The Virtual Campus will be used to provide students with all the materials that the teaching staff deems necessary for the learning process: course syllabus, lecture presentations, problem sets, links between course content and various recommended textbooks, etc.

Students under both continuous assessment and single assessment modes:

In accordance with the course objectives, students will be required to complete a series of guided learning activities in order to acquire the established knowledge and competencies. These activities will include:

• In-person lectures:
  During part of these sessions, the instructor will highlight selected theoretical aspects of the various course topics. Another part of these classes will take the form of seminars, dedicated to addressing students' questions—whether theoretical content, problem-solving, or course organization matters.

• In-person problem-solving classes:
  These sessions will involve presenting and discussing solutions to a set of problems proposed by the instructor, based on students’ independent or group work. Special emphasis will be placed on active student participation.

• Laboratory sessions:
  There will be 12 laboratory sessions, each lasting 4 hours, designed to ensure students acquire basic techniques of an organic synthesis laboratory. The content of these sessions will be tied to the topics covered in prior theoretical classes. Attendance at all 12 sessions is mandatory. There is also a mandatory introductory lab session scheduled.

Note:
During the in-person lectures, several assessment activities (\"evidences\") will take place throughout the course. Student participation will be encouraged through case resolution and Q&A. These assessment activities will not be mandatory for students enrolled under the single assessment mode.

1. EVALUATION

1.1. Students in Continuous Assessment Mode:

The final overall grade for this course will be calculated based on the following three components:

1.1.1. Exams (85% of the final grade):

The exams will assess the knowledge covered in the course syllabus, with particular emphasis on problem-solving skills.

Throughout the course, each midterm exam will include questions on all content covered up to that point. These exams will carry increasing weight in the final exam grade:

• Organic chemistry nomenclature exam: 4% of the final grade)
• First midterm: Topics 1 to 4; 21% of the final exam grade.
• Second midterm: Topics 1 to 7; 27% of the final exam grade.
• Third midterm: Topics 1 to 10; 33% of the final exam grade.

To pass the course through midterms, students must obtain a minimum score of 4 out of 10 on the third midterm and an average weighted score of 5 out of 10 across the three exams.

1.1.2. Laboratory sessions (15% of the final grade):

Assessment will be based on interest, experimental skills, and results achieved during lab sessions (40%), and the lab exam score (60%).

Lab sessions are mandatory. A maximum of two sessions can be missed due to justified medical reasons. To pass the lab component, students must obtain at least 5 out of 10 in both the lab sessions and the lab exam.

If a student scores below 5 on the lab exam, they must take a retake lab exam on the same day as the retake theory exam. To be eligible, the student must have taken the original lab exam. In the event of having passed the laboratory

sessions component and not having passed the practical work, the grade obtained in the aforementioned laboratory sessions may be retained for the following academic year, but not for subsequent years.

SAFETY WARNING: Any student who, due to negligent behavior, causes a serious safety incident may be expelled from the laboratory and fail the course.

Students retaking the course (second enrollment or beyond) who passed the lab component in a previous year under the required conditions do not need to repeatthe labs, and their previous lab grade will be maintained.

1.2. Students in Single Assessment Mode:

The final overall grade will be calculated based on the following two components:

1.2.1. Final Exam (85% of the final grade):

The exam will assess the course content, with emphasis on problem-solving skills.

It will be scheduled on the same day as the third midterm for students in the continuous assessment mode.

1.2.2. Laboratory Sessions (15% of the final grade):

The same conditions apply as for students in the continuous assessment mode.

2. TO PASS THE COURSE

2.1. Students in Continuous Assessment Mode:

2.1.1. Conditions:

a) Have a weighted average of at least 5 out of 10 for the three midterms and a minimum of 4 out of 10 in the third midterm. Students taking the retake exam must score at least 5 out of 10 on it.

b) Have attended the lab sessions (as detailed in section 1.1.2) and scored at least 5 out of 10 in both lab components used to calculate the lab grade.

c) Achieve an overall average of at least 5 out of 10 in all graded components.

2.1.2. Retake Exam:

There will be a single retake exam for students who did not pass via midterms. It will cover the entire course content.

Students who passed through coursework may retake the retake exam to improve their grade. In this case:

• If they submit the completed exam, the new score willreplace the average of their midterm grades.
• If they do not submit it, the previously obtained midterm average will be kept.

To take the retake exam, students must have taken at least two of the three midterms.

To pass via the retake exam, students must score at least 5 out of 10. The final grade will be calculated as follows:

• 81% Retake exam
• 4% exam organic chemistry nomenclature
• 15% Laboratory sessions

If the retake exam is not passed, the maximum final grade (after applying the formula) will be 4.8, meaning the course will be failed.

If a student attends the retake exam but does not submit it, the final grade will revert to the midterm average (a zero will be assigned for any missed midterm).

There will also be a retake lab exam for students who did not score 5 out of 10 in the original lab exam. The 40% related to in-lab performance and results cannot be recovered.

To sit the lab retake exam, students must have taken the original lab exam.

Passing the lab exam is mandatory to pass the course.

2.2. Students in Single Assessment Mode:

2.2.1. Conditions:

a) Score at least 5 out of 10 on the final exam.

b) Attend all lab sessions and obtain a minimum of 5 out of 10 in both the overall lab grade and its two individual components.

c) Achieve an overall average of at least 5 out of 10 in all components.

2.2.2. Retake Exam:

There will be a single retake exam for students in single assessment mode, scheduled on the same day as the continuous assessment retake exam.

Students who passed but wish to improve their grade may take it. If:

• They submit the completed exam, the new score will replace the original final exam grade.
• They do not submit, the original final exam grade will be retained.

The exam will cover all course content.

To pass, a minimum score of 5 out of 10 is required. The final grade will be calculated as:

• 85% Retake exam
• 15% Lab sessions

If the retake exam is not passed, the maximum final grade possible is 4.8, resulting in a course fail.

There will also be a retake lab exam for those who scored below 5 out of 10 on the original lab exam. The 40% for in-lab performance and results is not recoverable.

To take this exam, students must have attempted the original lab exam.

Passing the lab exam is mandatory to pass the course.

3. A STUDENT WILL BE CONSIDERED \"NOT ASSESSED\" IF:

a) First-time enrollees in continuous assessment mode: Did not take any midterm exams nor the lab sessions.

b) Repeat students in continuous mode with previously passed lab component: Did not take any midterms nor the lab in the current course.

c) First-time enrollees in single assessment mode: Did not take the final exam nor the lab sessions.

d) Repeat students in single assessment mode with previously passed lab: Did not take the final exam nor the lab in the current course.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as literature or information searches, text proofreading, or translations.

Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using these technologies, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced both the process and the final outcome of the activity.

Failure to disclose the use of AI in this assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty in the activity grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

Any irregularity committed during an assessment-evaluation activity (including academic fraud, plagiarism, or the improper use of AI, unless such use is explicitly authorized in the course syllabus) that could lead to a significant alteration of the

assessment outcome will result in a grade of 0 for that assessment activity.

If the course syllabus establishes that obtaining a minimum grade in that assessment activity is an essential requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in assessment activities within the same course, the final grade

for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student found to have committed any of these irregularities.