Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Practices	30	2	0.08	CM21, KM28, SM30
Theory/Problems Control 1	35	2	0.08	KM24, KM28, SM30
Theory/Problems Control 2	35	2	0.08	KM24, KM28, SM28, SM30

a) Scheduled evaluation activities

Theory/Problems Test 1: 35% of the final grade;

Theory/Problems Test 2: 35% of the final grade;

Practices: 30% of the final grade;

 

To pass the course, the weighted average of the three assessment activities must be at least 5. This rule will apply as long as the following conditions are met:

- The grade obtained in Test 1 and Test 2 is at least 3.5 in each, and the average between both tests is at least 5.

- The practices grade is at least 5.

 

Regarding tests, re-assessments, and any other assessable activity, no student will be allowed to enter the classroom 5 minutes after the start of the test/activity. 

If the student does not pass the course, the numerical grade on the transcript will be the lower of 4.5 and the weighted average of the grades.

 

b) Scheduling of Assessment Activities

The schedule of assessment activities will be announced on the first day of the course and will be published on the Virtual Campus. These dates may be subject to scheduling changes to accommodate potential incidents; these changes will always be reported on the Virtual Campus, as it is understood to be the usual mechanism for exchanging information between faculty and students.

 

c) Retake Process:

Students who, despite completing the continuous assessment, have not achieved the minimum required to pass the course will have the option of retaking the entire Theory/Problems section in a single exam. The maximum grade thatcan be achieved on this exam is 7; therefore, this will be the maximum grade that can be achieved on the Theory/Problems section by retaking the exam. The practical part, due to its nature, cannot be retaken.

 

d) Grade Review Procedure

For each assessment activity, a review location, date, and time will be indicated so that students can review the activity with the faculty. If the student does not attend this review, the activity will not be reviewed later.

 

e) Grades

Matriculation with Honors: A student may obtain a Matricula with Honors grade provided the final grade for the course is 9 or higher, taking into account the maximum percentage of Matriculas with Honors that can be awarded according to UAB regulations.

Given that the assessment methodology is continuous, the submission of any assessable evidence (problem exercises, tests, practicals, etc.) is interpreted as an express intention to take the course and, therefore, to receive a grade other than Not Assessable (NA). A grade of NA can only be obtained by not submitting any assessable evidence throughout the entire course.

The final grade for a subject will be rounded to the nearest whole number when it is one-tenth of a value that would result in a change to a higher qualitative grade.

 

d) Student Irregularities, Cheating, and Plagiarism

Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, any irregularities committed by a student that may lead to a grade variation in an assessable activity will be graded with a zero (0). Assessment activities graded in this manner and by this procedure will not be recoverable. If it is necessary to pass any of these assessment activities to pass the course, the course will be immediately failed, with no opportunity to recover it in the same academic year. These irregularities include, among others:

• copying all or part of anassignment, report, or any other assessment activity;
• allowing copying;
• submitting group work not fully completed by group members (applied to all members, not just those who have not worked);
• unauthorized use of AI (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, or equivalent) to complete any assessable activity;
• Presenting materials prepared by a third party as one's own, even if they are translations or adaptations, and generally works with elements that are not original and exclusive to the student;
• Having communication devices (such as mobile phones, smart watches, camera pens, etc.) accessible during individual theoretical and practical assessment tests (exams);
• Talking with classmates during individual theoretical and practical assessment tests (exams);
• Copying or attempting to copy from other students during theoretical and practical assessment tests (exams);
• Using or attempting to use material related to the subject during theoretical and practical assessment tests (exams), when these have not been explicitly permitted.

For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, proofreading, or translations. Students must clearly identify which parts were generated with this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how they influenced the process and the final result of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered academic dishonesty and may result in a partial or total penalty on the activity grade, or greater sanctions in serious cases.

The numerical grade of the transcript will be the lower value between 3.0 and the weighted average of the grades in the event that the student has committed irregularities in an assessment act (and therefore passing by compensation will not be possible).

In summary: cheating, allowing cheating, or plagiarizing (or attempting to cheat) in any of the assessment activities is equivalent to a FAIL, which cannot be compensated and will not allow validation of parts of the course in subsequent years.

 

g) Assessment of repeating students

No separate assessment is planned forrepeating students.

 

g) Single assessment

This course does not include the single assessment system.