2007-2008 A.Y.
Integrated Master of Arts in Giurisprudenza (5-y; Law)
4.
EXAMS
Assessment methods such as exams and other types of tests are designed to evaluate whether students have reached the required level of preparation in order to be awarded the credit points for the various educational activities. Exams and assessment items are marked out of thirty or given a pass or fail grade and they are always individual. Last change 09/06/2007 11:32 |
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4.1.
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 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 paragraph 3.6). Last change 09/10/2007 16:03 |
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4.2.
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 lectures and indicated in the notices issued by the secretary's office of the Institute responsible for the course. Exams may be entirely written or entirely oral or a combination of a written exam with either an obligatory or optional oral part. Generally the course 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 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. For courses with multi-class groups in the same graduate program, the exams are organized in the same way. Last change 23/07/2007 16:28 |
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4.3.
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 Institute. Last change 09/10/2007 16:07 |
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4.4.
Period of general/partial exams and timetable
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4.4.1.
General and partial exams
The exam timetable is organized in periods that do not coincide with the periods when lessons are held. Each exam period consists of one or more sessions. Students can take exams in all sessions as long as they satisfy the attendance requirements (the semester of lessons in the study plan must be finished). The exam periods and exam sessions (reference period: October 2007 - September 2008) for the 5-year Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law] (CLMG) are scheduled as follows:
There is NO overlapping between compulsory course exam sessions of the same year, same degree program; therefore no two exams on the same day are usually scheduled. Last change 02/08/2007 13:57 |
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4.4.2.
Exam timetable
The exam timetable for the October 2007 - September 2008 period is published in the second half of September on the University Internet site at http://www.unibocconi.it/examtimetable. Personalized exam timetables can be printed at Punto Blu terminals and 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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4.4.3.
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 Institute 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 http://www.unibocconi.it/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 05/09/2007 09:23 |
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4.5.
Exam and partial exam registration procedure
Registration for written, oral and partial exams can be carried out at Punto Blu terminals or via Virtual 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:
In some cases when registering for an exam students will be asked to make a specific choice from among a group of alternatives ("registration to the groups", for example "attending students", or "partial exam instead of general exam", etc). 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 (that is for the next exam scheduled at the transaction date) at 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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4.6.
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 02/07/2007 17:45 |
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4.7.
Exam procedure
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4.7.1.
Procedure
Students must come to exams equipped with:
Students must sign in to certify their presence at the exam (this does not refer to mark acceptance). 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 02/08/2007 15:06 |
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4.7.2.
Exam conduct
Exams are official assessments which must be taken in full compliance with the rules. During an examination students:
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 mark. A disciplinary sanction more serious than a warning precludes any student benefits (scholarships, housing etc.).
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 15/10/2007 11:34 |
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4.8.
Marks
A mark of between 0 and 17 out of thirty is considered unsatisfactory. 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). Last change 26/07/2007 16:33 |
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4.9.
Publication of exam results
The results of written exams are available from the secretary's office of the Institute responsible for the courses. In addition, results are also sent via the SMS Bocconi service. Last change 09/06/2007 11:57 |
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4.10.
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 Student Administration Centre. Each student's "Official academic" transcript contains all the exams included in the study plan, together with the date when the exam was passed, the marks and the credit points awarded for the exams that have been recorded. The unofficial academic transcript contains all the exams, including those that have been passed, that is the exams for which students have been awarded a sufficient mark. Only passed exams are certificated. Last change 09/06/2007 11:59 |
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4.11.
Credit for foreign language certifications
For the first and second foreign language courses, a list of international language certifications (the mark will be converted into a mark out of thirty) are recognized as an alternative to Bocconi exams. Last change 09/10/2007 15:19 |
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4.12.
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. A mark of 30 "cum laude" is awarded 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 exams ratified for students transferring from other Italian universities are assigned the mark awarded by the university where the exam was originally taken. The exams ratified for students transferring from universities abroad are assigned the mark awarded by the university where the exam was originally taken. If the original marks are expressed in different numerical scales or in letters, they are converted to marks out of thirty on the basis of the specific conversion table. The exams taken at other universities that have an agreement with Università Bocconi are assigned the mark awarded by the university where the exam was originally taken. If the original marks are expressed in different numerical scales or in letters, they are converted to marks out of thirty on the basis of the specific conversion table. Last change 09/06/2007 12:02 |
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4.13.
Exam sequence and progress requirements
In order to guarantee that students acquire advanced knowledge it is essential that they have a solid preparation, therefore for some courses prerequisites are required. Exam sequence indicates the sequence that must be followed in preparing exams and obliges students to pass some exams before sitting for others. Students can sit for prerequisite exams in the same period of exams. At the end of every exam period checks will be carried out to ensure that the regulations have been adhered to. Any exams taken in breach of the sequence will be annulled. The table of prerequisites is presented below:
In addition, for the first foreign language the first-year exam is a prerequisite of the second-year exam and the second-year exam is a prerequisite of the fourth-year exam. It should also be noted that the complete ECDL certification is the prerequisite of Informatica per Giurisprudenza [Computer skills for legal studies](code 6034), positioned in the first semester of the second year (see chapter 2.5). Last change 09/10/2007 15:23 |