Appeal Period ( Época de Recurso)
All students enrolled in the course unit (CU) have access to this assessment period.
Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Article 3 of GRAUD, assessment in this period is composed by a final, unseen, individual, closed-book written exam, 2 hours and 30 minutes long.
Normal Period ( Época Normal)
Students who meet the minimum requirements for participation in the continuous assessment (in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 2 of GRAUD) have access to the written exam in the normal period.
The final mark in the normal period is the weighted arithmetical average of the following assessment components:
- final written exam…………………………………… 60%
- mid-term test……………………………………....... 20%
- theory questions................................................... 20%
Final Written Exam
The final, unseen, individual, closed-book written exam is 2 hours long.
Mid-Term Test
The unseen, individual, closed-book mid-term test will be held in the week 2-6 November. The test is 1 hour long and it is composed by 15 multiple-choice questions.
Theory Questions
During the semester there will be 3 windows of opportunities to respond simple theory essay questions during lectures or seminars. Students will choose two amongst the three possible responses to be marked.
These questions are based upon the core readings and lectures taught. Each question will be presented without warning during a lecture or seminar and students will be given a maximum of 10 minutes to answer. Questions are unseen and they are to be answered individually within a standardized space. Students may consult any materials on paper. The final mark of this component is the simple arithmetic mean of the marks obtained in the two selected theory questions.
Minimum Requirements
In order to participate in the normal period ( época normal) students must meet the following minimum requirements:
- to have answered in the final written exam;
- to have answered the mid-term test;
- to have handed a minimum of two answers to the theory questions in.