Theoretical content will be taught through lectures, although students will be encouraged to actively participate in the resolution of examples, etc. During problem sessions, a list of exercises will be resolved. Students are encouraged to solve the problems on their own in advance. Students will also be encouraged to present their own solutions in class.

During laboratory sessions, topics related to the lectures will be studied in depth. These include the presentation of real cases, or the extension of certain subjects with techniques and algoriths alternative to those already seen. Campus Virtual will be used for communication between lecturers and students (material, updates, announcements, etc.).

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 dates will be published on Campus Virtual and on the presentation slides, specific programming may change when necessary. Any such modification will always be communicated to students through Campus Virtual, which is the usual communication platform between lecturers and students.

Subject assessment (out of 10 points) will be carried out as follows:

• Two individual partial tests, 6 points (out of 10, 3 points each). As part of continuous assessment, the first test will take place during lectures;the second will take place on the date specified by coordination. The first partial test will be given at the end of the first five chapters of the course; the second partial test will be given on finishing all the chapters of the course. At least 3 (out of 6) points in the average of the two midterms must be obtained in order to pass the subject.
• Exercises resolution, 1.5 points (out of 10). As part of continuous assessment, activities must be carried out or exercises must be solved via online quizzes. In some cases, another assessment activity could be programmed and will be informed to the students through the Campus Virtual.
• Mandatory laboratory practices, 2.5 points (out of 10). As part of continuous assessment, laboratory assignments in groups must be fulfilled. The qualification of the lab sessions will be validated at class and, in case of hesitation, with a final exam. At least 1 point (out of 2.5 points) must be obtained to pass the subject.
• Final exam, 6 points (out of 10). Those who have not passed the subject through the individual partial tests, and have at least of 1 point out of 2.5 in laboratory practices, will have the option to take final exam as a re-assessment grade to compensate the individual partial tests. There is therefore no separete re-assessment for each partial test; this exam covers material from the entire course. At least 3(out of 6) points must be obtained in order to pass the subject.

Academic integrity:

Notwithstanding other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with the academic regulations in force, assessment activities (laboratory practices, exercises resolutions or exams) will receive a zero score whenever a student commits academic irregularities that may alter such assessment. Assessment activities graded in this way and by this procedure will not be re-assessable. If passing the assessment activity or activities in question is required to pass the subject, the awarding of a zero for disciplinary measures will also entail a direct fail for the subject, with no opportunity to re-assess this in the same academic year. Irregularities contemplated in this procedure include, among others:

• the total or partial copying of a practical exercise, report, or any other evaluation activity;
• allowing others to copy;
• presenting group work that has not been done entirely by the members of the group;
• unauthorized used of AI (for example Copilot, ChatGPT, or equivalent);
• presenting any materials prepared by a third party as one’s own work, even if these materials are translations or adaptations, including work that is not original or exclusively that of the student;

To pass the course it is necessary that the mark of each one of the parts exceeds the minimum required and that the overall grade is 5.0 or higher. If you do not pass the subject because some of the assessment activities do not reach the minimum mark required, the mark in the Transcript of Records (ToR) will be the lowest value between 4.5 and the average weighted notes. With the exceptions that the "non-assessable" grade will be assigned to those students who do not participate in any of the assessment activities, and that the mark in the file will be the lowest value between 3.0 and the weighted average of the marks, in the event of irregularities have been committed for any assessmentactivity(andtherefore re-assessment will not be possible).

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed at any stage. Any assignment that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or full penalty on the activity’s grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

Course with honors:

In order to pass the course with honors, the final grade must be a 9.0 o higher. Because the number of students with this distinction cannot exceed 5% of the number of students enrolled in the course, this distinction will be awarded to whoever has the highest final grade. In case of a tie, partial-test results will be taken into consideration.

Exams and revision dates:

It is important to bear in mind that the allowed justifications to ask for a different date or time to perform an avaluation activity, and the procedure to do it are described in: https://www.uab.cat/ca/enginyeria/doc/criteris-avaluacio-esola-enginyeria.pdf.

In the case of on-line quizzes, a review may be requested after the date of closure of the quiz. For all other assessment activities, a place, date and time of review will be indicated allowing students to review the activity with the lecturer. In this context, students may discuss the activity grade awarded by the lecturers responsible for the subject. If students do not take part in thisreview, no further opportunity will be made available.

Single assesment:

A single assesment is not considered in this course.

To consult the academic regulations approved by the Governing Council of the UAB, please follow this link: http://webs2002.uab.es/afers_academics/info_ac/0041.htm