Directed activities:

Lectures: The professor will explain the topics using a projector and the blackboard.

Problem-solving seminars: The professor, or in some cases the students themselves, will work through example problems in small student groups.

Laboratory sessions: Prior to each lab session, the student must prepare the activity, and afterward must submit a report.

            Note: The course teaching materials will be available on the UAB Virtual Campus.

 Supervised activities:

Tutorials outside regular class hours.

 Autonomous activities:

Independent study by the student.

Solving classroom problems in advance of the in-class work.

Preparation of laboratory sessions.

The assessment will be based on two written midterm exams, each with a weight of 37.5%, and the results of the practical work reports, with a weight of 25%.

The midterm exams will be averaged provided that a minimum grade of 3 has been obtained in each of them. If the average grade of the midterm exams is higher than 4, it will be averaged with the practical work of the subject to obtain the final grade. In addition, in order to pass any exam, a minimum grade of 3 out of 10 must be obtained in the theory part.

If the subject is not passed, the part corresponding to the midterm exams may be recovered in a single final exam in which all the course contents will be assessed. In order to participate in the recovery assessment, students must have previously been assessed in activities accounting for at least 2/3 of the final grade of the subject.

The grade obtained in the resit examination will replace the grade of the assessment tests being recovered.

If the student does not pass the subject after the resit process, the final grade recorded will be the grade obtained in the resit examination, provided that the student has taken it. If the student does not sit the resit examination but has a valid grade for the midterm tests, the grade recorded will be the grade corresponding to the midterm tests. If the student does not sit the resit examination and does not have a valid grade for the recoverable midterm tests, the student will be graded as not assessable.

For these purposes, the student will be considered to have a valid grade in the midterm tests when they have obtained a grade higher than 3 in each midterm test and a grade higher than 3 in the theory part.

If a minimum grade of 3 out of 10 is not obtained in the theory part of the final exam, the student will receive a grade of “not assessable”

Failure to attend any of the practical sessions or not having any grade in the midterm or final exams will result in the student being declared non-assessable.

The awarding of an honours distinction is a decision of the teaching staff responsible for the subject. UAB regulations state that honours distinctions may only be awarded to students who have obtained a final grade equal to or higher than 9.00. Up to 5% of honours distinctions may be awarded out of the total number of students enrolled.

Without prejudice to any other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, irregularities committed by the student that may lead to a change in the grade of an assessment activity will be graded with a zero. Therefore, copying, plagiarism, deception, allowing others to copy, etc. in any of the assessment activities will result in failing that activity with a zero. Assessment activities graded in this way and by this procedure will not be recoverable. If it is necessary to pass any of these assessment activities in order to pass the subject, the subject will be failed directly, without the possibility of recovery in the same academic year.

If the subject is repeated, the same assessment system as for the rest of the students will be followed.

This subject does not provide for the single assessment system.

• For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction, or translations. 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. Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.

There is a protocol for “requesting the rescheduling of assessment activities” according to the cases specified in the assessment criteria and instructions of the School of Engineering.

The dates of the assessment tests correspond to those published by the degree coordination on the website of the School of Engineering.

Students with disabilities or specific educational support needs, NESE, may contact the UAB Equality and Diversity Service, which provides specific support for the development of a full and autonomous academic and social life at the university.

For each assessment activity, a place, date and time for review will be indicated, during which students may review the activity with the teaching staff. In this context, claims regarding the grade of the activity may be submitted and will be assessed by the teaching staff responsible for the subject. If the student does not attend this review session, the activity will not be reviewed at a later date.