The assessment of Derecho Penitenciario Law will be carried out in the following way:

-30% of the final mark will be determined by: 

- A practical test based on the activities carried out during the course in the practical classes (debates, resolution of practical cases, etc.); the test will be held at the end of the semester, the date being set sufficiently in advance. 

- A written activity carried out in a group, as a general rule, which will be handed in via the Virtual Campus. The instructions for the completion and delivery of the activity will be explained in class and announced on the virtual Campus.

-The remaining 70% will be determined by the performance of an objective test, on the day of the official exam (first or second opportunity). Its characteristics will be announced on the virtual Campus, and it will consist of a multiple-choice test.

In the case of the English programme (Prison Law), this percentage will be 40%-60%, and will be carried out as follows:

-40% of the final mark will be determined by:

- An oral presentation of a topic that will be previously set in class.

- A written activity that will be delivered through the virtual Campus or Microsoft Teams group. The instructions for the completion and delivery of the activity will be explained in class and announced through the virtual Campus or Microsoft Teams group.

-The remaining 70% will be determined by the completion of an objective test, on the day of the official exam (first or second opportunity). Its characteristics will be announced through the virtual Campus, and will preferably consist of a series of short/medium length questions.

In the case of students who have requested and obtained the dispensation provided for in article 7.5 of the Regulations on the system of dedication to study at the UDC, this dispensation exempts them from attending class, as indicated in the aforementioned article, but they will follow the general assessment system for the subject indicated in the teaching guide. 

The fraudulent performance of the tests or evaluation activities, once verified, will directly imply the qualification of failure in the call in which it is committed: the student will be qualified with "suspenso" (numerical grade 0) in the corresponding call of the academic year, whether the commission of the fault occurs in the first opportunity as in the second. To this end, the grade will be modified in the first opportunity report, if necessary.