Grading system
Grades are given on a scale from 0 to 20. Throughout the year there are several different assessment methods:
- ET (Examen Terminal) – final exam, held at the end of each semester.
- Parciel – midterm exams, testing material from the first half of the semester.
- CC (Contrôle Continu) – chapter-based tests, often organized in the middle of a half-semester.
- Projects – assessment based on long-term project work.
- TP (Travaux Pratiques) – practical work carried out during lab sessions.
- QCM / Quick – short 15-minute quizzes checking ongoing knowledge.
The final grade in a given subject is a weighted average of different forms of assessment. Here are some examples of weightings in specific courses:
- MAT201: max(15% CC1 + 15% CC2 + 30% parciel + 40% ET, ET)
- INF201: 60% ET + 20% (quick + project) + 20% parciel
- INF203: max(30% parciel + 20% project + 50% ET, ET)
- INF202: 20% TPs + 20% parciel + 60% ET … and so on
As you can see, not all forms of assessment are present in every subject. For example, TP is graded only in two of my courses, but in other courses we also have practical sessions (TP) that are just pass/fail. This usually means you have to submit the completed tasks at the end of the class or by the end of the week (often these are simply small weekly projects).
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