Consequently, regular and punctual attendance is considered essential. Students who, due to their personal circumstances, prefer a non-presential learning model currently have access to institutions specifically designed for that purpose. This course, however, is fully embedded in the in-person teaching model typical of the university.

The learning activities will include:

• Attendance and active participation in classes led by the instructor.
• Reading and discussion of texts and study materials.
• Writing reviews, critical commentaries, and historical analysis exercises.
• Preparation and delivery of oral presentations.
• Participation in individual and collaborative in-class activities.
• Independent study and preparation for assessment tasks.

With the aim of encouraging effective participation and continuous engagement with the course, the instructor may carry out random attendance checks throughout the semester. Likewise, practical activities, collaborative exercises, debates, or other in-class dynamics that contribute to assessment may be scheduled and carried out during sessions without prior notice.

Continuous assessment requires compliance with established deadlines. All assignments, exercises, reviews, commentaries, or other assessed work must be submitted within the specified deadlines and, in any case, before the official end date of the semester teaching period. Once the teaching period has ended, the instructor is under no academic obligation to accept, correct, or grade late submissions, except in duly justified and documented exceptional circumstances.

Regarding in-person written examinations, attendance is mandatory. Absence will only be considered justifiable in serious and unforeseen circumstances, duly supported by official documentation. Such circumstances may include, by way of example, illness or accidents that prevent attendance, medical procedures, hospitalisations, or other sufficiently documented cases of force majeure. Simple schedule conflicts, personal travel, or other ordinary circumstances will not generally be considered valid justification.

Finally, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of teaching quality, instructors may reserve approximately fifteen minutes of a class session for students to complete institutional surveys evaluating teaching performance and the course. Participation in these surveys is strictly voluntary, although it is considered a valuable contribution to the ongoing improvement of university teaching.

- Written tests: Two written tests that will weigh 30% (exam 1) and 30% (exam 2) of the final grade each.

- Homeworks and others: 10% (reviews, summaries and other documents, seminar interventions, film analysis, class participation and/or virtual forum).

- Group project: 30% (a short historical research and oral presentation). A short meeting is required before the end of October

- The evaluation activities will be scheduled throughout the academic year. The dates of realization of the tests in the classroom and delivery of works and reviews will be communicated to the students with sufficient advance. The teacher will establish a specific schedule of tutorials to proceed with the comment of the evaluation activities carried out.

- Reviewing: On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.

The schedule of the assessment tests cannot be modified (except in justified exceptional cases).

Erasmus students who request to bring an exam forward must present the teacher with a written document from their home university justifying their request. 

- The recovery will consist of a global examination of the subject matter and will be held on the official dates established by the Faculty. In any case may recovery be considered as a means of improving the qualification of students who have already passed the subject in the normal process of continuous assessment. Only written exams can be retaken.

* Note: 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.

To participate in the retake, students must have previously been evaluated in a set of activities whose weight is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade (continued evaluation) or submit all the tests provided (Unique Assessment).

To be able to participate in the retake, it is necessary to have obtained a minimum grade point average of 2.5.

Individual written assignments and group oral presentations are excluded from retake.

(AI): This subject allows the use of AI technologies as an integral part of the submitted work, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution from the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. The student must cleary (i) identify which parts have been generated ussing AI technologiy; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may by lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In case of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.  

On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle)of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.

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

*** This subject/module incorporate single assessment:

Synthesis exam – 60%
Research work – Methodology, bibliography, archive, research proposal – 20%
Reading review (choice of 3 books) – 20%

The delivery of the tests and the exam will take place on the same day as exam 2 of the Continuous Assessment (January).

The same assessment method as continuous assessment will be used.