Re-sit Period

All students enrolled in the course unit (CU) have access to this assessment period.

Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Article 3 of GRRKA, assessment in this period is composed by a final, unseen, individual, closed-book written exam, 2 hours and 30 minutes long.

Normal Period

Students who meet the minimum requirements for participation in the continuous assessment (in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 2 of  GRRKA) 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 .............................. 50%

- individual assignment ........................ 15%

- mid-term test ...................................... 20%

- theory questions ................................. 15%

All assessment components have integer marks.

Final Written Exam

The final, unseen, individual, closed-book written exam is shorter than that of the re-sit period.

Individual Assignment

The online (via Fenix) individual assignment will be held on 8 October 2024 in the lecture slot. It is 20 minutes long and consists of 4 essay questions that use a dataset and require using a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel). The assignement covers chapter 1 of the syllabus.

Mid-Term Test

The unseen, individual, closed-book mid-term test will be held on 12 November 2024 in the lecture slot. The test is 30 minutes long and it is composed of 15 multiple-choice questions.

Theory Questions

During the semester there will be 3 windows of opportunity to respond simple theory essay questions during lectures: 1 October, 22 October, and 19 Novermber. Students will choose two amongst the three possible responses to be marked.

These questions are based upon the core readings and lectures taught in the previous three weeks. Students will be given a maximum of 10 minutes to answer each question. 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 students must meet the following minimum requirements:

- to have handed the individual assignment in;

- to have handed the mid-term test in;

- to have handed a minimum of two answers to the theory questions in.