1. Directed activities.

• Theoretical classes led by the Professor.
• Seminar sessions and practical exercices led by the Professor. Practical exercices can take place outside the UAB (visits to museums, monuments or historical landscapes).
• Read and interpret historiographic texts or original documents.
• Describe the social and political structures of the Middle Ages.
• Develop the capacities of analysis and synthesis.

2. Supervised activities (Office Hours).

• Preparation of theoretical and practical content.
• Guidance for the preparation of works (oral and written)

3. Autonomous activities.

• Personal study.
• Carrying out works and analytical comments.
• Read and interpret historiographic texts.
• Develop the capacity of analysis and synthesis.
• Communicate the results of the activities, wether in an oral or written way.

At the beginning of the course, the teaching staff will inform the students of the schedule of office hours that will be held throughout the semester, in order to guide the students in completing the assignments and in the general preparation of the practical and theoretical content of the subject.

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 Assestment

Evaluation System

The continuous assessment system will be based on the completion of three activities. Below are the types of assessment and the percentage each contributes to the overall grade:

1. Synthesis test 1: 35%
2. Synthesis test 2: 35%
3. Practical work: 30%

Scheduling of assessment tests

The teaching staff will announce the first week of class, both in the classroom and through the Virtual Campus, the dates of the evaluation tests. Assessment dates can’t be changed unless there’s an exceptional and well-justified reason. If it is necessary to introduce changes in the evaluation procedure described in the teaching guide or in the dates published in the evaluation calendar due to unforeseen and justified situations, the teaching staff will present and discuss with the affected class group the proposed modification, which must be communicated through the Virtual Campus of the subject as far in advance as possible.

If a student has a documented chronic or acute illness, they can request to postpone the assessment, if it fits within the academic calendar. These requests must be submitted at least seven days in advance and include the required documentation. If the reason is an unexpected situation considered force majeure, the regulations allow the request to be submitted after the scheduled date, provided the documentation is delivered within three working days. This includes situations such as the birth or adoption of a child, or the death of a partner or a close relative (up to second degree). In cases of illness or other circumstances, the documentation must clearly show that the student was not in a condition to take the assessment at the scheduled time. Teaching staff may also use their discretion to consider other circumstances not explicitly listed above.

During the tests, the teachers may require the identification of the students, who must prove their identity by means of their student card, DNI, NIE or passport.

Erasmus students who need to leave before the scheduled assessment dates must provide an official document from their home university, addressed to the Degree Exchange Coordinator, confirming a calendar conflict (an overlap with academic activities at their home institution).

Erasmus and exchange students who request to advance an exam must present a document from their home university justifying their request.

Instructions for the assestment

To pass the course, students must achieve an overall average mark of 5 or higher across all assessment activities. Furthermore, to calculate the average, it is mandatory to pass at least one of the two synthesis tests with a minimum mark of 5. Students who fail both synthesis tests must sit the resit exam, regardless of their weighted average. Any activity that is not completed or submitted will be graded as 0 for the purpose of calculating the final average.

Throughout the semester, a visit to the Arxiu i Biblioteca Episcopal de Vic is planned as part of a teaching innovation activity funded by the Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres. This outing will be related to practical work and will be carried out as long as there is sufficient funding to cover the students' journey to Vic.

This practical work will be made up of different exercises, which will combine the student's autonomous work and the realization of evaluable activities in the classroom. The teaching staff will inform about the characteristics of this activity and the dates of these compulsory on-campus activities at the beginning of the subject.

Students may earn up to an additional 0.5 points on their final average by attending seminars, conferences, congresses, or other activities previously approved by the course instructors, provided they are directly related to the subject matter. Attendance must be certified and a brief report on the activity submitted. The teaching staff will provide specific guidelines at the beginning of the semester. These 0.5 extra points will only be applied if the course has been passed and may not be used to reach the minimum passing grade of 5 or to avoid the resit exam. Likewise, the final coursegrade may not exceed 10.

The final grade of the subject will be rounded to one decimal place in the academic record. When the final grade is one tenth away from a qualitative grade change, it will be rounded to the subsequent score (4.9 → 5; 6.9 → 7; 8.9 → 9).

All submitted work will be evaluated on spelling accuracy, clarity of expression, and proper writing. Serious deficiencies in these areas may result in failure to pass the course.

Review and Re-evaluation

On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.

Students may access the resit examination provided that all required assessment activities have been submitted or completed within the deadlines set by the teaching staff. No new activity may be submitted for the first time during the resit period.

To participate in the re-evaluation process, the student must have been previously assessed in activities that amount to at least two-thirds of the total assessment weight.

In order to be eligible for the re-evaluation, students must have obtained an average mark of at least 3.5 across all assessment activities. Students who do not reach this threshold will not be permitted to take the resit exam.

The resit will consist of a written exam covering the entire course content and will take place on the date scheduled by the faculty.

The maximum grade that can be obtained in any resit activity is 5. Resits will not be considered an opportunity to improve marks.

Students will obtain a not assessed/not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30 % of the assessment items.

Irregularities and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.

Any form of misconduct (e.g. plagiarism, copying, use of unauthorised devices such as digital watches, smartphones, headphones, or similar items) will result in a grade of 0 for the relevant activity, which will not be eligible for resit.

This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.

The sessions and their contents are protected by intellectual property and data protection regulations. Recording, reproducing, or sharing classes or participants' contributions is not permitted without prior authorization. Any recording must be expressly authorized.

Single Assessment

This subject does not allow a single assessment.