Economics I (1 º Sem 2013/2014)

Economics 1 - Assessment Rules

1 ^st Semester of 2013-14

There are two assessment options in Economics 1: continuous assessment and the recourse-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 recourse-period exam; if you pass the continuous assessment you can also take the recourse-period exam to improve your grade.

Continuous Assessment

Continuous assessment consists of a midterm test with a 25% weight in your final grade, class questions with a 15% weight, and the normal-period exam with 60% weight. All three components are compulsory: if you do not take part in the class questions or the midterm test you will not be allowed to take the normal-period exam. To obtain approval under continuous assessment you must obtain at least 7 in the normal-period exam. These rules apply to all students, including working students.

The midterm test is a 45-minute test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions of the same type as have appeared in tests of previous years. It will take place during the class of 11 ^th of November. We will announce the topics covered in the test in due time. You cannot use books, notes, electronic devices, or any other aid material in this test.

The class questions are questions you answer in classes. In four classes, with no advance notice, we will hand you a question. You will have ten minutes to write your answer. To take part in continuous assessment you need to submit answers to at least two questions, but you will get a higher mark if you answer more questions. After all questions have been answered, if you answered more than two, you choose two answers to be marked; the other answers you have submitted, if any, will not be marked. Answers will be graded 0, 5, 10, 15, or 20. Your grade in the class questions is computed as follows: (sum of the marks in your chosen answers  +  5 x number of answers you submitted)/3. You can look up any books and notes, but cannot use any electronic devices while answering these questions.

The normal-period exam (exame em época normal) is a two-hour exam consisting of multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions and exercises of the type as has been used in previous years. You cannot use any books, notes, or any other learning material. You can use non-graphical calculators, but cannot use graphical ones (see note on Authorised Calculators on this site). The exam takes place on the 6 ^th of January 2014 at 9 am.

Recourse-Period Exam

Students who choose not to take part in continuous assessment can take the recourse-period exam (exame em época de recurso), which takes place three weeks after the normal-period exam, on the 27 ^th of January 2014 at 12 noon. If you take the continuous assessment and fail you can take the recourse-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 but only if they improve on your mark in the recourse-period exam. If you pass under continuous assessment you can still take the recourse-period exam to improve your mark (you need to register for the exam at Secretaria das Licenciaturas 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.

The recourse-period exam is a two-and-a-half-hour exam consisting of multiple-choice questions, open-ended questions and exercises, and a short essay of the same type as recourse-period exams in previous years. As in the normal-period exam you cannot look up any learning material and cannot use graphical calculators.

Fraud

Fraud in any assessment is punishable under Article 12 of the RGAC (ISEG's general assessment rules), Regulamento Disciplinar do Estudantes da UTL (UTL students' disciplinary regulations) and the general law, namely the Código dos Direitos de Autor e dos Direitos Conexox (copyright and related rights).

The Economics 1 Team, 2013.2014