Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.
Weights should sum to 100.
Assignment 1
The first graded checkpoint — find something real and unfinished, and name specifically why its last mile is expensive, using the frameworks from weeks 1 through 6
Due 2 April 2027 · Weight: 30%
Final project
The capstone — actually finish the thing you diagnosed in Assignment 1 (or a new one), and account for why the last mile was the expensive part
Due 28 May 2027 · Weight: 50%
Labs
The weekly graded labs — twelve short, domain-specific deliverables, marked as a set rather than individually agonised over
Due 28 May 2027 · Weight: 20%