What we mean by memo-ready assignments

Memo-ready does not mean flashy. It means a stranger could clone the repo, follow the README, run the entry command, and reach the same tables you showed in your memo.

We grade narrative modesty explicitly. If a chart implies precision the data cannot support, we send it back with questions, not edits. That habit protects learners later when stakes rise.

We also require a limitations section in every capstone README. The section should name what you did not test and why. Reviewers treat omissions as bugs if left silent.

Finally, we encourage linking to issues or tickets—even fabricated ones—so the artifact shows how software and operations language braid together. That linkage is what hiring managers say they skim first.