At the
beginning of the term, the student will choose the assessment methodology: final
exam or continuous evaluation. Both,
documentation and presentations of this subject will be exclusively in English. English
shall be used for writing the reports to
evaluate the laboratory practices and the tutored works. The students
may use either English, Spanish or Galego to respond the short answer test.
The subject
will be evaluated through one of the following mechanisms: Final exam:
- The exam will include questions
and/or numerical problems related with the contents presented in master sessions,
laboratory practices and tutored works. It will be necessary to obtain 5 points over 10 to pass the exam.
Continuous
evaluation
(the
students who choose the continuous evaluation method will not be allowed to
attend the final exam in the first call). The subject will
be assessed throughout the entire term:
- Laboratory practices: each student will have to perform
different tasks with a total weight of 40% of the final mark.
- Tutored works: each student will participate in
different tutored works proposed during the lecture period. This part will
be evaluated by written reports. These reports will have a total weight of
5% of the final mark.
- Outdoor study/field practices: each student will perform field
practices. A report must be turned in to get a maximum score of 10% of the
final grade.
- Short answer test: This exam will be the final assessment
of the continuous evaluation, and it will have a total weight of 45% of the
final mark. Make-up exam
(second exam): the student
will have to take an exam which will include questions and/or numerical problems
related with the contents presented in the master sessions, the laboratory practices
and the tutored works (100% of the final mark). Optionally, they could take a partial
exam on the contents of the master session (45% of the final mark). All the different
grades are only valid for the current course, and will expire after the second call
in case someone needs to take the course again. |