Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Class attendance and participation	10	1	0.04	2, 1, 3, 6, 13, 10, 18, 11, 5, 7, 12, 9, 8, 17
Exercises and written essays	15	0.5	0.02	1, 3, 6, 13, 14, 16, 8, 15, 17, 4
Group assignment on current economic events	15	1.5	0.06	2, 1, 3, 6, 13, 14, 16, 12, 9, 8, 15, 17, 4
Two written tests	60	3	0.12	2, 3, 13, 10, 18, 11, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 4

Assessment will be carried out continuously throughout the course, in accordance with the following criteria: 

1. Two written tests: 60%

2. Exercises and written essays: 15%

3. Group assignment on current economic events: 15%

4. Class attendance and participation: 10%

The evaluation of the theoretical content of the subject will be carried out through two written tests. The first one will take place in the middle of the term and the second in the date set by the Faculty for the final exam.

Each of the tests has the same weight in the final assessment (30%).

Therefore, the average grade of the subject is obtained as: 30% (grade of the first test) + 30% (grade of the second test) + 15% (grade of exercises and written essays) + 15% (group assignment on current economic events) + 10% (attendance and participation).

In order to pass the subject, any student should meet the following two:

1. the average grade of the subject is equal to or greater than 5 and,

2. The grade obtained at each of the two partial exams is equal to or greater than 3,8.

Therefore:

• If a student meets the first requirement but not the second, he/she will have an average grade of the subject of 4.5 and will be attend the retake test, as explained below in the section "Retake process".

• If a student meets the second requirement but not the first, or doesn't meet any of them, he/she will obtain an

average grade of the subject that arises from the direct application of the previous weightings, and will be able

to attend the retake test (see "Retake process" below).

Any student who has not attended any of the two written tests will be considered as'non-assessable'

 

Comprehensive evaluation

Students are entitled to request a comprehensive evaluation. The comprehensive evaluation consists of an exam on the content of the entire course which will account for 100% of the final grade. The exam has a duration of three hours.

By requesting the comprehensive evaluation the student waives the option of continuous evaluation.

The comprehensive evaluation must be requested at the Academic Management (Gestió acadèmica) Campus de Sabadell The request must be filed according to the procedure and the deadline established by the administrative calendar of the Faculty of Economics and Business.

Student attendance is mandatory on the day of the comprehensive assessment. The date will be the same as that of the final exam of the semester as per the evaluation calendar published by the Faculty of Economics and Business and approved by the Faculty's Teaching and Academic Affairs Committee.

For the retake procedure, no distinction is made between students who have followed the continuous evaluation and those who have opted for the comprehensive evaluation. All will be re-assessed using the same test or evaluation evidence.

The review of the final qualification will follow the same procedure as for the continuous evaluation.

Calendar of evaluation activities

The dates of the evaluation activities(midterm exams, exercises in the classroom, assignments, ...) will be announcedwell in advance during the semester.

The date of the final exam is scheduled in the assessment calendar of the Faculty.

"The dates of evaluation activities cannot be modified, unless there is an exceptional and duly justified reason why an evaluation activity cannot be carried out. In this case, the degree coordinator will contact both the teaching staff and the affected student, and a new date will be scheduled within the same academic period to make up for the missed evaluation activity." Section 1 of Article 115. Calendar of evaluation activities (Academic Regulations UAB). Studentsofthe Faculty of Economics and Business, who in accordance with the previous paragraph need to change an evaluation activity date must process the request by filling out an Application for exams' reschedule

https://eformularis.uab.cat/group/deganat_feie/application-for-exams-reschedule

Grade revision process

After all grading activities have ended, students will be informed of the date and way in which the course grades will be published. Students will be also be informed of the procedure, place, date and time of grade revision following University regulations.

Retake Process

"To be eligible to participate in the retake process, it is required for students to have been previously been evaluated for at least two thirds of the total evaluation activities of the subject." Section 3 of Article 112. The recovery (UAB Academic Regulations). Additionally, it is required that the student to have achieved an average grade of the subject between 3.5 and 4.8.

The date of the retake exam will be posted in the calendar of evaluation activities of the Faculty. Students who takethis exam and pass, will get a gradeof5 for the subject. If the student does not pass the retake, the grade will remain unchanged, and hence, student will fail the course.

Irregularities in evaluation activities

In spite of other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, "in the case that the student makes any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an evaluation activity, it will be graded with a 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that can be instructed. In case of various irregularities occur in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of this subject will be 0". Section 10of Article 116. Results of the evaluation. (UAB Academic Regulations).