1. To pass this course, the student may opt to do an Assessment Throughout the Semester ( ATS ) or by a final exam
2. Students who achieve a positive grade on the overall ATS evaluation (>= 9,5 over 20) will not have to do the final written exam; otherwise, the final exam will be mandatory (regular season or appeal season)
3. Students with a positive grade in the ATS, can still opt to do the final exam, thus abdicating the ATS grade ; In this case, the final grade for the course will be the exam score, whatever it may be .
4. The ATS will consist of 3 individual mini-tests and two group assignments, individually assessed, with the following weights in the evaluation
A. Best grade of the 3 tests 30%
B. 2nd best grade of the 3 tests 20%
C. Lowest grade of the 3 tests 10%
D. Group presentation of a given theme in class 15%
E. Excel and Access Project 25%