The course combines several active learning methodologies.

Lectures

Interactive lectures supported by audiovisual resources, discussions, and digital learning tools.

Seminars

Case-based learning, teamwork, critical appraisal of scientific literature, oral presentations, and discussion of international health experiences.

Independent Learning

Reading recommended literature, seminar preparation, group project development, and individual study.

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.

1. Examination

The examination accounts for 50% of the final grade. It consists of a written examination combining multiple-choice questions and application-based questions covering the contents addressed during lectures and seminars. The aim is to assess students' acquisition of theoretical knowledge as well as their ability to apply it to situations related to global health and nursing practice.

2. Seminar activities

Seminar activities account for 50% of the final grade. Throughout the seminars, students will complete activities designed to apply theoretical knowledge, promote collaborative learning, and develop critical thinking skills.

2.1. Group project on a global health issue

This activity accounts for 25% of the final grade.

Students will work in groups to prepare a project focused on a relevant global health issue, including a written report and an oral presentation. The project should include an up-to-date literature review, a critical analysis of the selected issue, identification of the social, economic and political determinants involved, and discussion of the role of nursing in prevention, health promotion and intervention.

Assessment will be based on a specific rubric evaluating the quality of the literature review, scientific rigor, critical analysis, proposed nursing interventions, oral communication skills and academic writing.

Assignments submitted after the established deadline will not be accepted.

2.2. Case-based learning activities

This activity accounts for 20% of the final grade.

Students will analyse and discuss practical cases related to global health, international cooperation, health inequalities, migration, humanitarian emergencies and other topics addressed during the course.

Assessment will consider active participation in case discussions, the ability to apply theoretical knowledge, clinical reasoning, evidence-based decision-making and teamwork skills.

Late submissions or activities completed outside the established period will not be accepted.

2.3. Active participation in seminars

This activity accounts for 5% of the final grade.

Students' active attendance, constructive participation in discussions, contributions during seminar activities, critical reflection, respectful interaction with classmates and engagement in the proposed activities will be assessed.

3. Participation activities during lectures

At the discretion of the course coordinator, brief activities may be conducted during lectures to encourage attendance, participation and consolidation of learning. These activities may not be scheduled in advance and will not require prior preparation.

Participation in these activities may be positively considered in the overall assessment of student engagement but will not modify the established grading percentages.

Any form of academic misconduct, including plagiarism, cheating, falsification of assessment documents or any other dishonest behaviour, as well as discriminatory, violent or disrespectful behaviour towards classmates or teaching staff, may result in an immediate fail for the course. Suspected or confirmed cases will be reported to the Degree Programme Coordination.

Final grade

To pass the course, students must complete all assessment activities and obtain a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 in both the examination and the overall seminar assessment.

The final grade will be calculated as follows:

• Examination: 50%
• Group project: 25%
• Case-based learning activities: 20%
• Active seminar participation: 5%

According to UAB assessment regulations:

• 0.0–4.9 = Fail
• 5.0–6.9 = Pass
• 7.0–8.9 = Good (Merit)
• 9.0–10 = Excellent
• 9.0–10 = Honours (Matrícula d'Honor)

Students have the right to review all assessment activities. The review date will be announced through Moodle.

A student who fails to attend one or more assessment activities will receive a Not Assessable final grade.

Students who do not pass the course through continuous assessment may sit a resit examination. Only the failed assessment component may be retaken. To be eligible for the resit, students must previously have completed assessment activities representing at least two-thirds of the total course grade, in accordance with UAB assessment regulations.

The maximum grade that can be obtained in a resit assessment is 5 out of 10, which will then be included in the calculation of the final grade.

Exceptional circumstances will be assessed by the course coordinator.

All assessment rubrics and evaluation criteria will be available on Moodle at the beginning of the course.

To be eligible for Honours (Matrícula d'Honor), students must achieve an outstanding academic performance. Active participation throughout the course and the quality of the submitted work may also be considered, in accordance with university regulations and the number of honours distinctions available.

Attendance

The following are considered justified absences:

• Official examinations.
• Acute illness.
• Specialist medical appointments.
• Official elite sports competitions (training sessions excluded).
• Death of a close family member or significant person.

Unjustified absences from seminars may negatively affect the mark awarded for seminar participation and, where appropriate, the assessment of seminar-based activities.

Single assessment

This course does not offer a single-assessment option.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively as a support tool for improving the linguistic quality of written assignments, translating texts, revising academic writing and assisting in the preparation of presentations.

The use of AI tools to generate, wholly or partially, the academic content being assessed without the student's own critical contribution is not permitted.

Students must clearly identify any parts of their work in which AI tools have been used, specify the applications employed, and include a brief reflection on how AI influenced both the development process and the final outcome.

Failure to disclose the use of AI appropriately will be considered academic misconduct and may result in partial or total loss of marks for the assessment, or other disciplinary measures in accordance with UAB regulations.