Timed engineering rehearsal

Use this optional mock after applied course work. It measures communication and decision-making under time pressure; it does not replace capstone or spaced-retrieval evidence.

60-minute format

Time	Activity
5 min	background and clarify requirements
15 min	fundamentals and reactivity questions
20 min	coding/debugging exercise
15 min	architecture scenario and tradeoffs
5 min	candidate questions and recap

Scoring (1–5)

Correctness

1 guesses and cannot validate; 3 reaches working core behavior; 5 identifies invariants, edge cases, and validates efficiently.

Angular mental model

1 recites syntax; 3 explains common component/signal/DI/router behavior; 5 predicts lifecycle, scope, rendering, and async consequences precisely.

Problem solving

1 makes random edits; 3 forms hypotheses and uses evidence; 5 chooses high-information experiments and adds regression protection.

Design judgment

1 over/under-engineers without rationale; 3 chooses reasonable boundaries; 5 compares alternatives against explicit constraints and migration cost.

Communication

1 narrates every keystroke or goes silent; 3 explains plan and tradeoffs; 5 is concise, invites clarification, corrects assumptions, and distinguishes fact from uncertainty.

Quality and inclusion

1 ignores testing/accessibility/security; 3 covers major paths; 5 integrates failure states, accessible interaction, security boundaries, and production observability.

Feedback template

Strongest evidence:
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Highest-leverage gap:
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One exercise to repeat:
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Question to revisit:
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Next mock constraint:
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Do not collapse the rubric into one unexplained number. Cite observed behavior. Repeat a mock after targeted practice with a changed scenario, not the memorized same answers.