8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
Evaluation System |
Continuous assessment |
Non-continuous evaluation * |
Description |
Theoretical papers assessment |
15.00% |
15.00% |
Non-compulsory activity that cannot be retaken. To be carried out before end of teaching period |
Laboratory sessions |
20.00% |
20.00% |
Compulsory activity that can be retaken. To be carried out during lab sessions |
Final test |
55.00% |
55.00% |
Compulsory activity that can be retaken.
To be carried out at the date of the final exams of the ordinary course. |
Assessment of active participation |
10.00% |
10.00% |
Non-compulsory activity that cannot be retaken. To be carried out during the theory/lab sessions |
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:
In compulsory activities, a minimum mark of 40% is required in order to pass that activity and have the possibility to therefore pass the entire subject. The evaluation of the activities will be global and therefore must be quantified by means of a single mark. If the activity consists of several sections, each section may be evaluated separately provided students are informed in writing of this evaluation criterion at the beginning of the academic year. In the case of the activities that may be retaken (i.e., rescheduling), an alternative activity or test will be offered in the resit/retake exam call (convocatoria extraordinaria).
The partial tests will be common for all the theory/laboratory groups of the subject and will be evaluated by the lecturers of the subject in a serial way, i.e., each part of the final exam will be evaluated by the same lecturer for all the students.
A student is considered to pass the subject if she/he obtains a minimum of 50 points out of 100, taking into account the points obtained in all the evaluable activities, and also has passed all the compulsory activities.
For students who do not pass the subject in the final exam call (convocatoria ordinaria), the marks of activities already passed will be conserved for the resit/retake exam call (convocatoria extraordinaria). The oral presentations assessment (non-recoverable activity) will be conserved for the resit/retake exam call even if it has not been passed. In the case of the passed recoverable activities, the student will have the opportunity to receive an alternative evaluation of those activities in the resit/retake exam call and, in that case, the final grade of the activity will correspond to the latter grade obtained.
The qualification of the passed activities in any call, will be conserved for the next academic year at the request of the student, provided that it is equal or superior to 5 and the training activities and the evaluation criteria of the subject are not modified in the next academic year.
The failure of a student to attend the partial 1 and partial 2 tests will automatically result in her/him receiving a "Failure to attend¿ (no presentado). If the student has not passed any compulsory evaluation activity, the maximum final grade will be 40%.
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Non-continuous evaluation:
Students who cannot regularly assist to the formative activities may apply, at the beginning of the quatrimester to be subject to non continuous evaluation. In the same manner, a student who is realizing the continuous evaluation encounters circumstances
that inhibit him from assisting the activities of the continuous evaluatation, may apply for non continuous evaluation. In this case the application should be submitted before the date of the exams of the ordinary course in accordance with a deadline to be clarified
at the beginning of the semester. Students who are subject to non continuous evaluation will be globally evaluated in two annual courses, an ordinary and an extraordinary, with 100% of the compentencies evaluated via the systems specified in the row "Non continuous evaluation". In the "Non continuous" mode it is not mandatory
that grades of activities acquired during continuous evaluation are saved
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation tests will be conducted for all recoverable activities.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Same characteristics as the resit/retake exam call.