakes before the data is
- saved. After the score for the last student is entered, if the
- scores are correct, Press 'S' to save them in the database. If one
- or more scores were entered incorrectly, press "C" to change them.
- When all the scores are correct, press 'S' to save them. The Menu
- will appear again.
-
- 3 - Change Scores For Existing Assignment
-
- You may change a student's score for an assignment at any time
- by using Menu option 3. Simply enter the name of the course and
- press ENTER. Then enter the name of the assignment and press ENTER.
- You will then be prompted for the last and first names of the
- student for whom the score is to be changed. The current score will
- be displayed and you will be asked to input the new one. Next, you
- may change the score for another student or return to the menu.
-
- 4 - Display Scores For One Student
-
- You may display the scores for any student with this option.
- You must enter the course and assignment names followed by the
- student's last and first names. Then, you may choose to display the
- scores for all assignments (by typing the search string: ALL), or
- selected assignments. For example, let's assume that you have the
- following assignments for a course in the database: TEST1, TEST2,
- TEST3, QUIZ1, QUIZ2, QUIZ3, MIDTERM, and FINAL. if you enter the
- search string 'TEST', only the test scores will be displayed and
- averaged. If you type 'ALL', the scores for all assignments will
- be displayed and averaged.
-
- 5 - Compute Final Grades For A Course
-
- At any point (usually at the end of a semester), you may have
- the computer average and print the final grade for a course. All
- you have to do is input the course name and assign a 'weight' value
- for each assignment. All of the weight values must total 100%. The
- final grade for each student will be calculated and printed.
-
- 6 - Add Or Delete A Student
-
- If a student add/drops a course, his/her name may be added to
- or deleted from the course roster. If you add a student, a score
- of 0 (zero) will automatically be entered for that student for each
- assignment currently in the database. When the student attains a
- score for an assignment, simply use Menu option 3 to change the 0
- to the correct score. If you delete a student, his/her name will
- be deleted from the course roster along with the corresponding
- grade for each currect assignment. After you enter the name to
- delete from the database, you will be asked if you are sure you
- want to delete it. Be careful.
-
- 7 - Delete Record For A Course (Be Careful!)
-
- When the records for a course are no longer needed, they may
- be deleted from the database. Be careful because once they are
- gone, they are really gone. Again, you will be asked to confirm
- that you really want to delete a course from the database.
-
- 8 - Print Roster For A Course
-
- This option displays and prints the complete roster for a
- course in alphabetical order.
-
- 9 - Quit
-
- Exits the Grader program.