The course is structured as follows:

1. lecture sessions on key concepts in Sociology and the contributions of the authors studied in class;
2. comprehension activities carried out in the classroom and/or through the virtual campus; and
3. “book-in-hand seminars” for the presentation and discussion of the required readings.

A detailed schedule outlining the content of each session will be presented on the first day of the course and will be available on the course’s Virtual Campus, where students will find the various teaching materials deemed appropriate by the instructors and necessary information for effective course monitoring. Should the teaching modality change for reasons of force majeure according to the competent authorities, the teaching staff will inform students of any modifications to the course schedule and teaching methodologies.

This course is eligible for the development of challenge-based learning (CBL) activities within the framework of the GID-ABR teaching innovation group, composed of teaching staff from different faculties of the UAB.

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.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (CA)

The assessment consists of three activities with the following grading criteria:

a) Exam 1 (30%)

The grading criteria for the written test will be based on the understanding of the content explained and worked on in class, including the required readings.

b) Exam 2 (30%)

The grading criteria for the written test will be based on the understanding of the content explained and worked on in class, including the required readings.

c) Seminars (40%)

The course is structured into seminars, “with the book in hand,” held in the classroom, which include prior reading and preparation of the required texts by the student. Each seminar will be assessed through an individual multiple-choice test conducted on the virtual campus, as well as through presentations and oral contributions on the texts. Attendance and participation in all seminars is mandatory. Seminars are not recoverable.

Note: In order to be weighted with the rest of the grades, both the exam scores and the seminar score must be at least 4 out of 10.

Resit

Students will have the right to resit the course if they have been assessed on activities whose combined weight is at least two-thirds of the total course grade. If passed, the grade for each recovered component will be 5 out of 10.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT (SA, Avaluació Única)

The assessment consists of two written tests conducted in the same assessment session, with the following grading criteria:

• An exam on the key concepts, theories, and debates covered throughout the course (50%).
• An exam on the required seminar readings and their contribution to contemporary societal challenges (50%).

Note: In order to be weighted with the rest of the grades, the marks of both tests must be at least 4 out of 10.

Resit

Students will have the right to resit the course if they have been assessed on activities whose combined weight is at least two-thirds of the total course grade. If passed, the grade for each recovered component will be 5 out of 10.

NOT ASSESSABLE

If a student does not attend the exam sessions (for CA and SA), and/or does not participate in the course seminars (for CA), they will be considered "Not assessable".

SECOND ASSESSMENT

For students taking the course for a second or subsequent assessment attempt, the course lecturer(s) may decide to assess them by means of a comprehensive assessment.

IMPORTANT

PLAGIARISM

Any student who commits an irregularity (cheating, plagiarism, impersonation, etc.) will receive a 0 for that assessment. In the case of multiple irregularities, the final grade for the course will be 0.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction, translations, or similar. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how they have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty in the grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.If misconduct is detected, the teaching staff may decide to carry out an additional oral assessment test.

IRREGULARITIES

The performance of any irregularity in an evaluation act (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless this use is expressly authorized by the teaching guide), which may lead to a significant variation in the grade, assumes that this act will be graded with a 0. In the event that the teaching guide foresees that in order to pass the subject it is an essential requirement to have obtained a minimum grade in this evaluation act or that there are several irregularities in the evaluation acts of the same subject, the final grade of this subject is 0. Apart from this, a disciplinary process may be instructed to the student that incurs any of these irregularities.

Any student suspected of submitting assignments that have been generated by AI, written by others or copied; include unattributed AI-generated content, or fall outside the permitted scope, may be asked to provide the preliminary work or other materials that can demonstrate it is original work and the result of their own authorship. They may also be asked to separately explain or justify their work. Teachers may also use AI detection systems or carry out any verification tasks they deem appropriate. If, after review, the instructor detects irregularities, the assignment may be graded zero, and the student may be subject to further disciplinary action.