DIRECTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Lectures: The aim of the lectures is to develop students' understanding of the historical evolution of nursing care and nursing thought.

Students who do not attend at least 70% of the large-group lectures will lose 1 point from their final course grade. Attendance may be monitored through attendance records and/or formative learning activities. The completion of these activities will account for 5% of the final course grade.

Seminars: The purpose of the seminars is to explore the course content in greater depth. They are conducted in medium-sized groups, where students work on clinical scenarios under the supervision of a lecturer. Seminar activities include literature searching, group discussion, preparation of a group assignment, and group oral presentations.

Note: Attendance at seminars is mandatory. Each absence will result in a deduction of 0.25 points from the final course grade. Students with two or more absences will not be eligible to be assessed for the seminar component.

Individual tutorials: Individual tutorial sessions may be arranged by contacting the lecturer in advance via email.

The use of inclusive language will be encouraged in both students' oral presentations and written assignments.

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 is assessed through continuous assessment. It consists of the following components:

1. Written assessment: 50% of the final grade. A single multiple-choice examination with four answer options for each question. Every three incorrect answers will cancel out one correct answer.
2. Active participation in seminars and assessment of the group project: 40% of the final grade.
3. Reasoned self-assessment in the seminars: 5%.
4. Participation and assessment of a written activity in the theoretical classes: 5% of the final grade.

The final course grade will be calculated as the weighted sum of the grades obtained in the proposed assessment activities. To be eligible for this calculation, students must obtain a minimum score of 5 out of 10 in each of the different assessment components. Failure to achieve the minimum score in any one or all of these components means that the course will not be passed. Students who do not meet this minimum requirement must take the final resit examination. If they obtain a score of at least 5 out of 10 in the resit examination, this grade will be combined with the grades obtained in the other assessment components that have already been passed.

If a student does not achieve a passing grade in any assessment component, that component may be retaken separately, following the instructions provided by the teaching staff.

According to Agreement 4.4 of the Governing Council of 17 November 2010 on assessment regulations, grades are awarded as follows:

• 0.0–4.9: Fail
• 5.0–6.9: Pass
• 7.0–8.9: Merit
• 9.0–10.0: Excellent
• Honours (Matrícula d'Honor): Above 9.0.

If students do not attend one or any of the scheduled assessment activities, the final grade will be recorded as Not Assessed.

According to Section 9 of Article 266 of the UAB Academic Regulations, when it is considered that a student has not provided sufficient evidence for assessment, the course will be graded as Not Assessed.

To be eligible to resit any assessment component, students must have taken the final examination for the course.

Review of Assessments

Students may request a review of their assessment grades within the period established by the course coordinator. In the case of seminar grades, the review must be arranged with the lecturer responsible for the seminar.

The review date will be communicated to all students through the course Moodle site. Requests submitted after the established deadline will not be accepted.

Special Cases

In exceptional circumstances, an expert committee will meet to assess the student's individual situation and make the most appropriate decision.

No examinations will be held outside the dates established in the official examination calendar for the 2026–2027 academic year of the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at UAB.

This course does not offer a single-assessment system.

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as literature or information searches, proofreading or editing texts, and translations [...], activity xxx, or other specific situations determined by the teaching staff. Students must clearly identify which parts of their work have been generated using AI, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced both the process and the final outcome of the assignment. Failure to disclose the use of AI in an assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total reduction of the grade for the activity, or more severe disciplinary sanctions in serious cases.

Any irregularity committed during an assessment activity (including academic fraud, plagiarism, or the improper use of Artificial Intelligence, unless such use is explicitly authorised in the course guide) that may lead to a significant alteration of the assessment outcome will result in a grade of 0 (zero) for that assessment.

If the course guide establishes that obtaining a minimum grade in that assessment is an essential requirement for passing the course, or if multiple irregularities are committed in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0 (zero).

In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.