2009-2010 A.Y.
Master of Science Programs (2-y)
7.
EXAMS
Assessment methods such as exams and other types of tests are designed to assess whether students have reached the required level of preparation in order to be awarded the relative credit points for the various educational activities. Exams are scheduled for the following educational activities included in the degree program requirements(*):
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7.1.
Exam program
Exams, like lessons, are based on the topics described in the course program which 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 4 distinct sections: Course Objectives, Course Content Summary, Textbooks, Detailed Description of Assessment Methods, and were required, the prerequisites. Students can access the course profiles on the Bocconi Internet site at www.unibocconi.eu/courses where students can read, print or save the profiles on file by following the indications given on the site. To help students in choosing courses on the basis of the course contents, the course profiles are published on the site well before the start of lessons. Substantial variations to the course profiles are not envisaged during the year, except for some minor 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. Last change 27/07/2009 14:49 |
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7.2.
Assessment methods
The assessment methods are indicated in a summarized form in the course profiles and are explained in further detail in the course syllabuses. In addition, they are also explained by the teachers during lessons and are generally available online. The assessment methods may be different for attending and non-attending students. Furthermore, some exams can only be taken by attending students.
Generally exams must be taken straight after the lessons have finished. This is due to the fact that the overall mark may be determined by a combination of the following:
Generally the exam assessment methods include partial exams (one or more) and/or a single general exam. The results of partial exams are taken into account to pass the complete exam and to be awarded the relative credit points; passing 2 partial exams can, if the assessment methods allow, be equivalent to passing the general exam. For courses with multi-class groups belonging to the same MSc program, the exams are organized in the same way. For MSc programs taught in Italian and English, written exams are presented both in Italian and English so that students can choose the version which corresponds to the class group they attended. It is important to always check how exam marks are registered either with the teacher or with the secretary's office of the Department (whether or not it is necessary to register for other exams to complete the requirement, etc) and to check the expiration date of the mark of those written exams that are followed by an oral exam. Last change 27/07/2009 09:12 |
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7.3.
Past exam papers
The 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, a copy is placed in either the University bookshop or in the secretary's office of the Department. Last change 27/07/2009 09:17 |
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7.4.
Exam sequence and other regulations
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7.4.1.
Exam sequence
Exam sequence indicates the sequence that must be followed in terms of time and prerequisites in preparing exams and obliges students to pass some exams before sitting for others. There is no pre-ordered sequence in sitting the exams of programs. However, students are advised to sit exams following the sequence of the teaching activities for the current year and semester. Last change 27/07/2009 09:25 |
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7.4.2.
Other regulations
Ministerial requirements Students in the 1st year of MSc in Giurisprudenza [Law] who hold a degree from other universities can be admitted with educational debits. Educational debits are divided into 2 categories:
Information regarding the above is published on the site at www.unibocconi.eu/educationaldebits.
If checks show that the rules have been infringed, the MSc course exams will be annulled. Last change 30/07/2009 09:41 |
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7.5.
Period of general/partial exams and timetable
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7.5.1.
Master of Science programs related to Economics and Management
The exam timetable is organized in periods that do not coincide with the periods when lessons are held. For students enrolled in Master of Science programs related to Economics and Management the exam periods are organized as follows:
There is NO overlapping between compulsory course exam sessions of the same year of studies and Master of Science degree program; therefore no two exams on the same day are scheduled. As far as electives are concerned, they may be present in more than one major. Therefore, the avoidance of timetable clashes is only guaranteed for Major compulsory courses. During the year the timetable 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 timetable. In addition, any changes to the exam timetable can be viewed on the yoU@B student Diary.
Personalized exam timetables can be printed out at any Punto Blu terminal and also from the yoU@B student Diary, which can be accessed from the Bocconi homepage. Via yoU@B students can integrate their personalized exam timetable with the deadlines of other educational activities and/or personal interest activities, and organize and print all the information recorded in their diary for the desired period (daily, weekly, monthly, etc).
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7.5.2.
Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law]
The exam timetable is organized in periods that do not coincide with lessons. Foreign languages have 5 sessions. 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).
There is NO overlapping between compulsory course exam sessions of the same year of studies and Master of Science, therefore no two exams on the same day are scheduled. Such overlapping rule refers only to courses of the year in which the student is enrolled and do not refer to previous years' exams which have not been passed yet. The exam timetable for the October 2009 - September 2010 period is published in the second half of September 2009 on the University Internet at http://www.unibocconi.eu/examtimetable. During the year the timetable 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 timetable. Changes to the exam timetable are displayed on the "Exam timetable changes" bulletin board located on the ground floor of the University building in via Sarfatti 25. Personalized exam timetables can be printed out at any Punto Blu terminal and also from the yoU@B student Diary, which can be accessed from the Bocconi homepage. Via yoU@B students can integrate their personalized exam timetable with the deadlines of other educational activities or personal interest activities, and organize and print all the information recorded in their diary for the desired period (daily, weekly, monthly, etc).
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7.5.3.
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 (following the same timelines explained above) 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. Students can also check exam dates and classroom allocations by mobile phone using the SMS Bocconi service. Last change 27/07/2009 10:16 |
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7.6.
Exam registration procedure
Registration for exams can be carried out at any of the Punto Blu up to the fourth last working day before the exam itself. Students can also register for exams by mobile phone using the SMS Bocconi service. The following days and periods are classified as non-working days and therefore are not included:
It is possible to display and print the operations carried out for all active exams (that is for next exam scheduled at the transaction date) at any of the Punto Blu terminals. In addition, students can display all the operations carried out over the last 90 days, including information regarding exams that have already been held.
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7.7.
Marks
Exams are marked out of thirty. A mark of between 0 and 17 out of thirty is considered unsatisfactory. Exams that are awarded an unsatisfactory mark are considered to have been failed and must therefore be repeated (this applies to both partial and general exams). Exams that are awarded a satisfactory mark are considered to have been passed and cannot be retaken. Last change 27/07/2009 11:10 |
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7.8.
Exam procedure
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7.8.1.
Procedure
Students must turn up to exams equipped with:
During exams students may decide to withdraw, in which case their papers are not considered valid and the exam result is not registered. Last change 27/07/2009 11:11 |
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7.8.2.
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 academic career, written in the transfer form, and in all university documents used in determining the student's graduation grade. A disciplinary sanction more serious than a warning precludes any student benefits (scholarships, housing etc.).
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7.9.
Examining Boards
Examining boards are appointed by the Rector or one of his delegates and consist of at least 2 members, including a President, and are presided over by the Course Director. When necessary, examining boards may be divided into sub-boards. Examining professors include: the Course Director and the official course teaching team, as indicated in the annual teaching activities program, together with those experts in the subject 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 group may not be the same that was assigned to the students. Last change 27/07/2009 11:14 |
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7.10.
Publication of exam results
Exams and other assessment items are public. In addition, if students have entered their mobile phone number in the yoU@B Diary, results are also sent via the SMS Bocconi service. Last change 27/07/2009 18:25 |
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7.11.
Credit for international foreign language certifications
For the first and second foreign language courses, a list of international language certifications (the marks of which are converted into a mark out of thirty) are recognized as an alternative to Bocconi exams. For more detailed information regarding these assessment methods see "Method of assessing foreign language knowledge". Last change 27/07/2009 11:23 |
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7.12.
How to calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA)
The Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated by the mathematical average weighted on the credit point values of all courses with marks expressed out of thirty recorded in the student's academic career. When calculating the GPA, exams that have been awarded "lode" (cum laude) are given the value 31. A maximum of 2 additional exams can be included in the calculation of the GPA. If a student has passed more than 2 additional exams, the 2 best results are considered.
The marks for courses (for CLG-LS Program) taken to resolve ministerial and Bocconi requirements are not taken into consideration for the calculation of the student's GPA. Last change 27/07/2009 11:24 |
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7.13.
Credit for exams passed at universities abroad
Students enrolled in MSc programs may obtain credit for exams (marks and credit points) taken abroad as part of the International Exchange, Free-Mover Semester Campus Abroad(*), Master CEMS-MIM, Themis Program, and the Double Degree Program (see "Studying abroad") which are promoted and co-ordinated by the International Relations Service. Please note:
Students can also receive credit for electives that do not correspond to Bocconi courses taken as part of Exchange Programs (CEMS and Themis) and Free-Mover Semester. Credit can be granted for a maximum of 4 courses and requires approval from the Master of Science Program Director, or his/her delegate. (*) Exams passed as part of the Campus Abroad Program, co-ordinated by the International Relations Office, do not require "credit approval" as long as they refer to Bocconi courses. Last change 30/07/2009 11:23 |
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7.13.1.
Credit approval procedure for exams taken as part of Exchange and Free-Mover Semester and Master CEMS-MIM and Themis Program
Recognition of exams taken as part of the Exchange and Free-Mover Semester Programs is not usually automatic and depends on the following credit approval procedure. To start the credit approval procedure students should contact the International Relations Service which receives the academic transcript from the host university abroad. Based on this document and the student's request, the "Summarized Credit Approval Report" and "Individual Exam Report" will be prepared. These will be used for exam conversion together with the "mark conversion tables". Students can go to the Course Director of the Bocconi equivalent course (or the Master of Science Program Director or his/her delegate for courses that do not have a Bocconi equivalent) with the "Summarized Credit Approval Report" and "Individual Exam Report" in order to have the exam mark recorded. Exam registration via Punto Blu is not necessary. The Course Director (or the Master of Science Program Director or his/her delegate) will send the "Individual Exam Report" to the Student Administration Centre. Once this process has been completed students hand in the "Summarized Credit Approval Report" to the International Relations Service and go to the Teaching Services and Organization Desk to make any elective course changes that have not yet been included in the study plan. There are courses (published on the website at http://www.ir.unibocconi.eu/exchange/ for which the normal recognition procedure cannot be applied; they are automatically recognised and therefore it is not necessary to submit the course profile to the Course Director or to the MSc Program Director or his delegate before departure nor submit them the Verbali di registrazione (Individual exam reports to have the exam converted. Last change 17/03/2010 10:26 |
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7.13.2.
Credit for exams taken as part of the Campus Abroad Program
Credit is granted for all exams taken as part of the Campus Abroad Program. Last change 27/07/2009 11:47 |
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7.13.3.
Credit approval procedure for exams taken as part of Double Degree Program
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