Teaching plan for the course unit

(Short version)

Referring to knowledge

Continuous assessment (CA) allows students to opt for a system of evaluation based on the close monitoring of their progress and the regular delivery of a range of tasks throughout the semester. At the beginning of the course, students are informed via the Virtual Campus of the nature of these tasks and their assessment criteria. Note that at least one task has to correspond to an on-campus examination to be completed individually.

Indeed, to complete the process of CA, students have to sit a final examination covering all topics on the syllabus, on a date to be determined by the Academic Board.

The following specific observations apply to this mode of assessment:

• The grade awarded for CA constitutes 50% of the final course grade; the final exam constitutes the remaining 50%. The CA grade can only be taken into account if students score at least 4 out of 10 on the final exam. Failure to do so means students are awarded the mark obtained on this exam as their final course grade.

• Type 1 activities. Participation in and evaluation (in accordance with assessment criteria) of a series of tasks, including tests, short-answer questions, open questions, submission of assignments, class participation, etc. 20% of the CA grade. Activities to be undertaken on campus or virtually, either within or outside scheduled teaching hours. Each activity has a different weighting in the overall assessment.
• Type 2 activities. Knowledge and aptitude. Theoretical and practical tasks. 30% of the CA grade. Compulsory activities to be undertaken on campus.
• Type 3 activities. Knowledge and aptitude. Practical tasks. 50% of the CA grade. Compulsory activities to be undertaken on campus on the day assigned to the exam for students opting for the single mode of assessment.

• Submission of the first CA activity indicates that a student wishes to opt for this mode of assessment.

• The final CA exam is in two parts: theoretical questions and practical exercises, both of which are weighted equally. A minimum mark of 3 out of 10 on both the theoretical and the practical components is required in order for the two parts to be averaged. The final exams corresponding to both the continuous and single modes of assessment are scheduled for the same day and time, but note that their respective weightings differ. 

The procedures and criteria for repeat assessment are the same as those established herein for single assessment. 

1. Any instance of copying or plagiarism in the assessed exercises or in the final examination, as well as the use of or collusion in fraudulent practices in the completion of these activities, shall result in students being awarded a final grade of zero (fail) for the course, with no entitlement to repeat assessment.

2. In cases of copying, plagiarism, or fraudulent conduct, Faculty are obliged to report the matter to the Head of Studies, and such conduct may give rise to the initiation of formal disciplinary proceedings.

Examination-based assessment

Students unable to commit to the requirements of CA may opt for the single mode of assessment. Withdrawal from continuous assessment is permitted up to, but not later than, the date of the final CA examination.

The single mode of assessment comprises a final examination and constitutes 100% of the final course grade. The final exam is in two parts: a theoretical test (comprising open questions) and a practical test (comprising problems and cases to resolve), both of which are weighted equally. A minimum mark of 3 out of 10 on both the theoretical and the practical components is required in order for the two parts to be averaged. The final exams corresponding to both the continuous and single modes of assessment are scheduled for the same day and time.

The procedures and criteria for repeat assessment are the same as those established herein for single assessment. 

1. Any instance of copying or plagiarism in the assessed exercises or in the final examination, as well as the use of or collusion in fraudulent practices in the completion of these activities, shall result in students being awarded a final grade of zero (fail) for the course, with no entitlement to repeat assessment.

2. In cases of copying, plagiarism, or fraudulent conduct, Faculty are obliged to report the matter to the Head of Studies, and such conduct may give rise to the initiation of formal disciplinary proceedings.