Theoretical classes will be complemented with fieldwork on real research projects, which will allow students to reflect on the problems and difficulties posed by local development.
Students will have to build in parallel to the teaching sessions an original research project as part of the training process in this subject. It will be compulsory to read a series of basic texts on theories in local development and practical experiences.
The learning process and acquisition of skills will be supervised by the teacher through individual and/or group tutorials. The teachers of the subject will be available to students to resolve doubts and follow the evolution of the aforementioned process of learning and acquisition of skills.

Field trips will be conducted in accordance with the official Field Trip Protocol established by the Faculty. Students will be provided with specific safety documentation related to off-campus activities organized by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). It is the responsibility of each student to review and acknowledge this documentation prior to participating in any field activity.

The assessment of the subject will be based on the continuous assessment of the student's process of acquiring knowledge and competences, and will consist of:

a. Final exam (40% of the grade)

b. Fieldwork report (10%)

c. In-class activities and class participation: attendance, discussion, and participation in the tasks proposed in class (10%)

d. Group course assignment. Development of a research project and in-class presentation (20%)

e. Compulsory individual practical exercises. These must be completed individually and during class hours. The exercises require the submission of a document for assessment (20%).

The final exam must be passed in order to be eligible for the rest of the grades to be considered.

The field trip is compulsory.

Scheduling of Exams and Submission of Activities

The dates for exams and activity submissions will be communicated to the students sufficiently in advance, with no option for individual modification (except for exceptional cases that are always properly justified). Erasmus students requesting to take an exam ahead of schedule must present a written document from their home university to the instructor justifying their request.

The date of the retake exam will be set by the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and is unchangeable.

Review of Grades

The maximum deadline for providing feedback and communicating the grades of the assessment activities is three weeks.

At the time of conducting each assessment activity, the teaching staff will inform the students (via Moodle) of the procedure and date for the review of grades.

Retake

To be eligible for the retake process, students must have been previously assessed in a set of activities whose weight accounts for a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade.

Assessment acts in which irregularities have occurred cannot be retaken.

Not Evaluable Students

The student will be graded as ‘not evaluable’ provided that they have not submitted more than 30% of the assessment activities. If an assessment activity is not completed, the grade obtained for that activity will be 0, it will not be subject to reassessment, and it will be factored as such into the weighted average.

Plagiarism or Fraudulent Conduct

In the event that a student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an assessment act, this assessment act will be graded as 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities occur in the assessment acts of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.

Please remember that "copying" is considered to be any work that reproduces all or a large part of another classmate's work. "Plagiarism" is the act of presenting all or part of an author's text as one's own, without citing the sources, whether in print or digital format. See the UAB documentation on "plagiarism" at: http://wuster.uab.es/web_argumenta_obert/unit_20/sot_2_01.html.

Use of AI

In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted as an integral part of the assignment development, provided that the final outcome reflects a significant contribution by the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how they influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Non-transparency in the use of AI will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may lead to a penalty in the activity's grade, or major sanctions in severe cases.

Single Assessment

This subject does not provide a single assessment option.