Last Updated: 15 Sep 2015

Automating the collection of assignments that are stored electronically is some professors' idea of nirvana. For your information, here are some techniques that we are aware of:

Technique	Advantages	Disadvantages
stored on student's removable media	physical medium; easy to identify; cannot be changed	can have boot sector virus; easy to lose; unreliable media
stored on student's home directory	can be secured by student; snapshot of files is possible	requires setup by student and data collection program
student stores in course directory under student subdirectory	data is in the right place; simple collection	students can update the data if not snapshot on due date
student stores program in Subversion repository on repos/cssgate	via Faculty Access Permissions facility, faculty can simply check out student program for review/grading	must be manually set up by SET lab staff

Change Log

15 Sep 2015	Added subversion repository for student programs
24 Oct 2002	Original document