Learning Activities of the Course

Directed Activities

Theoretical Classes (TE)

In the face-to-face theoretical sessions, the following activities will be carried out:

• Lectures: presentations by the teaching staff encouraging debate and student participation.
• In-class guided exercises: activities based on the active participation of students (usually through informal cooperative work) that will not require prior preparation.
• Prepared cooperative work: various formal cooperative activities will be carried out based on students’ prior work (readings, viewing of audiovisual materials, or preparation of the activity).

Practical Sessions (PAUL and PLAB)

The practical sessions will be divided between classroom practices (PAUL) and practices using Geographic Information Systems (PLAB).

Some of these practices will require data collection and processing using statistical software. GIS practices will involve map production.

The instructors responsible for the practical sessions will provide detailed information about the activities to be carried out in each session. As a result of these activities, students will complete various exercises (some of which will span multiple sessions). Some exercises may require oral presentations by students.

This course is taught in Catalan. However, some practical sessions may also be conducted in Spanish.

Supervised Activities

Students will carry out, under supervision, the activities from the theoretical sessions (TE) that require prior preparation (readings, audiovisual viewing, or activity preparation), as well as the practical exercises derived from the practical sessions.

Students are expected to attend class and actively participate in both theoretical and practical sessions. However, they may also consult with the teaching staff viathe virtual campus, email, or during scheduled in-person office hours (individually or in groups).

Autonomous Activities

Individual effort will be necessary to consolidate the theoretical classes and practical knowledge. Students are expected to work on these contents through continuous personal study throughout the course, completion of required readings, consultation of recommended bibliography, viewing of audiovisual materials, information searches for practical work, etc.

Additionally, a self-assessment test will be posted on the Virtual Campus for each content block, providing feedback to students.

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.

The assessment of the course is based on:

• Final exam: 40%
• Practical exercises (PAUL and PLAB): 35%
• Participation in theoretical sessions (TE): 20%
• Self-assessment tests: 5%

The final grade will be calculated from the weighted average of these four activities. To pass the course, students must pass (grade of 5 or above) both the final exam and the average of the practical exercises.

Final Exam

At the end of the course, students will take an individual exam to assess the knowledge acquired throughout the course. All course content (theory, practicals, activities, readings, audiovisual materials, etc.) is subject to evaluation in the final exam.

Practical Exercises

Several individual or group practical exercises will be carried out as a result of the practical sessions. To be evaluated for an exercise, attendance at the practical sessions linked to that specific exercise is mandatory.

At the beginning of the semester, students will be informed about the exercises, their deadlines, and the weight of each one within this section of the grade.

Deadlines set by the practical sessions instructors must be respected. Late submission of practical exercises (up to a maximum of 72 hours) will be penalized with a 20% reduction of the grade for that specific exercise.

Participation in Theory Sessions

The grade for participation in theory sessions (TE) will be obtained through various submissions (individual or group) corresponding to the activities proposed by the teaching staff during these sessions (debates, summaries, cooperative work, oral presentations, etc.). Some of these activities may require prior preparation. Participation in these activities is not mandatory; however, non-attendance in any activity will result in a score of zero (0), with no possibility of submitting it at any other time.

Self-Learning Tests

Lastly, a self-learning test will be posted on the Virtual Campus for each block of the syllabus, with a deadline for completion. The test will provide feedback to the student. Completing each of the 3 tests will count for 1/3 of this section of the grade.

Schedule of Exams and Activity Submissions:

The dates for exams and activity submissions will be communicated to students sufficiently in advance and cannot be modified individually (except in exceptional and fully justified cases). Erasmus students requesting an early exam must present a written document from their home university justifying their request to the professor.

The date for the retake exam will be set by the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and cannot be changed.

Review of Grades:

At the time of each assessment activity, the teaching staff will inform students of the procedure and date for grade reviews.

Retakes:

To be eligible for a retake, students must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities worth a minimum of 2/3 of the total course grade.

Students can retake the final exam and each of the practical exercises, provided they scored below 5. Practical exercises that were never submitted cannot be retaken.

Submissions from theory sessions (TE) activities and self-learning tests cannot be retaken.

The maximum grade for any retaken activity is 5.

Assessment activities where irregularities occurred cannot be retaken.

Non-Assessable:

A student will be considered "non-assessable" if they have not taken and submitted the final exam and/or if they have not submitted any practical exercise.

If an assessment activity (excluding the final exam) is not completed, the grade obtained for that activity will be zero (0), it will not be eligible for a retake, and it will be factored into the weighted average as such.

Plagiarism or Fraudulent Conduct:

If a student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an assessment activity, that activity will be graded as zero (0), regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities occur within the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be zero (0).

Use of Artificial Intelligence:

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks such as literature or information searches, text proofreading, or translations. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology and specify the tools used. A lack of transparency regarding AI use in an assessable activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may result in a partial or total grade penalty for the activity, or major sanctions in severe cases.

Single Assessment:

This course does not offer a single assessment system.