GRADING SYSTEN:
• In the Continuous Evaluation System the grading elements are:
o Problem Sets (15% of final grade).
o Group Work Assignments (20% of final grade), consisting of analysing, solving and presenting a case study. Students must organize themselves in groups of five students (max). Students must prepare a written report (hard copy), together with an Excel spreadsheet (when appropriate) and a powerpoint presentation (all in a CD-rom or USB pen).
o Final Exam (65% of final grade), with a minimum grade of 8.0/20.
o The Final Grade will be the maximum of: (i) the average of the 3 elements (problem sets, group work assignments and final exam) or (ii) the final exam grade.
• In the Final Evaluation System:
o The only grading element is the final exam.
Students with a final grade higher than 17 may be required to defend their grades in an
oral exam.