Student Performance Assessment
Assessment of Student Performance Within Semesters (Coursework):
1 - Assessment of student performance within classes refers to monitoring their coursework and classroom activities throughout the semester. Coursework is allocated (50%), and end-of-semester examinations are allocated the remaining (50%). The final course mark is determined and recorded from the total of these two components.
2 - Coursework, which accounts for (50%) of the total course marks, includes various aspects of student assessment, summarised as follows:
A first written midterm examination, accounting for (20%) of the total course marks. This examination is held in the sixth week from the beginning of the regular semester.
A second written midterm examination, accounting for a further (20%) of the total course marks. This examination is held in the eleventh week from the beginning of the regular semester.
A further (10%) of the total course marks is allocated to classroom activities and scholarly and research participation.
3 - The course instructor is responsible for setting, administering, and marking the written midterm examinations, and for recording their final marks accurately and definitively on the official records. The instructor is also responsible for recording the marks for classroom activities and participation on the special forms prepared for that purpose, which the instructor approves and authenticates with their signature.
End-of-Semester Examinations:
1 - The Dean of the College is directly responsible for the end-of-semester examinations and supervises their organisation. For this purpose, the Dean follows up on the work of the heads of academic departments and the examination committees. The Dean approves all forms recording final marks before they are referred to the Academic Affairs and Admissions Administration.
2 - The end-of-semester examination accounts for (50%) of the total course marks and covers all or most of the topics of the course content, in accordance with policies recommended by the academic department councils and approved by the College Council.