A) Attending students:

Learning outcomes are assessed through class participation (20% weight), a written exam (40% weight), and an oral final exam (40% weight).

A written mid-term exam will be held on October 27 (9-13). It will cover all the topics discussed in class until lection n. 6 and the related readings.
It will consist of 10 multiple choice questions + 1 open question.
Part one: 10 questions each with four answers and only one correct. A right answer gains one points (no answer and a wrong answer will not gain or lose any point).
Part two: one open-ended question which requires the student to provide his/her reasoned written answer. The answer shall be rated on a scale from a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 10 points.
The result of the written exam is the sum of the grades in the two parts on a 30-point scale (where the minimum passing grade is 18).

2. A final written pre-exam will be held the first week of December (date TBD). It will cover:
(i) (for students who passed the mid-term exam) all the topics from lection n. 7 up to lection n. 18, and the related readings.
(ii) (for students who did not pass the mid-term exam) the entire course.
Part one: 5 questions each with four answers and only one correct. A right answer gains two points (no answer and a wrong answer will not gain or lose any point).
Part two: two open-ended questions which require the student to provide his/her reasoned written answer to both questions. Each answer shall be rated on a scale from a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 10 points.
The result of the written exam is the sum of the grades in the two parts on a 30-point scale (where the minimum passing grade is 18).

3. Final: For students who did not pass the final pre-exam, a Final exam will be held in the dates provided by the general calendar. It will be written and oral.
Students who passed the pre-exam will take only an oral exam. In case of students who passed the MId-term but not the Pre-exam, they will retake the Mid-term remains valid, and they will retake the written Pre-exam at the moment of the final.

January or February, 2017, (date to be confirmed)

An oral exam on the course content to define the final grade, starting from the average of November 5th and December 16th grades (minimum passing grade is 18).

B) Non attending students:

A written and oral final exam will be held, covering the whole programme