Assessment

To evaluate the learning level of the students we establish a formula that combines acquisition of knowledge, abilities in problem solving and the skills to work in a team as well as to justify the obtained results in a project.

Final grade is computed as a weighted sum of the marks obtained in the different performed activities:

       Final Score = 0.5 * Theory Score + 0.1 * Problem Score + 0.4 * Project Score

This formula will be computed only in the case that Theory Score is greater or equal to 5, and the Project Score is greater or equal to 6. No constrain is applied on the Problem Score. If the Final Score is >=5, but the minimun thresholds are not achieved in on the the Scores, then the Score in the transcript will be 4.5. 

The Theory Score evaluates the individual achievements of the student in the theoretical contents, this is performed in a continuous form during the course through different tests. These tests pursuit to individually evaluate the student abilities in solving problems using the theoretical contents explained in the course, as well as, the level of abstraction achieved byt the student in the understanding of these techniques. 

The Theory Score is calculated as the average of the score of two Partial Exams:

    Theory Score = 0.5 * Partial 1 Score + 0.5 * Partial 2 Score

this mark is computed only if the the Score of the partial are greater than 3.5. When the Scores are given, a date and time of an Exam Revision Session will be announced.  

Retake Exam. In case the Theory Score does not achieve the 5 to pass,the student can retake the exam 1, the exam 2 or both. To compute the final Theory Score we consider the maximum between the first mark and the corresponding retake mark of theperformed by the student.

The Problem Score pursuits to provoke the student to work on the theoretical content as they are given during the course, specific problems are posed to make the student have to apply the theoretical contents just after they have been explained in the lectures. The solved problems are weekly delivered.

        Problem Score =takes into account the number of deliverables and their correctness

This score is computed in the final mark if the % of deliverables is superior to 70% of the total.

The Project Score has an essential weight in the final mark, it pursuits the student to program and explore the studied techniques within the frame of the global goal of a contextualized project. Additionally, the student has to demonstrate its skills in doing all this work in a team and defending the final results. Two projects are performed, and the score is

        Project Score = 0,5 * Projecte 1 Score + 0,5 * Project 2 Score

To compute this Score every one of the projects has to get a mark greater or equal to 6. The mark for each one of the projects is computed from a compilation of marks:

        Project Score = 0,6 * Individual Mark + 0,4 * Group Mark

Group Mark has to be greater or equal to 5.

        Individual Mark = 0,4 * Quiz_Mark + 0,3 * Individual_Presentation + 0,3 * Participation_in_groupl

        Group Mark= 0,6 * Code_Mark + 0,3 * Report_Mark + 0,1 * Group_Presentation

Quiz_Mark and Code_Mark have to be greater or equal to 5.

Retake Sessions.  In case the Project score does not arrive to the adequate level to pass, the students will have two recovery options:

The option of delivering and defense again their projects in a specific retake session. In case the student requires to go to this retake session, then the maximal Group_Mark that can be obtained is 7.

The option of doing the quiz in a retake session. In case the student requires to go to this retakesession, then the maximal Quiz_Mark that can be obtained is 7.

Important notes:

In case the subject is not passed due to one of the evaluation activities does not arrive to the minimum required score, the final score in the transcript will be the minimum between 4.5 and the final mark obtained if the threshold is not considered, with the exception that the numeric score in the transcript will be in between 3.0 and the final mark obtained if the threshold is not considered, for the case the student have performed any irregular act in an evaluation activity, such as those explained below.

Grade will be “Non-Graded” (“No Avaluable”) in the case the student did not participate in any of the evaluation activities.

Grade will be “Honors” (“Matrícula d’Honor”) in the case the rank of the grade is less than the maximum number of honors can be given in a course, and the value of the grade is over a threshold that will be stablished by the teacher.

The evaluation and delivery dates will be published Campus Virtual cv.uab.cat and might be shifted if there is any change in the planning due to any unexpected event. Students will be informed about any change through cv.uab.cat that will be the usual communication mean between students andteachers.

For the case of students retaking the course, no recognition withgrades of the previous year will be considered.

Notwithstanding other disciplinary measuresdeemed appropriate, and in accordance with the academic regulations in force, assessment activities will receive a zero whenever a student commits academic irregularities that may alter such assessment. Assessment activities graded in this way and by this procedure will not be re-assessable. If passing the assessment activity or activities in question is required to pass the subject, the awarding of a zero for disciplinary measures will also entail a direct fail for the subject, with no opportunity to re-assess this in the same academic year. Irregularities contemplated in this procedure include, among others: 

• the total or partial copying of a practical exercise, report, or any other evaluation activity;
• allowing others to copy;
• presenting group work that has not been done entirely by the members of the group;
• presenting any materials prepared by a third party as one’s own work, even if these materials are translations or adaptations, including work that is not original or exclusively that of the student;
• having communication devices (such as mobile phones, smart watches, etc.) accessible during theoretical-practical assessment tests (individual exams).

 An overall grade of 5 or higher is required to pass the subject. A "non-assessable" grade cannot be assigned to students who have participated in any of the individual partial tests or the final exam.

 No special treatment will be given to students who have completed the course in previous academic years, except that the seminar grade previously obtained can be assigned to this course gradebook.

 The grade in the Transcript of Records (ToR) will be the lowest value between3.0 and the weighted average grade, in the eventof irregularities having been committed for any assessment activity (and therefore re-assessment will not be possible).