As this is a continuous assessment course, regular attendance is required, with a minimum attendance rate of 80% of classes.

The weighting of the different assessment activities and examinations is detailed below.

Active participation in classes, text discussion seminars and the reading club (20%)

Students’ active participation in class sessions, individual work, discussion seminars and the reading club will be assessed. This component accounts for 20% of the final grade.

Applied Research Project (30%)

Within this methodological framework, students will carry out the following practical activities: field-note taking at the UAB Theatre, designing an interview guide for a cultural or artistic producer in small groups, preparing a coding sheet for the analysis of the collected data, and participating in the reading club. These activities, together with the partial submissions and the final paper, will form part of a team-based applied research project accounting for 30% of the final grade.

Individual Theoretical Examination (50%)

The assessment of the theoretical content of the course will be conducted through an individual written examination, which will account for 50% of the final grade.

Summary of Assessment Weighting

• Active participation in classes, seminars and the reading club: 20%

• Individual theoretical examination: 50%

• Team-based applied research project (including practical activities, partial submissions and the final paper): 30%

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.

As this is a course based on continuous assessment, regular attendance is required (a minimum of 80% of classes). Students’ regular and active participation in class sessions will be assessed, as well as the work carried out based on the readings. In relation to the latter, students must submit two questions on the readings for each seminar session. In addition, active participation in class will be encouraged through individual and group partial submissions, culminating in a team project presented both in written and oral form.

All submissions, both individual and group-based, are mandatory. Failure to complete them or to achieve a minimum grade of 4 will result in failing the course. A student will be considered “not assessed” (formerly “not presented”) only if they inform the instructor that they are withdrawing from the course within the first two weeks, or if all assignments have been completed with a grade above 4 except for one.

Erasmus and exchange students who request to advance an exam must present a document from their home university justifying their request.

APPROPRIATE USE OF AI

By enrolling, students sign a declaration of academic honesty and declare themselves the sole author of their work. It should be noted that academic knowledge relies on the ability to verify the traceability of data and the theoretical sources used. Therefore, the use of AI IS NOT CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE in stages involving theoretical construction (state of the art, theoretical framework, and contextualization), nor in the formulation of the research question, objectives, the development of the analytical model and hypotheses, diagnostic work, data collection and construction, data interpretation, or the writing of results and conclusions.

Its use is considered appropriate for overcoming initial writing blocks, as a formal text editor, for summarizing, code correction and data analysis, as well as for searching and formally reviewing bibliographic references.

Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced both the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty.

Total or partial plagiarism in submitted work and improper use of AI will result in a grade of 0 for the corresponding assignment and, in cases of repetition, a final grade of 0 for the course.

Students who opt for Single Assessment must submit all required work on the date scheduled for the course exam. They must inform the instructor within the first two weeks of the course.

At the time of publishing the grades for the different assessment components, the procedure and deadlines for review will also be communicated.

Seminar questions must be submitted in class, and coursework must be handed in on the dates specified in the syllabus. SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT A NAME OR AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Plagiarism is a serious offense. Copying ideas or sentences from another person without proper citation, whether direct or indirect, will result in FAILING THE COURSE.

Students invest time and resources in attending class; therefore, the use of mobile phones, laptops, tablets, or other electronic devices in the classroom is not permitted.

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