The teaching methodology of the course combines various types of sessions, including oral presentations, explanations of theoretical content, professional experiences, case studies, debates, and participatory seminars or workshops. The core objective is to establish and share a common knowledge base that will enable students to further explore their areas of interest and apply their learning to the topics they prioritize throughout the course.

The coursework (final project) is grounded in the principles of Service Learning (Aprendizaje por Servicio - APS), carried out in collaboration with the Fundació Autònoma Solidària (FAS) and social organizations.

All the information required to successfully follow the course will be provided by the teaching team through in-class sessions, tutoring meetings, and/or via the Virtual Campus.

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 all teaching materials 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.

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

The course adopts a continuous and summative assessment system. No activity requires a minimum grade to pass the course. The final grade for the course will be the sum of the points obtained in the following assessment activities:

A) Classroom presentations and assignments: 40 points (40% of the final grade); individual or team in-person activities.

B) Final project: 45 points (45% of the final grade); team activity.

C) Attendance and active class participation: 15 points (15% of the final grade); individual in-person activities.

Total: 100 points (equivalent to the final grade 10).

Any written assessment activity that includes five spelling, grammatical and/or language errors, including barbarisms (five errors in total) will receive no score (grade 0).

To be able to pass the subject by continuous assessment, it will be mandatory:

a) Have carried out and submitted all the assignments (activities A and B) on the dates established by the teacher. In case of justified absence for reasons of force majeure, the corresponding proof must be presented to the professors; otherwise, the activities will be considered as Not Completed.

b) Have obtained a minimum score of 50 points (equivalent to a mark of 5.0) from the sum of all the assessment activities carried out.

c) In teamwork, the teaching staff may adopt control measures to verify the participation of each member in the common work. Therefore, the grades may be different for members of the same team, which could mean that one or more members suspend the evaluation, while the others approve it.

Reevaluation (continuous assessment)

To be eligible for reassessment, students must fulfill the following two conditions:

1) Not having reached the minimum criteria established to pass the subject;

2) Have been assessed during the semester of a set of activities, the weight of which corresponds to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade of the subject.

Reevaluation will consist of a written exam on the syllabus of the subject.

Activities C are excluded from the reevaluation system.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT OPTION

For students who opt for the single evaluation, the final grade of the course will be the sum of the score obtained in the following evaluation activities:

A) Theoretical exam: 35 points (35% of the final grade); individual in-person activity.

B) Classroom presentation: 20 points (20% of the final grade); individual in-person activity, the same day of the theoretical exam.

C) Final project: 45 points (45% of the final grade); individual or team activity (the teams must be formed by students who have chosen the single evaluation; mixed groups with students of the continuous evaluation will not be accepted). The project must be developed during the students' autonomous work time and submitted on the same day of the exam and the presentation.

Total: 100 points (equivalent to the final grade 10).

To pass the course by the single evaluation system, it will be required:

a) To have completed and submitted all the assignments (A, B, and C) on the date established by the teaching staff. In case of absence due to justified reasons of force majeure, it will be essential to present the corresponding proof to the teaching staff; otherwise, the activities will be considered Not Completed.

b) Have obtained a minimum score of 50 points (equivalent to a mark of 5.0) from the sum of all the assessment activities carried out.

c) In teamwork, the teaching staff may adopt control measures to verify the participation of each member in the common work. Therefore, the grades may be different for members of the same team, which could mean that one or more members suspend the evaluation,while the others approve it.

Reevaluation (single assessment option)

To be eligible for reassessment, students must fulfil the following two conditions:

1) Not having reached the minimum criteria established to pass the course;

2) According to regulations, students must have been previously evaluated at least 2/3 of the total number of evaluable activities of the course.

The recovery will consist of a written exam on the entire syllabus/contents of the course.

Activity C is excluded from the reevaluation system.

SECOND ENROLLMENT

In case of second enrollment, students may take a single test (theoretical-practical) of synthesis on the entire syllabus and contents of the course. The grade of the course will correspond to the grade of the synthesis test.

NOT ASSESSABLE

Any situation in which the student does not meet the minimum participation, does not provide the required learning evidence, or does not complete the key activities necessary to objectively assess their performance in the course will be considered not assessable.

IMPORTANT

PLAGIARISM

In the event that a student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade of an assessment activity, that activity will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks such as information searching, locating bibliographic sources, text translations, and brief queries to clarify concepts or expand specific data. The use of AI is not allowed in the creation of communication products, critical analyses, strategic designs, or assessment activities that require reflective development or original creative proposals.

Students must identify the parts that have been generated or assisted by this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced both the process and the outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered an academic integrity violation and may result in a partial or total penalty in the activity's grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

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.