During the semester, face-to-face lectures, problem-solving sessions, and practical classes will be conducted.

• Lectures: During the lectures, the scientific and technical concepts of the course will be presented in a structured, clear, and organized manner. Students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts and provided with guidance to further develop and deepen their understanding of the course content.
• Problem-solving sessions: These sessions will focus on the practical application of the concepts through the solution of exercises and problems. In addition, one or more individual and/or group activities will be carried out during the semester. These activities will be assessed and taken into account in the final course grade.
• Practical sessions: During the practical classes, conducted in small groups, students will solve problems related to the topics covered in the lectures, with the support and supervision of the instructor. The objective is to consolidate and deepen students' understanding of the course content. Laboratory sessions are mandatory. The laboratory schedule will be published on the Virtual Campus at the beginning of the semester. Their objective is to promote active learning through the implementation, assembly, and measurement of basic electronic circuits, while developing competencies such as critical thinking, analytical skills, and teamwork.

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.

A. Three types of assessment:

1. Assessment through individual theory examinations

The course assessment will include two individual midterm examinations conducted during the semester. Each examination will account for 29% of the final grade (58% in total). A minimum score of 3.0 must be obtained in each examination, and a minimum average score of 5.0 is required to pass this assessment component.

2. Assessment of activities carried out in supervised group sessions

Assessment will include group problem-solving activities supervised by the instructor during the face-to-face sessions throughout the semester. These activities will account for 12% of the final grade. No minimum mark is required for this assessment component.

3. Assessment of laboratory work

Laboratory sessions are mandatory. During each laboratory session, students working in groups must complete a questionnaire, which will be assessed by the instructor. The only exception is the SPICE simulation sessions, for which a laboratory report must be submitted at the beginning of the following laboratory session.

The laboratory assessment, which is not recoverable, accounts for 30% of the final grade. A minimum mark of 5.0 is required for this component to be included in the final course assessment.

Students repeating the course who have successfully completed the laboratory sessions during any of the previous three academic years will not be required to repeat them, and their previous laboratory grade will be retained.

Students must present a valid national identity card (DNI) or an equivalent official identification document in order to sit any examination.

B. Procedure for determining the final grade

• If the minimum mark has been achieved in assessment components 1 (individual theory examinations) and 3 (laboratory work), the final course grade will be calculated by applying the corresponding weighting to each assessment component.
• If the minimum mark is not achieved in the individual theory examinations, or if the overall final grade is below 5.0, students will be entitled to a resit examination, provided that they have completed and passed the laboratory sessions. The resit examination will cover the entire course syllabus and will account for 70% of the final grade. It will assess both assessment component 1 (individual theory examinations) and assessment component 2 (activities carried out in supervised group sessions). A minimum mark of 5.0 must be obtained in the resit examination in order for this mark to be averaged with the remaining assessment components.
• If the minimum mark required in any of the assessment components is not achieved, the course will not be considered passed. In this case, if the mark obtained in assessment component 1 (individual theory examinations) is below 5.0, this mark will become the final course grade. If this mark is 5.0 or higher, the final course grade will be 4.5.
• This course does not offer a single-assessment option.
• For each assessment activity, the date, time and location of the review session will be announced. During this session, students may review their assessed work with the instructor and submit grade appeals, which will be considered by the teaching staff responsible for the course. Students who do not attend the scheduled review session will not be entitled to request a subsequent review.
• The award of Honours (Matrícula de Honor) is at the discretion of the teaching staff responsible for the course. According to UAB regulations, this distinction may only be awarded to students who obtain a final grade of 9.0 or higher. The number of honours awards may not exceed 5% of the total number of enrolled students.
• A final grade of "Not Assessed" will be awarded only to students who have not taken either of the individual theory examinations (assessment component 1) nor the resit examination.
• The dates of continuous assessment activities and assignment submissions will be published on the Virtual Campus. These dates may be modified for organisational reasons or due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be communicated through the Virtual Campus, which is considered the official communication platform between the teaching staff and students.
• Without prejudice to any additional disciplinary measures that may apply under current academic regulations, any academic misconduct committed by a student (see Section C below) that may affect the outcome of an assessment activity will result in a grade of zero for that activity. Assessment activities graded in this manner cannot be recovered. If passing such an activity is required to pass the course, the student will automatically fail the course, with no possibility of recovering it during the same academic year.

C. Academic misconduct that may result in failing the course

The following, among others, will be considered academic misconduct:

• copying all or part of a laboratory exercise, report, or any other assessment activity;
• allowing another student to copy;
• submitting group work that has not been entirely produced by the members of the group;
• submitting as one's own work materials prepared by third parties, including translations or adaptations, or, in general, any work containing material that is neither original nor produced by the student;
• having communication devices (mobile phones, smartwatches, etc.) accessible during individual theory examinations;
• talking to other students during individual theory examinations;
• copying or attempting to copy from another student during individual theory examinations;
• using or attempting to use notes or any other course-related material during individual theory examinations when such material has not been explicitly authorised.

In future editions of the course, students who have committed academic misconduct in an assessment activity will not receive credit for any assessment components previously passed.

In summary, copying, allowing others to copy, plagiarism, or attempting any of these actions in any assessment activity will result in a fail for the course. This failure cannot be compensated, and no assessment components will be recognised in future editions of the course.

If a student fails the course as a consequence of academic misconduct, the numerical grade recorded in the academic transcript will be the lower of 3.0 or the average mark obtained in the individual theory examinations. Consequently, the course cannot be passed by compensation.

D. Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted in any assessment activity of this course. Any work containing material generated using AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty in the assessment grade, as well as additional disciplinary sanctions in more serious cases.