GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY
2010-2011 A.Y.
Single courses for visiting students
3.
Exams
Student performance evaluation includes exams and other assessment items that are designed to assess whether students have reached the required levels so that they can be awarded the credit points that correspond to the various educational activities. Assessment items are marked out of 30. Exams and assessment items are always individual. Last change 29/07/2010 17:09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.1.
Exam program
Exams, like lessons, are based on the topics described in the course program that is available in 2 versions: the course profile and the course syllabus. The course profile includes the main topics dealt with in the course and is divided into the following sections: Course Objectives, Course Content Summary, Textbooks and Detailed Description of Assessment Methods, and any course prerequisites. To help students in choosing courses on the basis of the course contents, the course profiles are published on the site at www.unibocconi.eu/profiles well before the start of lessons. Substantial variations to the course profiles are not envisaged during the year, except for some changes to the textbooks that may be made as a consequence of new publications or updated material that were not available when the profile was finalized. The purpose of the course syllabus together with the information published online is to explain in more detail the topics covered. For every learning session of the course, if possible the reference materials necessary for an in-depth appreciation and consolidation of the concepts dealt with or referred to in lessons and assessment methods are specified and tutors are available (see Tutors). The course syllabus is prepared by the Course Directors in conjunction with the views of the Program Director. The syllabus is generally distributed during lessons and as a general rule is also available online (yoU@B student Diary and/or in the course profile and/or on the e-learning platform). Last change 29/07/2010 17:09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.2.
Assessment methods
The assessment methods are indicated in a summarised form in the course profiles and are explained in detail in the course syllabuses. In addition, they are also explained by the teachers during lessons and as a general rule are available online. The assessment methods may be different for attending and non attending students and/or some exams can only be taken by attending students.
Generally the course assessment methods include both partial exams (one or more) and a single general exam. The results of partial exams are taken into account when calculating the final mark in order to be awarded the relative credit points; passing two partial exams can, if the assessment methods allow, be equivalent to passing the general exam. Oral exams are open to the public, while for written exams (either general or partial exams) students are guaranteed the right to inspect their exam paper, which they are advised to do before the mark is registered. With reference to courses that form part of the MSc programs (codes 20.000-20.999) it is important that exams are taken straight after the end of teaching. This is due to the fact that the overall mark is determined by a combination of the following assessment elements:
In fact, the education model adopted by the MSc degrees is characterised by teaching activities aiming to encourage interaction between students and teachers. The individual Course Director will decide on the availability of past exam papers, together with the correct answers. If a Course Director decides to distribute past exam papers,he can do that through:
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3.3.
Exam registration
In order to sit exams and have marks registered/certificated students must register for exams written, oral and partial exams. Registration is carried out at any of the Punto Blu terminal or through Virtual Punto Blu up to the fourth last working day before the exam itself.
- for 2011 (up to the September exam period): 1st January 6 January, 25 April and 2 June.
After accessing, via yoU@B to the Punto Blu, students must select Exams>Exam Sessions function where they can find a list of courses not yet been passed included in the study plan and the exam sessions.
After selecting the type and date of exam for which they want to register/cancel, a window will automatically appear giving students the possibility of selecting the group they want to register for. It is possible to display and print the operations carried out for all active exams at Punto Blu terminals. By using the function Exam>Exam Sessions by clicking on the appropriate icon besides the selected session.
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3.4.
Period of general/partial exams and timetable
The exam calendar and timetable for the period October 2010 - September 2011 are published in the second half of September 2010 on the University Internet site at www.unibocconi.eu/examtimetable. The exam timetable is organized in periods that do not coincide with the lessons . Each exam period consists of one or more sessions. Students can take exams in all sessions as long as they satisfy the attendance requirements (semester course lessons in the study plan must be finished) and no later than the last exam period of the academic year of enrolment (for example for the 2010/2011 academic year the last exam period available is December 2011 exam period. Lessons are suspended at mid-semester in both the first and second semester for 1st partial exams. 2nd partial exams are held at the end of the semester (1st semester course exams are held after the Christmas holidays). During the year the date or time of an exam session may be changed (only to a later date or time), in which case students do not need to re-register for the exam since their registration is automatically transferred to the new date/time. Personalised exam timetables can be printed out from the http://agenda.unibocconi.it/student diary. The different types of exams are identified in the exam timetable by the following letters:
For Bachelor Program courses (codes 6000-6999 and 30.000-30.999) there are 4 sessions scheduled throughout the year. The exam periods and exam sessions (reference period: October 2010 - September 2011 are scheduled as follows:
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For all MSc programs (codes 20.000-20.999) 3 exam sessions scheduled during the year. Exam sessions are distributed as follows: two at the end of the teaching semester and the third and last one are considered as repeat sessions. The exam periods and sessions are scheduled as follows:
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Classroom and student allocation Students can check the classroom assigned for their exam via yoU@B student diary as a general guide in the afternoon of the working day prior to the exam date. If the exam is held in more than one classroom, students are allocated following criteria set by the Department the course refers to. In any case the classroom published on the yoU@B student diary is the one the student has to go to. The list of classrooms assigned for exams is also published on the website with the same timelines at www.unibocconi.eu/classrooms. It is also posted daily:
Classrooms and student allocation are displayed on the bulletin boards Exams breakdown of students, located on the ground floor of the University buildings in via Sarfatti 25 and Piazza Sraffa 13. Last change 30/07/2010 18:25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.5.
Examining boards
Examining boards are appointed by the Rector or one of his delegates and consist of at least two members, including a President, and are presided over by the Course Director. When necessary, examining boards may be divided into sub-examining boards. Examining professors are: the Course Director and the official course teaching team, as indicated in the annual teaching activities program, together with those teaching assistants who have the necessary qualifications and have been proposed by the Course Director. Students will generally sit exams with the teacher(s) of their assigned class group if they take the exam in the first exam period after the end of the course. In successive exam sessions, exams may also be organized in various class groups, in which case student may sit exams with either a teacher or teachers of one of the class groups, or with an expert in the subject. The class groups may not be the same that were assigned to the students. Last change 29/07/2010 17:20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.6.
Marks
A mark of between 0 and 17 out of thirty is considered unsatisfactory. A mark of between 18 and 30 out of thirty is considered satisfactory. Examining Boards may award "lode" (cum laude) to students who obtain thirty out of thirty. Exams that are awarded a satisfactory mark are considered to have been passed and cannot be retaken (whether they are partial exams or general exams). Exams that are awarded an unsatisfactory mark are considered to have been failed and must therefore be repeated . Last change 29/07/2010 17:21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.7.
Exam procedure
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3.7.1.
Procedure
Students must come to exams equipped with:
Students must sign in order to certify their presence at the exam (this does not refer to mark acceptance). For written exams, students certify their presence by signing the exam paper. For oral exams, students certify their presence by signing the appropriate documents used to register the exam mark*. During exams students may decide to withdraw, in which case their papers are not considered valid and the exam result is not registered. For written exams students are deemed to have withdrawn if they do not hand in their exam papers at the end of the exam, or if they hand in their exam papers with "withdrawn" written on them. For oral exams, students may only withdraw before the teacher declares the mark. Withdrawing from an exam is equivalent to not taking the exam. Handing in written exam papers (whether they are partial or general exams) means accepting the mark the teacher gives the paper, no matter what it is. *The exam record is indispensable for the mark registration and following mark certification. Students are advised to verify with the professor that the completion of the exam record is correct and complete. Last change 29/07/2010 17:22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.7.2.
Exam conduct
Exams are official assessments which must be taken in full compliance with the rules.
Violation of the above rules or the instructions given by the teacher during exams, is cause for cancellation of the exam, and the start of disciplinary procedures. The disciplinary sanctions applied in this University include:
All disciplinary sanctions are registered in the student's scholastic records. These rules do not substitute the university in the monitoring of the exams. The university will maintain strict exam procedures. At least one teacher will be physically present at each exam. The university moreover will do its best to ensure that the exams are taken in adequate rooms, with enough space and silence to allow students to concentrate. Teachers are required to set clear questions and to mark exams following clear rules, allowing students to show their ability and degree of understanding of the subject area Last change 29/07/2010 17:24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.8.
Publication of exam result
The results of written exams are available from the secretary's office of the Department responsible for the courses. Last change 30/07/2010 18:26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.9.
Recording, registering and certifying
The final results of exams are recorded with a mark out of thirty and are registered in the student's academic career by the Office for Study Planning Program. Only passed exams can be certified. Last change 29/07/2010 17:25 |