Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Activities	15% (no minimum mark required)	3	0.12	5, 9, 4, 3, 2, 6, 8, 7, 1
Final knowledge validation test	35% (minimum: 5 out of 10)	2	0.08	5, 9, 3, 2, 6, 8, 7, 1
Half-term knowledge validation test	15%. (no minimum mark required)	1	0.04	5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 8, 7, 1
Lab sessions monitoring and possible validation test	35% (mínimum: 5 out of 10)	3	0.12	9, 2, 8, 1

Evaluation criteria

The evaluation will be continuous and formative based on the learning evidences generated by the students in the elaboration of the class activities, the mid-term control and the final validation exam and the reports of development of the laboratoty sessions.

Activities and instruments that will be used to evaluate:

Activities

They are non-recoverable activities that take place within or outside the theory and problem sessions, without regular regularity. They are not compulsory (they do not have to be done to pass the subject). Examples of these activities can be: a commentary on a documentary seen at class, homework assignments, the description of a theatrical activity done in class, a small and brief test of two questions about the theory session or problems.

Mid-course control and final examinations of validation of knowledge and laboratory sessions

The mid-term control is a non-recoverable individual written test that aims to validate if each student has achieved the minimum knowledge of the subject worked up to that moment. It does not eliminate content for the final exam and it does not have a minimum mark for this test.

The final exam and laboratory tests are individual written tests that aim to validate if each student has achieved in a minimum way the global knowledge and the abilities of the subject. These exams are motivated by the high importance given to the correct achievement of the knowledge and skills of the subjects. The final validation test is mandatory for every student. The laboratory examination is mandatory for everyone who does not demonstrate the achievement of the practices in the corresponding evaluation sessions that follow each project.

A retake exam of the final exam is planned for those students who have not passed it on the first opportunity.

Laboratory sessions

The laboratory sessions consist in the accomplishment of a series of projects with which they are tried to acquire knowledge and skills seen in theory or totally new ones. It is equally important to have worked in all the development of these sessions, such as having understood and learned the knowledge that is derived from it. The attendance of the practical sessions is compulsory.

Indicators that will be used to qualify the learning achieved

We will value that the resolutions of the activities proposed in class are well argued and corrected if appropriate. We will value the participation of the students and the reports or documents delivered. In the practical part, we will use as indicators the preparation and the active participation in the sessions of laboratory and in the session of evaluation and the quality in the elaboration of the reports. In the mid-term test and in the final exam and the validation of laboratory sessions the main indication will be the degree of correction of the answers to the questions raised.

Note about copies, plagiarism and other irregularities

Notwithstanding other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with the current academic regulations, irregularities committed by a student that may lead to a variation of the qualification will be classified by zero (0). Assessment activities qualified in this way and by this procedure will not be recoverable. If it is necessary to pass any of these assessment activities to pass the course, this subject will be suspended directly, without opportunity to recover it inthe same course. These irregularities include, among others:

•     the total or partial copy of a practice, report, or any other evaluation activity;
•     allow to be copied;
•     to present a group work that has not be entirely done by the members of the group;
•     present as own materials prepared by a third party, even if they are translations or adaptations;
•     to have communication devices (such as mobile phones, smart watches, etc.) accessible during the theoretical-practical exams.

If the student does not pass the subject due to the fact that none of the evaluation activities do not reach the minimum grade required, the numerical mark of the student record will be the lowest value between 4.5 and the weighted average of the notes. With the exceptions that the "non-evaluable" qualification will be awarded to students who do not participate in any of the assessment activities, and that the numerical note of the record will be the lowest value between 3.0 and the weighted average of the notes in case the student has committed irregularities in an evaluation act (and therefore it will not be possible to approve it for compensation).

Course assesment

The final grade of the subject, which includes assessment on the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies, will be calculatedbyweighting:

•     35% of the qualification by means of the final exam. The minimum mark required by this part is 5 out of 10.
•     35% of the qualification by means of the final grade of the laboratory part, calculated from the weighted average of the qualifications of each project. At least a 5 out of 10 must be obtained in each project. The minimum grade required by this part is 5 out of 10 and the laboratory validation exam is evaluated with Pass / Fail mark.
•     15% of the qualification by means of the mid-term exam. No minimum mark is required for this part.
•     15% of the qualification by means of the grade of the activities. No minimum mark is required forthis part.

The final grade of 15% corresponding to the mid-year control, MC, will be calculated based on the mark obtained in the final exam. If the MC grade is equal to or greater than 1.5 and the final exam score is equal to or greater than 5, then it will be taken as MC, the maximum between 5 and its value. This is due to the fact that the final exam evaluates all the theoretical content of the subject.

Granting an honorific matriculation qualification is a decision of the faculty responsible for the subject. The regulations of the UAB indicate that passing the course with honours can only be awarded to students who have obtained a final grade of 9.00 or more. It can only be granted up to 5% of the total number of students enrolled.

There will be no automatic validation. Validations must be requested explicitly following the procedure that will be indicated on the first day of class. There is no differentiated treatment for repeating students.

All important dates and information of the course, such as examination's dates or laboratory projects information and delivery dates, will be published in the Campus Virtual. 

 

Single assessment

In this course, students cannotbenefit from a single assessment.