Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
First partial examen	25	2.5	0.1	5, 4, 10
Labs	30	0	0	1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Problems resolution	20	0	0	1, 2, 4, 8
Second partial exam	25	2.5	0.1	5, 4, 10

a) Scheduled evaluation processes and activities 

This subject does not provide for a unified evaluation system.

The evaluation of the subject is continuous through written tests, delivery of written works and practical work in mandatory attendance sessions and evaluated in the laboratory. A minimum compliance is established from which the student is able to pass the course. If these minimums are not reached, the subject is suspended. 

The final grade of the course is obtained as follows: 

n = t·50% + p·20% + q·30%,   

Where t is the mark of the two partial examens, p the mark obtained by delivering solutions to the proposed exercises and q the mark from the labs sessions.

t is obtained with the average between the two partial examans. It is necessary to score a minimum of 4.5/10 in each of the partial exams to pass the subject. If the mark of any partial exam is under 5/10, the result isthe lowest of the following values: the corresponding weighted average or 4.5/10. The mark for any of the parial examns can be re-evaluated in the final exam.

b) Scheduling of evaluation activities 

The dates for the continuous evaluation tests of theory, problems or exercises and practical work will be published on the Virtual Campus (CV) and may be subject to possible programming changes for reasons of adaptation to possible incidents: it will always be reported previously through the CV as it is understood to be the usual mechanism for exchanging information between teachers and students outside the classroom. 

c) Re-evaluation process 

It is possible to try to increase the mark for any of the two parts in the final exam independetly.

The proposed exercised that are not delivered has a mark of 0 and can be re-evaluated later.

Lab sessions and their marks cannot be re-evaluated.

d) Qualification review procedure 

For partial exams and for the final second-chance exam, a specific day and time will be set for review of corrections. All other evaluated activities can be reviewed at the teacher's tutoring hours. 

If, as a result of a review, a change on a mark is agreed, that mark cannot be modified again in a later review. 

e) Special grades 

If no delivery is made, no lab session is attended and no exam is taken, the corresponding grade is a "not gradable". In any other case, "not presented" computes as a 0 for the calculation of the weighted average. In other words, participation in an evaluated activity implies that "not presented" activities are considered as zeros. For example, an absence in a lab session involves a zero for that activity. 

Distinction grades shall be awarded to those who obtain a final grade greater than or equal to 9.5/10, up to a 5% of those enrolled in the descending order of the final grade. At the discretion of the teachers’ staff, other cases may alsobe awarded, provided that it does not exceed 5% of the total enrolled students and that the final grade is 9.0/10 or more. 

f) Irregularities committed by the student, copying and plagiarism 

Copies refer to evidence that the work or exam has been carried out in part or in full without the intellectual contribution of the author. This definition also includes proven attempts to copy exams and reports or work deliveries, as well as violations of the standards that guarantee intellectual authorship. Plagiarism refers to the works and texts of other authors that are passed as their own. It is an intellectual property crime. To avoid incurring in plagiarism, the sources used when writing a report should be cited. 

In accordance with UAB regulations, both copies and plagiarism or any attempt to alter the outcome of the evaluation, own or alien – allowing to copy, for example, imply a final score of the corresponding part of 0 and a suspense of the subject in the case of partial exams, final tests or practical work. Evaluation activities qualified in this way and by this procedure will not be recoverable, and therefore the subject is suspended directly without any kind of second chance in the same academic year. 

h) Evaluation of repeat students 

No differentiated treatment has been established for students repeating the subject. 

 

It is planned to use Intel-Altera's Quartus II and Siemens EDA's ModelSim Student Edition to work on VHDL synthesis and simulation. Temporarily, however, there are limitations (in the process of resolving) the use of these tools. 
Alternatively, the tools available online will be used through the website www.edaplayground.com, managed by Doulos.

For the part of programming embedded systems based on microcontrollers Simplicity Studio software will be used that it is already installed on labs.