Directed activities:

• Theoretical lessons: Lectures on the concepts of the subject.
• Laboratory practices: Students will carry out laboratory practices in which they will acquire practical experience in biocatalyst immobilization.

 Supervised activities: 

• Public presentation of work: Students will present orally (10-20 minutes) and publicly a summary of the most relevant results of the work on immobilization techniques and deliver the presentation in digital format to the teacher via the virtual campus. Both the documentation of the works and the oral presentations are part of the content of the subject and are therefore subject to examination.

Independent activities:

• Student study: Individual study and preparation of outlines and summaries.
• Elaboration of practice report: group work of 2-4 students in which each group will prepare a report with the results obtained in the laboratory practices and deliver in digital format via the virtual campus.
• Writing assignments: group work of 2-4 students in which each group will produce two written assignments. A work on immobilization techniques and another on biocatalysts. Both assignments must be submitted in digital format via the virtual campus. Both the documentation of the works and the oral presentations are part of the content of the subject and are therefore subject to examination.

Informative note: the teaching staff will allocate about 15 minutes of some class to allow the students to answer the evaluation surveys of the teaching performance and of the subject

Evaluation process and activities

Throughout the course, different assessment activities will be carried out that will result in the final grade of the subject obtained through continuous assessment. Specifically, the evaluable activities will be:

• Written work which is 15% (10% report, 5% oral presentation) of the final grade. The minimum mark for not having to retake this work is a 4

• Laboratory practices which is 25% of the final grade. The subject cannot be passed if the laboratory practices are not approved (minimum grade of 5)

• Written work on biocatalyst immobilization techniques which is 15% (10% report, 5% oral presentation) of the final grade. The minimum mark for not having to retake this work is a 4

• Synthesis exam which is 45% of the final grade. The subject matter of the summary exam is the course syllabus. The minimum grade for not having to retake this exam is a 4.

The laboratory practices and the oral presentation of the work on immobilization techniques are non-refundable.

The subject is considered passed if the average of the 5 evaluable activities is 5 or higher provided that no activity has a grade lower than 4.

If any of the following circumstances occur, it implies a grade of Not Assessable in the subject:

• Not taking the synthesis exam

• Not doing laboratory practices

• Not presenting both works

• No grades are saved for the next year.

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, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced both the process and the final outcome of the assignment. Failure to disclose the use of AI in this assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty in the assignment grade, or more severe sanctions in cases of serious misconduct.

The commission of any irregularity in an assessment activity (academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of AI) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that assessment activity being graded with a 0 (fail). If the course syllabus stipulates that obtaining a minimum grade in this assessment activity is an essential requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.