Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
First partial test (theory lessons)	35%	2	0.08	CM08, KM12, KM13, KM14
Practical lessons	20%	1	0.04	KM14, SM13, SM14
Problems solving activity participation	5%	4	0.16	CM08, CM09, SM13
Second partial test (theory lessons)	35%	2	0.08	CM08, KM12, KM13, KM14
Solving of a cell biology problem (individually)	5%	1	0.04	KM14, SM13

EVALUATION

ATTENTION: Attendance at laboratory practices is mandatory. Failure to attend laboratory practices without justification will imply that students can NOT pass the subject.

In order to pass the subject, students must obtain a grade of ≥5 points (out of 10).

1 - CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

1.1 - THEORY:

It will represent 70% of the final grade. There will be 2 partial eliminatory tests of the subject, each of which will have a weight of 35% of the final grade. The first test will be held when approximately half of the theoretical content has been taught. The second test will be carried out once all the theoretical contents have been taught.

Although each midterm exam eliminates material, the second midterm exam will also include, indirectly, content from the first block of topics.

In order for the two partial tests to average, the minimum grade for each of them must be ≥3.5. In addition, the average grade of the 2 midterm tests must be ≥4 in order to pass the subject.  

Students who do not take any of the partial tests or who obtain a grade lower than 3.5 in any partial test, or who after taking all the partial tests do not pass the subject, may take the final recovery test and take the corresponding part(s).

Students who have NOT taken the midterm exams without just cause will NOT be able to take the retake exam.

1.2 - PROBLEMS:

It will represent 10% of the final grade and will be obtained from two grades with a weight of 5% each. A 5% will be obtained by solving a problem individually during the 2nd midterm test. Students who do not take the 2nd midterm exam for justified reasons may do this exercise during the final retake exam. The remaining 5% will be obtained from active participation in problem sessions and the resolution of questionnaires at the end of the sessions.

1.3 - PRACTICES IN THE LABORATORY:

Internships represent 20% of the final grade. At the end of each practice, students will make a brief questionnaire about it. The practice grade will be the average obtained from the grades of all the questionnaires.

Failure to attend an internship without justification will result in the reduction of the average grade of the questionnaires to 75%. Failure to attend two practices will imply a reduction of 50%. In case of not attending three or more practices without justification, students will not be able to pass the subject.

In order to attend internships, students must justify having passed the biosafety and safety tests that they will find on the Virtual Campus and be aware of and accept the operating rules of the laboratories of the Faculty of Biosciences.

1.4 - OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

• Students who take less than 60% of the programmed evaluation activities will be considered NOT EVALUATED, considering as evaluation activities: i) any test to evaluate the theoretical contents; ii) the set of practices; iii) individual resolution of a problem. Attendance at ≥3 of these activities will require the introduction of a grade in the student's academic record.
• In the event that students do not pass the theoretical part of the subject, but pass the practical part (obtaining a minimum of 5 points out of 10), this practical grade will be kept for a period of two additional enrolments. In the event of not exceeding 5 points, the practices will have to be repeated the following year.
• Under nocircumstances will the problem note be kept.
• Students who cannot attend an individual assessment test for a justified reason (such as a health problem, death of a relative up to the second degree, accident, elite athlete status and have a competition or sports activity that is mandatory, etc.) and provide the corresponding official documentation The teaching staff and the coordination of the degree (official medical certificate explicitly stating the inability to take an exam, police report, justification from the competent sports body, etc.), will have the right to take the test on another date. The coordination of the degree will ensure that it is carried out, after consultation with the teaching staff of the subject.
• In order to be able to take the exam to IMPROVE GRADE of the theory part, students must have passed the subject with a grade of ≥5 points before the retake. Students will have to choose between two options: i) renounce in writing (by e-mail) the overall grade of the theoretical part and present themselves of the total theory, ii) present themselves to a global exercise of the subject that will allow them to increase the grade up to a maximum of 1 point of the final grade, without renouncing the grade previously obtained. Students must notify the teaching staff responsible for the subject at least 48 hours before the retake exam of their intention to take one of the two modalities to improve their grade.

 

2 - SINGLE EVALUATION

Students who opt for single assessment must request it within the deadline and in the manner indicated by the Faculty.

2.1 - THEORY AND PROBLEMS:

This part represents 80% of the final grade of the subject, and will be evaluated by:

Single exam of theory and problems: The singleevaluation of theory and problems will consist of an exam that will be held on the day of the 2nd partial test of the subject and will consist of:

• Multiple-choice questions and/or short questions or exercises referring to all theory contents;
• A Cell Biology Problem;

Theory and problem retake exam: The retake of the single assessment will be on the same day and time as the continuous assessment retake test.

 

2.2 - LABORATORY PRACTICES:

• ATTENTION: Although students take advantage of the single assessment, they must carry out the practices of this subject in face-to-face sessions. Attendance at the practices is MANDATORY and ESSENTIAL to be able to take the single theory and problems exam.
• Laboratory practices represent 20% of the final grade of the subject. At the end of each practice, students will make a brief questionnaire about it. The practice grade will be the average obtained from the grades of all the questionnaires.
• Failure to attend an internship without justification will result in the reduction of the average grade of the questionnaires to 75%. Failure to attend two practices will imply a reduction of 50%. In case of not attending three or more practices without justification, students will not be able to pass the subject.

2.3 - OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

• In the event that students do not pass the theoretical part of the subject, but pass the practical part (obtaining a minimum of 5 points out of 10), this practical grade will be kept for a period of two additional enrolments.
• Under no circumstances will the problem note be kept.
• Students who cannot attend an individual assessment test for a justified reason (such as a health problem, death of a relative up tothe second degree, accident, elite athlete status and have a competition or sports activity that is mandatory, etc.) and provide the corresponding official documentation The teaching staff and the coordination of the degree (official medical certificate explicitly stating the inability to take an exam, police report, justification from the competent sports body, etc.), will have the right to take the test on another date. The coordination of the degree will ensure that it is carried out, after consultation with the teaching staff of the subject.
• In order to be able to take the exam to IMPROVE GRADE of the theory part, students must have passed the subject with a grade of ≥5 points before the retake. Students will have to choose between two options: i) renounce in writing (by e-mail) the overall grade of the theoretical part and present themselves of the total theory, ii) present themselves to a global exercise of the subject that will allow them to increase the grade up to a maximum of 1 point of the final grade, without renouncing the grade previously obtained. Students must notify the teaching staff responsible for the subject at least 48 hours before the retake exam of their intention to take one of the two modalities to improve their grade.