Sessions will be distributed between theory classes, problem classes and classroom seminars.

Theory classes: in these sessions theoretical knowledge will be applied to the resolution of problems and/or practical cases posed by the teaching staff as collected in each teaching unit.

Classroom practices: they will be carried out in coordination with the theory classes. They will include the realization of problems, assessable activities and the development of a case study that will be worked on throughout the semester. The teacher will mark the results to be presented and achieved each week. In these classes, the case study method is also applied, in which the student has to solve illustrative exercises in which they have to apply the concepts developed in the theoretical part.

Seminars:In these sessions, a predetermined topic will be dealt with through the exchange of partial information with the students, the collective analysis of this information and the consequent debate. Seminar attendance is mandatory for carrying out classroom activities. 

Scheduled evaluation process and activities

The subject consists of the following assessment activities:

• Exams (60%): Two midterm exams will be held throughout the course. Each exam will have a value of 30% of the overall grade. These exams will consist of a theory part combined with some small exercises depending on the units evaluated. Both midterms will be short answer exams and interpretation of cases where students will have to reason the solutions provided or answers.
• Infographic on the case study (15%). This part of the note is not recoverable
• Work/Case study industrial waste (15%). This part of the note is not recoverable
• Participation in seminars and classroom activities (10%). This part of the note is not recoverable.

The minimum grades to be able to pass the subject are:

• Exam grade (weighted average of both midterms): 5
• Overall Ratings: 5

Failure to participate in any of the assessment activities will result in a zero. In order to pass the subject through continuous assessment, a minimum grade of 5 must be obtained in the exam (calculated as the weighted average of the two midterms) and a minimum grade of 5 in the overall average of the subject.

If these requirements are not met, the student may take a resit examination (for the first or second midterm, or the comprehensive final examination for the course). The final grade in the resit process will be calculated in the same way as in the continuous assessment.

In order to attend the retake, the student must have previously been assessed in continuous assessment activities equivalent to 2/3 of the final grade.

Scheduling Assessment Activities

At the beginning of the subject, groups will be formed to carry out the work and the evaluation activities will be scheduled to be carried out during class hours.

The exams will be held according to the schedule set in the Bachelor's Degree examcalendar.

Recovery process

For the recovery process it is exclusively for those students who have not passed the subject from continuous evaluation.

• The calculation of the final grade, in the recovery process, will be donein thesame way as in the continuous evaluation and with the same minimum grade criteria.
• The assessable activities carried out in the classroom are not recoverable.

Qualification review procedure

For each assessment activity, a place, date and time of review will be indicated where students can review the activity with the teaching staff. In this context, complaints may be made about the grade of the activity, which will be evaluated by the teaching staff responsible for the subject. If the students do not take this review, this activity will not be reviewed later.

Ratings

Honors (MH). Granting a grade of honours is the decision of the teaching staff responsible for the subject. UAB regulations indicate that MHs can only be awarded to students who have obtained a final grade equal to or higher than 9.00. Up to 5% of MH of the total number of students enrolled can be awarded.

Students will be considered non-assessable (NA) if they have not taken the first midterm or the retake exam.

Irregularities: copying and plagiarism

Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, irregularities committed by students that may lead to a variation in the grade of an assessment act will be graded with zero. Therefore, copying, plagiarism, deception, allowing copying, etc. in any of the evaluation activities will imply failing it with a zero.

Evaluation of repeating students

Students who repeat the subject will not be evaluated differently from the rest of the students.

Single Assessment

Students who have taken the single assessment modality will haveto take a final test, where the content of the entire subject will be evaluated. The exam grade must be at least 5.0, and will account for 60% of the grade. On the same day of the exam (which will be held on the same day that the continuous assessment students are evaluated inthe 2nd midterm) it will be necessary to submit the work corresponding to the practical cases (previously assigned by the teaching staff), and will have the same weighting explained before for the continuous assessment. The seminars are compulsory with the same assessment as those of continuous assessment. If the final grade does not reach 5.0, the student will have another opportunity to pass the subject through the retake exam that will be held on the same day as the retake exam for the rest of the students.