The students activities are distributed as follows:

• Teacher-directed activities (35%): they include classroom classes, practical classes and seminars, with a combination of theoretical presentations and discussion of all kind of texts.
• Tutorials (10%): devoted to the comment and correction of problems and exercises.
• Autonomous and cooperative activities (50%), which include individual study, the elaboration of reports and exercises and the resolution of difficulties.
• Evaluation activities (5%)

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.

Final Assessment

The final grade will be based on the completion of an individual practice (30%) and two written exams (35% each), all of them in person.

Requirements to Pass the Course

A final average grade of 5 or higher (on a scale of 10) is required to pass.

Any student who has completed or taken part in more than 30% of the assessment activities will be evaluated, applying the corresponding weightings in each case.

Regarding resits, according to the regulations, students who have previously completed two-thirds of the assessment activities are entitled to participate. To be eligible for a resit, they must have obtained a minimum weighted grade of 3.5 or higher.

Remarks

For written expression, students are expected to produce full-content paragraphs and texts. Spelling, punctuation, and text structure errors will be penalized (-0.25 per error).

It is assumed that students are familiar with general standards for the presentation and submission of academic work.

Irregularities in Assessment Activities

If a student commits any irregularity that may significantly alter the evaluation of an activity, that activity will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary actions that may follow.

If multiple irregularities are detected in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade will be 0.

Any assessment activity where irregularities occur (e.g., plagiarism, misuse of AI, etc.) cannot be resat.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools is permitted as part of the learning process, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution from the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. The student must:

(i) identify which parts were generated using AI;

(ii) specify which tools were used; and

(iii) include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and final outcome of the activity.

Lack of transparency in the use of AI in assessable activities will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in a grade of 0 for the activity, with no option to resit, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

Assessment Activities and Review Process

At the beginning of the course, the methodology and assessment components will be explained. Specific guidelines for each assessment will be provided later. Detailed descriptions, grading criteria, and deadlines will be available in the course’s virtual learning environment.

The review process will vary depending on the type of assessment and will be announced in due course.

Assessment Schedule

The schedule of assessments will be published during the first week of the course in the virtual learning environment.

Single Assessment Option

The single assessment entails a single assessment date, but not a single activity. It consists of the following components: submission of the practical exercise (30%) and two on-site written exams (35% each).

Everything will take place on a single day, which will be announced along with the exam schedule during the first week of the course on the subject's virtual platform.

The same resit rules as for continuous assessment will apply.

Exchange students who request to take an exam earlier must provide the lecturer with an official written document from their home university justifying their request.