This subject will be delivered through lectures and practical classes - Problem Based Learning (PBA) - with ICT support. The dynamic of the class will be active, with the participation of the students.

Each of the areas of this subject will be taught by different professors (lecturers)  specializing in the subject, working in coordination.

Each lecturer will provide the necessary resources and assign different tasks to be carried out by the students, in which the latter's critical reflection and active participation will be valued, and will give feedback to the group on the tasks carried out.

The activities that will be carried out to guide the student towards achieving the different learning objectives are of three types: directed, supervised and autonomous.

Directed activity

The sessions of directed learning will be carried out in two types of groups:

- Groups 1/2: Lectures with or without multimedia support, debates, and group discussions.

- Groups 1/4: Classes in four small groups to facilitate working in accordance with the principle of problem-based learning (PBL) and allow the students to self-assess their learning and acquire the skills, competencies, and attitudes proposed in the program.

The learning objectives of the practical classes in a small group will be based on the resolution of two practical cases. These activities will follow the teaching approach of Problem Based Learning (PBL) and will be carried out by a working group. There will be 9 2-hour sessions face-to-face teaching. For this course, two cases of PBL have been designed (5 and 4 sessions respectively). In face-to-face teaching sessions (working within the classroom), the teacher will supervise the work carried out by the working group, providing the necessary guidance for trying out the different activities that entail the resolution of the cases and advising on the learning process. The non-face-to-face sessions (working outside the classroom) are for autonomous work to be done by the working groups. Students will prepare proceedings of the in-class PBL sessions. Also, they must present and defend orally each PBL case and develop a conceptual map of each one.

Supervised activity

They will be carried out through face-to-face sessions or through the moodle classroom.

Autonomous activity

The different directed and supervised tasks are complemented by the autonomous work done by the student throughout the semester, which is fundamental to the achievement of the different learning results.

This autonomous activity is structured around a close reading of selected texts (compulsory and secondary material); preparation and presentation of the case study through the PBL methodology which includes written work -conceptual maps, proceedings of each session, and the presentation of the cases (PowerPoint)- and personal study.

Note: The teaching methodology and the proposed evaluation may undergo some modification depending on the restrictions on attendance imposed by the health authorities. The teaching staff will detail through the moodle classroom or the usual media the face-to-face or virtual/online format of the different directed and evaluation activities, taking into account the indications of the faculty depending on what allows the health situation.

Evaluation

The competencies of this subject will be evaluated by means of different pieces of evidence:

EV1: Individual written test: 40% (official assessment period)

EV2: Oral defense of PBL cases: 40% (weeks 6 and 13 approximately)

EV3: Written report on the different PBL cases (PowerPoint presentation, Conceptual map): 10% (weeks 7 and 14 approximately)

EV4: Active participation in scheduled activities and presentation of proceedings of the PBL cases: 10%

For the different evidences, the teaching staff will provide feedback. See the following table:

ASSESSMENT OF THE SUBJECT

In order to pass the subject, students need to achieve an average mark of 5 or above in the set of 4 evidences, and a mark equal to or greater than 4.0 points in each of the face-to-face assessment tests that have a contribution equal to or greater than 20% of the grade of this continuous assessment.

Students who do NOT present all the pieces of evidence will NOT pass the subject, even if their total mark is 5 or above. Once the subject has been passed (grade ≥ 5), the final mark cannot be improved through additional papers or other activities.

For evidences 2, 3, and 4, attendance is mandatory, as these are continuous assessment activities carried out throughout the entire course.

Note: Grades before the resit are expressed with one decimal place, and rounding up to the next whole number is applied when this implies a qualitative change in the grade and only one tenth is missing. For example:

PASS = 4.85 (4.9 = 5.0); GOOD = 6.85 (6.9 = 7.0); EXCELLENT = 8.85 (8.9 = 9.0).

A student who has presented learning evidence with a weight equal to or greater than 4 points (40%) will be considered eligible for assessment.

Students who have not passed the course but in the continuous assessment have obtained a mark of 3.5 or higher, but less than 4.9, can resit the written test for evidence 1. To be allowed to resit this test, they must previously have been assessed on a set of activities with a weight of at least two thirds in the overall grade for the subject. This new test will consist of written questions corresponding to Evidence 1. It may not be taken for the purpose of improving on a passing grade already obtained for the subject.

Themaximum grade that can be obtained for the subject in this new test is 5. Evidences 2, 3 and 4 cannot be reassessed since they are continuous assessment activities throughout the course.

No unique final synthesis test for students who enrol for the second time or more is anticipated.

Given the content of the subject and its teaching methodology, this subject does not provide for a single assessment system.

COPYING OR PLAGIARISM. In accordance with Article 116, Section 10 of the UAB Regulations, if a student commits any irregularity (copying, plagiarism, etc.) that could lead to a significant variation in the mark awarded for an assessment activity, he/she will receive a grade of 0 for that activity. If there are several irregularities in the assessment activities of the same subject the final grade for the subject will be 0.

For more information. The document with the evaluation guidelines of the Faculty of Psychology is on the following link https://www.uab.cat/doc/DOC_Pautes_Avaluacio_2025-2026

Use of AI: In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage. Any work that includes fragments generated with AI will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty in the activity grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.