This course is worth 6 ECTS, that is, it entails a total student workload of 150 hours, distributed as follows:

• Directed activities (30% and 46 h): classroom activities with the presence and guidance of the lecturer, which may consist of lectures, seminars discussing compulsory readings in small groups oriented towards practical issues, work on practical cases related to the course syllabus, and the possibility of occasional tests.
• Supervised activities (30% and 45 h): activities outside the classroom carried out by the student in accordance with a work plan designed and subsequently supervised and assessed by the teaching staff. This also includes joint tutorials and other similar course-monitoring activities (in person or online).
• Autonomous activities (35% and 52 h): the student's autonomous activities in accordance with the requirements of the course, such as basic and complementary readings, study of class notes, or any other activities that complement the training achieved in this course.
• Assessment activities (5% and 7 h).

The course content will be sensitive to issues related to gender perspective and the use of inclusive language.

A detailed schedule outlining the content of each session will be presented on the first day of the course and will also be available on the course's Virtual Campus, where students will find the various teaching materials and all the information necessary for the proper monitoring of the course. Should the teaching modality change for reasons of force majeure according to the competent authorities, the teaching staff will inform students of any changes to the course schedule and teaching methodologies.

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

50% of the grade will correspond to the course project, individual or in a team, duly proposed and agreed. It must be prepared and submitted in the final sessions of the course. The project will be presented, debated and defended in class.

The remaining 50% of the grade will correspond to the interventions and attendance during the seminars and the presentation of a reading (10%), and to a written individual dissertation on an agreed topic or text (40%) on the subject matter covered during the course.

Students will be entitled to reassessment of the course if they have been assessed on a set of activities accounting for at least two-thirds of the total course grade. The activity excluded from the reassessment process is active participation in the seminars and the course Project.

Single assessment

50% will correspond to an in-person theory test. It must be passed (5 or more points out of 10) to pass the course (essential requirement). The test will be held during the exam period.

20% will correspond to the resolution of a practical case that will be proposed at the beginning of the semester and must be submitted on the date of the in-person written test.

30% will correspond to an individual dissertation on an agreed topic or text based on the set of readings worked on during the course. This dissertation must be defended in class on the day of the written test.

Students will be entitled to reassessment of the course if they have been assessed on a set of activities accounting for at least two-thirds of the total course grade.

Assessment of students in their second or subsequent enrolment (synthesis test)

In accordance with Article 267.2 of the UAB Academic Regulations, students in their second or subsequent enrolment may opt for a synthesis test. This is a different option from single assessment: the synthesis test consists of a single written exam that assesses the whole content of the course and whose grade constitutes 100% of the final grade. It will be held on the same date as the written test of the continuous assessment model. Students who opt for this option must notify the teaching staff by email, within the period established at the start of the course, and will not be assessed through the other activities. Students who sat it and failed will be entitled to reassessment by means of a test of the same nature.

Not assessable

According to point 9 of Article 266 of the UAB Academic Regulations, when it is considered that the student has not been able to provide sufficient assessment evidence, the course will be graded as 'not assessable'. In this course, a 'not assessable' grade will be assigned when the student has neither submitted the course project nor carried out the dissertation.

Plagiarism and irregularities

If a student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade of an assessment act, this assessment act will be graded with 0, irrespective of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. If several irregularities occur in the assessment acts of the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0.

Use of artificial intelligence

The use of Artificial Intelligence in this course is limited to the assessment activities relating to the course project and the preparation of the oral presentation of seminar readings. Specifically, AI tools, both textual and visual, may help you to generate and sketch ideas, contextualise concepts, propose prototypes or combine elements in an innovative or alternative way. If these tools are used, their use must be clearly stated and correctly cited in the preparation of the work. This means indicating, in each section of the submitted activity, which tools have been used, the objectives, the prompts employed, the response obtained and the process followed to review and edit its output. Remember also that, when using generative AI tools, you must not provide personal, confidential or intellectual-property-protected information. Please note that inappropriate use of generative AI, such as failing to review the response obtained or failing to cite the tools used, will be considered irregular conduct in the assessment and may lead to the failure of the activity or assessment act. If in doubt, consult the teaching staff.

Action in cases of suspected irregularities

The teaching staff may carry out actions to confirm the authorship of a practical activity, assignment, etc. Any student suspected of submitting tasks generated by AI, produced by other people or copied; that include AI-generated content without referencing, or that fall outside the permitted cases, may be asked for the preliminary work or other materials that can demonstrate that it is original work and the result of their own authorship. They may also be asked to separately explain or justify their work. The teaching staff may also use AI-detection systems or carry out any verification tasks they deem appropriate. If, after review, irregularities are detected, the work may be graded with a zero and the student may be subject to further disciplinary measures.