The basis of the teaching methodology will be to achieve autonomous learning by the students.

The activities supervised by the faculty, with the constant and active participation of the students, will allow them to acquire the generic and specific competencies set out in the course design, within the Curriculum.

Learning activities (practical classes) play a leading role in the course. Students will attend theoretical classes where concepts will be explained, debates will be held, and materials and cases will be discussed. Dividing the group into practical subgroups will allow for varied and highly detailed work and practice of the proposed exercises.

The virtual campus will be an important tool within the framework of the course.

IMPORTANT: The proposed teaching methodology and assessment may undergo modifications depending on the in-person attendance restrictions imposed by the health authorities.

The teaching methodology of the course integrates the use of inclusive language and the gender perspective in teaching, and reviews possible androcentric biases and hidden gender stereotypes.

Regarding the use of innovative teaching methodologies, the course includes project-based learning, problem-based learning, as well as the partial use of gamified and similar resources.

The course is planned in accordance with the academic calendar so that the teaching contents align with this calendar.

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.

This course follows continuous assessment and does not provide for single assessment.

The assessment system will have two clearly differentiated parts:

PRACTICAL COMPONENT: 60%.

• 30% project
• 30% continuous assessment assignments

THEORETICAL COMPONENT: 40%.

The course consists of the following assessment activities:

PRACTICAL COMPONENT: 60%

• Project: 30% of the final grade.
• Practical assignments: 30% of the final grade.

THEORETICAL COMPONENT: 40%.

• Exam: 40% of the final grade.

To pass the course, a minimum grade of 5 must be obtained in each activity.

To pass the course, both the practical and theoretical components must be passed (obtaining a grade equivalent to 5 out of 10 in each part).

More than three spelling errors in certain assignments will result in a failing grade for those assignments.

Continuous assessment recovery

Students will be entitled to recover the course if they have been assessed in a set of activities whose weight is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total course grade.

• The exam, the practicals and project are recoverable. To be eligible to take the recovery assessment, students must have obtained an average grade of 3.5.
• As it is a continuous assessment, all scheduled assessable tests must be taken. (In exceptional cases, and subject to approval by the teaching team, a different assessment system may be designed).
• In case of passing one part and failing the other, the student will receive a failing grade.
• The grade obtained in the theory reassessment will be the final grade for this part.
• The grade obtained in the practical reassessment will be averaged with the grade obtained in the course's practicals.
• Students who wish to improve their grade may also access the reassessment tests (theoretical and practical). The new grade will be the final one for the theoretical part and will be averaged with the rest of the practicals for the practical part.

Second enrollment, students may take a single synthesis test consisting of a theory and practical exam. The course grade will correspond to the grade of the synthesis test.

'Not assessable' consideration:

• Attendance is considered necessary for the individual and group benefit and for an adequate assessment of the student. In case of unjustified absences exceeding 35% of the teaching time, the student cannot be assessed.
• Failure to submit 20% of the assignments requested during in-person sessions.

Plagiarism and irregularities

In the event that the 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 a 0, regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. In the event that multiple irregularities occur in the assessment acts of the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0.

The commission of any irregularity in an assessment act (academic fraud, plagiarism, or misuse of AI, unless this use is expressly authorized in the teaching guide), which may lead to a significant variation in the grade, implies that this act will be graded with a 0. If the teaching guide stipulates that passing the course requires obtaining a minimum grade in this assessment act, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment acts of the same course, the final grade for that course is 0. Furthermore, a disciplinary process may be initiated against the student who incurs in any of these irregularities.

Any student suspected of submitting assignments that have been generated by AI, produced by other people, or copied; that include AI-generated content without referencing, or that do not fall within the permitted assumptions, may be asked for previous work or other materials that can demonstrate that it is an original work and the result of their own authorship. They may also be asked to explain or justify their work separately. The faculty may also use AI usage identification systems or carry out such verification tasks as they deem appropriate. If, after the review, it is detected that irregularities have been committed, the work may be graded with a zero and the student may be subject to further disciplinary measures.

Use of AI

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted as an integral part of the work development, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution by the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may result in a penalty on the activity grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

AI tools—such as Microsoft Copilot—may be used to prepare coursework, provided the following instructions are followed for their use to be accepted:

- Obtain instructor consent in accordance with the guidelines provided for each session and assignment.

- Always declare the use of tools like Copilot (or similar) as a source of information or part of the study methodology. Cite the prompts used and the responses obtained in the assignment appendices.

- Always verify the accuracy of the information obtained, particularly regarding potential biases or factual errors.

- Consider the ethical and social implications of the responses obtained, paying attention to potential gender discrimination and issues regarding copyright and data protection.

- In case of doubt, consult the instructor beforehand.