1. Continuous assessment

The course can be
passed with full marks from continuous assessment, with no need to sit the
final exam. Students who assist to more than 2 laboratory sessions are graded using continuous assessment.

The weighting and
content of each continuous assessment part are as follows:

1.1 Test (NExam):

• It covers all of the contents taught in the
  theoretical classes and includes short exercises or problems.
• The date of this test will be the same of the final exam.
• The student pass this part if he/she gets a mark
  greater than or equal to 5 over 10.

1.2 Laboratory practices (NPrac):

• The student should complete 4 of the 5 sessions
  in order to pass this part.
• The student should correctly implement the
  circuits described in the guidelines of the practice and submit a report
  corresponding to each laboratory session. The qualification of each practice
  depends on these achievements.
• It can be developed individually or by groups of
  2 students. In this last case and if both attend the practice, the qualification is the same for the 2
  students.
  
  

1.3 Job (NTask):

• This task will be assigned to each student individually.
• The student should present a written report of this task.

1.4 Project (NPro):

• It should be oral presented by the authors.
• It should be carried out by collaborative groups of 2 or
  more students. The 60% of the final mark (NPro) is obtained from the individual tasks
  assigned to each student, the 20% from the global tasks of the group, the 10%
  from the oral presentation of each student and the 10% from the report of the
  project.
  
  
• The student will pass this part if he/she gets a
  mark greater than or equal to 5 over 10.

1.5 Final qualification of continuous assessment
(Final_ca)

The final qualification (Final_ca) of continuous assessment is obtained as
follows:

Final_ca: = (NExam*0.3 + NPrac*0.2 + NTask*0.2 + NPro*0.3) if NExam and Npro are greater than or equal to 5;

Final_ca = min [(NExam*0.3 + NPrac*0.2 + NTask*0.2 + NPro*0.3), 4.5] in other case;

The student who fails one or more of the parts of continuous assessment has
another opportunity to pass the following parts in the final exam:

• He/she can improve his/her assigned job and this mark replaces the previous one (NTask).
• He/she can repeat the theoretical examination and this mark replaces the previous one (NExam).
• He/she can
  complete and present his/her project and this mark replaces the previous one (NPro).
  
  

2. Final exam
and qualification

There is a final exam at the end of the term and in July.

• In the final exam, all content is evaluated. It usually
  consists of several questions and problems and lasts 2 hours. The
  pass mark for this exam is 4 out of 10 and deserves 50% of the final qualification (NExam).
• The students must present the results and reports of the same practices developed in continuous assessment. This practices represent 20% of the final qualification (NPrac).
• In order to pass the subject the students should
  present a project with the same objectives and complexity of the project developed
  in continuous assessment. This project deserves 30% of the final
  qualification (NPro) and it is necessary to obtain a mark greater o equal to 5 out of 10 in order to pass the course.

Final_ex = (NExam*0.5 + NPrac*0.2 + NPro*0.3) if NExam and Npro are greater than or equal to 5;

Final_ex = min [(NExam*0.5 + NPrac*0.2 + NPro*0.3), 4.5] in other case;

3. Other
comments

• The student can use the Spanish,
  English or Galician for the reports, works, exams or presentations.
  
  
• The grades obtained from the continuous assessment
  and final exams 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 be out of reach of the student.
• In the case that plagiarism is detected in any of the reports/tasks/exams
  done/taken, the final score for the subject will be 'fail' (0) and the
  teachers will inform the School authorities so that they
  take the actions that they consider appropiate.