The subject will be developed by means of three directed activities. Each one is associated with a personal work carried out by the student, with the aim to: i) prepare the examans of the subject, and ii) be ready for the problems and lab sessions.

Directed activities:

Master classes 

Master classes will be directed activities devoted to expose the fundamental competences of the subject. Ideally, the procedure is not based on the full exposition from the professor to the students, but on the establishment of interactive dynamics between the professor and the students.

Problems sessions 

These are the sessions devoted to apply the competences learnt in the master classes in front of hypothetical situations. To foster the interaction between the professor and the students, these sessions will be done in reduced groups. A set of problems will be solved with the aim to get a better and deeper knowledge of the master class competences.

Laboratory sessions 

Two lab sessions will be done with reduced groups. In these sessions, students will apply in a practical way some of the competences given in the master classes and problem sessions. In the end of each session, compilation of a questionnaire (which can be filled presentially or on-line, depending on the healthy recomendations) will be mandatory as evaluation assessment of the practice.  To carry out the lab sessions, students have the obligation to pass the tests of security and biosecurity available in Campus Virtual, as well as to read and accept the standard operating rules of the laboratories of the Faculty of Biosciences.

Personal work:

One part is related to the study and preparation of the exams of the subject.

The other part is related to the preparation of the problem and lab sessions. As far as the problem sessions is concerned, students have to attendthe class with the problems tentatively solved, while with respect to the lab sessions with the guidelines of the practices read.

The final grade is based on the ponderation of three types of evaluation: partial examination, laboratory practices, and continuous evaluation.

Partial examination:

This part consists of the partial exams. There will be two: one in the half od the course, the other in the end. This part weights 80% of the final grade. Obtaining less than 4 out of 10 in one of the partial exam (or the both) will imply to attend a second-chance exam of that partial (or the both). Obtaining less than 5,00 out of 10 in the average of the two partial exams will imply to attend the second-chance exam. The part to recover will depend on the qualification of each partial and the professor will do a case-by-case assessment.

Evaluation of the laboratory sessions:

This part will evaluate the work carried out by the students in the laboratory sessions by assessing the acquired knowledge, the previous preparation and the work habits in the laboratory. The evaluation will be done by filling a questionnaire related to the practice done. This part weights 10% of the final grade. The non-justified absence in just one of the sessions or obtaining a grade less than 4,00 out of 10 of this part will mean not to pass the subject course.

Continuous evaluation:

Along the course, students will have to do activities (works, evidences, solvoing problems, etc.) which will be evaluated. This part weights 10% of the final grade.

The student will pass the subject if the weighted average overcomes the grade of 5,00 (out of 10) according to the following expression:

Final grade = (partial examination grade 1)x0.45 + (partial examination grade 2)x0.35 + (lab sessions grade)x0.10 + (continuous evaluation grade)x0.10

In the case no to reach the grade of 5,00, student will have the opportunity to attend the second-chance exam.

Final grades:

Students who take at least one P1-P2 partial exam will have a grade of “Failed”, “Passed”, “Notable”, “Excellent” or “Honors”. Students who do not meet the above requirements will be graded as “Not assessable”.

Students must act honestly throughout the course. Participation in dishonest attitudes (copying, allowing copying, improper use of artificial intelligence or any action aimed at distorting an assessment) in any follow-up test or exam will be grounds for a grade of “Failed” with a final grade of 0 in the subject, regardless of the other grades obtained by the student involved. In particular, during written tests, mobile phones or any other telecommunications device must be disconnected and stored in bags or backpacks that must be on the platform. If a student is detected to be carrying an unauthorized device during the exam and/or follow-up test, they will be expelled from the classroom and will receive a "Failed" grade for the subject.

Justified absence to the evaluation actions:

Students who are not able to attend in any of the evaluation actions (namely, oral exposition and lab sessions) in a justified way (namely, illness, death of relative, crash) and by providjng an official document as a justification, will have the right to the do the missing evaluation in another date.

Repeating students:

The repeating students who have a grade of > 5,00 in the lab sessions, this grade is kept and do not have to repeat the practices. However, they will have to attend the rest of evaluation actions

Single assessment:

This course does not provide for the single assessment system.

Note regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed in any of its phases. The performance of any irregularity in an assessment act (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the teaching guide), which may lead to a significant variation in the grade, means that this act will be graded with a 0. In the event that the teaching guide provides that to pass the subject it is an essential requirement to have obtained a minimum grade in this assessment act or that several irregularities occur in the assessment acts of the same subject, the final grade for this subject is 0. Apart from this, a disciplinary process may be initiated against the student who incurs any of these irregularities.