In order to pass the course it is necessary to complete
the different parts of the subject (master sessions, practices in
labs, and projects). The final grade will be the weighted geometric mean of
the grades of the different parts (i.e. it is not possible to pass the
subject with a zero in one part). If "x" is the grade obtained for the
master sessions, "y" for the practices in labs, and "z" for the project,
the final grade will be: grade = x^0.4*y^0.2*z^0.4

During
the first month, students must provide a written declaration to opt for
final assessment. In other case, it will be considered that they opt
for continuous assessment. Students who select continuous assessment and
submit the first task or questionnaire may not be listed as "Absent".

Students
who opt for the final assessment procedure must pass the short answer
test (40%), submit a project (40%) and submit the laboratory practises
(20%). These parts will be evaluated as indicated in the tests
description section. The final grade will be the weighted geometric mean of
the grades of the different parts. Besides, they must submit an
additional dossier that must be defended in-person in front of the professors, with detailed information about the events and issues
that arose during the execution of the different tasks, and especially
the project. In addition, during the first month of the course,
professors will notify students who opted for final assessment if they
have to do the tutored work individually.

Although the
project will be developed in groups, the ongoing activities of each
student in a group will be monitored individually. In case a student's
performance is below his or her group mates, he or she could be expelled
from the group or graded on a individual basis.

Second opportunity to pass the course

The end of course exam will only be held by students who failed the end of semester exams.

In
order to pass the course it is necessary to complete the different
parts of the subject: pass the short answer test (40%), submit a project
(40%) and submit the laboratory practises (20%). These parts will be
evaluated as indicated in the tests description section. The final grade
will be the weighted geometric mean of the grades of the
different parts. Besides, it will be necessary to submit an additional
dossier that must be defended in-person in front of the professors, with detailed information about the events and issues that arose
during the execution of the different tasks, and especially the
project.

Students that have opted by the continuous
assessment procedure, can decide to maintain the grades of the parts
they have already passed in the first opportunity or discard them.

Other comments

The grades obtained are only valid for the current academic year.

Although
the tutored work will be completed (if possible) in groups, each
student should keep a record of his or her activities. In the case in
which the performance of a member of the group wouldn't be adequate
compared with the performance of his or her team mates, he or she could
be excluded from the group and/or qualified individually.

The use of any material during the tests will have to be explicitly authorized.

In
case of detection of plagiarism or unethical behavior in any of the
tasks/tests done, the final grade will be "failed (0)" and the
professors will communicate the incident to the academic authorities to
take the appropriate measures.