Guia docente 2020_21 Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación

Degree in Telecommunications Technologies Engineering

Assessment

	Description	Qualification	Training and Learning Results
Laboratory practical	In the case of Continuous Assessment: During or outside the designated time for experimental practices, the student will perform one or several short examinations, individually (or in small groups), involving short questions/exercises and/or circuit implementations. This evaluation may involve a team presentation of the work performed. Besides, in the short exam 3, the work performed in theses practices may be also evaluated, through questions/exercises. In the case of Exam-only Assessment, the work performed in these practices may also be evaluated, though questions/exercises and/or some experimental implementation/test.	10		B3 B4 B5 B9	C23 C24 C25	D2 D3 D4
Practices through ICT	In the case of Continuous Assessment: During or outside practice hours, the student will have one/several examinations in which will answer/solve individually some proposed questions/exercises with the aid of the simulator. Besides, in the short exam 3, the work performed in the practices may be similarly evaluated. In the case of Exam-only Assessment, the work performed in the practices may be evaluated in the Exam through questions/exercises with the aid of the simulator.	10		B3 B5	C23 C24 C25
Problem and/or exercise solving	Continuous Assessment: There will be 3 short examinations, each one will contain exercises resolution. Moreover, they may contain a set of short questions related to the master sessions or, in the case of Short Examination 3, the practices, both experimental or CAD-based. In the case of Exam-only Assessment, problem/exercise solving will be an important part of the Exam.	80		B3 B4 B5	C23 C24 C25

Other comments on the Evaluation
It is convenient that all students participate in the practices, both experimental and computer aided ones, to acquire all the required skills of this subject. A) If the student selects Continuous Assessment (CA): The schedule of the different assessments events will be approved by the Grade Academic Commission (CAG) and it will be available at the Term beginning. These assessments tests will not have available second chance ones. 1. In order that his/her work is evaluated, his/her presence in all scheduled experimental and computer aided practices will be mandatory. Besides, he/she must perform all the assessment events scheduled related to these practices. The maximum grade the student might obtain in the evaluation of these practices is 20 % of the Total Available Course Grade (TACG). 2. The rest of the student work will be evaluated by means of 3 Short Examinations that will mainly contain exercises resolution, but may also include short questions. These 3 short examinations, as a whole, add up to 80% of the TACG. The First and Second Short Examinations may last around 1 hour; the First corresponds to 15% of the TACG and the Second to the 25% of the TACG. It is assumed that students performing the Second and/or Third Short Examination do choose Continuous Evaluation. In this case, the final grade cannot be "Not Presented". The Third Short Examination will take place simultaneously with the Final Examination, performed by those students who do not follow CA. This short examination is the most important one, it involves all or almost all of the subject Topics and corresponds to a 40 % of the TACG. B) In the case of the students who choose Exam-only Assessment, the Final (extended) Examination corresponds to 100% of the TACG. In this examination it will be evaluated exercises resolution, with or without the aid of the simulator, answers to short questions related to the course theoretical and experimental parts (Lab) and computer/simulator aided practices. It may also include some type of experimental test/implementation. In this Exam, the weight of each subject Topic and part (theory/practices) in the available grade may differ to that applied in Continuous Assessment. The Second Call: In it the students who have previously failed must perform a similar Final Examination than in option B, with similar characteristics as the ones described previously. In particular, those students who followed CA in the first call may opt now between option B and option A. If they choose option A, all their grades in the first call, with respect to the First and Second short Examinations, and the practices (both experimental and computer aided) will be preserved; hence, it will add up as a whole to 60% of the TACG. Moreover, these students must solve an exam similar to the Third one in option A (corresponding to 40 % of the TACG). Before this Examination takes place, the student will send a written communication to the course coordinator about his/her decision with respect to the desired type of evaluation (A or B). In the End-of-Program Call, evaluations will be similar to the Second Call. In case of plagiarism detection in any of the student works/tests,the grade obtained by the student in this course will be a failing grade ( 0 ) and the course professor will communicate this issue to the school Board of Directors so they may take those measures deemed appropriate.