Continuous assessment

Assessment activity dates will be indicated by the lecturers in the first week of classes and on the information document of the subject, available on the Campus Virtual.

Students have to perform 6 individual assessment activities in class:

• Two individual oral presentations: 15% of the final mark, each one (15% + 15%).
• Two individual tests about vocabulary, oral and written comprehension: 25% of the final mark, each one (25% + 25%).
• Two individual writing assignments: 10% of the final mark, each one (10% + 10%).

The subject’s final mark will be the sum of the six partial percentages (15% + 15% + 25% + 25% + 10% + 10% = 100%).

Students must attend assessment activities (on the date and at the time established). The subject's two lecturers must be notified of any absences from assessment activities in advance, via e-mail. In the case of a health problem, an official medical certificate must be provided. Any absence from assessment activities must be justified by means of official documents. If a student is unable to attend an assessment activity for work reasons, the two lecturers must be notified at least one week in advance.

The subject’s lecturers will evaluate any exceptional cases or circumstances personally.

Following the subject and contacting its lecturers are solely the responsibility of each student. Any communication regarding this subject must be sent to the two lecturers.

The subject’s schedule may vary depending on the group’s pace of work and needs. The lecturers reserve the right to make any modifications they consider appropriate.

Review

When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturers will provide written notification of a dateandtime for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturers.

Missed/failed assessment activities

Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for. Students may only retake assessment activities they have failed or for which they have not presented evidence of evaluation. The lecturers may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities.

In the case of an assessment activity being retaken or compensated for, the highest mark that can be obtained for the subject is 5.

The lecturers will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts.

Once the subject has been passed, it may not be reassessed.

Classification as "not assessable"

In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.

Misconduct in assessment activities

Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject.

Students may not retake assessment activities in whichthey are found to have engaged in misconduct.

Plagiarism is considered to mean presenting all or partof an author's work, whetherpublished in print or in digital format, as one's own, i.e. without citing it. Copying is considered to mean reproducing all or a substantial part of another student's work. In cases of copying in which it is impossible to determine which of two students has copied the work of the other, both will be penalised. 

Single assessment

This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.

Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the teacher responsible for the subject, for the record.

Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.

On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be presented as a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).

Single assessment activities

The final grade for the subject will be calculated according to the following percentages:

 1. One individual oral presentation: 20% of the final mark.

 2. One individual test about grammar and vocabulary: 30% of the final mark.

 3. One individual tests about oral and written comprehension: 30% of the final mark.

 4. One individual writing assignments: 20% of the final mark.

The subject’s final mark will be the sum of the four percentages (20% + 30% + 30% + 20% = 100%).

Grade revision and resit procedures for the subject are the same as those for continual assessment. See the sectionabove in this Study Guide.