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The course planning in lectures and the estimated time of the most important assessment milestones is detailed below (the dates provided for both the theory and the laboratory tests are tentative: the schedule of the midterm/intermediate exams will be approved in the Comisión Académica de Grado (CAG) and will be available at the beginning of each academic semester).
- Week 1: Theory introduction + Lectures 1 and 2
- Week 2: Lecture 3 | Practice introduction + Practice 1
- Week 3: Lectures 3 and 4 | Practice 2
- Week 4: Lecture 4 + Theory Test 1 (PT1) | Laboratory Test 1 (PP1)
- Week 5: Lecture 4 | Practice 3
- Week 6: Lecture 5 | Practice 4
- Week 7: Lecture 5 | Practice 45
- Week 8: Lecture 5 + Theory Test 2 (PT2) | Laboratory Test 2 (PP2)
- Week 9: Lectures 5 and 6 | Practice 6
- Week 10: Lecture 6 | Practice fulfilment + Project (1h)
- Week 11: Lecture 6 | Project (2h) + Project design submission (pseudocode or flowchart)
- Week 12: Lecture 7 + Theory Test 3 (PT3) | Project (1h) + Laboratory Test 3 (PP3)
- Week 13: Lecture 7 | Project (2h)
- Week 14: Project (2h)
- Before the final exams, project submission (coding and documentation)
- Finals: Final Theory Test (PTF) - Final Laboratory Test (PPF)
In all courses the School offers two evaluation modes: Continuous evaluation and eventual evaluation.
The student must opt to the latter one explicitily, no latter than the week before the Laboratory Test 2 (PT2) is taken.
The continuous evaluation will be considered as "passed" if the final grade (NFC) obtained by the student is at least 5. This final grade is the weighted geometric mean between the theory, laboratory and project tests grades, calculated as follows:
NFC = NTC^0.5 * NPC^0.2 * NPR^0.3
where: - Theory Grade by Continuous Evaluation: NTC = 0.1*PT1+0.1*PT2+0.2*PT3+0.6*PTF
- Practice Grade by Continuous Evaluation: NPC = 0.25*PP1+0.25*PP2+0.5*PP3
- Project Grade : NPR = 0.9*PPF+0.1*PDD
The Final Theory Test (PTF) is an exam that may consist of short answer questions and/or multiple choice questions and/or troubleshooting and/or exercises. It assesses the mastership of the contents introduced in the lectures.
The Final Practice Test (PPF) assesses the proper coding in C to deal with a medium level project. While the project development is a group activity, it is assessed individually. Indirectly, the PPF also assesses the mastership of the contents introduced in the lectures and the laboratory practices.
The Design and Documentation Test (PDD) assesses the quality of the pseudocode or the flowchart describing the project's design (submitted the 11th week), and project's documentation report submitted before the final exams
The use of the weighted geometric means implies that the course is not passed if either NPC or NTC or NPR is graded cero.
No test in the continuous evaluation mode is repeatable; that is, the instructor has no obligation to reschedule an evaluated activity missed by a student.
The date and procedures for the revision of the grades will be known before the evaluation tests. The students will have the chance of reviewing the grades preferably within two weeks after the evaluation.
In order to pass the course by the eventual evaluation mode, the final grade obtained by the student (NFF) must be at least 5.
This mode will consist of the same exams as the continuous evaluation one (although with different weight in the final grade), that is, an exam that may consist of short answer questions and/or multiple choice questions and/or troubleshooting and/or exercises (PTF) and a laboratory test (PPF, which will include the evaluation of the project). The final grade is the weighted geometric mean between the theory and project grades, calculated as follows:
NFF = NTF^0.5 * NPR^0.5
Both the continuous evaluation grade (NFC) and the eventual evaluation grade (NFF) will be computed to all students that take the final tests (theory and practice). The final grade will be the higher one.
A "No Present" grade will be granted:
- If the student opts for the continuous evaluation mode, when no test is taken after the Laboratory Test 1 (PP1)
- If the student opts for the eventual evaluation mode, when no final test (PTF and PPF) is taken.
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University regulations allow students to take an additional test to pass the course (second call evaluation). In order to pass the course using this second call evaluation, the final grade obtained by the student (NFS) must be at least 5.
This second call evaluation will consist of an exam that may consist of short answer questions and/or multiple choice questions and/or troubleshooting and/or exercises (Second Call Theory Test: PTS) and a laboratory test which will include the evaluation of the project (Second Call Laboratory Test: PPS). The final grade is the weigthed geometric mean between the theory and practice grades, calculated as follows:
NFS = NTS^0.5 * NPS^0.5
where: - Theory Grade by second call Evaluation (NTS): if the student takes the Second Call Theory Test, NTS will be the grade achieved in that test:
NTS = PTS
Otherwise, NTS will be the theory grade obtained for the theoretical tests in his/her first chance evaluation.
- Practice Grade by second call Evaluation (NPS): if the student takes the Second Call Laboratory Test, NPS will be the weighed addition of the grade achieved in that test plus the grade obtained in the design and documentation test:
NPS = 0.9*PPS+0.1*PDD
Otherwise, NPS will be the practice grade obtained for the practical tests in his/her first chance evaluation.
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In order to pass the course using the (end of degree) extraordinary evaluation system, the final grade obtained by the student (NFG)
must be at least 5.
This Extraordinary
evaluation will consist of an exam that may consist of short answer
questions and/or multiple choice questions and/or troubleshooting and/or
exercises (Extraordinary Theory Test: PTG) and a laboratory test which
will include the evaluation of the project (Extraordinary Laboratory
Test: PPG). The final grade is the weigthed geometric mean between the
theory and practice grades, calculated as follows:
NFG = NTG^0.5 * NPG^0.5
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All the partial and final grades will only be valid for the term the student is enrolled to, that is, in case the student repeates the subject, he or she will not retain any of the grades of the previous year.
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Plagiarism is regarded as serious dishonest behavior. If any form of plagiarism is detected in any of the tests or exams, the final grade will be FAIL (0), and the incident will be reported to the corresponding academic authorities for prosecution
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