1001241 - BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Exams consist in an oral examination and in the implementation and discussion of a project (preferably a team project). The oral examination will aim at assessing the knowledge of topics dealt in the course, while the project implementation and discussion will serve the purpose to assess the ability of the students to apply the knowledge they have acquired to practical use cases.

The following evaluation criteria will be adopted.

30 – 30 cum laude — Excellent

The student:

• demonstrates complete and detailed knowledge of the subject: knows the relevant contents, uses correct terminology, identifies and explains the main concepts, and integrates personal insights into their synthesis;
• shows excellent understanding of the subject: clearly distinguishes between main ideas and supporting ones, frames the key points effectively, strengthens arguments with references to supplementary material or individual in-depth study, and develops interdisciplinary connections;
• demonstrates well-established ability to apply knowledge and analyze results;
• presents the subject in a clear and structured way: the presentation is organized, logical, mature, and concise.

28 – 29 — Very good

The student:

• demonstrates thorough knowledge of the subject: knows the relevant contents, uses correct terminology, and identifies and explains most of the main concepts;
• shows solid understanding of the subject: frames most of the key points, although not always clearly distinguishing between main and less important topics; discusses the subject with references to supplementary material or individual in-depth study;
• demonstrates excellent ability to apply knowledge and analyze results;
• presents the subject clearly and in an articulated manner: the presentation is organized, logical, mature, and essential, although with some minor inaccuracies.

25 – 27 — Good

The student:

• demonstrates broad knowledge of the subject: knows the relevant contents, even if not fully explained; uses terminology, though not always precisely; identifies key concepts but is not always able to explain them fully or accurately;
• shows adequate understanding of the subject: distinguishes important key points but is not always able to frame them completely;
• demonstrates good ability to apply knowledge;
• presents the material clearly, though not always completely, with a schematic organization and sometimes fragmented or repetitive ideas.

22 – 24 — Fair

The student:

• demonstrates acceptable knowledge of the subject: knows most of the contents but shows gaps and some confusion in certain important (though not essential) concepts;
• shows an essential understanding of the subject: does not always manage to frame all the topics or sometimes does so with some inaccuracies;
• demonstrates fair ability to apply the fundamental concepts of the subject;
• presents the material correctly, though without a fully clear and coherent structure, sometimes including less relevant material in the discussion.

18 – 21 — Satisfactory / Pass

The student:

• demonstrates limited knowledge of the subject: knows the most relevant contents but shows several gaps; identifies many key concepts but cannot illustrate them fully or accurately;
• demonstrates basic understanding of the subject: has some difficulty distinguishing key points and does not always frame them adequately due to incompleteness or inaccuracy;
• shows some uncertainty in applying the fundamental concepts of the subject;
• presents the material in a rather unclear and confused way, using language that is poorly organized, with fragmented and repetitive ideas and imprecise terminology.

Fail

The student:

• demonstrates poor and fragmented knowledge of the subject: does not know the essential contents, shows extensive gaps, and fails to identify key concepts;
• shows serious misunderstandings, does not answer many questions or fails to solve several problems, and makes errors in applying the fundamental concepts of the subject;
• does not reach an acceptable level of reasoning and articulation related to the subject.