Theory. The teachers will explain most of the course content with the support of material that will be available to students in the Virtual Campus (VC). To be able to follow correctly the explanations, students should bring the VC material to the class. The theory sessions address the conceptual parts of the course. Other parts of the course must be approached autonomously by students. The teachers will indicate exactly which topics will have to be studied this way and the material to be used.

The contents of the subject will be taught in three blocks: Block 1- Infrared Spectroscopy / Microscopy, Circular Dichroism ; Block 2- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography (PET); Block 3-UV/Vis spectroscopy, Fluorescence, chemiluminescence .

Problems. The teachers will propose problems/scientific works related to the Spectroscopy of Biomolecules. The concrete way of developing each kind of problem/scientific work will be indicated in class or in the VC. Students will form small groups to solve and make oral and written presentations of proposed problems/scientific works.

Laboratory work. To acquire technical knowledge on the existing instruments related to spectroscopy, laboratory work will be done in various Scientific-Technical Facilities of the UAB: Laboratory of Luminescence and Spectroscopy of Biomolecules; Microscopy Facility; Magnetic Resonance Facility; Laboratory of Biophysics.

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.

Each block of the subject (1- Infrared and circular dichroism; 2- NMR/PET; 3- UV/Vis, fluorescence and chemiluminescence) will be evaluated independently according to the three assessment elements:

(1) Public presentation of problems/scientific papers in class (group assessment) and/or submission of reports on problems/scientific papers (group assessment): maximum 3 points (30%)

(2) Assessment of participation in practical sessions and/or submission of practical reports: maximum 2 points (20%)

(3) Theoretical content examination: maximum 5 points (50%)

There will be two partial examinations covering the theoretical contents:

First partial examination: Block 1

Second partial examination: Blocks 2 and 3

In the case of the second partial examination, the test will include contents from Blocks 2 and 3. The questions corresponding to each block will be graded independently, resulting in a specific examination mark for each block.

A block will be considered passed when a grade of 5.0 or higher (out of 10) is obtained. To pass the course, all three blocks must be passed individually.

The final course grade, provided that all three blocks have been passed, will be the average of the grades obtained in the three blocks, with each block grade calculated using all assessment components corresponding to that block

The dates for examination review sessions will be announced at least 2 days in advance.

Students who have not passed the course (grade below 5.0 out of 10 in any of the three blocks) must take the resit assessment for the block(s) not passed.

The resit assessment for Blocks 1, 2 and 3 will be conducted independently, so students will only be required to retake the block(s) that have not been passed.

To be eligible for the resit assessment, students must previously have been assessed through activities accounting for at least two-thirds of the total course grade. Therefore, students will receive the grade "Not Assessable" when the assessment activities completed represent less than 67% of the final course grade.

The resit grade will be calculated by combining the resit examination grade with the grades obtained in the remaining assessment activities.

Attendance at practical sessions is mandatory. Students will receive the grade "Not Assessable" if their absence exceeds 20% of the scheduled practical sessions.

Single evaluation

The single evaluation will consist of a single synthesis testthat willassess the content of the entire theory program of the subject. The test will include multiple-choice questions and/or open-ended questions. The grade obtained in this synthesis test will account for 70% of the final grade of the subject.

The evaluation of practical activities and the public presentation of problems/scientific works in class (group evaluation) and/or the submission of reports on problems/scientific works (group evaluation) will follow the same process as continuous evaluation. The evaluation of participation in practical activities will account for 10% of the final grade of the subject, and the public presentation of problems/scientific works in class (group evaluation) and/or the submission of reports on problems/scientific works (group evaluation) will account for 20%.

The single evaluation test will take place on the same date as the final test of continuous evaluation, as indicated in the calendar, and the same recovery system as continuous evaluation will be applied.

To pass the subject, a minimum overall final grade of 5.0 points must be obtained.

Students who have not passed the subject through the single evaluation will have the opportunity to take a final recovery exam that will have the same characteristics as the recovery exam of the continuous evaluation.

The commission of any irregularity in an assessment activity (academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is explicitly authorized in the course guide) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that assessment activity being awarded a grade of 0 (zero). If the course guide establishes that obtaining a minimum grade in that 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 (zero). Furthermore, independently of these academic consequences, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.