This course will be delivered through lectures, practical activities, two site visits, and a field trip (assessment of the ecological status of a river).

Among the practical activities, one will involve the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Several sessions will focus on analyzing and proposing solutions to conflicts related to water planning and management. This part of the course will be carried out through group work, including oral presentations by students.

During the site visits and field trip, the Faculty’s Field Trip Protocol will be applied. Students will have access to specific safety documentation for activities conducted off-campus, which they must read and accept.

The assessment of the course will be based on the following components:

• GIS Practical (15%). A specific case will be presented to be solved using Geographic Information Systems: identifying a water body and calculating the percentages and/or surface area of its land uses and cover types. A map must be exported with a topographic base and orthophoto.
• Ecological Status Assessment (25%). A field trip will be conducted to the Besòs or Tordera river basin, where students will assess the ecological status of a specific river section. The theoretical sessions will provide the necessary tools for students to carry out their own assessment.
• Visit Questionnaires (20%). For each site visit, students must complete a questionnaire with questions related to the visit and the corresponding theoretical content.
• Group Project (40%). In groups, students must investigate a water planning and management issue, identify the main stakeholders, analyze the conflicts, and propose solutions that benefit as many parties as possible. This project will consist of an oral presentation (20%) and a written report (20%).

Submission of all activities is mandatory in order to receive a final grade.

Submission of Activities

Submissions received after the deadline set on the Virtual Campus will be marked as \"Not Submitted\", except in duly justified cases.

Review of Grades

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

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

Resit Assessment

If two of the assessed activities have not been submitted or have been failed (score below 5), students may take a resit exam.

Students wishing to improve their grade may also take the resit; in no case will it lower their existing grade.

Assessment activities involving irregularities are not eligible for resit.

Non-Assessable Students

Students will receive a \"Not Assessable\" grade if they have not submitted more than 30% of the assessment activities.

Plagiarism or Fraudulent Conduct

If a student commits any irregularity that may significantly affect the grade of an assessment activity, that activity will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary action that may follow. If multiple irregularities are detected in the same course, the final grade will be 0.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted in this course only as a support tool. Students must clearly identify which parts were generated using AI, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and final outcome. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered academic dishonesty and may result in partial or full penalties on the activity grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.

Single Assessment

This course does not offer a single assessment option.