The Virtual Campus will be used for delivering the necessary material to the students, according to the professor criterion. This material will include: the course program, copies of the classroom presentations, exercises and problems to be solved, etc.

The Virtual Campus will be used for delivering the necessary material to the students, according to the professor criterion. This material will include: the course program, copies of the classroom presentations, exercises and problems to be solved, etc.

Along the course, the student will participate in various formative activities, with the aim of acquiring the established knowledge and skills. Three kind of guided activities will be developed:

1.- In-person or virtual theoretical classes: Students will receive a series of knowledge articulated exclusively by the teacher. During these classes the teacher will transmit the basic knowledge of the subject, which must be complemented by consulting the material accessible through the virtual campus and the corresponding bibliography, as well as participating and carrying out the scheduled activities. Time will also be devoted to resolving student doubts and discussing the most relevant aspects of each topic. During these classes, the participation of the students will be encouraged through the resolution of cases and questions on a regular basis.

2.- In-person or virtual problem classes: During the course, sheets of exercises will be delivered to the students that they will have to solve. In the face-to-face or virtual problem classes, the solutions proposed by the students from their autonomous work will be discussed. Special emphasis will be placed on the active participation of the students.

3.- Laboratory sessions: There will be 4 sessions of 4 hours each of laboratory practices related to the subjects of the course. The student will become familiar witha series of basic laboratory techniques related to the extraction and handling of natural products and chemical reagents, as well as the use of small equipment and instrumental techniques. The laboratory work will be supervised by the teachers who will evaluate the students, considering their attention and performance in the laboratory, as well as the reports and laboratory notebooks made. A student involved in an incident that may cause serious security consequences can be excluded from the laboratory and fail the course.

The teacher will have to allocate approximately 15 minutes of some class to allow the students answering the surveys of evaluation of the educational performance and of the course subject or module.

Assessment by continuous evaluation

With the aim of encouraging the constant student work to favor the learning, a continuous evaluation is recommended. This methodology will inform the professor about the content’s assimilation by the student as well as their ability to apply them to problem solving. The evaluation will be done individually through two modules, which include written tests and laboratory practices, each of which will have assigned a specific weight in the final grade.

It will be mandatory obtaining ≥5.0 points out of 10 in the global evaluation to pass the course.

1. Written test module (85%)

Along the course, two partial exams of compulsory realization will be programmed with the aim of evaluating the student knowledge related to the theoretical and practical subjects of the course, as well as their capacity to solve problems.

First partial test: It will evaluate the content of approximately 50% of the global matter of the course. It will formulate both theoretical and practical questions (problem solving) and will contribute in a 40% in the overall mark of the continuous evaluation. In this exam a minimum of 4 points out of 10 must be obtained to be able to average with the other qualifications of the evaluation.

Second partial test: It will evaluate the overall content of the matter of the course. It will formulate both theoretical and practical questions (problem solving), as well as questions relate to the laboratory sessions, and will contribute in a 45% in the overall mark of the continuous evaluation. In this exam a minimum of 5 points out of 10 must be obtained to be able to average with the other qualifications of the evaluation.

2. Laboratory Module (15%)

Attending all the laboratory sessions is mandatory. The students will deliver assessable reports on the performed experiments and the laboratory skill will be also considered.

To pass the course in the first instance, it will be mandatory obtaining 4/10 points in the first partial test and 5/10 points in the second (being the final mark of the module the weighted average of the marks of the two partial tests, which must be over 5/10 points) and a minimum average mark of 5/10 (85% tests + 15% laboratory).

Second-chance Examination

The students who did not pass the continuous evaluation will have the opportunity to perform a retake exam, which will evaluate the overall contents of the course.To pass the course, it will be mandatory obtaining 5/10 points in this exam and the final qualification will be, in this case, the weighted average between the mark of this exam (85%) and the mark of the laboratory module (15%).

To be eligible for the second-chance exam, any student should have been previously evaluated in the first partial tests to be entitled to the second-chance examination. The part of the laboratory module is not recoverable.

Students who pass the continuous evaluation but want to improve their final mark may participate in the second-chance examination. In this case, if the answered test is delivered, the previous marks will not be considered.

Single Examination-based assessment

1. Written test module (85%)

Students who have opted for single assessment will have to take a final exam that may contain both theoretical and practical subjects of the course, as well as their capacity to solve problems. This exam will be held on the day on which the students of the continuous evaluation do the second partial exam.

2. Laboratory Module (15%)

Attending all the laboratory sessions is mandatory. The students will deliver assessable reports on the performed experiments and the laboratory skill will be also considered.

To pass the course in the first instance, it will be mandatory obtaining 5/10 points in the exam and a minimum average mark of 5/10 (85% exam + 15% laboratory).

Second-chance Examination

If the grade of the exam does not reach 5, the student will have the option of submitting to a recovery exam, which will evaluate the contents of the global syllabus of the subject. To pass the course, it will be mandatory obtaining 5/10 points in this exam and the final qualification will be, in this case, the weighted average between the mark of this exam (85%) and the mark of the laboratory module (15%).

It will be mandatory obtaining ≥5.0 points out of 10 in the global evaluation to pass the course.

To be eligible for the second-chance exam, any student should have been previously evaluated in a set of activities corresponding to a minimum of 2/3 of the overall qualification of the course. Hence, it will be mandatory to make the previous, final test to be entitled to the second-chance examination. The part of the laboratory module is not recoverable.

The non-assessable

A student receives the grade of non-assessable if he/she did not attend any written test and if he/she did not attend any of the laboratory practices.

The commission of any irregularity in an assessment act (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless this 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 in order 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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence: Model 3 - Permitted Use: “In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted as an integral part of the development of the work, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution by the student in the analysis and personal reflection. The student must 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 final result of the activity. The lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in serious cases.”