ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE:

A. Overview

The acquired skills are assessed by a series oftests grouped into three parts, with different requirements:

1. Lab assessment.
2. Basic knowledge test.
3. Problem assessment.

To pass the course it is necessary to pass all three parts.

• For each part one or more tests are performed to obtain an independent grade on each.
• There are tests for each part both during the lecture period and final evaluation periods. In total there are three opportunities to pass each part throughout the academic year.
• A pass grade in any part is valid for the entire academic year.
• The final grade for Basic knowledge test and Lab assessment is Pass or Fail.
• The final grade for the Problem assessment is a numerical mark between 0 and 10.
• The course mark is obtained roughly as follows:
• If you have passed all three parts, the final grade is the grade of the Problem assessment.
• If you have not passed any of the three parts, the final grade is the lowest of the three, calculated as specified later on.
• It is also important to note that:
• The course can be passed with full marks from continuous assessment, with no need to sit the final exam.
• Students who have done continuous assessment and have failed any part, at the end of the term or at the end of the academic year, may need to perform only the failed parts.
• Students who sit any of the tests corresponding to continuous assessment will obtain amark that will be listed in the academic records.

The following sections explain in detail how each part is graded.

B. Details of the assessment procedure

B1. Lab assessments

• Their goal is to determine whether the student has acquired all the knowledge and/or skills corresponding to the laboratory practice, emphasizing the use of MatLab for digital signal processing.
• Content to be assessed: content of the lab manuals and related theory content.
• Type of test: The test consists of a combination of multiple-choice questions and short questions. Students may use MatLab, lab manuals with personal notes, and text book. Students may not use a calculator for this test.
• Students are graded as pass or fail.
• There are 3 opportunities to pass:
• Opportunity 1 (Continuous assessment)
• There will be three mandatory tests in the lab room
• The test consists of series of questions at the end of each Practice assignment
• The tests will be graded between 0 and 10. The student will pass this part if he/she gets an average greater than or equal to 5. It is compulsory to sit all three tests.
• Exact dates will be announced on the web site at the beginning of the lecture period.
• Opportunities 2 and 3. A test in the End-of-Term exam period, and a test in the End-of-Academic-Year exam period. Students must obtain a pass grade in this test in order to pass the course. The pass mark for this test is 5 out of 10.
• Remarks:
• Once the pass grade is obtained, this is valid for the entire academic year.
• While the pass grade is not obtained, it is possible to sit any of the three opportunities.

• The goal of this test is to determine whether the student has acquired the minimum knowledge and skills needed to pass the course.
• Content to be assessed: as specified in the guidelines for each topic in the section "Basic Skills". Knowledge of MatLab is excluded from this test. The test consists of a combination of multiple-choice questions and short theoretical and practical questions. Students may not use books, notes or a calculator for this test.
• Students are graded as pass or fail. Students must obtain a pass grade in this test in order to pass the course. The pass mark for this test is 7 out of 10.
• There are 3 opportunities to pass this test: in an hour of classroom time in the second-last week of the course, in the End-of-Term exam period and in the End-of-Academic-Year exam period. Exact dates will be announced on the web site at the beginning of the lecture period.
• Remarks:
• Once the pass grade is obtained, this is valid for the entire academic year.
• While the pass grade is not obtained, it is possible to sit any of the three opportunities.

B3. Problem Assessment

• Their goal is to determine whether the student has acquired all the knowledge and/or skills corresponding to course and knows how to apply them to solve problems.
• Content to be assessed: as specified in the guidelines for each topic in the section "Content to be assessed". MatLab knowledge is not assessed.
• Type of test: an exam of problems. Students may not use books or notes. The use of calculators may be granted on an exam basis.
• It will be graded between 0 and 10. The pass mark is 5.
• There are 3 opportunities to pass:
• Opportunity 1 (Continuous assessment)
• There will be three mandatory tests in the classroom. Each test will be graded between 0 and 10.
• The mark will be obtained as : 0,25* Test1Mark+ 0,35*Test2Mark + 0,4*Test3Mark
• Test1: from Subject 1 to Subject 3. It will take place during the sixth week of the course.
• Test2: from Subject 1 to Subject 6. It will take place during the tenth week of the course.
• Test3: from Subject 1 to Subject 8. It will take place during the last week of the course.
• Exact dates will be announced on the web site at the beginning of the lecture period.
• Opportunities 2 and 3. An exam in the End-of-Term exam period, and an exam in the End-of-Academic-Year exam period. In each exam, all content is evaluated according to the information contained in the guidelines for each subject. The pass mark for this test is 5 out of 10.
• Remarks:
• Once the pass mark is obtained, this is valid for the entire academic year.
• While the pass grade is not obtained, it is possible to sit any of the three opportunities.
• It is always possible to sit the second opportunity to try to get a better mark.

C. Other comments

• The grade obtained at the end of the term will be part of the academic record of the student. This grade will be final if the mark is above or equal to 5. Otherwise a provisional fail grade will be recorded on their academic record.
• The provisional mark will become definitive fails for students who do not sit at the end of the academic year exam period, or gets a lower mark. Otherwise the better mark will be part of the academic record and becomes final.
• The final mark is computed as:
• If the student passes all three parts, the mark is that of the problem assessment part.
• If the student fails any part, the mark is the minimum of:
• The average mark of the lab assessment.
• (5/7)* Mark of the Basic knowledge test.
• Mark of the problem assessment.
• In case of more than one mark for any part, the highest one will be used.
• Tests performed as continuous assessment may not be rescheduled.
• The grades obtained in the basic knowledge test, the lab assessment, and problem assessment are only valid for the current academic year.
• The use of books, notes or electronic devices such as phones or computers is not permitted in any test or exam. Mobile phones must be turned off and out of reach of the student. If calculator use is permitted, the calculator must be a conventional scientific calculator. Under no circumstances may calculators be used that allow formulas to be saved or that have libraries that automatically perform operations with complex numbers, calculation of roots, etc.