Some courses have an online final test at the end of the semester in addition to the continuous assessment. The assessment model and the specific details for each course are established in the course plan, which you can always access from the classroom.

Digital and flexible assessment wherever you are

Thanks to the use of technology, we can offer you an assessment system tailored to your own personal circumstances, with long submission deadlines, while maintaining our high standards of quality and academic rigour.

To guarantee the quality of the process, we have verification systems in place to check your identity and ensure that you are the author of the work submitted. Although the assessment model is primarily asynchronous, it can also include synchronous components. These will be scheduled sufficiently in advance for you to plan accordingly.

Furthermore, inclusion criteria have been taken into account in the design of assessment methodologies and activities to accommodate students with specific educational support needs.

What is continuous assessment?

Continuous assessment is a key component of our educational model. It involves solving and successfully carrying out a series of activities over the course of the semester, with the learning resources provided and the teaching staff's support and feedback from the teaching staff. As a student, you are expected to read, reflect on and understand this feedback and incorporate it into your learning.

You'll be able to find the following information in the course plan and different parts of the classroom from the beginning of the semester:

• The activities you'll have to do.
• The assessment criteria for those activities.
• Their submission dates.

By way of example, your continuous assessment activities may involve written assignments, multiple-choice tests, oral activities or video presentations.

At the end of the semester you'll receive a final grade for your continuous assessment. This will also be your final grade for the course if it does not entail any final assessment tests.

Final assessment

This involves an online test at the end of the semester to check that you've achieved the course's learning outcomes and competencies.

The assessments are conducted using an online proctoring system that helps guarantee academic integrity. These technologies provide proof of the validity of the process, ensuring a fair assessment under equal conditions for all students.

Depending on the course, the assessment may be organized in one of two ways: by testing window, in which you may complete the assessment at any time during a multi-day period; or by scheduled sessions, in which you may select the date and time slot that best suits your schedule from the options provided.

To take online proctored final assessments, there are a series of minimum technical requirements: you'll need a computer on which you have the administrator rights to install the online monitoring application, a webcam and microphone, and a second device with a camera (such as a mobile phone or tablet).

There are also courses with different assessment arrangements due to their specific nature, such as the bachelor's and master's degree final projects and for external internship courses.

Our commitment to academic integrity

At the UOC, we strive to ensure that we have a rigorous and fair assessment process. To do so, we use verification mechanisms to ensure compliance with academic integrity standards and accurate student identification.

Your commitment to these values is crucial to preserving the quality of the educational experience at the UOC and everyone's trust in it. We'll help you by providing resources and guidelines to prevent practices such as plagiarism or other improper practices. These also contain information on the permitted uses of artificial intelligence for activities. 

Artificial intelligence is a highly powerful tool that can help you in your studies. However, misusing it may hinder the learning process. As a result, the use of artificial intelligence may be restricted or prohibited in certain assessment activities. We recommend you follow the instructions for each activity regarding the use of artificial intelligence and, where permitted, always use it transparently, ethically and responsibly.

Read about the UOC's assessment system