Continuous assessment

The continuous assessment (EC) method will assess the results achieved by students in the different activities carried out throughout the course, grouped into four parts: Final Exam (PF), Theoretical-Practical Controls (PT), Laboratory Practices (PL) and Deliverable Reports (PE). The weights for each part will be: PF 40 %, PL 30 %, PE 20 % and CT 10 %.

There will be two evaluation controls of theoretical-practical knowledge (PT1 and PT2) throughout the course. Each of them will account for 15 % of the final continuous assessment mark. These controls will be interspersed with the theory sessions. The PT FINAL grade will be the arithmetic mean of PT1 and PT2.

The student will be assessed for each laboratory session carried out (PL1 to PL7). Each practice will account for 3% of the final continuous assessment grade, except for PL2 and PL7, which will be 2.5%. This evaluation will be carried out by reports or questionnaires. It could be the case that a report and a questionnaire could be requested simultaneously for the assessment of a single session. The delivery of the reports and the completion of the questionnaires will be carried out telematically through the MOOVI platform. In addition, during seminar and/or theory class hours, students will be asked to complete and submit different exercises (PE).

The final continuous assessment test (PF) will include all the contents of the subject and will have a weight of 40% in the final continuous assessment mark.

The continuous assessment mark (NEC) will be the result of applying the weighted arithmetic average of the marks for each of the parts (PF, PT, PL and PE), as shown in the following equation:

NEC=0.4 PF+0.3 PT+0.2 PL+0.1 CT

In order to pass the continuous assessment, two conditions must be met: having a NEC≥5 and a PF≥4. If the latter condition is not met, the PL grade will be ignored, and the student will obtain a failing grade in the continuous assessment of the subject, with a score equal to the minimum of 4.0 and the weighted average of PF and PT.

Ordinary exam

Those students who do not manage to pass the subject by the continuous assessment method must do the ordinary exam, where all the competences of the subject will be assessed. The results of this exam will account for 100% of the student's final mark. A mark greater than 5 is a requirement for passing the course. Finally, it is worth highlighting that all students have the option to raise their NEC. In other words, students who have passed the subject by continuous assessment will have the possibility of taking the ordinary exam to improve their mark.

Extraordinary exam

Students who have not passed the course in the ordinary exam will sit an extraordinary exam which will have the same format and the same requirements as the ordinary exam.

Ethical commitment

As both a member of the military and a student of the University of Vigo, the student is subject to the obligations derived from both institutions. As far as university students are concerned, the University Student Statute, approved by Royal Decree 1791/2010 of 30 December, establishes in article 12, point 2d, that university students have the duty to "refrain from using or cooperating in fraudulent procedures in assessment tests, in the work carried out or in official university documents". Likewise, the Law 39/2007 on Military Careers, in its article 4 concerning the rules of behaviour of the military, states in its fifteenth rule that the military "shall perform their duties and obligations with accuracy, motivated by a sense of honour, [...]".

Therefore, the student is expected to behave ethically. If unethical behaviour is detected during the course (cheating, plagiarism, use of unauthorised electronic devices or other), the student will be penalised with a grade of "0.0" on the written test or deliverable and will have an NEC of "0.0" at the end of the term.