Methodology

The learning process of the students within the framework of this course will be organized based on the three types of training activities set out below:

1. Directed activities

Directed activities are all those that take place in the classroom under the supervision of the lecturer. As directed activities, two main types of activities are carried out:

Firstly, the theoretical classes. This is an activity where the main role lies with the teaching staff and they have an essentially theoretical nature. They will consist of the presentation of various aspects of the syllabus, taking as a basis the applicable regulations and the materials that may eventually be provided through the Virtual Campus, which will include outlines and other materials of interest for the analysis of each of the topics (extracts from judgments, fragments of collective agreements, etc.).

Secondly, the seminars, where the main role lies with the students. The seminars will be designed with diverse teaching methodologies that guarantee this leading role and will be based on the carrying out of activities of a markedly practical nature, such as the resolution of practical cases, the simulation of trials or other forms of dispute resolution, the drafting of legal documents, the analysis and discussion of doctrinal articles, administrative documentation and others.

The seminars will be structured in three major thematic blocks or macro-activities, which will include various practical activities and one evaluation activity on the set of issues dealt with within each thematic block. To these three thematic block evaluation activities a fourth assessable activity will be added: participation and follow-up of the seminars.

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and entails carrying out both the work assigned prior to each session and the work proposed in the classroom. In the part corresponding to the prior work, some or all of the practical activities may be carried out in small groups formed at the initiative of the students or the teaching staff, as determined by the teaching staff at the beginning of the semester. In the part corresponding to the work in the classroom, the practical activities will be carried out in groups or individually, as determined. The same is foreseen with regard to the evaluation activities, which may be carried out individually or in groups as determined by the teaching staff responsible for the group.

At the beginning of the semester, the calendar of directed activities will be made public through the Virtual Campus, specifying the days on which the theoretical classes, seminars and thematic block evaluation activities will take place.

2. Supervised activities

Supervised activities are those tutorial activities that can be carried out outside the classroom, individually or collectively, to help students in carrying out their tasks and in understanding the subject matter.

3. Autonomous activities

Autonomous activities are all those in which students organize their time and effort autonomously, either individually or in groups, such as the search and study of bibliography, the preparation of outlines or summaries, etc. Within the framework of this course, the essential part of autonomous activities is linked to the follow-up of the theoretical classes and the preparation of the seminars and the final theoretical exam.

1. ORDINARY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

This system combines the continuous assessment of the work carried out in the seminars, the completion of a theoretical exam and the assessment of participation in theory classes.

1.1 Continuous assessment of the work carried out in the seminars

The final mark corresponding to the continuous assessment of the work carried out in the seminars will be determined on the basis of the three thematic block evaluation activities and the evaluation activity on participation and follow-up, described above in the “Methodology” section. The thematic block evaluation activities will have a value, as a whole, of 30 percent of the mark, while participation and follow-up will have a value of 20 percent of the mark.

1.2 Ordinary final theoretical exam.

Only those who have participated in at least two of the thematic block evaluation activities carried out within the framework of the seminars may sit the exam, regardless of the final mark obtained in the continuous assessment.

The exam will consist of the resolution of between 5 and 10 questions, some of which may correspond to issues dealt with through the practical activities. Each of the questions in the exam will be graded from 0 to 10 points. The grade for the exam will be obtained from the average resulting from the total score obtained divided by the number of questions. The mark of the theoretical exam will have a value of 40 percent of the overall mark.

The assessment and reassessment exams must be taken on the dates scheduled by Academic Management and published at the beginning of the course. The assessment and reassessment exams will only be rescheduled when the conditions provided for in the academic regulations of the UAB are met.

1.3 Assessment of participation and follow-up in theory class.

The teaching staff of the course will carry out activities in theory class to assess participation and follow-up of this part of the course. The set of activities proposed will have a value of 10 percent of the final mark.

1.4 Grade of the course in the ordinary assessment system

The grade of the course in the ordinary assessment system will be obtained by calculating the arithmetic mean between two marks: the final mark of the continuous assessment of the work carried out in the seminars and the theory mark, composed of the mark of the ordinary theoretical exam and the mark for participation and follow-up in the theoretical part. In order to calculate the average between these two marks, the mark of the final theoretical exam must be at least 5 points out of 10. If this minimum is not reached, the grade will be “fail” and the numerical value will be that corresponding to the average of the exam and the continuous assessment with a maximum limit of 4 for the purposes of being able to access, where appropriate, compensatory assessment.

If the arithmetic mean reaches a minimum of 5 points out of 10, the course will be considered passed through ordinary assessment. In the opposite case, reassessment may be undertaken, in which students will be examined on the thematic block evaluation activities, the theoretical exam or both, when a minimum score of 5 points has not been obtained in the ordinary assessment of this or of these two specific activities. It will be understood that the practical or seminar part has been passed when a minimum mark of 5 has been obtained in the set of activities consisting of the thematic block assessments and participation and follow-up.

2. REASSESSMENT

Those who have taken part in the ordinary assessment by participating in at least activities that amount to 2/3 of the final mark may access it, which must include the ordinary final theoretical exam and at least two thematic block evaluation activities.

It will consist of two parts, one theoretical and another practical, respectively consisting of a theoretical exam and a practical exam. Only the part or parts in which a minimum score of 5 points has not been obtained in the ordinary assessment may be retaken, excluding for these purposes the marks obtained in seminar participation and in participation and follow-up of theory and taking into account only the average of the thematic block evaluation activity tests and the theoretical exam.

The reassessment theoretical exam will have the same format and characteristics as the ordinary final theoretical exam.

The practical exam will consist of the duly reasoned resolution in law of a practical case with thematic content corresponding to the subjects dealt with within the framework of the seminars, similar to those set out in the thematic block evaluation activities.

The grade of the course in the reassessment will be obtained as follows: the mark obtained in the reassessment theoretical exam (or where appropriate in the ordinary theoretical exam) will be worth 40%; the mark for participation and follow-up in theory classes obtained during the ordinary continuous assessment phase will be worth 10%; the mark for participation and follow-up in seminars obtained during the course will be worth 20% and the mark obtained in the reassessment practical exam (or where appropriate the mark of the thematic block evaluation activities) will be worth 30%. In order to calculate the average between the marks, the mark of the theoretical exam must be at least 5 points out of 10. If this minimum is not reached, the grade will be “fail” and the numerical value will be that corresponding to the applicable weighted average of the exam and the continuous assessment or the practical exam with a maximum limit of 4 for the purposes of being able to access, where appropriate, compensatory assessment.

If the weighted average reaches a minimum of 5 points out of 10, the course will be considered passed through reassessment.

The student will be assessable provided that they have carried out a set of activities whose weight is equivalent to at least 2/3 of the total grade of the course, which must include the ordinary final theoretical exam and at least two thematic block evaluation activities, or the theoretical exam and the reassessment practical exam.

If the value of the activities carried out does not reach this threshold, the lecturer of the course may consider the student as not assessable.

3. Single evaluation

Persons who have requested and obtained the single evaluation must undergo, on the same day, the following evaluation activities:

3.1. A test questionnaire (20 % of the mark).

Consisting of 20 questions with four possible answers and only one correct answer.

3.2. A practical exam (30 % of the grade).

It will have the same characteristics as the practical re-evaluation exam described above.

3.3. A theoretical exam (50 % of the mark)

It shall have the same characteristics as the ordinary final theoretical examination described in point 1.2.

3.4. Qualification of the course in the single evaluation system

The subject will be considered passed by single evaluation when the sum of the grades obtained in thethree evaluation activities indicated, according to the weight that each case corresponds to, exceeds 5 points out of 10, provided that the grade corresponding to the theoretical exam indicated in point 3.3 is at least 5 points out of 10. If this minimum is not reached the grade will be \"fail\" and the numerical value corresponding to the theoretical exam expressed in the parameter 0-10.

Those who do not pass the subject by single evaluation will have the right to re-evaluation in the terms specified in section 2.

The non eligibility for evaluation criterion will be the same as for continuous evaluation.

4. Fraudulent conduct

A person who copies or attempts to copy an evaluation activity will have a 0 in that activity. A person who submits a practical activity in which there is plagiarism will get a 0 and will receive a 0 in that activity.

5- Use of AI

Restricted use: For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence technologies (AI) is allowed exclusively in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information search, proofreading or translations. The student will have to clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the result of the activity. Non-transparency of the use of AI in the activities will be considered academic dishonesty and may result in a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or higher penalties in serious cases.