Theoretical presentations by the instructor will be combined with the discussion of cases and readings and the solution of practical exercises. On a regular basis students will be assigned readings and problems, and they are expected to prepare these in advance of or during class sessions, as instructed.

1. Continuous evaluation

Evaluation of this course will be carried out on a continuous basis. In particular, there will be two partial exams (weighing each 40% in the final grade) and every week exercises will be collected (20% weight). The exercises will be collected by the instructors during the course, typically during the practical class sessions. If an exercise is assigned to be solved in class, it will only be collected during that particular class session; therefore these exercises cannot be handed in before or after the session, nor can they be handed in on behalf of the student by a third person.

If a student has obtained a score lower than 3,5 on, at most, one of the two partial exams, he or she will be allowed to repeat that particular test. Also students who have not reached a minimum score on exams or who after averaging the three grade components obtain a final grade between 3,5 and 4,9, will be offered a reevaluation, consisting of an exam of the contents of the subject. Students who take this examn and pass, will get a overall numerical grade for the course will be a 5; if the student does not pas the retake, the overall numerical grade for the course will be the score that had been obtained before the reevaluation.

A student, who has taken part in one exam, will be considered as taking the course, and therefore will be given a numerical grade as described above. However, students not taking part in any exam will be considered as “not evaluated”.

2. Comprehensive evaluation (Art. 265 of the Normativa Acadèmica de la UAB)

The comprehensive evaluation must be requested at the AcademicManagement (Gestió acadèmica) of the Campus where the degree/master's degree is taught. The request must be filed according to the procedure and the deadline established by the administrative calendar of the Faculty of Economics and Business.

Attendance :

• Student attendance is mandatory on the day of the comprehensive assessment. The date will be the same as that of the final exam of the semester as per the evaluation calendar published by the Faculty of Economics and Business and approved by the Faculty's Teaching and Academic Affairs Committee. The duration of the comprehensive assessment must be specified in the characteristics of such activity.

Calendar of evaluation activities

\"The dates of evaluation activities cannot be modified, unless there is an exceptional and duly justified reason why an evaluation activity cannot be carried out. In this case, the degree coordinator will contact both the teaching staff and the affected student, and a new date will be scheduled within the same academic period to make up for the missed evaluation activity.\" (Section 1 of Article 264 of the Normativa Acadèmica de la UAB). Students of the Faculty of Economics and Business, who in accordance with the previous paragraph need to change an evaluation activity date must process the request by filling out an Application for exams' reschedule https://eformularis.uab.cat/group/deganat_feie/application-for-exams-reschedule

Grade revision process

After all grading activities have ended, students will be informed of the date and way in which the course gradeswill be published. Students will be also be informed of the procedure, place, date and time of grade revision following University regulations. The review of the final qualification for comprehensive evaluation will follow the same procedure as for the continuous evaluation.

Retake Process

\"2. To be eligible to participate in the retake process, it is requiredfor students to have been previously been evaluated for at least two thirdsof the total evaluation activitiesof the subject. 3. To participate in the retake process, the teacher responsible for the subject may require having obtained a minimum grade in the averageof the subject. Under no circumstances may this grade exceed3.5\" (Sections 2 and 3 of Article 261 of the Normativa Acadèmica de la UAB).

For the retake procedure, no distinction is made between students who have followed the continuous evaluation and those who have opted for the comprehensive evaluation. All will be re-assessed using the same test or evaluation evidence.

Irregularities in evaluation activities

In spite of other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, \"in the case that the student makes any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an evaluation activity, it willbe graded with a 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that can be instructed. In case of various irregularities occur in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of this subject will be 0\". (Section 10 of Article 266. Results of the Normativa Acadèmica de la UAB).

The completion of assessment activities is subject to the provisions set out in this course guide and in the "Policy of the School of Economics and Business on the Detection of Irregularities during Assessment Activities", which regulates the conditions under which assessment tasks are conducted and the procedures applicable in cases where indications of irregularities are detected. Students are encouraged to consult the policy.