Confusion with Participation Grade

[src10003]

I am unsure as to exactly what you are looking for, for issues every week. We don't usually have projects weekly, so, what code would we be leaving an issue or comment on? Would we go back to the last complete project, every week, and try to comment on that code? or are we supposed to be making posts in the repository for every single notebook, now, too? Also, where is the Google Hangout at? the link on BB brings us to the Wikipage for Hangouts.

[mes15111]

You can get to Google Hangout through gmail. If you look in the bottom left of the screen there are three icons and the left most is for hangouts or the middle one, and you can type his email in.

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My understanding is that creating a post like this (and my response here) would count towards participation.

[jmr15122]

Yea, I think the participation includes both commenting on issues from the notebooks and from the projects, so it isn't just on the projects. There is a section on the Husky CT page that explains the participation a bit more in depth, but it doesn't seem to be all that strict in terms of what "counts" as participation as long as you are active at some point.

[acg14006]

Yeah, this issue was brought up again in the hangouts session. Professor Cooper clarified this a bit more when he said

So if you post an issue, like this one:#8
there is a clear question 2pts, there is enough info to reproduce the issue 2pts and its new 1pt = 5pts

THe only thing that is still unclear to me is whether this post counts as a comment (worth 1 point) or an answer (worth 5 points)

[wjm16105]

I'd say an answer since you copy and pasted his notes which helped people like me, while something like mine would only be a comment. Unless this comment answered your question.

[acg14006]

touché

[jsp18001]

So from what I am gathering, the quality of a question or answer factors into participation?

[tmi12001]

I think an insightful comment would count more than an unhelpful one, but it seems like the main criteria is being active on GitHub and trying to help classmates.