Grading

Your final grade is made up of three assignments and a final exam. The weights are:

Assignment 1 (individual): 16.66% (50/3)
Assignment 2 (group): 16.66% (50/3)
Assignment 3 (group): 16.66% (50/3)
Final exam (individual) 50%

Retake

You cannot do a retake for the three assignments.
There is a retake for the final exam.

Passing the course

You pass the course if your final grade is >=5.5 (you may fail an assignment or the final exam, as long as the average is above 5.5).
Note that grades in the system are rounded to half a point. However, it is not possible to round to 5.5. (i.e., a final grade in [4.75,5.50) gets rounded to a 5.0, while a grade in [5.50,6.25) gets rounded to a 6.0).

Dutch grading system

Grading systems differ between countries, and this can cause a lot of confusion and disappointment. Grades in the Dutch grading system run from 1-10, with roughly the following interpretation:

10: Outstanding
9: Excellent
8: Good
7: More than sufficient
6: Sufficient
5: Insufficient
1-4: Highly insufficient

Therefore, an 8 is considered a good grade (while a 7 is still decent, and a 6 sufficient). To get a 9, you typically need to have a really good report, with hardly a flaw, while a 10 is only possible if you really go above and beyond the assignment expectations.