A. Theoretical and practical classes led by the teaching staff: lectures supported by ICT and seminar-style debates in large groups and text discussion sessions.

B. Documentary research, reading of texts, and essay writing.

C. Study: preparation of outlines, conceptual maps, and summaries.

D. Tutorials: personalised support for students in the office or classroom. Office hours and location for student support will be provided on the first day of class.

TEACHING MATERIALS

In order to follow the pace of the course, students are required to complete a set of mandatory readings, which will be indicated at the beginning of the course.

The general bibliography included in this Teaching Guide provides textbooks that students are recommended to use in order to complement the syllabus beyond what is explained in class. Additional complementary readings may be recommended during face-to-face sessions.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The course consists of eight topics. Almost each topic will be accompanied by one or more mandatory readings (book chapters or articles), which will form the basis for in-class discussion at the end of each topic. These readings are assessed and will be distributed via the Moodle virtual classroom on the Campus Virtual.

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.

The assessment of the course is understood as a continuous and progressive process that extends throughout the entire teaching period and is based on the completion of different assessment activities:

MANDATORY READING TEXT DISCUSSION MODULE (20% of the final grade).

The mandatory readings will be discussed in class. Before each session, students must submit a brief written commentary in accordance with the guidelines provided at the beginning of the course.

In class, questions will be raised based on the submitted commentaries. The oral responses of students selected at random, together with the written commentary of the students involved, will account for 20% of the final grade.

If the use of artificial intelligence tools is detected in the submitted commentaries, the corresponding grade will be 0.

WRITTEN EXAM MODULE:

Two exams will be held (40% each) on the course content covered in class and the mandatory readings.

To pass the course, a minimum final grade of 5 is required, resulting from the weighted average of the grades obtained in each module according to its percentage of the final grade.

At the beginning of the course, a schedule will be provided with the dates of the mandatory reading discussions and the examinations. The list of mandatory readings will also be provided and made available in PDF format on the Virtual Campus (Moodle).

It is possible that the Department of Philosophy may establish (as was done during the first semester) a period of concentrated assessment activities. At the beginning of the course, it will be indicated whether this period applies and what the dates of the assessments will be.

SPELLING ACCURACY:

Spelling and grammatical accuracy will be assessed. The repeated occurrence of spelling or grammatical errors (a minimum of four) will result in a penalty of 10% of the grade for the assessment.

ON PLAGIARISM IN ASSIGNMENTS AND/OR CHEATING IN EXAMS:

The current regulations will apply: Article 116. Assessment Results (as amended by the Governing Council Agreement of 19 March 2015):

If a student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade of an assessment activity, that activity will be graded 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage. Any work containing AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will result in a grade of 0 for the activity, with no possibility of reassessment, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

REPROGRAMMING OF ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES:

In situations where, in accordance with Article 264 of the Academic Regulations and the supporting documentation, scheduled assessment activities from the first assessment period must be rescheduled, these will be moved to the same day as the assessment of the corresponding course in the second assessment period, or, where applicable, to the resit period.

If the incident affects an assessment in the second period, it will be rescheduled to the date set for the resit period, without affecting the course’s resit process.

In any case, depending on the circumstances, the Degree Coordination, in agreement with the Course Coordinator, may set an alternative date if deemed appropriate.

"NOT ASSESSED" GRADE:

Students will receive a “Not Assessed” grade if they have not taken either of the two exams.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT:

Single assessment will be based on (i) the grade obtained in an exam on the first part of the course (40% of the final grade), (ii) the grade obtained in an exam on the second part of the course (40% of the final grade), and (iii) an exam on the mandatory readings of the course (20% of the final grade).

REASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

Students who fail the course, as well as those who wish to improve their grade, may sit for reassessment. Reassessment will consist of two exams. The text discussion module is not eligible for reassessment.