There are two assessment options in Microeconomics 2: continuous assessment and the repeat-period exam. We strongly recommend you take continuous assessment, as it involves work throughout the semester, so making it easier for you to successfully learn. Besides if you take continuous assessment and fail you can still take the repeat-period exam; if you pass the continuous assessment you can also take the repeat-period exam to improve your grade.
Continuous Assessment
Continuous assessment consists of a midterm test, class questions, and the regular-period exam (época normal). The midterm test and the exam are compulsory; if you do not take the midterm test you cannot take the regular-period exam. As long as you have at least 7.5 in the exam, your final grade will be an average with 30% weight for the midterm test, 20% for the class questions, and 50% for the exam; if you have less than 7.5 in the exam you final grade will be exam grade only, which means you will fail.
The midterm test is a 90-minute test, and it will take place between the 2 nd and 6 th of November.
The class questions are questions you answer in classes. In three classes, with no advance notice, we will hand you a question. You will have 15 minutes to write your answer. You grade in the questions will be the average of your best two answers. Any question you do not take counts as a zero-grade question.
Repeat-Period Exam
Students who choose not to take part in continuous assessment can take the repeat-period exam (época de recurso). If you take the continuous assessment and fail you can take the repeat-period exam too. Your marks in the class questions and midterm test will count towards your final mark with the same weights as in continuous assessment if they improve on your mark in the repeat-period exam. If you pass under continuous assessment you can still take the repeat-period exam to improve your grade (you need to register for the exam at the Undergraduate Office in this case, but not if you have not passed yet). The marks in your class questions and midterm test will no longer count in this case.
What you can and cannot use in the class questions, test, and exam
In the class questions, test, and exam you can use non-graphical calculators only. It is your responsibility to bring one with you; you cannot use graphical calculators, even if they have nothing stored in memory and you have no other calculator with you. You must not look up any aid materials. All graphical calculators, mobile phones, tablets, and computers must be switched off and out of the way.
Fraud
Fraud in any assessment is punishable under Article 12 of ISEG's General Regulations for Assessment of Undergraduate Degrees, Students Disciplinary Regulations of the University of Lisbon, and the general law, namely the Código dos Direitos de Autor e dos Direitos Conexos (copyright and related rights).
The Microeconomics 2 Team, 2015-16