Most of the sessions consist of a mix of lecture and lab activities. Students are expected to bring their laptops to class.

The evaluation will be based on the following activities:

• Class attendance and in-class exercises (10%). Attendance to the corresponding class is mandatory to pass an exercise. No late submissions will be accepted. Those who pass at least 70% of the exercises will obtain a score of 10 in this part of the evaluation. This part of the evaluation is not recoverable.
• Assessment tests and take-home assignments (45%). A minimum of 2 assessment tests and/or take-home assignments. No late submissions will be accepted. This part of the evaluation is not recoverable.
• Final exam (45%). A closed-book, written exam covering the course content.

To pass the course, it is required that all the following conditions are met:

1. Having previously been evaluated for at least two thirds of the total evaluation activities of the subject.
2. Achieving a final grade greater than or equal to 5.
3. Achieving a grade on the final exam (or on the retake exam) greater than or equal to 4.

Students who do not meet any of these three requirements may not obtain an overall grade higher than 4.5, regardless of the score resulting from the weighted sum of all activities.

Retake process

Only the portion of the grade corresponding to the exam is recoverable; class attendance, in-class exercises, assessment tests, and home assignments are excluded from the retake process.

To be eligible to participate in the retake process, it is required that the student has been previously evaluated for at least two thirds of the total evaluation activities of the subject. Students with an average grade on the exams below 4 or an overall course grade below 5 may take the retake exam. There will be a single retake exam covering the entire course content, regardless of the specific grades obtained on the midterm exams.

Important considerations

• This course does not allow for unique assessment.
• The fact of taking any of the exams or submitting any of the assignments or assessment tests exempts the student from the “Not assessable” grade.
• No exams will be held outside the dates set by the Faculty and no continuous assessment tests will be held outside the dates set by the teaching staff.
• In accordance with article 117.2 of the UAB Academic Regulation, the evaluation of those students who have been enrolled before may consist of a single synthesis examination. The students who wish to be evaluated this way should contact the professor at the beginning of the semester (first week of October at the latest).
• In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted for the completion of assignments and exercises exclusively in support tasks, such as information searching or text and code correction. Students must clearly identify the tasks in which they have used this technology and specify the tools employed. However, these tools must not replace independent study or genuine understanding of the code by the student. Failure to disclose the use of AI in this graded activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in partial or full penalties on the activity grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases. When the code submitted in a practical assignment or home exercise is significantly different from what has been covered in class, or includes functions, structures, or libraries not explained during the course, this will be treated as a likely indicator of inappropriate use of AI and will be graded with a zero (0), regardless of its technical correctness.
• Any irregularity committed in an assessment activity (academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that activity being graded 0. If the irregularity occurs during the final exam, or if irregularities are detected in different assessment activities, the final grade for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who engages in any of these irregularities. The teaching staff reserves the right to conduct oral interviews or an alternative assessment in order to verify the effective acquisition of knowledge and skills and, consequently, the validity of the assessment activities completed by students.