The TFG has its own teaching characteristics due to the type of training activities that characterize it:

• Directed activities: in charge of the coordinator of the subject. It includes the presentation of the planning of the TFG throughout the course and the stage of selection of the subject of the work by the students.
• Supervised activities: monitoring by the tutor of the preparation of the TFG, in accordance with the initial approach of the work and scheduled tasks.
• Autonomous activities: personal work of the students aimed at following the work plan agreed with the tutor within the framework of the teaching guide for the subject and current regulations. Search for data, documents, materials, information, etc. Analysis of data, documents, materials, information, etc. Drafting of drafts as well as the final version of the TFG. And the preparation for the public presentation. In addition, the students must follow the training course given ad hoc for Geography, Environment and Territorial Planning students from the UAB Library Serviceand must hand in the following course. The module of the training itinerary will aim at how to communicate the work and the use of Zotero.This module includes a review of using sources of information, APA citations, and plagiarism and copyright.

The calendar and stages for the 2026-27 academic year are as follows:

Application, July / September 2027

STAGE 1: CHOOSE TOPIC AND TUTOR(S)

ACTIVITY	DATA
Publication fo topics and tutors	Octubre de 2026
Preferences of students	Octubre de 2026
Assigments of topics and tutors	Novembre de 2026
Review period	Novembre de 2026
First meeting between student and tutor	Novembre - Desembre 2026

a) Choice of TFG topic:

Once the list of subjects and teachers is published, each student can apply for a maximum of three subjects, in order of preference.

Exceptionally, the student can propose a topic. You should present it to the coordinator, with a title and a letter of justification (maximum 250 words). The coordinator will assess the proposal with consultations with the teaching staff of the department.

b) Assignment of tutors and first meeting:

The general criteria for assigning students to subjects and tutors are:

1) Respect the preferences of the students expressed in their request

2) Average grade

3) Balance the distribution between the number of tutored persons and tutors

c) Commitment document:

The final assignment between students and teaching staff will be when the commitment document is signed between the two people involved.

STAGE 2: DEVELOPMENT OF THE TFG AND SUPERVISION

ACTIVITY	DATA
STUDENT: First application (Version 1 on TFG)	February 2027
TUTOR: Monitoringreport	April 2027
STUDENT: Third application (Version 2 of the TFG)	June 2027
STUDENT: Last version of TFG	June 2027
STUDENT: Presentation of TFG (ppt)	June 2027

a) Supervision and development

Supervision and monitoring is mandatory. Each student must agree with his/her tutor the exact schedule of the joint work sessions in view of the tutor's academic obligations and their own. The entire monitoring process will be done using the tool https://tfe.uab.cat

Any problem present at this stage will be communicated to the TFG Coordinator, who will make the appropriate arrangements for its solution.

Feedback will be through rubrics.

b) Deliveriesr

The person who for some reason does not see it possible to present the TFG must notify the Coordinator of their decision before May 15.

STAGE 3: ORAL PRESENTATION

ACTIVITY	DATA
Oral presentation	July 2027
Publication of final marks	July 2027
Review notes	July 2027
Closuer of acts	July 2027

Stages and calendar of the extraordinary call for the month of January (only for repeat students).

People enrolled for the second time or more in the TFG will have the option to present themselves for an assessment in January 2027. In this case, they will have preference to keep the tutor from the previous year (2025-2026) . In case of change, they must communicate their decision to the TFG Coordinator no later than October 15, 2026.

Deadline for delivery of the January call is January 20, 2027. Closing of acts February 18, 2027. People enrolled in the TFG for the second time who do not present it in the January call would conform to the calendar and procedures indicated for all students. In the event that the oral presentation of the work cannot be done in person, its format will be adapted (maintaining its weighting) to the possibilities offered by the UAB's virtual tools. Tutorials will take place through Teams, etc. The tutor will ensure that the student can access it or will offer alternative means, which are within their reach.

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.

It is essential to pass the TFG (Bachelor's Degree Thesis) to submit the documents (TFG Versions and Written Final Project) and make the oral presentation within the established deadlines; otherwise, it will result in a grade of "No Avaluable" (Non-Assessable). A registered student who does not submit the TFG in June may submit it in a session in January of the following academic year. In this case, they must re-enroll in the course.

The presentation and public defense are compulsory and will consist of an oral defense of the TFG before an examination committee. The person tutoring the project will be part of this committee and must have previously given their approval. TFGs cannot be carried out in groups, as Article 119.4 of the UAB academic regulations states that "the assessment of the project will always be individual, even if the activity has been developed collectively." Therefore, the presentation and defense of the project will always be individual.

The TFG cannot be retaken, in accordance with current regulations. There is only one assessment session.

The TFG is excluded from the compensation assessment mechanism, as specified in Article 122 of the UAB Academic Regulations. Compensation assessment is a mechanism that allows for the compensation of grades between courses within a degree program and is regulated by the UAB Academic Regulations.

In the case of the TFG, registered students who have not submitted any evidence of learning to the teaching staff throughout the semester will be considered "No Avaluable" (Non-Assessable). Therefore, if, for example, a student enrolls and submits any evidence of learning related to the TFG to the teaching staff linked to this course (e.g., the draft of the first version of the TFG in February) but does not submit the final manuscript, they will be considered assessable and will receive a grade.

To pass the course, students must present the certificate for the library workshop. The application of the knowledge from this workshop by the students will be taken into account in the assessment of the TFG.

The approval of the tutor is an essential requirement for the submission of the Bachelor's Degree Thesis.

ASSESSMENT

The assessment will be carried out using rubrics that will be made public on the TFE tool at the beginning of the academic year.

The evaluation committee will consist of two people. The tutor will not be part of it, as indicated by the regulations of the PROTOCOL FOR THE COURSE "BACHELOR'S DEGREE THESIS" OF THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND LETTERS. Approved by the Academic Organization Committee on November 13, 2018, and amended by the Academic Organization Committee on March 15, 2024, and by the Permanent Board on June 6, 2025.

The weighting of the grade will be as follows:

• TFG monitoring and completion of the documentary tools workshop: 10% (100% tutor's grade).
• Written project: 60% (60% tutor's grade and 40% evaluation committee's grade).
• Oral presentation: 30% (100% evaluation committee's grade).

GRADING

The grades used for the TFG will be on a scale of 0-10, with a single decimal place.

Given the peculiarity of the TFG, for the award of "Matrícula d'Honor" (Honors), the degree program will appoint a committee (which may coincide with the teaching staff of the Teaching Committee) that will take into account the TFG grade at 75% and the student's academic record at 25%. Honors can only be awarded in the June session.

Students may request an ordinary grade review with the coordinator. The coordinator's review must be personal and individualized, and must take place before the deadline for the final closing of the TFG grade sheets. The student may request a copy of the assessments made on the project by the tutor and the other members of the committee from the coordinator (these copies of the reports are the documentary evidence required to request an extraordinary review). Once the review has been carried out and the student's arguments have been heard, the coordinator, in agreement with the tutor, may maintain or modify the grade.

PLAGIARISM / COPYING

Copying or plagiarizing material, documents, publications, etc., in the TFG will result in a grade of zero.

If a student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an assessment act, that specific assessment act will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities are committed within the assessment acts of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT

There is no single assessment option.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

• Mastery of theoretical knowledge in the approach and development of the TFG.
• Ability to integrate theoretical and applied knowledge.
• Capacity for autonomous information research.
• Mastery of tools for managing and processing geographical information.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize the information used.
• Ability to argue and reason in the presentation of ideas and the development of the TFG.
• Quality of communication and written expression.
• Quality of the presentation: formal aspects.
• Quality of the delivery: communication and oral expression.
• Quality of the delivery: form and content.

TFG PUBLICATION

The TFG protocol of the Faculty of Letters recommends the publication in the UAB Digital Deposit of Documents of all TFGs with a final grade equal to or higher than 9. In order to proceed with the publication, the student must sign and hand in the consent document prepared by the Humanities Library to the TFG coordinator.

If a student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an assessment act, that specific assessment act will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities are committed within the assessment acts of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.

RESTRICTED USE OF AI

This course permits the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies exclusively for tasks involving [***bibliographical research or information searches, text correction, or translations, at the discretion of the teaching staff]. In the case of courses within philology degrees, the use of translation tools must be authorized by the professor. Other scenarios may be considered, always subject to the professor's approval.

The student must:

1. Identify the parts that have been generated using AI.
2. Specify the tools used.
3. Include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity.

A lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in an assessable activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty, resulting in a grade of 0 for the activity with no option to retake it, or greater sanctions in severe cases.