1. Continuous assessment

According to the guidelines of the degree and the agreements of the academic commission, a continuous assessment learning scheme will be offered to the students.

When the students go to the lectures regularly (less than 10% unjustified absence) or miss at most one laboratory session, they will be assessed by continuous assessment. An attendance register shall be laid open for signature by students at each session.

The subject comprises three different parts: theory (50 %), laboratory (30%) and group project (20%). Once a task has been assessed, the students cannot do/repeat the task at a later date. The marks are valid only for the current academic course.

In the first weeks of the course each student will be asked to carry out a task individually with the help of the lecturer about a topic related to the subject. In order to assess the task, the lecturer will consider the quality of the results obtained, their analysis, the final report, and the classroom presentation. The students will be informed of the deadline by the lecturer. Marks will be (TWM: Tutored Work Mark) assigned in a 10 points scale. If the students present their works after the deadline the WM will be 0.

The final mark of this part will be:

FMT (Final Mark of Theory) = TWM (Tutored Work Mark)

The minimum mark required to pass this part is of 5 (FMT >= 5).

Six laboratory sessions are scheduled. Each session lasts approximately 120 minutes and the students will work in pairs. This part also will be assessed by continuous assessment. Each session will be only evaluated according to the developed work at the schedule date.

The lecturers will assess the individual student work. They will consider the individual work carried out before the laboratory session to prepare the proposed tasks, the laboratory attendance, as well as the student work in the laboratory. Marks for each session will be (LSM: Laboratory Session Mark) assigned in a 10 points scale. A mark of 0 will be obtained for missing sessions.

The final mark of this part is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the six individual marks:

FML (Final Mark of Laboratory) = Sum(LSMi)/6; i = 1, 2, …, 6

Attendance at the laboratory classes is compulsory. If the student miss more than one laboratory session without a valid documented reason (medical, bereavement or other) he/she will be assigned a grade of 0 for the laboratory part (FML=0).

The classroom workload will be carried out in two hours of B laboratory sessions and all hours of C laboratory sessions. In the first session lecturers will present the objectives and the schedule of the project. They also assign a specific project to each group. In this sessions the lecturer will monitor the group work and the individual student work.

In order to assess the project, the lecturer will consider the quality of the results obtained, their classroom presentation and analysis, and the quality of the final report. The students will be duly informed of the report deadline by the lecturer. The final mark of this part, (GPM: Group Project Mark) , will be assessed in a 10 points scale.

In order to pass this part the student can not miss more than one project sessions and only if this absence is duly justified.

In order to past the subject, students will be required:

+ to obtain FMT >= 5, and

+ no more than one missed laboratory session, and

+ no more than one missed group project session.

The weighted points from all assessed parts are added together to calculate the final mark(FM). The following weightings will be applied: 50% theory, 30% laboratory and 20% group project.

FM = 0,50·FMT + 0,30·FML + 0,20·GPM

A final mark higher than five points (FM >= 5) should be achieved in order to pass the subject.

However, when:

+ FMT < 5, or

+ more than one missed laboratory session, or

+ more than one missed group project session,

the final mark (FM) will be the minimum value among them.

FM = min{ FMT, FML, GPM }

If a student prefers a different educational policy he/she can take an exam on a scheduled date. The date will be specified in the academic calendar. This exam will comprise four parts (similar to the activities completed by the continuously assessed students):

+ an exam if they didn’t go to the lectures regularly (more than 10% unjustified absence).

+ a task monitored by a tutor, (tutored work)

+ a practical exam carried out in the laboratory if they have missed more than one laboratory session.

+ a previously assigned project.

The tutored work and the project will be assigned following the procedure described in advance by the lecturer.

2.a.1 Theory Exam

In order to pass the theory, the student cannot miss more than 10 % of the lectures without a valid documented reason (medical, bereavement or other). Otherwise, he/she will have to attend to an exam (with short or long answer questions). Marks will be (EM: Exam Mark) assigned in a 10 points scale.

2.a.2 Tutored Work

To evaluate the tutored work the lecturer will consider the results, the presentation, the analysis and the quality of the final report. Marks will be (TWM: Tutored Work Mark) assigned in a 10 points scale.

2.a.3 Theory Final Mark

The final mark of theory (FMT) will be:

FMT = TWM (Tutored Work Mark) if the student don’t miss more than 10 % of the lectures.

FMT = EM (Exam Mark) if the student miss more than 10 % of the lectures and MTM >= 5.

FMT = 0 in any other case.

In order to pass the laboratory part, the student cannot miss more than one laboratory session lectures without a valid documented reason (medical, bereavement or other). Otherwise, he/she will have to attend to a practical exam carried out in the laboratory. In this exam the student will be asked to deal with some of the electronic circuits developed in the laboratory sessions as well as some short answer questions related to these sessions. Marks will be (LEM: Laboratory Exam Mark) assigned in a 10 points scale.

The final mark of laboratory (FML) will be:

FML = the arithmetic mean of the laboratory session marks (LSM) when the student didn’t miss more than one laboratory session, that is:

FML = Sum(LSMi)/6; i = 1, 2,…, 6

FML = LEM (Laboratory Exam Mark) when the student missed more than one laboratory session.

LFM = 0 in any other case.

In order to assess the project, the lecturer will consider the quality of the results obtained, their analysis, and the classroom presentation. Marks will be (GPM: Group Project Mark) assigned in a 10 points scale.

In order to pass the subject, it is mandatory:

+ FMT >= 5, and

+ no more than one missed laboratory session or FML >= 5, and

+ no more than one missed group project session or GPM >= 5.

The final mark will be the weighted average of the marks obtained by the student in the different parts. The final mark (FM) will apply a weight of 50% to the final theory mark (FMT), a 30% to the laboratory final mark (FML) and a 20 % to the group project mark (GPM).

FM = 0,50·FMT + 0,30·FML + 0,20·GPM

A final mark higher than five points (FM >= 5) should be achieved in order to pass the subject.

However, when:

+ FMT < 5, or

+ FML < 5 and the student missed more than one laboratory session, or

+ GPM < 5 and the student missed more than one group project session,

the final mark will be the minimum value among them.

FM = min{ FMT, FML, GPM }

The assessment policy in this call will follow the scheme described in the previous section. Dates will be specified in the academic calendar. The lecturer will assign the tutored work and the project to the student. The student has to contact to the lecturer according to an established procedure. The procedure will be published in advance.

Marks obtained in the previous continuous assessment or final exam are kept if the student have got a pass in some parts. Moreover, students cannot take an exam, develop a project or a tutored work task if they have got a pass previously.

The final mark will be the weighted average of the marks obtained by the student as it has described in section 2.

The subject will be taught in Galician and Spanish. It will be assessed in Spanish.