GENERAL.FIRST CALL If possible all skills pertaining to this subject will be evaluated in all the various tests and exercises proposed: short answer tests, lab reports, problem solving and projects. For those who choose to take the Final Exam (alternatively to Continuous Assessment), this will have a weight of 100% of the final grades and will cover all issues dealt with in the theoretical lectures, the problem solving lectures, tutored group work and laboratory. In this case, it will not be compulsory to present all lab and supervised project works. The exam will contain a fourth part to asses the concepts presented in the supervised work classes. As a minimum grade is set for each part making up the final evaluation, if this threshold is not exceed in any of the four parts, the final mark will be limited, as a maximum, to this threshold. The schedule for the various intermediate tests will be decided at a (Academic Commission) CAG meeting and published at the beginning of the semester. The grades for the lab. work and group work will only be valid during the current school year. Those students who choose the Continuous Assessment option shall inform the professor of this during the first few weeks of the school term. The Continuous Assessment option entails the completion of all activities proposed: lab works and group work, and taking all tests comprising the Continuous Assessment route. Those students not fulfilling the above will be assessed with the final exam only. A student will be attributed the "no presentado" grade if he or she has not followed the full Continuous Assessment route and has not taken the final exam. In case of choosing the Continuous Assessment option, the student will be graded "no presentado" in he or she has not taken the final exam. SECOND AND END-OF-PROGRAM CALLS Evaluation will be different for those following the Continuous Evaluation path and those following the Exam-only path. For the Continuous Assessment case, the student will only need to take those part of the finals exam he or she failed. Exam-only students will have to take the full final exam. Evaluation in the case of end-of-program call will be done on the basis of a final exam.
ETHICS CODE Should a case of plagiarism be detected in any of the various activities and tests , the final mark will be FAILED (0) and the school direction team will be advised on the fact. |