The face-to-face activities will be alternated with the activities that promote the autonomous learning of the student.

The face-to-face activities will include lectures and discussions in large groups or small groups, as well as individual tutorials or tutorials in very small groups.

Autonomous learning will be carried out through the recommended readings and exercises, as well as by taking part in Moodle.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

The competencies associated with this course will be assessed through examinations on the theoretical content, readings, assignments, and active student participation.

Examinations (50%): two examinations on the theoretical content, each worth 25%.

Assessed Reading (20%)

Assessed Classroom Assignments (20%): two assignments, each worth 10%.

Participation (10%): attendance, qualitative contributions in class, and tutorials.

Dates of assessment activities and grade reviews: assessment activities will be scheduled throughout the academic term. At the time of each assessment activity, the lecturer will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and the date for reviewing grades.

Not Assessable: students who have not completed assessment activities accounting for at least 30% of the final course grade will receive a mark of “Not Assessable” and will not be eligible for reassessment.

Academic misconduct: if a student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade awarded for an assessment activity, that activity will be graded 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may result. If multiple irregularities are detected in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.

AI: students may use Generative Artificial Intelligence in this course as a tool to support their effort and creativity (for finding information and learning more efficiently).

Exchange students: exchange students who request to sit an examination earlier than scheduled must provide the teaching staff with written documentation from their home institution justifying the request.

Language accuracy: spelling, grammatical, and lexical errors will be taken into account in written assignments. Penalties may range from 0.1 to 0.2 points per error and will be deducted from the final mark of each assessment activity.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT

This exceptional assessment system does not exempt students from attending classes. Assessment will be concentrated on a single day at the end of the semester, which will be announced sufficiently in advance. The assessment activities will be the same as those in the continuous assessment system, except for the Assessed Classroom Assignments (20% of the final grade) and Participation (10% of the final grade), which cannot be assessed through this procedure.

REASSESSMENT

Minimum assessed work required for reassessment eligibility: in order to be eligible for reassessment, students must previously have been assessed in activities whose combined weight is equivalent to at least two-thirds of the total grade for either continuous assessment or single assessment.

Reassessable activities: all continuous assessment activities may be reassessed, except for the assessed classroom assignments and participation.

Minimum grade: in order to be eligible for reassessment, students must have obtained a minimum grade of 3.5/10.