The teaching methodology will consist of explanations from the lecturer on the subject’s topics, with part of each class (about 15 minutes) being reserved for dialogue and debate with the students in relation to questions dealt with in the same class or in previous sessions.

Working in groups formed at the beginning of the course, the students will prepare an oral presentation on any matter relevant to the subject. Students should discuss their choice of subject matter with the lecturer before beginning to prepare their presentation.

Given the conceptual nature of the subject, reading the texts recommended in class is an essential personal training activity. The same applies to reading the national and, in particular, international quality press, as well as listening to debates and news offered by other national and international media channels.

The evaluation of the subject will consist of a final exam that represents 30% of the final grade. Another 70% is determined by the tasks of continuous assessment, which includes the tasks of oral presentation (30%) and work (40%). The day in which each student has an oral presentation, a brief work will be delivered explaining the methodology used to prepare the oral presentation, the sources consulted, an outline of the contents of the exhibition and a brief summary of it.

Note: The information on the evaluation, the type of evaluation activities and their weight on the subject is as a guide. This information will be specified at the beginning of the course by the professor responsible for the subject.

Review

When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.

Missed/failed assessment activities

Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for. In the case of retaking or compensating for an activity, the highest mark that can be obtained is 5.

The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities.

Classification as \"not assessable\"

In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as \"not assessable\" on their transcript.

Misconduct in assessment activities

Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject.

Students may not retake assessment activities in which they are found to have engaged in misconduct. Plagiarism is considered to mean presenting all or part of an author's work, whether published in print or in digital format, as one's own, i.e. without citing it. Copying is considered to mean reproducing all or a substantial part of another student's work. In cases of copying in which it is impossible to determine which of two students has copied the work of the other, both will be penalised.

AI

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage of the assessment activities. Any work that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will be graded a 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated.

Single Assessment

This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.

Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the teacher responsible for the subject, for the record.

Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.

On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be presented as a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).

Single assessment activities

The final grade for the subject will be calculated according to the following percentages:

Final Exam: 40%

Oral Presentation: 40%

Work: 20%