General Observations
In order to pass this course a minimum of 5 out of 10 in the final mark is required. A mark of 4 out of 10 is the minimum required in each of the following parts of the subject: objective test (final exam) and case study. In addition, in order to pass the subject, students must complete at least 50% of all the activities included in theassessment plan. Students who do not meet these requirements or those who do not attend the official exam will be given a grade of NP (absent).
Students are expected to complete all the assignments and readings suggested by the lecturer(s), and to come to the sessions prepared to discuss them. Students must visit the eLearning platform for the course regularly. Students are expected to check their university email on a regular basis: announcements and last-minute changes will be notified via email.
Deadlines for assignments are strict. Late submissions will be penalized(25% off final mark), unless they are duly justified. Assignments that are more than 2 days late will not be graded.
Academic misconduct (including cheating, plagiarism, collusion or fabrication of results) will not be tolerated and will be penalised. Essays and written assignments may be tested through Turnitin in order to detect wrong citations, plagiarism or any other type of fraud. Should this occur, the rules for plagiarism will be applied. Turnitin recognises papers previously turned in by other people (or the student him/herself) at this university or other universities, as well as other material found on the Internet.
Written activities must meet the minimum requirements of linguistic correctness (spelling and grammar, punctuation, syntax, lexical precision, or formal register).
July Opportunity
Students who fail to pass the subject in January will be required to take the “second opportunity” in July, with the following distribution of percentages: 1) Objective test (40%); 2) Laboratory practice (20%); 3) Case study (40%). Students can retake the parts of the subject they have failed.
Part-time Students
Students who are officially registered as part time, and have been granted permission not to attend classes, as stipulated in the regulations of this University, will be assessed in either of the opportunities according to the same criteria specified for the second opportunity.
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