1. Continuous assessment

The course can be
passed with full marks from continuous assessment, with no need to sit the
final exam. If the students assist to more than 2 laboratory sessions means that they follow the continuous assessment.

The weighting and
content of each continuous assessment part are as follows:

1.1 Test (NTest):

• It
  consists on a short answer questionnaire carried out preferably using the
  FaiTic platform.
• It covers all of the contents taught in the
  theoretical classes or laboratory practices.
• The estimated date will be the 11th week of the
  course.
• The student pass this part if he/she gets a mark
  greater than or equal to 5.

1.2 Laboratory practices (NPrac):

• The student should complete 6 of the 7 sessions
  in order to pass this part.
• The student should correctly implement the
  circuits described in the guidelines of the practice and submit a report
  corresponding to each laboratory session. The qualification of each practice
  depends on these achievements.
• It can be developed individually or by groups of
  2 students. In this last case and if both attend the practice, the qualification is the same for the 2
  students.
  
  
• The student will pass this part if he/she gets an
  average greater than or equal to 5. The weighting of each practice is the
  same to obtain the NPrac mark.

1.3 Project (NPro):

• It should be oral presented by the authors.
• It can be developed individually or by groups of
  2 students. In this last case, the 85% of the qualification is common for
  both members of the group meanwhile the 15% represents the individual
  qualification obtained from the oral presentation of each student.
  
  
• The student will pass this part if he/she gets a
  mark greater than or equal to 5.

1.4 Final qualification of continuous assessment
(Final_ca)

The final qualification of continuous assessment is obtained as
follows:

Final_ca: = (NTest*0.3 + NPrac*0.3 + NPro*0.4) if NTest is greater than or equal to 5
and NPrac is greater than or equal to 5 and NPro is greater than or equal to 5;

Final_ca = min [(NTest*0.3 + NPrac*0.3 + NPro*0.4), 4] in other case;

The student who fails one or more of the parts of continuous assessment has
another opportunity to pass any part in the final assessment:

• He/she can
  make a written long answer exam and this mark replaces NTest.
• He/she student can improve
  his/her laboratory mark (NPrac) by means of an exam. This exam consists of
  several problems related to the contents of laboratory practices.
• He/she can
  complete and present his/her project (NPro) before the date of the final exam.
  
  

2. Final assessment and second call

In those cases in which the student decides not to carry out the continuous evaluation tasks, the final qualification is based on:

• A final exam comprising all the topics of the subject. It usually
  consists of several questions and problems and lasts about 2.5 hours. The
  pass mark for this exam is 5 out of 10 and deserves 60% of the final qualification (NEx).
• The students should also
  present a project with the same objectives and complexity of the project developed
  in continuous assessment. This project deserves 40% of the final
  qualification (NPro) and should be presented before the date of the final
  exam.

The final qualification (Final_ex) is obtained as follows:

Final_ex = (NEx*0.6 + NPro*0.4) if NEx is greater than or equal to 5 and NPro is greater than or equal to 5;

Final_ex = min [(NEx*0.6 + NPro*0.4) , 4] in other case.

This assessment system applies as well to the second call.

3. Other
comments

• The exams will be written in Spanish. The student can use the Spanish,
  English or Galician for the reports, works or presentations.
  
  
• The grades obtained from the continuous assessment
  and final exams are only valid for the current academic
  year.
• The use of books, notes or electronic devices such as phones or
  computers is not permitted in any test or exam. Mobile phones must be
  turned off and out of reach of the student.
• In the case that plagiarism is detected in any of the tasks/exams done/taken, the final score for the subject will be 'fail' (0) and the teachers will inform the School authorities so that they take the actions that they consider appropiate.