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.

General information

Assessment dates can’t be changed unless there’s an exceptional and well-justified reason. If a student has a documented chronic or acute illness, they can request to postpone the assessment, if it fits within the academic calendar. These requests must be submitted at least seven days in advance and include the required documentation. If the reason is an unexpected situation considered force majeure, the regulations allow the request to be submitted after the scheduled date, provided the documentation is delivered within three working days. This includes situations such as the birth or adoption of a child, or the death of a partner or a close relative (up to second degree). In cases of illness or other circumstances, the documentation must clearly show that the student was not in a condition to take the assessment at the scheduled time. Teaching staff may also use their discretion to consider other circumstances not explicitly listed above.

Evaluation activities will be scheduled throughout the academic year. The dates for the realization of the tests in the classroom, as well as the delivery of works and reviews, will be communicated to the students with sufficient anticipation. These dates will be the same for all students, without any exception, leaving aside conveniently justified cases. Erasmus students requesting to advance an exam must present to the professor a written document from their home university justifying their request.

At the time of each evaluation activity, the teacher will inform the students via the Virtual Campus of the procedure and date for the revision of the evaluation activities. These sessions will always be exclusively face-to-face, and will only be held on a different date and time in justified cases.

Any irregularity committed within the framework of the tests (copying, plagiarism, use of artificial intelligence and electronic media) will imply a grade of zero in the specific evaluation section. The commission of various irregularities will result in an overall grade of zero.

This subject allows the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies exclusively in support tasks for the preparation of the tests: bibliographic search, specific information, knowledge of debates and states of arts, always being aware of the limitations of this tool, which often fails to provide reliable information. In all cases, students must (i) identify the parts of the activities that have been generated or prepared with AI; (ii) specify in a brief section or methodological paragraph the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. This type of exercise will be highly valued, especially in combination with the work based on the reading of specialized bibliography and the contents taught in the classroom. The non-transparency of the use of AI in any evaluable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and will result in the activity being evaluated with a 0 and not being able to be recovered, or higher sanctions in serious cases.

Spelling, syntax and morphology correction clause: the inappropriate use of punctuation marks, spelling mistakes and problems of written expression may penalize up to one point in each evaluation test.

Erasmus students who need to leave before the scheduled assessment dates must provide an official document from their home university, addressed to the Degree Exchange Coordinator, confirming a calendar conflict (an overlap with academic activities at their home institution). Erasmus and exchange students who request to advance an exam must present a document from their home university justifying their request.

Continuous evaluation

The work and the continuous monitoring of the course may include the writing of essays, the reading of specialized bibliography (chapters and articles), the analysis of historical documentation, oral interviews, debates, class participation, etc. The specific type of work to be done will be explained on the first day of class and will also be posted on the Virtual Campus. Papers delivered later will not be accepted, neither papers without proper academic presentation (table of contents, pagination, number of pages, etc.). Finally, papers that are a mere copy in any kind of support or papers that contain partial and total plagiarism will not be accepted. For the evaluative activities carried out in the classroom will be highly valued those that are able to coherently raise debates, states of arts and interpretations from specialized bibliography connected with the content of the classes.

Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.

- An state of the art resulting from a group dynamic using scholar monographs and through tuitions (35%).

- A written exam based on readings set by the teaching staff (35%).

- A written analysis of a historical source (30%).

It is very important to keep in mind that students will not be allowed to bring notes to the evaluation tests, except for a sheet with handwritten diagrams on both sides that must be handed in with each test and that can be reviewed by the teacher during the exercise. It will be allowed to bring books with which thesubject has been prepared and thatcan serve as support.

Single evaluation

Choosing the single assessment exempt the student from attending classes.

Students who choose the single evaluation will take three different evaluation tests on the same day:

- An oral interview with the teacher (50% of the grade), being necessary to authorize the recording of the test in a document that the teacher will prepare and present to the student before the beginning of the test.

- A written exam based on readings set by the teaching staff (30%).

- A written analysis of a historical source (20%).

Make-up exam

In order to participate in the recovery process, the student must have been previously evaluated on a set of activities, whose weight must be equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total qualification (continuous evaluation) or submit all the tests foreseen (single evaluation).

In order to participate in the recovery process it will be mandatory to have obtained a final average grade of 3.5 and a minimum qualification of 3 in each individual test.

The recovery will consist of an exam of the theoretical subject of the course and will be held on the public date established by the Faculty. It will be the same test both for students of continuous evaluation and for those who have opted for the single evaluation. In no case may the recovery be used as a means to improve the grades of students who have already passed the subject in the normal evaluation process. In any case, the maximum grade that can be obtained after passing the subject by this means is a 5.0 (Pass).

In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.