- All work submitted must be original and appropriately cited. Plagiarism or any form of academic fraud will not be tolerated. Such deeds will be subject to disciplinary action, as outlined by the university's academic integrity normative. For further details on this respect visit: https://secretaria.uvigo.gal/uv/web/normativa/public/show/567 - Spanish Grading Scale: The final grades will be assigned in Spain based on the following scale: First Class Honours (A): 90% - 100%
Upper Second-Class Honours (B): 80% - 89%
Lower Second-Class Honours (C): 70% - 79%
Third-Class Honours (D): 50% - 69%
Fail (E): Below 50%
- A qualification above 40% in the final exam is required to add to the final grade the complementary points obtained in the assignments and test exams. - Those students that did not attend to regular lessons and lab sessions will be able to achieve the highest grade in a final global exam. The format of this global exam may include long-answer or essay questions (worth 60% of the final grade) as well as problem-solving questions (worth 40% of the final grade). These group of students can ask for special personal attention during the intructors' office hours. The latter will be announced at the beginning of the academic year. - There are specific rules for the second opportunity: a) Information for students that attended to regular lessons and lab sessions: These students should take the part of the exam or complete the activities where they have failed.
b) Information for students that did not attend to regular lessons and lab sessions: These students will be able to achieve the highest grade in a final global exam. The format of this global exam may also include long-answer or essay questions (worth 60% of the final grade) as well as problem-solving questions (worth 40% of the final grade).
- Information concerning the so-called "last opportunity": Students in this situation will be able to achieve the highest grade in a final global exam. The format of this global exam may again include long-answer or essay questions (worth 60% of the final grade) as well as problem-solving questions (worth 40% of the final grade). These group of students can ask for special personal attention during the intructors' office hours. The latter will be announced at the beginning of the academic year. |