The teaching methodology of this course moves away from the transmissive model based solely on lectures and written assessments, combining it instead with an active, experiential and situated methodology, inspired by critical pedagogies and by the ethnographic approach. The classroom is conceived as a space for the generation of knowledge, where students actively participate both in the process and in the outcome of their own learning, understanding teaching as a dynamic relationship between context, practice and reflection.

Specifically, the methodology involves:

1. Theoretical/practical contributions: an introduction by the instructor, with examples and discussions with participants, and the formal presentation of a substantive topic from the syllabus. These sessions combine the explanation of the key concepts of each thematic block with open discussion in the classroom, fostering critical thinking and connections between the different theoretical orientations in economic anthropology. The materials used in class are available on the Virtual Campus.
2. Classroom practicals: independent or group work on specific topics, as well as simulations that allow concepts and theoretical schools to be experienced first-hand. Among the activities carried out during the first semester of the 2025-2026 academic year are: the simulation of the management of marine resources under different forms of regulation, in order to reflect on the tragedy of the commons; experimentation with different spheres of exchange; the simulation of markets and price-formation processes; and decision-making based on different forms of reciprocity described in classic ethnographies. These practicals incorporate ethnographic reflection on the experiments and simulations in order to identify the influence of the various factors (social, cultural, ecological and material) on the phenomena presented in the theoretical part of the course. The activities are prepared in advance through introductory sessions that theoretically frame the objectives, and are complemented by observation guides, discussion spaces and follow-up assignments.
3. Field study trips during class hours: the course includes two field trips designed to generate direct field experience and foster ethnographic reflection. The visit to the Palamós Fishing Museum and the Fishermen's Guild, where a descending-price auction is observed, makes it possible to address livelihoods that articulate productive and reproductive practices, and to analyse a market model that often differs from students' prior assumptions. It also contributes to group cohesion and facilitates subsequent collaborative work. The visit to the Museum of World Cultures in Barcelona allows students to carry out archival ethnographic research: students gain access to a collection of monetary objects not on display in the permanent exhibition, engage in dialogue with a curator, and learn about provenance research processes, on the basis of which they develop their own research and complete an adapted museographic record.

The assessment model is aligned with this methodological orientation, taking into account not only the final outcome but the entire learning process: active student participation in the activities is assessed, as well as the preparation of group assignments that connect the theoretical content of the course with the practical experience of fieldwork, which makes it possible to assess both specific competencies and students' critical, analytical and reflective capacities.

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.

Continuous assessment will consist of an individual or small-group commentary on texts or activities presented by the instructor in class to illustrate each of the topics on the syllabus, with a minimum of 6, from which the average grade will be calculated. These documents will be available on the Virtual Campus. These tasks, which may include simulations, must be carried out in person in class in order to be assessable, since assessable work will be requested from students at each session.

Some of these activities must be carried out in groups. In these cases, and taking into account experience from previous years, group work will be assessed by the instructor, but this will be complemented by a process of self-assessment and peer assessment, so that each group member evaluates both their own contribution and that of their peers.

Only the midterm exams can be resat; no other activities can. To pass the course, it is essential to achieve an average grade of 5 across the two midterm exams. To take part in the resit, students must have previously been assessed [not necessarily passed] in a set of activities (minimum 2/3). It is essential that the student sit at least the first midterm exam; otherwise, they will be considered NOT ASSESSABLE.

The final grade will be communicated individually via Moodle, and a grade review session will be scheduled, as well as a resit date. Outside these scheduled dates and communication channels, personal reviews will not be attended to, nor will emails related to assessment be answered. Queries and complaints will be dealt with exclusively during the scheduled grade review session.

Personal circumstances that may affect a particular student's normal progress in the course (illness, work, personal matters...) may be discussed with the instructor, who will try to offer the student a flexible option if reasonably justified. However, such matters will only be taken into account when they are unforeseen and duly justified (with certificates) or, when known in advance, discussed with the instructor during the first teaching month of the course — not later, and not at the last minute.

Assignments must be submitted exclusively through the "File Submission" option on the Virtual Campus, which will have a validity period.

Regarding plagiarism: if a student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant change in the grade for an assessment activity, that assessment will be graded 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated. If several irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for that course will be "fail". The AI usage model applied is model 2, meaning transparency and agreed, critical, and limited use are required. Where there is suspicion that a student has used AI to generate assessable documents unlawfully, the instructor reserves the right to assess that knowledge through an alternative method (for example, an oral exam).

Single assessment. Students who opt for this assessment method, notifying the instructor within the designated period, must complete: a) an exam on the course syllabus (50%); b) a written commentary on at least three texts discussed in class and available on the Virtual Campus, with a maximum of 1,000 words (30%); and c) a handwritten summary of some of the chapters of the course textbook, with a maximum of 300 words (20%).

The average of the three exercises will give the final grade.

Students will receive a grade of "Not assessable" whenever they have not submitted more than 30% of the assessment activities.