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UDM Marketing Professor Hosts 27th Annual Super Bowl Ad Nauseum
Since 1985, University of Detroit Mercy Marketing Professor Dr. Michael Bernacchi hosted his "Super Bowl Ad Nauseum," which discusses the effectiveness of the advertisements aired during the Super Bowl with high school students. This year's event was held on Monday, February 4, 2013 at noon in the Student Center Ballroom on the McNichols Campus and was streamed live.
"The Super Bowl is a huge event for the advertising world, since a lot of business occurs during the commercial breaks, " the professor explained. During the Ad Nauseum, Bernacchi discussed advertising and what students should be aware of when watching the commercials. "Students are talking about the game, why not have them learn about the business behind the messages." This year, the Super Bowl spent up to $4 million for a 30-second advertisement spot.
In conjunction with his discussion, Bernacchi discussed the variety of marketing courses at UDM and students consider marketing as a career. He is co-founder of the website, "America's Marketing High School," found at americasmarketinghighschool.org, with Paul Galbenski of Oakland County Schools. Both Bernacchi and Galbenski developed marketing and advertising coursework related to the Super Bowl for high school teachers to use throughout the nation as well, which can also be found on the website.
For the second year, a community service project accompanied the discussion and the University asked every teacher and student in attendance to "Tackle Hunger" by bringing 2-4 cans to the event. The items will be collected at the Ad Nauseam event were donated to Kids Against Hunger and distributed throughout Metro Detroit.
UDM also offers competitive scholarships to prospective students pursuing their undergraduate degree in marketing or related fields. The America's Marketing High School Scholarship is worth up to $1,500 per year.
Super Bowl Ad Nauseam on YouTube
Ad Nauseam on "The mIKE-rOSCOPE"
January 23, 2013
Automakers poised to make big plays with Super Bowl ads
"Automakers always have a massive presence," said Mike Bernacchi, a marketing professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, who tracks Super Bowl advertising trends. "The fact they keep showing up is a statement of how they expect the economy and auto sales to go this year, and this year is building on last year." More >>
January 29, 2013
Super Bowl XLVII: America¹s Marketing H.S. Harnesses Power of Pop Culture
250 local students are learning that the entertaining Big Game commercials also mean Big Business. The students are taking part in America's Marketing High School (AMHS) – a unique curriculum combining video lectures, podcasts and marketing course-work, culminating in an intense Super Bowl ad review and rating event known nationally as "Super Bowl Ad Nauseam". More >>
January 30, 2013
The Super Bowl will be the auto show - mIKE-rOSCOPE Vol 23 issue 08
The game will feature at last count 9 AUTO BRANDS plus Cars.com. The POST GAME SHOW will be sponsored by Toyota and while we can find NO evidence of a Toyota MVP mobile being gifted, there WILL BE some kind of a vehicle given by someone. Finally, it has been rumored that Beyoncé (SB 2013's ½ time main performer) will be given a Corvette (inautonews.com, in its NAIAS issue). More >>
January 31, 2013
Stateside for Thursday, January 31, 2013
We discussed Super Bowl advertisements with Mike Bernacchi and Bob Kolt. Michigan Public Radio's Jake Neher provided a look at Michigan legislation with a specific focus on right-to-work. More >>
"What game? 20 percent only in it for Super Bowl ads"
Twenty percent of the more than 110 million people who are expected to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday will only tune in to see the commercials created by the best of the best for the annual occasion, not the game. More>>
February 1, 2013
"Nowadays, Super Bowl ads have their own ads"
In many cases, a Super Bowl ad is no longer just a Super Bowl ad. It's a contest. It's a tease. It's a YouTube sensation. It can even be a weapon attacking other Super Bowl ads. More>>
"Slow sales, slammed Super Bowl ad have Lincoln struggling in 2013"
Lincoln is off to a rough start in 2013. Ford's luxury brand saw U.S. sales fall 18% in January, production of the all-new MKZ midsize sedan has been slow to ensure quality and a much-hyped Super Bowl ad is being panned before it airs. More>>
Feb. 3, 2013
Is a Super Bowl Ad Worth the Price Tag?
Marketing professor Mike Bernacchi at the University of Detroit Mercy agrees, saying "Šinevitably you have to ask how effective it is." You have one 30-second spot to persuade someone to remember your product and ultimately purchase it. What do you do? Companies are in a race to see who can go out of the box the farthest. For some companies they hit a home run but for others they tank. More >>
UDM Marketing Professor Hosts 27th Annual Super Bowl Ad Nauseum
Since 1985, University of Detroit Mercy Marketing Professor Michael Bernacchi has hosted his "Super Bowl Ad Nauseum," in which high school students discuss the effectiveness of Super Bowl advertising.... More >>
February 4, 2013
Super Bowl Ads 2013: Which was the Best?
Watching Super Bowl ads has become almost as popular as watching the game itself, with companies dropping big dollars to produce memorable commercials. WDET's Pat Batcheller spoke with Marketing Professor Mike Bernacchi of the University of Detroit-Mercy about which ads this year were the most effective and least effective.... More >>
"Automakers raise their game for Super Bowl XLVII ads"
Chrysler pulled off not one, but two Super Bowl surprises this year with separate 2-minute ads, starring Oprah Winfrey embracing the military in a commercial for Jeep as well as Paul Harvey's ode to farmers called "So God Made a Farmer," in a commercial for Ram pickups. More>>
Chrysler's two-minute Jeep brand commercial saluting g the troops and their families was tops as far as Oakland University marketing lecturer Dan Lake, OU marketing Professor Valerie Palmer-Mehto, and University of Detroit marketing Professor Mike Bernacchi are concerned.... More >>
February 5, 2013
Chrysler, auto industry score big in Super Bowl ads
"This was the auto bowl," said Michael Bernacchi, professor of marketing for the University of Detroit Mercy. "They really led the charge." More >>
Lincoln Releases Its Second Super Bowl Ad
"The best thing I can say about the ad is that it is different," said Michael Bernacchi, professor of marketing at the University of Detroit Mercy, about the first ad. "But is it appropriately different? This is different almost to the point of being dysfunctional." More >>
Release date: January 30, 2013
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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, with more than 100 academic majors and programs. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy, the University has campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.
UDM is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and the largest of 17 Mercy institutions of higher education in the United States. For the 15th consecutive year, University of Detroit Mercy is listed in the top tier of Midwest regional universities in the 2016 edition of the U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges."


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Salmonella infection is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract. Salmonella bacteria typically live in animal and human intestines and are shed through feces. Humans become infected most frequently through contaminated water or food.
Typically, people with salmonella infection have no symptoms. Others develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within eight to 72 hours. Most healthy people recover within a few days without specific treatment.
In some cases, the diarrhea associated with salmonella infection can be so dehydrating as to require prompt medical attention. Life-threatening complications also may develop if the infection spreads beyond your intestines. Your risk of acquiring salmonella infection is higher if you travel to countries with poor sanitation.
Salmonella infection is usually caused by eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs or egg products. The incubation period ranges from several hours to two days. Most salmonella infections can be classified as gastroenteritis. Possible signs and symptoms include:
Signs and symptoms of salmonella infection generally last four to seven days, although it may take several months for your bowels to return to normal.
A few varieties of salmonella bacteria result in typhoid fever, a sometimes deadly disease that is more common in developing countries.
Salmonella bacteria live in the intestines of people, animals and birds. Most people are infected with salmonella by eating foods that have been contaminated by feces. Commonly infected foods include:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also indicates that some salmonella outbreaks have been traced to contaminants in spices. The agency is seeking ways to increase the safety of spices.
Many foods become contaminated when prepared by people who don't wash their hands thoroughly after using the toilet or changing a diaper. Infection also can occur if you touch something that is contaminated, including pets, especially birds and reptiles, then put your fingers in your mouth.
Factors that may increase your risk of salmonella infection include activities that may bring you into closer contact with salmonella bacteria and health problems that may weaken your resistance to infection in general.
Your body has many natural defenses against salmonella infection. For example, strong stomach acid can kill many types of salmonella bacteria. But some medical problems or medications can short-circuit these natural defenses. Examples include:
The following medical problems or medications appear to increase your risk of contracting salmonella by impairing your immune system.
Salmonella infection usually isn't life-threatening. However, in certain people — especially infants and young children, older adults, transplant recipients, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems — the development of complications can be dangerous.
If you can't drink enough to replace the fluid you're losing from persistent diarrhea, you may become dehydrated. Warning signs include:
If salmonella infection enters your bloodstream (bacteremia), it can infect tissues throughout your body, including:
People who have had salmonella are at higher risk of developing reactive arthritis. Also known as Reiter's syndrome, reactive arthritis typically causes:
Most people don't need to seek medical attention for a salmonella infection because it clears up on its own within a few days. However, in cases involving infants, young children, and older or immunocompromised adults, call your doctor if the illness lasts more than a few days, is associated with high fever or bloody stools, or appears to be causing dehydration.
If you make an appointment with your doctor, it's a good idea to prepare for it. Here's some information to help you.
Preparing a list of questions for your doctor will help you make the most of your time together. For salmonella infection, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask any other questions.
Your doctor will need to know:
To prevent dehydration, drink water or suck on ice chips. To prevent dehydration in children, use an oral rehydration solution, such as Pedialyte, unless your doctor advises otherwise.
Salmonella infection can be detected by testing a sample of your stool. However, most people have recovered from their symptoms by the time the test results return.
If your doctor suspects that you have a salmonella infection in your bloodstream, he or she may suggest testing a sample of your blood for the bacteria.
Because salmonella infection can be dehydrating, treatment focuses on replacing fluids and electrolytes. Severe cases may require hospitalization and fluids delivered directly into a vein (intravenous). In addition, your doctor may recommend:
Even if you don't need medical attention for your salmonella infection, you need to take care not to dehydrate, a common concern with diarrhea and vomiting. Adults should drink water or suck on ice chips. For children, you can use an oral rehydration solution, such as Pedialyte, unless your doctor advises otherwise.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created a Salmonella Action Plan, which involves updating the poultry slaughter inspection system and enhancing sampling and testing programs for poultry and meat. The plan's purpose is to cut the number of salmonella infections in the United States.
You can also take care to avoid spreading bacteria to others. Preventive methods are especially important when preparing food or providing care for infants, older adults and people with compromised immune systems. Be sure to cook food thoroughly and refrigerate or freeze food promptly.
Washing your hands thoroughly can help prevent the transfer of salmonella bacteria to your mouth or to any food you're preparing. Wash your hands after you:
To prevent cross-contamination:
Cookie dough, homemade ice cream and eggnog all contain raw eggs. If you must consume raw eggs, make sure they've been pasteurized.
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|Posted by Craig on March 25, 2004 at 18:23:24:
Just bought an old house, ran the dishwasher for the first time, and water cascaded through the floor down into the basement.
Situation: looks like someone installed a 'sprayer' where the air gap used to be, now the air gap just sits underneath the sink inside the cubboard. I ran the dishwasher again for a second, and sure enough, it spits rather heavily.
I know I've got to get the thing up higher so there's no sag on the way to the disposal, not to mention getting the air gap somewhere where if it spits it doesn't cause any water damage. This means removing the sprayer and replacing the airgap in that hole, or buying a new sink with an extra hole in it. I also need a new air gap (filthy, gunky, and falling apart).
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- The Board's OIG audits and investigates Board programs and operations as well as those Board functions delegated to the Reserve Banks. Completed and active GAO reviews and completed OIG audits, reviews, and assessments are listed in the Board's Annual Report. (Before 2002, the reviews were listed in the Board's Annual Report: Budget Review.)
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Fly Away Fridays- wistful
Today I am wistful for the farm. I want to flyaway there now. I want to go tromp over the hill, round up some goats, stare out at the sunset over the next rolling ridge, and breathe it all in deeply. I want to lay in the field and stare at the clouds.
And I want it to be mine. Now.
Every now and then I have some trouble finding my patience and holding on. I don't mean to be whiny or ungrateful or even impatient. It's just that I miss it. I miss something I have never even had. How loco is that?
Sunday we go out to do the inspection at the farm while our realtor host an Open House at our place.
I cannot wait. It sounds wacky to type out-loud but I am pretty sure that my bones are achy for it.
The last time I felt this way I was pregnant with Miles. I could not wait to hold him, to feel his skin, to see his eyes look into mine, to know him.
I know the farm is just that ,a farm. Land, house, pond. I know it is probably crazy to feel this bone achy-ness for a piece of property.
But somehow I think you will understand completely. You get it don't you?
(I knew you would.)
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Totally get it. Totally. ;)ReplyDelete
Being in the country or the mountains brings me a peace I can't find in the city. It's a place of worship for me that comes so easy and naturally. Can't wait to hear more about the farm. :)ReplyDelete
Hey sweet girl, I was diving into my archives and came across your post I wrote many years ago. I think of you every Christmas when I pull out my Merry Christmas Glittered banner. Love it!ReplyDelete
I noticed that you have an old featured button with a bad link. If you email me, I'll send you a new one.
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I totally get it and right now my biggest wish is for your dreams to come true my sweet friend.ReplyDelete
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The Lady Pirates played two volleyball matches last week. The first was a non region match played on the road with the Eagles of Duchesne. The Pirates came out slow in the first set, but worked hard in this four set contest. Green River lost this match, 17-25, 20-25, 25-23 and 23-25. The Pirates played better with each passing set and built some confidence in a match they felt they should have won. Jamie Johnson was the kill leader in the match with 12 and two aces. Megan Hatt followed with 11 kills, one ace and three blocks. Michaela Hughes recorded 10 kills, three aces and seven blocks. Dallice Johnson had 18 assists and three aces. Sydney Thayn and Feleisha Antillion each served one ace in the match.
In their second match of the week, the Pirates hosted the Pinnacle Academy Panthers in an important region match. The Pirates wasted no time in this match and came out with great focus to quickly defeat the Panthers, 25-8, 25-17 and 25-10. Michaela Hughes pounded down 13 kills and served eight aces. Megan Hatt slammed in 12 kills, two assists and two aces. Jamie Johnson also tallied six kills. Dallice Johnson set her way to 21 assists and five aces.
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The Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 2002 to honor former athletes and teams who achieved excellence through competition, coaches who have made a difference in the lives of their athletes and supporters of the athletic program. The induction ceremony has since become one of the most popular annual events on Glendale's social calendar. Jim Sartoris, Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee, former Athletic Director and Physical Education Chair and GCC football coach of more than 40 years, talks about the program that he played such a key role in developing.
"When we got the Hall of Fame together 11 years ago, it wasn't intended as a fundraiser," says Sartoris. "The purpose was, and is, to honor Glendale's athletic tradition, to bring alumni back to campus and to get those honorees involved with the college in ways that they might not have been for 30 or 40 years. It has been very successful – in my opinion one of the best things we've done. Year after year it's an activity that creates excitement. People have tremendous pride in Glendale College and honorees are excited about coming back and sharing their stories – it's inspiring!
"Many people are unaware that student athletes as a cohort transfer at a higher rate than any other cohort, except maybe the scholars program," Sartoris continued. "The reason for that is because of the academic requirements to stay eligible; they must maintain a decent GPA and pass a certain amount of units." Ed Karpp, Dean of Research, Planning & Grants concurs. "Student athletes are transferring at a rate about 8 percent higher than the average student, and if they complete two years of the program, the rate is even better than that."
"The Hall of Fame has evolved over the years – some of the recent profits have been used to help with certain projects around the campus having to do with athletics. We've been working with the Athletic Department to identify needs that they have that they're unable to satisfy through normal budgeting channels," Sartoris continues. "For example, the training room is in great need of repair and upgrades. So we've been able to state that as a goal for any profits generated by the Hall of Fame for this year. Our goal is to raise $50,000 and we are halfway there." To donate to the Athletic Training Facility, click here.
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The Israelites are children of the Lord Jehovah—Unclean beasts, fish, and fowl are not to be eaten—The Israelites are to tithe all the increase of their seed annually.
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2 For thou art an
3 ¶Thou shalt not
4 These are the beasts which ye shall
5 The hart, and the
6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and
7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
9 ¶These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
11 ¶Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the
13 And the
14 And every raven after his kind,
15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the
16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the
17 And the pelican, and the
18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the
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Type: Sub-task
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.3
Fix Version/s: 2.3
Component/s: Grading methods
Testing Instructions:
see here for any updated files: http://lightwork.massey.ac.nz/documents/show/6
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Lightwork currently uses 2 types of rubrics which are being incorporated into Moodle.
The first of these rubrics is very similar to the advanced grading rubric that was introduced in Moodle 2.2 and in order not to rebuild the same functionality in Moodle we have decided it would be better to modify Lightwork to use the advanced grading rubric. This will be done by using the new web service in
MDL-31681 and modifying the Lightwork Java eclipse client.
The second of these rubrics is known as a marking guide. It differs from the advanced grading rubric in that:
- a maximum mark is defined for each criterion
- the maximum marks defined for each criterion must add up to the maximum mark for the assignment
- the teacher adds feedback and a mark (between 0 and the maximum allowed) for each criterion
This marking guide can be implemented in Moodle by creating a new grading form plugin that can be called gradingform_markingguide.
see also:
Mockups of the user interface for the new marking guide can be found at
The Lightwork rubric and marking guide have a number of features which will be included with the marking guide (and hopefully also to the existing rubric if agreed with Moodle). These are:
- The ability to create and use a bank of frequently used comments
- The ability for the student to generate a PDF version of the marking guide
Gliffy Diagrams
Issue Links
- Discovered while testing
MDL-32495 Notice in advanced grading plugin - marking guide
- Closed
MDL-32781 feedback is not editable in new assignment
- Closed
MDL-32784 Marking guide advanced grading form type - follow on
- Closed
MDL-32606 We should warn when switching between advanced grading types
- Open
- is a QA test written for
MDLTEST-179 QA Test Required
- Closed
- required writing of QA test
MDLQA-2502 Removing marking guides
- Open
MDLQA-2358 CLONE - Choose and define a marking guide
- Passed
MDLQA-2378 CLONE - Creating a marking guide from a template
- Passed
MDLQA-2379 CLONE - Deleting a marking guide
- Passed
MDLQA-2389 CLONE - Setting a marking guide as ready
- Passed
MDLQA-2390 CLONE - Dealing with marking guide maximum grade mismatches
- Passed
MDLQA-2391 CLONE - Changing a marking guide back to a draft
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Hi Dan,
Excellent work on this!
The code looks really good. Sorry about the delay in the review I had integration Monday and Tuesdau steal all of my time.
I've made the following notes while going through of things I think should be addressed before this is put up for integration:
There is only really one (major?) design thing I noted while reviewing this, why did you call the frequently used comments table gradingform_guide_faq?
Surely _faq is misleading and that table should be renamed to be reprentative of what it is doing. Perhaps gradingform_guide_comments or gradingform_guide_fuc (although that is getting close to you know what )
Otherwise mostly just minor things I noted:
- db/install.php There are still four uses of the word rubric in the table comments, a couple look like copy and paste could you please just double check them.
- There needs to be validation added somewhere for maxscore when creating/editing a guide and saving it as a draft. Try setting maxscore to "h" and you'll get a fatal error as it tried to insert that into the DB.
- renderer.php mentions rubrics in comments several times.
- preview.php still using string from gradingform_rubric
- Entirely optional but in regards to guide.js did you know that you can do Y.all('.blah').on('click', foo) http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/node/nodelist.html
- Unused vars collapsedwidth and shortwidth
- Rather than use YAHOO.Lang.trim you should use Y.Lang.trim (given that is the only use of YUI2 there)
- Please order the lang strings in gradingform_guide.php alphabetically.
- Check camel casing in addcomment string, I don't think feedback needs to be uppercase.
- The guidemappingexplained string explicitly mentions assignment, surely that should be activity as advanced grading will be coming to other modules.
- gradingform_guide_controller::moduleinstance looks like it should default to false rather than array. Its not a bug as it looks like things will work perfectly still but will be clearer to anyone reading the code.
- gradingform_guide_controller::update_or_check_guide unused var $criterionmaxscore
- gradingform_guide_controller::load_definition is not going to scale well at all, certainly not if people add lots of comments. Really it looks like the grading definitions should be retrieved first, perhaps you could fetch the critieria at the same time as its unlikely people will have many critiria. However I think comments should be fetched separately. Also just noting I couldn't work out what the table aliases in that query stood for rc, and rf. Should they be gc, and gf?
- Hmm looking more into this function it REALLY looks like it needs to be separated out, given the definition property only every gets populated once it must be assumed that there is only ever one definition. This code would be horribly prone to bugs if for any reason (bug or what have you) there was more than one definition.
- Why are the showmarkerdesc and showstudentdesc preferences being set in this function? This caught my eye as I am very suspicious of any use of optional_param/required_param within a API. It always represents a risk of collision even if only a minor one. Could these not be moved into the pages that actually allow the preferences to be set? or into a function called by pages where they are applicable. Certianly that would be a better solution.
- gradingform_guide_controller::get_definition_for_editing needs to check that moduleinstance is set before using it. I had a notice because it was not.
- gradingform_guide_controller::get_definition_copy unused var $newlevid
- gradingform_guide_controller::delete_plugin_definition although untested I'd bet this function needs to be deleting comments as well. Certianly it appears the calling function is deleting the grading definition and instances
- gradingform_guide_controlled::get_or_create_instance The get_records with rater and item could easily be a get_record with IGNORE_MULTIPLE set for strictness (just noting is all)
- gradingform_guide_controlled::sql_search_from_tables/sql_search_where rc used as a table alias again?
- gradingform_guide_controlled::sql_search_where Worked out the rc alias. Copy+paste right? This function is adding search SQL for rl.definition but the marking guide doesn't have a levels table and sql_search_from_tables only joins to criteria table.
- gradingform_guide_controlled::validationerrors property is never used? Is that meant to have been defined on gradingform_guide_instance class instead (its used there but not defined).
As well as that just noting the following:
- Backup and restore still needs to be written, although I don't think that will be too difficult as this doesn't vary much in structure from rubrics.
- Still requires an icon (shown in plugins overview), not really an essential so you could always copy the rubric one for the time being I suppose.
Now I've never done this before however as I went through rather than just noted things I made minor changes as I saw required in the PHPDocs.
Not something I would normally do and it is entirely up to you if you choose to use it.
You can find a commit with them here:
Ohh just one more note, it would be great if the CSS for the marking guide editing of criteria could be improved to make things clearer.
On my first attempt I completely missed that I have to give the criteria a name, undoubtedly partly operator trouble but it would be nice to see if it can be visually clarified
Thanks Sam - that's great feedback, I've pushed changes for most of those items you've mentioned except:
perf of gradingform_guide_controller::load_definition - separating it out (haven't looked at this yet - will look tomorrow)
gradingform_guide_controlled::get_or_create_instance - get_record doesn't allow us to pass an order by param so it could potentially get the wrong record (have copied this from the rubric grading type btw)
showmarkerdesc and showstudentdesc - I'm not sure if we can shift these easily - the marking guide is loaded "inside" the modules "submissions" page - it doesn't have it's own "page" which is loaded - we could modify each modules "submissions" page to manage it but this seems fragile - do you have a suggestion for a better location?
passing back for peer review, have tidied up the last bits, moved the showmarkerdesc/showstudentdesc stuff slightly and improved the comments around it - still not the ideal place but I'm unsure where else I could locate it - let me know if you spot a possible location.
btw - issues with load_definition scaling is mostly copied from rubrics - you might want to check it out there as well. - moved from 1 single db query that may not have scaled well to 3 db calls instead.
Hi Sam, FYI - just pushed a couple of small fixes into the git repo to fix a couple of css issues and a bug preventing students from seeing the marks per criterion received that the Lightwork team found in testing today - you may want to update your codebase to get these - thanks!
Hi Dan,
Things are looking really good and it gets my +1 to put it up for integration.
Before you do I would like you to have a look at a patch I will attach shortly marking0guide-phpdocs.02.patch.
It contains one bug fix (gradingform_guide_controller::load_definition throws notices etc when creating a new grading form) and several phpdoc fixed.
thanks Sam - have pushed that patch in and created a new branch based on master with a single commit (including patch to pluginlib.php to add standard plugin to list to make it easier for the integrator.
Note to Integrator - feel free to pull this plugin from the lightwork repo here:
- but you will need to patch pluginlib.php yourself.
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Some comments mostly from playing with the feature:
- Core issue - we should warn when switching between advanced grading types
- I think the 'click to add frequently used comment' is a bit undiscoverable, would be good to think of a way of making it clearer (maybe we could add a + icon next to each comment)
- I discovered an issue with JS for inserting the comment (on chrome):
- Click a frequently used comment to insert it into the box
- In the comment box use the backspace to delete a character
- Click to add another comment (it fails)
Hi Dan,
The coding style checker has come up with some issues on this, mostly its just comments without punctuation (not a concern).
But 'Inline control structures are not allowed' is a hard rule, so it'd be great if you could fix that up, cheers.
Sorry another comment - are you able to write some testing instructions for this new functionality?
thanks Dan - I'll take a look at this now - there are some good testing instructions already sorry I didn't add them here, have added links above.
Hi Dan - have made changes as requested/fixed the inserting bug - moved the Core issue into a new bug as mentioned above.
I've rebased the branch to a single commit but if you want to see the individual commits you can see them in:
Hi Dan,
This is looking great now I think.
However as I have only just managed to get back to I don't think we have the testing resource to get it in this week. I'm sorry about that - thanks for your speedy work on it/
Thanks Dan - makes sense to me to delay this especially as it's only for master and we've had a couple of short weeks with Anzac and Easter - thanks for the review!
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
testing postponed until new assignment module is also integrated as testing instructions indicate it as a pre-requisite.
This can be tested fine with the existing assignment type - IMO it should not be held back until new assignment is integrated - it's been passed over several times already.
The testing instructions attached include information to allow testing with new assignment mod which should be done when new assignment mod is integrated.
Failed at 6.2 test 5 - the checkbox options are not remembered between saves
6.3 test 2 failed too - I can set the marks criterion higher and lower than the total allowed for the assignment without a warning
At this point, I have stopped testing, due to the failures. Will continue testing tomorrow to see what else is in the way of getting this through, unless someone else wants to test the remainder of the items
Thanks Jason 6.3 might actually be an incorrect test and expected behavior but I'll take a look - an earlier version of the spec for this feature called for some different rules around the way marks were handled with the max grade setting in the assignment.
I just took a look at 6.2 and found it's an issue if you unselect both checkboxes - should be an easy fix which I'll push through tonight.
fix for 6.2 now in repo - 6.3 is definitely an invalid test and behavior is expected - it should scale the scores. It does show a warning on the page viewing the read-only grading method if the max grade is higher than the number of points available in the grading method as this is not required as it will scale the grade like the other Rubric Grading method.
Sorry Dan/Jason - there was a bug there with 6.3 - the "manage.php" page displaying the read-only view of the marking guide was supposed to display the error but wasn't correctly - have just pushed through a fix into my repo - thanks!
but... the test instructions in 6.3 are still not completely correct.
Test 6.3 should read like this - (I'll ask the lightwork team to update it)
START OF 6.3 test, TEST 2---
Open a marking guide that has not yet been set ready. Modify the marks per criterion so the total is smaller than the maximum defined in the assignment specification. Select 'Save and set ready'.
The guide is set to ready.
On the page describing the Marking guide a warning is displayed stating that the grades will be scaled as the max grade is higher than the number of marks possible in the guide.
Open a marking guide that has not yet been set ready. Modify the marks per criterion so the total is larger than the maximum defined in the assignment specification. Select 'Save and set ready'.
The guide is set to ready.
On the page describing the Marking guide a warning is displayed stating that the grades will be scaled as the max grade is lower than the number of marks possible in the guide.
Also, tests 6.7-> are all related to core code - so although useful to include in the test plan - it's likely that core code needs to be improved a bit - for example see MDL-32606
6.3 Test 1 generated this notice
Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /var/www/repos/imaster/moodle/grade/grading/form/guide/lib.php on line 342 Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /var/www/repos/imaster/moodle/grade/grading/form/guide/lib.php on line 342
6.3 Test 2 fails as I can set the marks lower and still save it without the warning at all
I should've caught that, a hardcoded assignment name which I should've caught in my pull.
Dan: I went ahead and applied this without speaking to you in the interests of expediency.
yeah - sorry - I did that too quickly and was working on other stuff at the time - stupid mistake - it should use $modulename instead - I'll try to fix it later tonight unless someone beats me to it.
Thanks Jason - fix pushed for 6.4 T4 but I think 6.4T8 is a feature that wasn't in the original spec - It's probably something we should do for rubric grading method so I'll take a look to see how easy it would be to implement as a separate Tracker issue.
..but I've just tested this for the standard assignment mod and it worked fine.
with simple grading enabled I entered some general feedback to the student.
switched to Marking Guide and then went to grade the student and that general feedback was still there.
is that not what you're seeing?
6.5 Test two - returning a marking guide that has been used to "not ready/draft" - this is impossible, as the system doesn't allow it (not a problem, just needs to be noted for QA testing later)
in testing I found I could provide grades for students that had not provided a submission yet by clicked the save and next button.
6.8 Test 1 - no warnings are displayed
I only got as far as 6.8 Test 1 - I will continue on Monday.
6.4T8 seems to be a bug/issue with the way new assign handles feedback - appears to be a bug with the new assign mod - not the marking guide, I'll file a new bug for that.
in fact - there's a bigger bug there with new assignment... Feedback comments aren't editable at all. Will create a bug for that.
if you keep simple grading method - add a comment - save, it shows the comment in the read-only view.
edit the grade again and the comment isn't shown - if you re-save it will override the comment.
"in testing I found I could provide grades for students that had not provided a submission yet by clicked the save and next button." - this sounds like expected behavior to me - it's up to the module to decide - for example offline assignment doesn't have any submissions at all.
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This landed upstream some hours ago (some - me - developer fell slept in the sofa yesterday before spamming this).
How the heck did I miss this one? Love your work - as always - Dan. Thanks to Massey (I assume) too for funding this one.
Thanks Dan for this new feature and thanks to Mary for writing documentation for it: http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Marking_guide
Just removing the docs_required label...
Removing the qa_test_required label as it seems several tests were created for this at the time, the first one being MDLQA-1755


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Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at Raleigh Masonic Cemetery with the Rev. Randy Plunkett officiating. Burial will be in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery. There will be no visitation and those attending should go to the cemetery. Watson Funeral Home in Eldorado is in charge of local arrangements.
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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The Georgetown men's soccer team has already managed one first by making the NCAA College Cup.
Now, the third-seeded Hoyas are aiming for another big milestone when they meet neighboring traditional power No. 2 Maryland — which has won all 28 previous countable meetings — Friday in the semifinal match between two schools located about 12 miles apart. They haven't met since 2009 other than a preseason match a year ago, which Georgetown won.
"It didn't count, but the majority of these guys' only experience against Maryland is that we won," Hoyas coach Brian Wiese said. "They're not walking in here saying, 'This is an untamable lion.' History's on their side, right?
"Hopefully 29th game lucky. That's what we're banking on."
The winner of that Washington, D.C.-area matchup faces either No. 8 seed Creighton (17-3-3) or No. 16 Indiana (14-5-3) for the championship on Sunday.
The Hoyas (19-3-2) had won only four NCAA tournament matches before advancing with victories over UNC Charlotte and San Diego and a 1-1 third-round tie with Syracuse.
Wiese and his players clearly aren't harping much on the one-sided history with the Terrapins (20-1-2).
"Despite the history, it's going to be a good game," midfielder Ian Christianson said. "We don't worry about it too much."
This is Maryland's 12th College Cup but first since winning national title No. 3 in 2008.
The Terrapins are led by Patrick Mullins, a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy given to the nation's top player. Mullins has produced 16 goals for the team that leads the nation in scoring.
He's happy with the first-round matchup, even if it required such a long journey to arrange it.
"We love it," Mullins said. "We're glad to be down here playing a local rival for us."
Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski made it clear this was his team's intended destination by having "Sweet Home Alabama" blare over the loudspeakers after home wins this season.
"It's become a favorite," Terrapins defender Taylor Kemp said. "We're not sick of it at all. If we're able to hear that song at the end of the game, we know we did a good job."
Kemp has had a tough road to get here. He has only played in 11 games and traveled to Germany in mid-October for surgery to repair a sports hernia.
The other semifinal game features teams that had to win a pair of road games to advance.
Creighton earned its second straight College Cup appearance by snapping Connecticut's 38-match home winning streak with a 1-0 win on Christian Blandon's goal with 90 seconds left.
Creighton's only previous College Cup victory was a 2-1 triple-overtime win over Indiana in 2000. Midfielder Jose Gomes and Notre Dame forward Ryan Finley are the other MAC Hermann finalists.
The Hoosiers have a record 81 NCAA tournament wins and won their second straight championship and fourth in seven years in 2004.
"There's no level of intimidation because that happened in the 90s," said Creighton coach Elmar Bolowich, who is 4-1 against Indiana. "Some of our guys weren't even born then. I don't see that being a factor."
Indiana coach Todd Yeagley was hired at his alma mater in 2009 and has quickly gotten the program back to the College Cup.
He can draw on his own experience as a four-time All-American who helped lead the Hoosiers to the championship game in 1994 and the semifinals three years earlier.
"I'm just trying to tell them to enjoy it," Yeagley said. "I know that when I was a player, that was something my coach said was to take it all in, enjoy it, play loose. You're here because you put a body of work together.
"Now, it's just, leave everything you've got out there on this field and enjoy the experience."
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This lesson will help you determine what you need to get started with English research. During the lesson, you will learn about the basic family history research process. You will learn about English jurisdictions, the three major record groups in England and how to utilize the websites to access records. Useful web links and printable forms are included in the lesson.
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Recently, USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Cheryl L. Cook toured the Preferred Sands facility in Genoa, Neb.
USDA Rural Development's Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan provided American Recovery and Reinvestment Act support that will help the company preserve 50 jobs at Preferred Sands. An additional 50 new jobs for local residents are expected to be created in the next two years.
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