8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
Evaluation System |
Continuous assessment |
Non-continuous evaluation * |
Description |
Oral presentations assessment |
10.00% |
10.00% |
Oral presentation (in cooperative work groups) of the topics covered in the course. This presentation cannot be retaken. |
Progress Tests |
20.00% |
20.00% |
Written assessable test on the practical course contents. This activity can be retaken in the written final test of the extraordinary call. |
Final test |
70.00% |
70.00% |
Written final test on the course contents |
Total: |
100.00% |
100.00% |
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According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:
The final test will be held at the date fixed in the official calendar of exams. It will consist of several theoretical questions and practical exercises and have a weight of 70% of the final grade. If the student does not get at least 40% in any of the two sections of the exam (although the average exam mark is over 5), the exam grade will be "FAIL 4".
Students will have the option of taking the so-called "progress test" (20%), oral or written, during the semester on a previously announced date to check to what extent they have acquired the practical contents of the course. Students who do not pass the progress test will be able to retake it in the practical section of the exam in the extraordinary call.
Students who do not participate in the oral presentation of topics (10%) will not have the opportunity to retake this activity.
To add the percentages of the progress test and the oral presentation, the final exam grade must be at least 4 (out of 10).
If a student is caught cheating, (s)he would automatically obtain the grade of 'FAIL 0'.
Grammatical and expression mistakes will be penalised in all kinds of activities to be performed by the student. For every mistake of those included in the list "mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.25 points in the corresponding activity up to a maximum of 3 points (12 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalised.
If necessary, any modifications or adaptations needed in the present course unit description as a result of a change in the teaching or evaluation model derived from the evolution of the pandemic will be documented in a later addendum.
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Non-continuous evaluation:
The final test will be held at the date fixed in the official calendar of exams. It will have a weight of 70% of the final grade.
On the same day, students will take a practical exam, corresponding to the progress test (20%), devoted to checking to what extent students have acquired the practical course contents. Students who fail this practical test will have the opportunity to retake this activity in the exam of the extraordinary call.
Instead of the oral presentation to the class in cooperative work groups, students will have to do an individual oral presentation (10%) via Teams on any of the course topics (to be specified by the lecturer) on a date to be arranged between the lecturer and the student. The oral presentation cannot be retaken.
To add the percentages of the practical test and the oral presentation, the final exam grade must be at least 4 (out of 10).
If a student is caught cheating, (s)he would automatically obtain the grade of 'FAIL 0'.
Grammatical and expression mistakes will be penalised in all kinds of activities to be performed by the student. For every mistake of those included in the list "mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.25 points in the corresponding activity up to a maximum of 3 points (12 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalised.
If necessary, any modifications or adaptations needed in the present course unit description as a result of a change in the teaching or evaluation model derived from the evolution of the pandemic will be documented in a later addendum.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
The retake exam will be held at the date fixed in the official calendar of exams and will consist of several theoretical issues and practical exercises. If the student does not get at least 40% in any of the two sections of the exam, the exam grade will be "FAIL 4" although the average mark is over 5.
It is important to note that (continuous evaluation) students will have the option of maintaining the grade obtained in the progress test if they want to do so. In this case, the weight of the retake exam will be 70% and that of the progress tests up to 20%. To add the percentage of this evaluation activity, and that of the oral presentation (10%), the grade of the retake exam must be at least 4 (out of 10).
If a student is caught cheating, (s)he would automatically obtain the grade of 'FAIL 0'.
Grammatical and expression mistakes will be penalised in all kinds of activities to be performed by the student. For every mistake of those included in the list "mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.25 points in the corresponding activity up to a maximum of 3 points (12 mistakes). If the mistake is
repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalised.
If a student is caught cheating, (s)he would automatically obtain the grade 'FAIL 0'.
Grammatical and expression mistakes will be penalised in all kinds of activities to be performed by the student. For every mistake of those included in the list "mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.25 points in the corresponding activity up to a maximum of 3 points (12 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalised.
If necessary, any modifications or adaptations needed in the present course unit description as a result of a change in the teaching or evaluation model derived from the evolution of the pandemic will be documented in a later addendum.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
The second retake exam will be held at the date fixed in the official calendar of exams. It will consist of several theoretical issues and practical exercises and have a weight of 100% of the final grade. To pass the test, the grade must be at least 5 (out of 10). If the student does not get at least 40% in any of the two sections of the exam (theory and practice), the exam grade will be "FAIL 4" although the average mark is over 5.
If a student is caught cheating, (s)he would automatically obtain the grade of 'FAIL 0'.
Grammatical and expression mistakes will be penalised in all kinds of activities to be performed by the student. For every mistake of those included in the list "mistakes to avoid" (see Moodle), the student will miss 0.25 points in the corresponding activity up to a maximum of 3 points (12 mistakes). If the mistake is repeated, the repetition(s) will be also penalised.