Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Entrega final del laboratori i prova de validació	35%. The minimum mark required by this part is 5 out of 10	2	0.08	1, 2, 11, 3, 10, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13
Final exam	40%. The minimum grade required by this part is 5 out of 10	3	0.12	3, 4, 5, 7, 9
Short tests	25%. No minimum mark is required for this part	2	0.08	4, 7

Assessment Criteria and Activities

The only assessment criterion for the course is the demonstrable achievement of conceptual and applied competencies. Formal evidence of this achievement will be accepted through the following formal evaluation activities:

    A1: First short exam
    A2: Second short exam
    A3: Final exam
    A4: Final exam resit
    A5: Lab submission and test

Each exam activity assesses all concepts discussed in the course up to the date of that test. These exams are designed in the spirit of the practical cases analyzed throughout the course; that is, they simultaneously engage multiple concepts and require precise and technically correct answers. For this reason, students must be aware that a superficial review of the materials will not likely be sufficient to achieve a passing grade.

Lab submissions are assessed separately to measure the more applied aspects of the subject. The correct submission of all mandatory deliverables is a necessary condition for passing. Informative feedback will be provided for all intermediate submissions. The final, mandatory submission will be assessed based on its correctness, scope, and the author's ability to explain and defend their solution. In addition to submitting a correct and unique solution, students will be requiredto pass a hybrid theoretico-practical test designed to verify the solution's authorship and the true acquisition of the applied skills discussed in this part of the subject. Failure to pass this test will result in a non-passing grade both in the Lab assessment and the course as a whole.

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Assessment System

The course consists of two parts assessed separately: exams and lab work. Both parts must be passed independently in order to pass the course.

• 65% of the final grade corresponds to the exam activities (A1–A4). Two short exams will be held during the course.
  25% of the final grade will be calculated as:
  MAX(0.5 × (A1 + A2), A2, A3, A4)
  The remaining 40% will be: MAX(A3, A4)

  This system allows students to demonstrate learning at different times and address previously identified deficiencies.
  Note: Passing the final exam or its resit (MAX(A3, A4)) is essential in order to pass this part and, therefore, the course.

• 35% of the final grade corresponds to the final lab submission and accompanying test (A5). Only informative feedback will be provided for the intermediate lab submissions proposed during the course.

Honors distinctions will be granted based strictly on the final score (which must be at least 9.0), and only at the professor's discretion.

This course does not offer the option of a single final assessment.

The assessment dates will be published on the Virtual Campus and may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be communicated via the same channel, which is considered the main communication medium between faculty and students.

Grades for each assessable activity will be published and made available to all students, in accordance with UAB regulations. Exams will be graded using a common rubric. The detailed application of this rubric will be provided individually as part of formative feedback. Students will be able to review the grades of all assessed activities.

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Retakes and Failing Grades

The final exam (activity A3) can be resat through activity A4. There is no retake option for the short exams (A1, A2).

The lab component can also be retaken through a new submission and/or a written test.

Without prejudice to applicable disciplinary measures and in accordance with current academic regulations, irregularities in assessable activities will result in a grade of zero (0) for the affected activity. These activities will not be recoverable. If passing the activity is a requirement for passing the course, the course will be considered failed with no option for recovery within the same academic year.

Irregularities include (among others):

• Total or partial copying of a practical assignment, report, or any other assessable activity

• Allowing others to copy your own work

• Submitting group work not entirely completed by all listed authors

• Unauthorized use of AI tools (such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT or similar) to solve exercises, assignments, or assessable activities (see note below)

• Presenting third-party materials as your own, including translations or adaptations

• Possessing communication devices (mobile phones, smartwatches, camera pens, etc.) during individual exams

• Speaking with others during individual exams

• Copying or attempting to copy during tests

• Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, unless explicitly permitted

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage. Any work that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in partial or total penalties to the grade for the activity, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

If the course is not passed due to not achieving the minimum required grade in one or more activities, the final grade will be thelower value between 3.0 and the weighted average of all activities.

Exceptions:

• Students who do not participate in any assessable activity will receive a grade of "Not assessable".

• Students who commit an academic irregularity will receive a grade of 3.0 (or the weighted average, if lower). These students will not be eligible for compensated pass.

In summary: copying, allowing copying, plagiarism, or any similar attempt in assessable activities will result in a non-compensable fail.