Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
1. First partial exam	30	2	0.08	KM07, KM08
2. Second partial exam	35	2	0.08	SM05
3. Exercises solved in class	10	2	0.08	KM07, KM08
4. Lab sessions	25	4	0.16	SM05

This subject does not contemplate the single evaluation system.

a) Scheduled evaluation process and activities

The subject consists of the following assessment activities:

Evaluation activities	Weight grade continuous evaluation	Minimum score
First Partial (P1)	30 %	3.5
Second Partial (P2)	35 %	3.5
Problem Set (PRO)	10 %
Laboratory Practices (LAB)	25 %	5.0

In order to pass the subject, it will be necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 3.5 in the P1 and P2 partials and a minimum grade of 5.0 in LAB.

It should be noted that LAB activity is non-recoverable. Therefore, failing it with a grade lower than that indicated above means not being able to pass the subject.

EVALUATION IN THE MIDTERM EXAMS (P1, P2)

Two written tests will be carried out as part of the continuous assessment, and they will be conducted and evaluated individually.

EVALUATION IN CLASS PROBLEM COLLECTION (PRO)

At the end of some problem-solving sessions, students will be asked to complete a short exercise and/or questionnaire on the content covered, which must be submitted before the end of the class. The exercise may be completed and assessed individually or in groups, depending on the type of activity.

EVALUATION IN PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES (LAB)

Practical activities are approved by continuous evaluation.

The evaluation activities maybe:

• Delivery of reports and/or exercises of the practice sessions. The grade will be up to 1 point (out of 10) in total.
• Practical class evaluation tests (they may be oral).
• You must take all the practical assessment tests and get more than a 1.5 (out of 10) in each test to be able to make an average.
• You must have a 5 (out of 10) of the evaluation of the internship to be able to average with the rest of the evaluation activities of the subject.

b) Programming of evaluation activities

The schedule for the midterm exams P1 and P2 will be published on the Virtual Campus and on the School of Engineering website. Evaluation dates are set at the beginning of the course and there is no alternative make-up date in case of absence. If any changes to the schedule occur due to unforeseen circumstances, updates will always be communicated via the Virtual Campus.

The evaluation of lab work (LAB) will take place during the scheduled lab sessions.

The problem-solving assignments (PRO) will be carried out during the problem sessions.

c) Recovery process

A final exam will be held where the student can recover the P1 and/or P2 partials.

In accordance with the coordination of the Bachelor's Degree and the management of the School of Engineering, the following activities may not be recovered:

• Laboratory practices (LAB), 25% of the final grade
• Problem collection (PRO), 10% of final grade

d) Procedure for reviewing grades

For each assessment activity, a location, date, and time for review will be provided, during which students may go over the activity with the teaching staff. In this context, students may submit grade appeals, which will be evaluated by the same instructor who assessed the activity. If the student does notattend this review session, the activity will not be reviewed at a later time.

 e) Grades

Honors. Granting a grade of honours (MH) is the decision of the teaching staff responsible for the subject. UAB regulations indicate that MHs can only be awarded to students who have obtained a final grade equal to or higher than 9.00. Up to 5% of MH of the total number of students enrolled can be awarded.

Not assessed: A student will be considered non-assessable (NA) if they have not taken any of the P1, P2 midterm exams and taken more than two lab sessions.

Final grade: the final grade will come from the weighted average of all the evaluation activities. Anyone is considered approved who:

• has a final grade equal to/higher than 5 and
• has approved practices (minimum have a 5) and
• do not have any partial below the minimum grade (3.5) to make an average.

In the event of not passing the subject due to the fact that any of the evaluation activities does not reach the minimum grade required, the numerical grade of the transcript will be the lowest value between 4.5 and the weighted average of the grades.

f) Consequences of irregularities committed by students: copying, plagiarism, use of AI, etc.

Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures that may be considered appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, any irregularities committed by a student that may affect their grade will result in a score of zero (0). Assessment activities marked this way will not be recoverable. If passing any of these activities is necessary to pass the course, the subject will be failed directly, without the option of recovery during the same academic year. These irregularities include, among others:

• Total or partial copying of a lab assignment, report, or any other evaluable activity.

• Allowing others to copy.

• Submitting a group assignment that has not been entirely done by the group members.

• Submitting as original any materials prepared by a third party, even if translated or adapted, or in general any work containing non-original content not exclusively created by the student.

• Having communication devices (e.g., mobile phones, smartwatches, etc.) accessible during individual theoretical-practical exams.

• Unauthorized use of AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, or equivalents) to complete exercises, labs, or any evaluable task.

If a student commits any irregularity during an assessment, the grade recorded in the transcript will be the lower value between 3.0 and the weighted average of the grades (thus, compensation to pass the subject will not be possible).

In future editions of this course, students who have committed irregularities during an assessment will not have any of their previously completed assessment activities validated. In short: copying, letting someone copy, or plagiarizing (or attempting to) in any evaluable activity results in a FAIL, not compensable, and with no partial validations in future editions of the subject. 

g) Evaluation of repeating students

At the beginning of the academic year, if possible, it will be notified if there is validation of internships. If applicable, the validation of internships will only be carried out when it is requested and approved fromthe previous year.