[EE]: Information about the Special Exam

24 agosto 2020, 20:59 • Rui Castro

Please read carefully these instructions, as they contain relevant information for the special exam.


  1. The special exam is held remotely on September 2nd at 17:00 (Portugal time).
  2. The duration of each exam is 01:00.
  3. Platform Google Forms is used.
  4. The exam is composed of 2 parts: the 1st part is composed by 10 multiple choice questions and lasts for 00:10; the second part is composed by 3 problems and lasts for 00:50.
  5. The links for each part are given sequentially: the link for the 1st part is given at 17:00 and the link for the 2nd part is made available at 17:10.
  6. To obtain the links for each part, students must attend a ZOOM meeting during the exam. The links for the ZOOM meetings are given at the end of this document.
  7. The times are sharp, absolutely no tolerance is given. Therefore, it is strongly advised to always keep an eye on the watch.
  8. Students are required to sign a declaration of honour. The link for the declaration of honour is given at the end of this document. It should be submitted any time till 24 hours before the exam starts. Students answering “NO” or not submitting the declaration of honour will be graded 0 in the exam.
  9. The grade for the 1st part is 8/20 and the grade for the 2nd part is 12/20. 
  10. In the theory part, 100% is given for each correct answer, 0% for no answer and -25% for wrong answer.
  11. In the problems part, both the numeric result, with a reasonable tolerance, and the reasoning are to be evaluated. The numeric result is weighted 50% and the reasoning 50%. 
  12. In the problems part, the students must place the numeric result in the Google Forms questionnaire and are allowed to deliver one page max per problem containing the reasoning for that problem. The reasonings pdf must be delivered by email to rcastro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt within 10 minutes after the 50 minutes time.
  13. The units and decimal places (DP) of the answer number are given.
  14. The assessment is open book. However, the use of a memory aid with all the relevant formulas is strongly advised, because the available time is short and will not allow to consult the notes online.
  15. The exam marks are released afterwards and posted on Fénix.
  16. Links

Exam#EE – Declaration of Honour - 

https://forms.gle/326C1XXynYrrxSZ66

Exam#EE - ZOOM Meeting - 

https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/99359327352?pwd=SklOdWZrazNwWUZoRFNRMUVscDF4Zz09