1. Continuous assessment

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

In order to be assessed by
continuous assessment, the student cannot miss more than one
theory session, more than one laboratory session and more than one
project session; and only if this absence is duly justified.

The subject comprises three different
parts: theory (20%), laboratory (20%) and project (60%). Once a task
has been assessed, the students can not do/repeat the task at a later
date. The marks are valid only for the current academic course.

1.a Theory

Attendance at the theory classes is
compulsory. In order to pass the theory part, the student cannot miss
more than one theory session and only if this absence is
duly justified.

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 work, the lecturer will consider the results, their
analysis and presentation, and the quality of the written report. The
students will be informed of the deadline by the lecturer. The
tutored work mark (TWM) will be assessed in a 10 points scale. If the
students present their works after the deadline the TWM will be 0.

The final mark of theory (FMT) will
be: FMT = TWM.

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

1.b Laboratory

Three laboratory sessions are
scheduled. Each session lasts approximately 150 minutes and the
students will work in pairs (whenever possible). 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
lecturer will consider the work of the students carried out before
the laboratory session to prepare the proposed tasks, the work in the
laboratory to deal with them as well as the student’s behavior.

Marks for each laboratory session
(LSM) will be assessed in a 10 points scale. A mark of 0 will be
obtained for missing sessions. In order to pass the laboratory part
the students can not miss more than one laboratory sessions and only
if this absence is duly justified. The final mark of laboratory (FML)
is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the individual laboratory
session marks:

FML = (LSM1 + LSM2 + LSM3)/3

1.c Project

In the first session lecturer will
present the objectives and the schedule of the project. They also
assign a specific project to each group (two students per project
whenever possible). After that, the most important part of the
workload will be developed in the laboratory: one laboratory session
(B hours) and the project sessions (C hours).

In order to assess the project, the
lecturer will consider the results, their analysis and presentation,
and the final oral presentation. The final mark of project (FMP) will
be assessed in a 10 points scale. The minimum mark required to pass
this part is of 5 (FMP>=5). The students are only allowed to miss
one project session and only if this absence is duly justified.

1.d Final mark of the subject

The weighted points from all assessed
parts are added together to calculate the final mark (FM). The
following weightings will be applied: 20% theory (FMT), 20%
laboratory (FML) and 60% project (FMP).

In order to pass the subject,
students will be required to pass the theory, laboratory and project
parts. In this case the final mark (FM) will be:

FM = 0.2·FMT + 0.2·FML + 0.6 FMP.

However, when the students do not
pass both parts (FML < 5 or FMP < 5), or miss more than 1
theory session, or more than 1 laboratory session, or miss more than
1 project session, the final mark will be:

FM = min{4 ; (0.2·FMT
+ 0.2·FML + 0.6 FMP)}.

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

2. Final Exam

The students who prefer a different
educational policy can attend an exam on a scheduled date. The date
will be specified in the academic calendar. This exam will comprise
three parts: theory exam, laboratory exam and project. The student
will prepare a written project report to be handed in just before the exam.
The final project must be presented within one week of delivery of
reports. In order to assign the project, the student has to contact
to the lecturer at least four weeks before the exam.

In order to pass the theory, the
student will have to attend to an exam with test questions and/or
sort answer questions. The theory exam will be assessed in a 10
points scale and and the final mark of theory (FMT) will be the
obtained mark.

In the laboratory 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. The laboratory exam will be assessed in a
10 points scale and the final mark of laboratory (FML) will be the
obtained mark.

In order to assess the project, the
lecturer will consider the results, their analysis and presentation,
and the quality of the written report. The project will be assessed
in a 10 points scale and the the final mark of project (FMP) will be
the obtained mark.

In order to pass the subject,
students will be required to pass each part (FMT>=5, FML>=5 and
FMP>=5). In this case the final mark (FM) will be:

FM = 0.2·FMT + 0.2·FML +0.6 FMP.

However, when the students do not
pass all parts (FMT < 5 or FML < 5 orFMP < 5), the final
mark will be:

FM = min{4 ; (0.2·FMT
+ 0.2·FML + 0.6 FMP)}.

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

3. Second opportunity to pass the
subject

The assessment policy in this call
will follow the scheme described in the previous section. Dates will
be specified in the academic calendar. This exam consist on a theory
exam, a laboratory exam and a project. The student will prepare a
written project report to be handed in just before the exam. The final
project must be presented within one week of delivery of reports. In
order to assign the project, the student has to contact to the
lecturer at least four weeks before the exam.

The marks obtained in the previous
continuous assessment or final exam are kept for those parts in which
the student has not attended. The final mark will be calculated as it
has described in:

• section
  1 to students with the theory part passed in continuous assessment.
• section 2  for all other
  case.