Languages: Catalan /Spanish

The course combines different teaching and learning methodologies:

a) Theoretical teaching

The course contents will be delivered through interactive lectures supported by audiovisual presentations. Active student participation, discussion, and critical reflection will be encouraged by relating theoretical concepts to real-world situations in the hospitality, food service, and tourism sectors.

b) Experiential Learning

Throughout the course, students will complete a range of practical activities designed to apply the concepts covered in class. These activities will be based on case study analysis, challenge-based learning, collaborative work, and other active learning methodologies, enabling students to apply their knowledge in professional contexts. Activities will begin in the classroom and, where appropriate, will be completed outside scheduled class hours. Learning evidence will normally be submitted through the Virtual Campus and will be assessed.

c) Indipendent Learning

The Virtual Campus will be used as a complement to classroom teaching and as the main communication channel between lecturers and students. It will provide access to the course syllabus, teaching materials, supplementary resources, learning activities, discussion forums, as well as the submission area for assignments and access to grades.

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.

TWO ASSESSMENT OPTIONS:

A) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT WITH TWO ASSESSMENT TESTS (CA)

The assessment system consists of individual and group learning activities (practical exercises, individual reading comprehension tasks, individual and/or group assignments, classroom presentations, assessment exercises, where applicable, etc.) and two assessment tests, one at the end of each of the two course blocks (Oenology and Gastronomy), designed to assess students' understanding, integration, and application of the course content.

The lecturer responsible for each block will establish, at the beginning of the semester, the learning activities, submission deadlines, assessment tests, and specific assessment criteria.

To be eligible for continuous assessment, students must submit at least 80% of the required activities and assignments within the established deadlines.

The 50% allocated to the assessment tests will be divided equally between two final tests: one at the end of the Oenology block and one at the end of the Gastronomy block, each accounting for 25% of the final grade.

To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum mark of 5 out of 10 in each of the two assessment tests. Only then will the final weighted grade be calculated together with the continuous assessment activities.

Students who do not pass the course through continuous assessment may take the re-assessment examination. In this case, grades obtained during the continuous assessment process will not be considered.

B) SINGLE ASSESSMENT

(Subject to prior application through the Academic Office within the deadlines established in the academic calendar.)

As this course has a strong practical component, students are strongly advised to avoid this assessment option whenever possible.

The assessment will consist of:

• Submitted activities: 30%
• Final examination (covering the entire course): 70%

The examination will take place on the date and time established in the official academic calendar.

Students choosing this assessment option must also submit, before the examination date, all assignments and activities required for the single assessment.

Submission deadlines, assessment content, and further information will be published on the course Virtual Campus.

To calculate the final grade, students must obtain a minimum mark of 4 out of 10 in both the submitted activities and the final examination.

RE-ASSESSMENT

Only students who obtain a final mark of 3.5 or higher and below 5.0 will be eligible for re-assessment.

Students who have chosen the single assessment option and do not pass the course must, where applicable, resubmit the required activities until they achieve a minimum mark of 4 out of 10, allowing the final grade to be calculated together with the re-assessment examination.

The maximum final grade obtainable through re-assessment is 5 (Pass).

The format of the re-assessment examination will be determined by the course lecturers.

The date and time will be those established in the official academic calendar.

NOT ASSESSED

A student will receive a Not Assessed grade if they complete fewer than 50% of the scheduled assessment activities, test and exams and/or do not attend the re-assessment examination.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Depending on the nature, learning objectives and purpose of each assessment activity, one of the following AI use models will apply. The corresponding model will be explicitly stated in the instructions for each assessment activity.

Model 1. Prohibited use

The use of AI tools is not permitted at any stage of the activity. Any use of AI will result in a grade of 0 for the assessment, which will not be eligible for reassessment.

Model 2. Restricted use

AI may only be used for support tasks (e.g. literature searches, language proofreading or translation), subject to the instructor's criteria.

Students must clearly identify the tasks or sections in which AI has been used, specify the tools employed, and include a brief critical reflection on how the use of AI has influenced both the work process and the final outcome.

Failure to disclose the use of AI transparently will result in a grade of 0 for the assessment.

Model 3. Integrated use

AI may be used as a working tool, provided that the final submission demonstrates a significant personal contribution, critical thinking, and the achievement of the course learning outcomes.

Students must also identify the tasks or sections in which AI has been used, specify the tools employed, and include a critical reflection on its impact on both the work process and the final outcome.

Failure to disclose the use of AI transparently will result in a grade of 0 for the assessment.

Under no circumstances may AI replace the student's academic responsibility for the authorship, accuracy and quality of the submitted work.

Irregularities in an assessment activity

Any irregularity committed during an assessment activity (including academic misconduct, plagiarism, or the improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that may lead to a significant alteration of the assessment outcome will result in a grade of 0 for that assessment.

Where the course syllabus establishes a minimum grade in that assessment as an essential requirement for passing the course, or where multiple irregularities occur in different assessment activities within the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.

Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.