The methodology used in this subject to achieve the learning process is based on making the student work on the information that is made available to them. The teacher's role is to give him the information or indicate where he can get it, and help and tutor him so that the learning process can be carried out effectively. To achieve this objective, the subject is based on the following activities:

Part of the content of the theory program will be taught by the teacher in the form of lectures. The theoretical classes will be complemented with the viewing of animations and videos related to the topics covered in class. The visual aids used in class by the teacher will be available on the Virtual Campus. It is recommended that students print out this material and bring it to class to use as a support when taking notes. Although it is not essential to expand the contents of the classes taught by the teacher, unless the teacher expressly requests it, students should regularly consult the books recommended in the Bibliography section to consolidate and clarify, if necessary, the contents explained in class.

With these sessions, the student acquires the basic scientific and technical knowledge of the subject that must be complemented with personal study of the topics explained.

For some topics, flipped classroom sessions will be developed. Students will be instructed to work on the study materials prior to the face-to-face session, where the time of contact with the teacher will be dedicated to carrying out exercises to apply the knowledge that has been previously studied autonomously. The result of these exercises will be part of the evaluation of the subject, together with the resolution of cases.

Students will work in groups to solve cases based on real situations, which will serve to achieve other parts of the theory program of the subject. The teacher will present each case to the class group and will give guidelines for the resolution of the case. Throughout the time that the students will spend working on the case, the teacher will offer tutorial sessions, and immediately after delivering the case will be resolved in the classroom. Students will present a report with their conclusions on the case, which will be evaluated.

The autonomous work of the student will consist of the personal study of the material presented in the expository classes, the comprehensive reading of texts and the search for bibliographic material. All this will allow the student to understand and assimilate the theoretical contents addressed in the subject, as well as to interrelate the concepts studied with other subjects of the degree, especially with the practical and applied aspects of the subject of Pilot Plant Practices.

The tutorial sessions aim to direct and help the student in their training. The hours of free tutoring can be requested by students to resolve doubts about the contents of the subject. Students can take advantage of the tutorials to ask questions, make comments or raise doubts that have arisen throughout the course. There will be some tutorial sessions scheduled to solve the cases and exams after the exercises have been delivered by the students. This is intended to ensure that the evaluation actions are also training actions.

For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information research, text correction or translations. The writing of the resolutions of the cases must reflect a significant contribution of the student in the analysis and personal reflection. The student will have to clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how they have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The non-transparency of the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in cases of seriousness.

Note: 15 minutes of a class will be reserved, within the calendar established by the degree, for the complementation by the students of the surveys of evaluation of the performance of the teaching staff and the evaluation of the subject.

The subject is designed for the student to make a distributed effort throughout the course, in the form of continuous assessment. The evaluation will be obtained from the evaluation of cases, continuous evaluation tasks and partial exams. Partial exams will be considered passed with a grade of 4.5 or higher. There will be a recovery exam for the partials. In retaking, a grade equal to or higher than 4.5 will be required to pass any of the partial exams.

For students who decide to take a single assessment, submit a motivated request to the centre, which will consist of a single test in which the contents of the entire subject program will be assessed. The test will consist of questions on the application of the contents in the form of solving cases based on the information provided in the corresponding statements and topics to be developed. The questions solved in writing and posed in the exam room will be worth 80% of the grade of this evaluation and the oral test on a case prepared in advance will weigh 20%. The joint grade obtained in this final exam will account for 100% of the final grade of the subject. The single assessment test will be held on the same day, time and place as the last midterm exam of the subject. The single assessment can be retaken on the day set for the retake of the subject.

A student will be considered not to be assessed if he or she has participated in assessment activities that represent ≤ 15% of the final grade, both for continuous assessment and for single assessment.

Any irregularity in an assessment (academic fraud, plagiarism, or misuse of AI, unless expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that could significantly affect the grade will result in a grade of 0. In general, exams and assignments must be completed without artificial or unauthorized assistance. If the course syllabus stipulates that obtaining a minimum grade on this assessment is a prerequisite for passing the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessments, the final grade for this course will be 0. Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.