The assessment of the subject can follow either be based on a continuous evaluation or on a single final examination. Students will choose the continuous evaluation if they take the mid-term written exam (Ep) at the middle of the semester. The percentages shown in the previous section only reflect the maximum weights that any activity (partial mark) can obtain when following the continuous evaluation strategy, and serve only as illustration. The precise assessment follows:

For continuous assessment, the final grade is the geometric mean between the work protected note (T) and the corresponding set of tests to answer (Y) rating. MArk Y is calculated as the arithmetic mean between the final exam (Ef) and for the rest of response tests conducted throughout the course (Ec); where Ec is obtained as the arithmetic mean of the partial exam (Ep) and the average short answer test scores(Es). In order to pass the subject, students must obtain at least 3 out of 10 in value Ef and attend all sessions of laboratory practices (unless mediate justified reasons).

Ec=½Ep + ½ average(Es)

Y = ½×(Ef+Ec)

FINAL MARK=(T×Y)^½

Students that do not opt for the continuous evaluation, must take a final examination that will be made up of three parts: a theory examination, like the final one in the continuous evaluation (Ef), an aptitude test in the laboratory, and a practical project that must be developed individually (T). The final mark, in this case, will be the geometric mean between the theoretical exam and the project work, provided that the student pass the aptitude test in the lab.

Finally, the extraordinary examination session in July will have the same characteristics than the special final examination just described, but students will be allowed to inherit the partial mark of any activity (T or Ef) if that has been passed during the same academic year, independently of the assessment modality that the student had followed.