Course Policies

Course Policies#

The final grade is based on the exam. Bonus points can improve the grade as described below.

Exam Format#

The exam type for all DTU courses is outlined in the course base (02002 and 02003). For both courses, the exam is a 4-hour written exam with all aids allowed but no internet access.

This means:

  • The exam is individual and conducted on-site at DTU.

  • The exam problems are distributed digitally via the Digital Exam (DE) platform. Students use their computers to solve the exam problems and submit their solutions via DE.

  • Students may bring all aids, either printed or digital.

  • Communication with others or using AI tools during the exam is prohibited.

Grading#

The assessment of the exam is described in the exam instructions, available on page 2 of any previous exam, e.g., 2024_12_exam_English.pdf. Read these carefully. Your exam is scored on a scale from 0 to 100%. Bonus points may be added to this score as described below.

The exact translation from scores to grades is determined after the exam. Typically, a score of around 40% is required to pass, and scores above 90% will earn the top grades.

Bonus Points#

In every week except the first, there is an in-class quiz, consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions. If you answer at least 6 questions correctly, you earn 0.5% bonus points. There are 12 quizzes in total, and you can collect up to 5% bonus points.

Bonus points are added to your exam score and can help improve your grade, but only up to a 7. If your exam score already corresponds to a grade of 7 or higher, the bonus does not change your final grade.

Bonus points are valid for three exam terms from when you take the course. That is, you can use your bonus points for:

  • The winter exam immediately after the course where you earned the bonus points

  • The summer exam that follows

  • The winter exam the next year

After this, your bonus points expire regardless of whether you have attempted the exams or not. If you retake the course, you can earn new bonus points. If you have valid bonus points from both last year and the current year, we will use the maximum of the two years. We will not combine the two quiz results, so you cannot supplement your results from last year with only a few quizzes.

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