The protagonist of the learning-training process is the student and under this premise a methodology based on continuous work has been planned. Therefore, attendance is important in this course. Following the course requires active engagement in learning and responsibility throughout the entire process.

The Virtual Campus (VC) is the official communication space for the course. It is the student’s responsibility to access the VC and keep their email profile updated in order to stay informed of news and information posted throughout the course.

About the sessions:

The course is developed through face-to-face sessions directed, supervised and autonomous work.
The face-to-face sessions deal with the presentation of the course content, and will always be with the whole class. They aim to achieve significant learning through initial diagnostic activities, incorporation of new knowledge through lectures given by the teacher or invited conferences and activities of application and structuring, so that the active participation of students is expected and is important, both in large group activities and in small groups. These sessions always involve prior and/or subsequent independent work.
The autonomous work includes activities such as reading and comprehensive and analytical study of texts, comprehensive and analytical viewing of audiovisual materials, research of bibliographical references, review of information, observation and reflective writing, among others.
The supervised sessions will be face-to-face (by appointment), especially aimed at contributing to the monitoring of the course and the performance of the assessment activities.

About communication:
Communication will be via e-mail.

About the deliverables:
Please, consult the specific instructions for each assignment and its correction criteria.
All assignments will be delivered via Virtual Campus (Moodle).

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Assessment in this course is understood as a continuous and progressive process that extends throughout the entire teaching period. At the beginning of the course, students will be provided with a calendar of assessment activities. Specific instructions for each activity, completion and submission formats, and detailed assessment rubrics or criteria will be published on the Virtual Campus.

Continuous assessment will consist of the following activities:

Ethnographic exercises:

• Individual autoethnographic assignment on personal trajectory and positionality (30% of the final grade)

Students will complete an individual autoethnographic assignment based on a reflexive analysis of their own personal trajectory and positionality. The assignment must articulate personal experience and reflexivity with the concepts, theoretical perspectives and specialised literature covered in the course.

Specific guidelines, format, submission schedule and detailed assessment rubric or criteria will be available on the Virtual Campus.

• Team ethnographic project (20% of the final grade)

Students will carry out a team ethnographic project on an issue related to the course content. The project will involve applying an ethnographic approach and analysing the materials collected using the concepts and perspectives covered during the course.

Specific guidelines, project requirements, completion and submission schedule and detailed assessment rubric or criteria will be available on the Virtual Campus.

Individual examination on readings and other compulsory materials (30% of the final grade)

Students will take an individual written examination on the readings and other compulsory course materials. The examination may include essay questions, short-answer questions, analysis of texts, cases or other materials, as well as exercises involving conceptual application and connections between concepts.

Assessment will focus on students’ understanding of the compulsory materials, their ability to engage in critical analysis, establish connections between concepts and theoretical and ethnographic perspectives, and develop well-supported arguments.

Readings, practical exercises and classroom analysis activities (20% of the final grade)

Throughout the course, students will complete assessed activities related to the compulsory readings, the theoretical and ethnographic debates addressed in the course, and sessions devoted to the analysis of public policies. These activities may combine prior preparation of the materials, group discussion, critical commentary, and individual or group exercises involving analysis and conceptual application carried out in class.

The readings and other compulsory materials, as well as the guidelines and schedule for the activities, will be available on the Virtual Campus sufficiently in advance.

To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum final grade of 5 out of 10, calculated as the weighted average of the different assessment activities. This average will only be calculated if students have obtained a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 in the individual written examination on the readings and other compulsory materials.

REVIEW OF GRADES

When each assessment activity takes place, the teaching staff will inform students, via the Virtual Campus, of the procedure and date for reviewing grades.

“NOT ASSESSABLE” GRADE

Students will receive a “Not assessable” grade if they have completed or submitted assessment activities representing 30% or less of the final grade for the course.

RESIT ASSESSMENT

Students who have failed the course may take part in the resit assessment provided that they meet the criteria for being assessed and have obtained a minimum final grade of 3.5 out of 10.

The individual autoethnographic assignment, the individual written examination on the readings and other compulsory materials, and the ethnographic project may be retaken or resubmitted. The characteristics and procedures of the resit activities will be specified by the teaching staff.

Reading activities, practical exercises and analysis activities carried out in class cannot be retaken or resubmitted, given their continuous nature and their connection with the development of the course sessions.

Assessment activities affected by academic misconduct cannot be retaken or resubmitted.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT

The single-assessment system will allow students to demonstrate the same learning outcomes as continuous assessment and will consist of the following assessment components:

Individual autoethnographic assignment on personal trajectory and positionality (50% of the final grade)

Students will complete an individual autoethnographic assignment based on a reflexive analysis of their own personal trajectory and positionality. The assignment must articulate personal experience and reflexivity with the concepts, theoretical perspectives and specialised literature covered in the course. Specific guidelines and the detailed assessment rubric or criteria will be available on the Virtual Campus.

Individual oral examination on readings and other compulsory materials (30% of the final grade)

The examination will assess students’ understanding and critical analysis of the readings and other compulsory course materials, as well as their ability to establish connections between the concepts and the theoretical and ethnographic perspectives addressed in them.

Individual examination on a monograph (20% of the final grade)

The examination will assess students’ understanding and critical analysis of the compulsory monograph, as well as their ability to relate it to the course content, concepts, and theoretical and ethnographic perspectives.

All three single-assessment components will be completed or submitted on the date, at the time and in the place specified on the Virtual Campus.

To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum final grade of 5 out of 10, calculated as the weighted average of the three assessment components. This average will only be calculated if students have obtained a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 in the individual oral examination on the readings and other compulsory materials.

The same resit system as for continuous assessment will apply, adapted to the activities specific to this assessment system. The individual autoethnographic assignment, the individual oral examination and the individual examination on a monograph may be retaken or resubmitted.

The same “Not assessable” criterion as for continuous assessment will apply.

The review of the final grade will follow the same procedure as for continuous assessment.

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Exchange students who request to take an assessment activity earlier than scheduled must provide the teaching staff with written documentation from their home university justifying the request.

IRREGULARITIES IN ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

If a student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded for an assessment activity, that activity will be awarded a grade of 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated. If several irregularities occur in assessment activities for the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.

USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction or translation. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity.

Failure to disclose the use of AI in an assessment activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty on the grade for the activity, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.