Resolution of the Faculty Council – The methodology for the organization and conduct of final examinations at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science in the examination periods June-July, respectively, September 2022

16 April, 2022   News & Announcements

Approved by the Faculty Council at the meeting held on November 23, 2021.

This methodology is an appendix to the Regulation on the organization and conduct of final examinations for undergraduate and master’s degree studies approved by the UBB Senate Decision and is in accordance with the provisions of the National Education Law No.1/2011, together with its amendments and supplements, as well as the Ministry Regulation No.6125 of December 20, 2016, concerning the approval of the methodological framework for the organization and conduct of the final examinations on bachelor’s and master’s level, as well as the Charter of Babeș-Bolyai University (BBU).

In each academic year, the bachelor's and master's final examinations are organized in two examination periods, in June-July, respectively, September. The autumn examination is based on the same requirements, standards, and criteria that were valid in the summer. Registration of graduates for the bachelor's or master's final examination is carried out on the dates announced in time on the faculty’s website according to the proposed methodology.

In the preparation process for the bachelor's or master's thesis, the Guidelines for writing, formatting, and defending the bachelor's, master's, or final thesis, as well as the appendix regarding the Declaration of Authenticity (see Appendix 5) are followed. The bachelor's/master's thesis must be written and defended in the language of the specialization followed by the graduate or in a language of great international circulation.

A similarity test is carried out for each thesis. A bachelor's/master's thesis is accepted for defense if the similarity index is 30% or less.

The final examination (bachelor/master level) is considered passed if the overall grade is at least 6.00. The results for each part of the final exam will be announced on the AcademicInfo platform no later than 48 hours after the last candidate has been tested.

Regarding the intellectual property rights and copyrights of the thesis, as well as the related applications (where it is the case):

  • The author owns the intellectual property rights;
  • The university has the right to reproduce or publish the entire thesis or parts of it.

If the thesis is prepared in collaboration with experts outside the faculty, the student must submit Appendix 4 to the department’s secretarial office no later than March 1 of the year in which the thesis defense takes place.

A. The bachelor's examination

  1. The bachelor's examination at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science consists of two examinations:
    • First examination: evaluation of basic and specialized knowledge: oral examination.
    • Second examination: presentation and defense of the thesis: oral presentation.
  2. Each of these two exams is considered passed if the grade is at least 5.00.
  3. The results of the two exams cannot be contested as they are oral presentations.
  4. The grade of the final exam is the arithmetic mean of the grade of exam 1 and the grade of exam 2.

First examination:

  1. The first examination will be taken from the topic approved and announced at least 6 months before the registration for the final exam.
  2. The candidate has 30 minutes to prepare his/her answer and 15 minutes to present his/her answer.
  3. The dean of the faculty appoints the competent commission responsible for the preparation of the exam topics. Members of these commissions are teachers nominated by each department head. Based on the examination topic, they determine the exam subjects and the corresponding evaluation criteria.
  4. The dean of the faculty appoints the Examination Commissions (on the proposal of the heads of the departments), consisting of a sufficient number of teachers, who evaluate the candidates' performance.
  5. Each subject is evaluated by two members of the evaluation commission. Each teacher gives a whole grade so that there is no difference of more than one point between any two evaluators. The subject's grade is the arithmetic mean of the grades awarded. The scoring is done as follows:
    Mathematics specialization:

    1. Mathematics major: the arithmetic mean of the grades of the three examination topics from the mathematics field (algebra, differential and integral calculus, geometry);
    2. Mathematics-Computer Science major: 2/3 of the mathematics grade + 1/3 of the computer science grade. The mathematics grade is calculated using the same formula as for the mathematics major.

    Computer Science specialization:

    1. Computer Science major: the arithmetic mean of the grades for the three examination topics from the computer science field (Algorithms and programming, Databases, Operating systems).

Second examination:

  1. The second part of the exam consists of the presentation and defense of the bachelor's thesis (oral presentation), as well as questions regarding the content of the paper.
  2. The candidate will be given 15 minutes to present the paper and 5 minutes to answer questions from the commission.
  3. For the second examination, each member of the evaluation commission assigns a whole grade, so that there is no difference of more than two points between the evaluators. The final grade of the test is the arithmetic mean of the grades awarded. The Evaluation Scale is detailed in Annex 1, and the model of the Commission Evaluation Sheet is in Annex 2.
  4. If the scientific supervisor of the thesis cannot attend the public defense of the coordinated work, then he/she must prepare an evaluation report (see a sample in Annex 3).
  5. A grade obtained by a candidate in one of the previous examinations sessions of the final examination may be recognized, at the student's request, in the current examination session, provided that the structure and content of the examination have not changed significantly. Recognition is made by the equivalence commission at the faculty level, based on a request that the student submits to the secretariat by a date set before the start of registration for the bachelor's exam, according to the announced calendar for the graduation session.

B. The Master’s Examination

  1. The final master’s exam consists of the presentation and defense of the thesis (oral presentation), followed by a question session on the topic of the paper.
  2. The candidate will be given 15 minutes to present the paper and 5 minutes to answer questions from the commission.
  3. Each member of the evaluation commission assigns a whole grade so that there is no difference of more than two points between the grades of any two members, and the final grade of the test is the arithmetic mean of the marks awarded. The Evaluation Scale is detailed in Annex 1, and the model of the Commission Evaluation Sheet is in Annex 2.
  4. If the scientific supervisor of the thesis cannot attend the public defense of the coordinated work, then he/she must prepare an evaluation report (see a sample in Annex 3).
  5. The results obtained in the presentation and defense of the dissertation cannot be contested as they are part of an oral examination.

Note. This decision may be amended and supplemented in accordance with subsequent regulations issued at the national and university level.

The following documents are an integral part of this methodology:

  • Topics for the evaluation of basic and specialized knowledge in the bachelor's exam
  • Guidelines on Writing, Formatting, and Defending the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Graduation Thesis
  • Annex 1 - Evaluation Scale
  • Annex 2 - Commission Evaluation Sheet
  • Annex 3 - Coordinator Report
  • Annex 4 - Collaboration Agreement
  • Annex 5 - Declaration of Authenticity

Topics for the bachelor’s exam