Master classes

They will combine theoretical lectures, problem solving and debates and invited seminars on current topics in forest ecology, as well as follow-up classes for the ApS project (see below) or other tasks commissioned by the teaching staff. The students will have complementary material that will facilitate the follow-up of the classes, which will be previously available in the corresponding moodle classroom.

Computer practices

During these practical classes we will learn to use forest databases and methodological tools such as dendroecology (study of tree growth rings).

Service-learning project (ApS)

This activity consists of the presentation (by groups) of a proposal for management and/or monitoring of management actions in a given forest area, in collaboration with the environmental administration in charge of its management. Based on the knowledge that is obtained during the course, the groups will be able to carry out a diagnosis of the state of the forest and the suitability of its management. To guide the work there will be a series of sessions in which the teaching staff will supervise the process.

Field practices

The course includes two field trips to see different forests in situ and apply the main tools and methodologies in forest ecology, including forest inventories. One of the two trips will be to the forest studied in the ApS project.

Classroom practicals

Practical in the classroom in which we will carry out an activity/debate related to decision making in the management and exploitation of forests. We will work in groups and special emphasis will be placed on the applied aspects corresponding to fourth block of the course.

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.

Service-learning project (ApS)

Written essay (by groups) of the initial analysis and design part of the ApS (20% of the final grade) and written and oral group presentation of the final proposal (25%).

Theoretical contents

Oral self-evaluation (individual) of the contents of the first part of the subject, supervised by the teaching staff (20% of the grade). This self-assessment includes an interview where the professor can introduce questions about the subject's syllabus.

Written co-evaluation (individual) of the contents of the subject as a whole (20% of the mark). The final grade for this part will be the average of the student's self-assessment and the grade assigned by the professor, as long as the difference between the two grades is at most one point (out of 10). If the difference is greater, the weight of the teacher's grade will increase proportionally to this difference.

Other activities

Problem solving and exercices, summaries of other activities and participation (15%)

The final grade of the course is calculated as the average weighted by the percentages indicated above

In case the average mark does not reach 5, it is necessary to go toare-evaluation exam of the whole subject, which will replace the mark of the self-assessment and, therefore, it is worth 40% of the total grade. To participate in this re-evaluation, students must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of two-thirds of the total grade for the subject. Therefore, the students will obtain the grade of \"Not Evaluable\" when the evaluation activities carried out weight less than 67% of the final grade.

Whoever wishes, can take an exam to improve the grade for the theoretical part. This exam will be carried out on the same day as the re-evaluation exam and will also be worth 40% of the final mark, replacing the mark from the self-assessment. The pass is always guaranteed (that is, in no case will the student be failed if he / she had initially passed).

Failure to deliver any of the evaluation activities within the established period implies a score of zero for that activity.

Single assessment

The single assessment consists of a synthesis test in which the contents of the entire theory program of the subject will be assessed. The grade obtained in this synthesis test will account for 40% of the final grade of the subject. The single assessment test will coincide with the same date fixed in the calendar for the last continuous assessment test and the same re-evaluation system will be applied as for the continuous assessment.

The evaluation of the rest of the assessment activities (ApS Project, problem solving and exercises, etc.) will follow the same process as the continuous assessment, and the delivery dates will be the same as for the rest of students who do continuous assessment (that is, not at the end of the semester), given the methodology applied in this subject (project-based learning). The grade obtained from this part will accountfor the remaining 60% of the final grade of the subject.

Use of AI

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction, translations, or other tasks at the discretion of the instructor. Students must clearly identify which parts were generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final result of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in an assessable activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may result in a partial or full penalty on the activity grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.