The ongoing evaluation techniques for this course will be the following:

Continuous evaluation tests (P1 and P2): Two evaluation tests will be carried out throughout the four-month period. The tests will be carried out in the theoretical classes as proposed by the lecturers. The completion of the two tests will be mandatory and required to pass the course.

Evaluation of laboratory practices (EP): Throughout the term, in certain sessions of practices problems or exercises will be posed for resolution by the students (individually or in groups) and subsequent delivery to the lecturer, who will evaluate them according to the criteria that will have been previously communicated to the students. The undelivered reports will count with a zero at the time of averaging. The grade of this component will be the average of the grades of all the reports handed in. Some practices will be evaluated through the completion of small evaluable questionnaires related to the work done during the practice and its subsequent analysis.

Complementary activities (CA): During the course of the course, activities (problems, complementary works, etc.) will be proposed so that the students can solve them autonomously and/or present them in class. Both the resolution and the explanation of the resolution process will be valued, as well as the skills of oral expression, comprehension and public exposition.

Final exam of continuous evaluation (FE): There will be a final exam that will cover all the contents of the course, both theoretical and practical. It is required to achieve a minimum grade of 4 points out of 10 in each of the possible blocks of the subject in order to be eligible for a passing grade by continuous evaluation.

The student's final evaluation will be based on the sum of the score given to each of the above mentioned parts, being the continuous evaluation grade (CEG):

CEG = 0.15·P1 + 0.15·P2 + 0.15·EP + 0.15·CA + 0.40·FE.

Being: 

P1 - First continuous evaluation test. 

P2 - Second continuous evaluation test. 

EP - Evaluation of practices. 

CA - Complementary activities. 

FE - Final continuous evaluation exam. 

In addition, due to the fact that the subject matter of the course is divided into two well differentiated thematic blocks (Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism), a minimum grade of 4 will be required in each of the blocks in order to obtain an average. The percentage corresponding to each block in the ordinary and extraordinary exams will be determined by the proportion of hours of theory taught in each block. For this reason, the electromagnetism block will represent 85% of the final grade and the thermodynamics block will represent the remaining 15%.

Therefore, some minimum requirements and conditions will be demanded in some of the sections that guarantee the balance between all types of competences.

The student must take the ordinary exam of all the contents of the course, which will account for 100% of the grade, in the following cases:

A. Not having reached the minimum grade established in each of the blocks or in the final continuous evaluation test.

B. Obtaining a grade lower than 5 points out of 10 in the continuous evaluation grade. (CEG lower than 5).

The continuous evaluation grade of the student who fails to comply with assumption A, will be the minimum between CEG and 4 points.

Recovery plan of the final grade in first call:

Each and every student who has not passed the course during the continuous evaluation has the right to access a plan to recover the course.

The recovery plan consists of the right, already acquired, to take a new exam, called ordinary or first call, on the dates set, whose grade, if higher, will replace the one obtained previously and will count for all purposes in the calculation of the final grade.

It is understood that the grade obtained in the exam replaces, in case of being higher, the grade obtained through the continuous evaluation of the subject throughout the four-month period, replacing the aggregation of the grades of the practical tests, the continuous evaluation tests, the complementary activity and the continuous evaluation exam.

The requirement to pass each of the blocks of the subject (Electromagnetism and Thermodynamics), with a minimum grade of 4 in each of them, is maintained for the ordinary exam or first call.

Recovery plan of the final grade in the second call:

Each and every one of the students who have not passed the subject during the first call are again entitled to access a plan to recover the subject.

The recovery plan consists of the right, already acquired, to take a new exam, called extraordinary or second call, on the dates set, whose grade will replace the one obtained previously and will count for all purposes in the calculation of the final grade.

It is understood that the grade obtained in the exam replaces, in case of being higher, the grade obtained in the ordinary or first call exam.

The requirement to pass each of the blocks of the subject (Electromagnetism and Thermodynamics), with a minimum grade of 4 in each of them, is maintained for the extraordinary exam or second call.

Improvement plan for the final grade:

Each and every student can access a plan to improve their final grade.

The improvement plan consists of the right, already acquired, to take a new exam, coinciding with the ordinary exam or first call, on the dates set by the center. The new grade will replace the one obtained previously just if it is higher than the one already obtained, and will count for all purposes as the only reference in calculating the final grade.

Protocol for the detection of academic fraud:

Students are subject to the ethical commitment required for all students of the University of Vigo and military training centers. The actions of the faculty in case of detection of academic fraud will also be based on the following:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Students are expected to show adequate ethical behaviour, committing to act honestly. Based on article 42.1 of the Regulation on the evaluation, qualification and quality of teaching and the student learning process of the University of Vigo, as well as point 6 of the fifth rule of Order DEF/711/2022, of July 18th, which establishes the requirements for evaluation, progress, and ongoing enrolment in military educational training centres for incorporation into the ranks of the Armed Forces, any violation of academic integrity in the assessment process, as well as the cooperation in it will result in the assignment of a failing grade to the student (zero) for the entire course in the corresponding assessment opportunity, regardless of the percentage of importance that the test in question had in the overall continuous assessment and independently of other disciplinary actions that may be applied.