Assessment

Continuous-assessment dates will be published on Campus Virtual and on the presentation slides, specific programming may change when necessary. Any such modification will always be communicated to students through Campus Virtual, which is the usual communication platform between lecturers and students.

Subject assessment (out of 10 points) will be carried out as follows:

• Two individual partial tests, 6 points (out of 10, 3 points each). As part of continuous assessment, the first test will take place during lectures;the second will take placeon the date specified bycoordination. The first partial test will be givenat the end of the first five chapters of the course; the second partial test will be givenonfinishing all the chapters of the course. At least 2.4 points (out of 6 points) must be obtained in order to pass the subject.
• Exercises resolution, 1.5 points (out of 10). As part of continuous assessment, activities must be carried out or exercises must be solved via online quizzes. In some cases, another assessment activity could be programmed and will be informed to the students through the Campus Virtual.
• Mandatory laboratory practices, 2.5 points (out of 10). As part of continuous assessment, certainlaboratory assignments must be fulfilled. In some cases, validation tests may be done to guarantee authorship and the acquisition of competences. At least 1 point (out of 2.5 points) must be obtained to pass the subject.
• Final exam, 6 points (out of 10). Those who have not passed the subject throughthe individual partial tests will have the option to takefinal exam as a re-assessment grade to compensatethe individual partial tests. There is thereforeno separete re-assessment for each partial test;thisexam covers material from the entirecourse. At least 2.4 (out of 6) points must be obtained in order to pass the subject.

Notwithstanding other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with the academic regulations in force, assessment activities (laboratory practices, exercises ressolutions or exams) will receive a zero score 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;

To pass the course it is necessary that the markof each one of the parts exceeds the minimum required and that the overall grade is 5.0 or higher. If you do not pass the subject because some of the assessment activities do not reach the minimum mark required, the mark in the Transcript of Records (ToR) will be the lowest value between 4.5 and the average weighted notes. With the exceptions that the "non-assessable" grade will be assigned to those students who do not participate in any of the assessment activities, and that the mark in the ToR will be the lowest value between 3.0 and the weighted average of the marks, in the event of irregularities have been committed for any assessmentactivity(andtherefore re-assessmentwill not be possible). In order to pass the course with honors, the final grade must be a9.0 o higher. Because the number of students with this distinction cannot exceed 5% of the numberof students enrolled in the course, this distinction will be awardedtowhoever has the highest final grade. In case of a tie, partial-test results will be taken into consideration.

It is important to bear in mind that no assessment activities will be permited for any student at a different date or time to that established, unless for justified causes duly advised before the activity and with the lecturer's previous consent. In all other cases, if an activity has not been carried out, this cannot be re-assessed.

In the case of on-line quizzes, a review may be requested after the date of closure of the quiz. For all other assessment activities, a place, date and time of review will be indicated allowing students to review the activity with the lecturer. In this context, students may discuss the activity grade awarded by the lecturers responsible for the subject. If students do not take part in thisreview, no further opportunity will be made available.

To consult the academic regulations approved by the Governing Council of the UAB, please follow this link: http://webs2002.uab.es/afers_academics/info_ac/0041.htm