EDGE

Orientation & Instructions

Course Activities

All activities are compulsory.

Rules for Absence & Compulsory Elements:

The course requires consistent engagement on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, especially in forum discussions. In order to pass this course, you must achieve a Pass or Pass with Distinction on the majority of your assignments. Instructors have the right to require specific assignments be completed to pass the course, e.g., Major Assignments. If you need to be absent, please notify your instructor(s) over email immediately to help you create a plan for your success.

Assignments, Deadlines and Attempts:

Each Assignment in this course has a re-exam offered on the date indicated below. Re-exams requires that you apply to be made part of the assessment.

If you fall behind in Transformative Game Design courses, you are permitted to turn in work late, but you may incur a grade penalty. If you must prioritize assignments, please focus on the time sensitive assignments that involve your peers, i.e. playtests, peer reviews, and discussion forums. Make sure to email your instructor(s) for guidance on getting back on track in the course.

Rules for Group Work:

Students are expected to join a group under People in the first week and engage in all playtests by the required due dates. Refer to the Schedule to take note of these dates.

If for some reason playtesting is not possible with the group, please contact the instructor immediately to see if you can find a solution.  We recommend joining the student-run course Discord to work out solutions before contacting the instructor. Abandoning group members without making other arrangements is not an option.

If the group experiences issues destructive for the learning environment, please contact the Course Responsible. Failing to be a functional part of a group may lead to removal from the group and failing the group assignment, if grading criteria pertain to performing within a group context.

Grading Criteria and Weighting:

For the grade Pass, students are required to achieve the grade Pass on all three Major Assignments and peer reviews. Please review the assignment instructions and Grading Rubric for details. Students may revise each paper twice.

Students must also receive an overall average grade of Pass for all other assignments (Discussions and Journals). In this course, a Pass is 70% in the Assignments Weighted Total.

Students must also take part in all playtests and provide feedback to their peers. 

From Fall 2024: For the grade Pass with Distinction, students are required to achieve the grade Pass with Distinction on all three Assignments. Please review the assignment instructions and Grading Rubric for details. Students may revise each paper twice.

Students must also receive an overall average grade of Pass with Distinction for all other assignments (Discussions and Journals). In this course, a Pass with Distinction is 85% in the Assignments Weighted Total. 

Students must also take part in all playtests and provide feedback to their peers. 

In exceptional circumstances, based on conduct within the online classroom or toward teachers, the instructor reserves the right to lower a student’s grade. 

Supervision and Tutoring:

For help with course content, please email the instructor. For help with writing, please contact the online linked Language Workshop. Note you should contact the Language Workshop earlier rather than later to be able to get help during peak periods.

Expected Entry Skills:

You are expected to be able to read and write in English. Knowledge of games and design will be helpful, but not necessary.

Feedback:

In this course, you will receive brief feedback on discussion posts and journals. You will receive feedback on your Major Assignments, which generally be a paragraph of comments in addition to how you were assessed in relation to each of the grading criteria.

Technical Requirements:

You are expected to have a functional computer running either MacOS or Windows (not tablets), for the duration of the course. You must have reliable internet access throughout the week and the ability to run Zoom and watch videos at sufficient bandwidth.

Changes since last year:

— Added course materials to Choose Your Own Adventure modules