• Lectures: the fundamental concepts and principles of the course will be presented, with particular emphasis on those that are more difficult for students to understand. Students will be provided with the core materials from the presentations prepared by the teaching staff. These lectures complement students' independent learning through reading and studying the recommended textbooks. Lectures may also include activities based on questions, discussions, or numerical exercises.
• Problem-solving sessions: numerical problems related to the contents of selected topics will be solved. These sessions may involve the complete solution of problems during class or the review and discussion of problems assigned to students in advance.
• Classroom practicals: activities based on the analysis of the scientific literature on a specific topic related to Ecology. These activities will result in the preparation and presentation of a scientific poster.
• Tutorials: tutorials will be held by appointment in the offices of the teaching staff. If required by the development of the course, particularly in relation to the exercises, some tutorial sessions may take place in the classroom at times and locations to be announced in due course.

• The final grade for the course is based on two components:

(a) Theory grade, obtained as the average of the marks from the two mid-term examinations covering the two parts of the syllabus, or, where applicable, their corresponding resit examinations. The theory grade accounts for 70% of the final grade (35% for each mid-term examination).

(b) Classroom activities grade, which includes the mark obtained in the problem-solving component and the scientific poster activity. This grade accounts for 30% of the final grade.

• To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum grade of 4 in both the theory and the classroom activities components.
• When both the theory and classroom activities grades are equal to or higher than 4, the final course grade will be calculated by weighting the theory grade (70%) and the classroom activities grade (30%). The course is passed with a final grade of 5 or higher.
• If the theory grade is below 4, or if the final grade is below 5, any mid-term examination with a grade below 4 may be retaken on the official resit examination date (students will only be required to resit the failed mid-term examination(s)). The resit examination only affects the theory grade.
• The resit examination will follow the same format as the mid-term examinations (described below). Students must also obtain a minimum grade of 4 in the resit examination for it to be included in the calculation of the theory grade. The resit examination may not be used to improve the grades of students who have already passed both mid-term examinations or who have already obtained a final course grade of 5 or higher.
• In accordance with UAB regulations, students must have been assessed in activities representing at least two-thirds of the final course grade in order to be eligible for the resit examination. Students who have been assessed in activities accounting for less than 67% of the final course grade will receive a grade of "Not Assessable" (No Avaluable).
• Only the mid-term examinations are eligible for resit. The classroom activities component is not recoverable.
• The examinations may include different types of questions:
• Multiple-choice questions.
• Short-answer questions.
• Numerical problems or exercises.
• Essay or extended-response questions.

Single Assessment

• The single assessment consists of one comprehensive examination covering the entire theoretical syllabus of the course. The examination will include the same types of questions as those used in the continuous assessment examinations. The mark obtained in this examination accounts for 70% of the final course grade.
• The assessment of the remaining activities will follow the same procedures as in the continuous assessment system. The corresponding mark accounts for 30% of the final course grade.
• To pass the course under the single assessment system, students must obtain a minimum grade of 4 in both the comprehensive examination and the classroom activities component, as well as a final course grade of 5 or higher.
• For assignments or coursework, the same procedures as those used in the continuous assessment system will apply. Students opting for single assessment may submit all assessment activities on the same day as the comprehensive examination. The single assessment examination will take place on the same date as the final continuous assessment examination, and the same resit procedures will apply as in the continuous assessment system.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

• For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted only for support tasks, such as literature or information searches, text proofreading, and translation.
• Students may be required to clearly identify which parts of an academic task have been generated using AI, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced both the process and the final outcome of the work.
• Failure to disclose the use of AI in an assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total reduction of the grade for that activity, or more severe disciplinary sanctions in serious cases.
• Any irregularity committed during an assessment activity (including academic fraud, plagiarism, or the improper use of Artificial Intelligence, unless such use is explicitly authorized in the course guide) that may lead to a significant alteration of the assessment outcome will result in a grade of 0 for that assessment activity. If the course guide establishes that obtaining a minimum grade in that assessment activity is a requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities are committed in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.