The methodology used in this course combines theoretical lessons and practical activities that expand and/or reinforce the knowledge acquired during theoretical lessons.

Practical sessions include class and laboratory practices, practices at Servei Planta Pilot de Tecnologia dels Aliments, a computer room practice and a self-learning activity that requires researching and selecting information in different resources and answering the proposed questions.

The teaching material used in the subject will be available in Moodle.

Moodle will be used as a mechanism for the exchange of information between professors and students.

Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Continuous assessment

The subject will be approved with a minimum overall score of 5 out of 10. The assessment will be individual and will be carried out continuously during the different training activities that are taught. The course is organized into two Units (I and II). Unit I has a weight of 40% of the final grade. Unit II has a weight of 60% of the final grade. The minimum grade for each Unit to calculate the weighted average to obtain the final grade is 5.

The grade for each Unit will be calculated as follows:

- 70% will correspond to the mark of the face-to-face exam of the Unit, which will include all the theory, plant and laboratory practices, seminars and self-study activity. The exam has 2 parts: a) multiple choice questions and b) open-ended questions. The open-ended questions will not be corrected if a minimum grade of 4 out of 10 is not obtained in the multiple choice questions. A minimum mark of 5 is necessary in the exam to pass the Unit.

- 30% will correspond to the mark of the online tests in the Moodle classroom that all practical activities and self-learning activities of the Unit have associated. Depending on the type and conditions of each practical activity, the test will be done during it or after finishing it. The closing date of the test will be announced for each activity and, once the date has passed, the test will not reopen. If the student has not attended to a practice, the value of the test grade of that practice to calculate the overall grade will be 0.

Resit

To participate in the resit, the student must have been previously assessed in a set of activities that represent a minimum of two thirds of the final grade of the subject. The resit will consist of an exam that will include questions about all the contents of the Unit that must be recovered.

To pass the subject, it is necessary to obtain a grade ≥ 5 in the resit exam corresponding to each Unit in order to average with the otherUnit. To calculate the final grade, the weightof each Unit is maintained (40% Unit I and 60% Unit II).

The students will be considered not evaluable if they have participated in assessment activities that represent ≤ 15% of the final grade.

Single assessment

The subject will be approved with a minimum overall score of 5 out of 10. The subject is organized into two Units (I and II). Unit I has a weight of 40% of the final grade. Unit II has a weight of 60% of the final grade. A minimum grade of 5 is necessary in each Unit to calculate the weighted average that gives rise to the final grade.

The single assessment consists of:

- An exam that will include all the theory, plant and laboratory practices, seminars and the self-study activity of Units I and II. The exam will have 2 parts: a) multiple choice questions and b) open-ended questions. The open-ended questions will not be corrected if a minimum grade of 4 out of 10 is not obtained in the multiple choice questions. The mark of this test corresponds to 70% of the mark of the subject. A minimum mark of 5 is necessary to pass the subject.

- The mark of the tests of the practical activities (laboratory practices, plant practices, seminars and self-study activity), which corresponds to 30% of the mark of the subject. The assessment of these activities will be carried out by means of a test on the single assessment date. If the student has not attended a practical activity, the value of the test for that activity to calculate the overall grade will be 0.

The date of the single assessment will be the same that the date of the examination of Unit II of the continuous assessment.

The same resit system, the same criterion of not evaluable and the same procedure for reviewing the grades will be applied as for continuous assessment.

The students will be considered not evaluable if they have participated in evaluation activities that represent ≤ 15% of the final grade.

Note

The commission of any irregularity during an assessment activity (academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course guide) that may lead to a significant variation in the grade will result in that activity being graded with a 0. If the course guide states that obtaining a minimum grade in that assessment activity is an essential requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. In addition to this, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who engages in such irregularities.