CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT: 

In order to be qualiffied following the continuous assessment proccess,
the student will have to attend at least to the 80% of the programmed
activities. The continuous assessment will be based in the evaluation of practical task, projects and two tests. Once a student has signed a document of agreement with the process of continuous assessment, the final degree will be obtained by the application of the criteria described bellow, even though a student could miss some of the tasks or tests envolved in the process.

The final grade with be obtained from the weighted sum of the grade obtained in the following tasks with the given weights:

1. Tutored works: The students will deliver three reports on tutored works during the weeks 5th, 9th and 14th. The total weight of tutored works on the final grade is 35 %.

2. Reports of practical tasks (Weight: 15 %).

3. Short answer tests : A short answer tests is scheduled around the 6th week. (25 % of the final grade)

4. A second examination, containing problems and exercises is scheduled on the official scheduled date at the end of the semester.(25 % of the final grade)

Tutored works are developed in groups.  The final grade will be weighted
taking into account the results of a cross assesment survey. To
consider as "satiscactory" the contribution of each student to the group
a minimum grade of 2 over 5 points is stablished. 

The studenst have to show good skills in all the learning outcomes,
therefore, four points over a ten points scale must be obtained in all
the learning outcomes evaluated during the continuous evaluation
process. The final grade will be obtained through the addition of the
grades obtained during the process with the weights given before. At
least five over ten points should be obtained to pass the subject. It could happen that the minimum grade required for all the learning outcomes (4 points) is not fullfilled and the weighted average calculated if greater than 5 points. In this case, the final grade resulting form the continuous assesment process will be 4 over 10 points.

FINAL EXAMINATION
A final examination in the officeal date scheduled and officially published is available for all the students.

1. Students following the continuous evaluation process, will have the chance to improve their grade. Those students that did not reach the minumum grade required for the practical tasks, should deliver those jobes required for the teachers on the official scheduled date for the final examination.
2. The final examination is also available for those students that for some reason could not follow the continuous evaluation assessment process. In this case the final examination will consist in two short answer tests, and some additional questions related with the practical tasks and projects.

The subject is assessed in a 0 to 10 points scale and it is considered "passed" if the final grade obtained is equal or greater than 5.

SECOND CALL:

There is scheduled date in july for a final examination retake, for those students that either dropped out during the semester or failed. Prior the examination, a student can choose to follow the continuous assessment or the final examination. In the former selection, the grades obtained in the projects and practical tasks will be taken into account and the student will only answer to the short answer tests. If the later, (final examination), the student will have also to answer a full examination as described before. The conditions former described for the Continuous Evaluation asessment are kept in this second call.