Assessment

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Attendance in the first large group session of each module and all seminars is mandatory in order to follow the continuous assessment: specifically, you must attend a minimum of 80% of the hours allocated to each module. In the event of attendance below the set minimums, a grade of not assessed will be given. In other words, if students cannot meet the minimum % of attendance, they cannot take part in continuous assessment, and they will have to attend the re-take assessment. To be entitled to sit the re-take assessment, students must have delivered 66% of the assessment activities (to calculate this %, the weight of each activity towards the overall grade will be taken into account) with a minimum average grade of 3,5. Documents that are sometimes presented in case of absence serve only to explain the absence, in no case do they imply exemption from attendance.

Each block of assessment activities must be passed separately in order to pass the subject as a whole. The blocks are: (1) Individual and written delivery of the solution to 3 problems; (2) Small group project on the contents of module 1 and individual oral presentation of this project; (3) Small group project on the contents of module 2 and individual oral presentation of this project; (4) Individual written test on the contents of modules 1 and 2.

Delivery dates:

• The solutions to the problems will be presented at the end of each unit on the days indicated in the subject program given on the first day of class.
• The oral presentation of the module 1 project will take place on the last day of module 1 (22/04/24 groups 21, 31 and 71, 16/04/24 group 41).
• The oral presentation of the module 2 project will take place on the last day of module 2 (17/06/24 groups 21, 31 and 71, 18/06/24 group 41).
• The written submission of the project for modules 1 and 2 is due the weekof 17/06/24, the same day as the Teaching Social Sciences subject.
• The written test will be on 10/06/24 for groups 21, 31 and 71, and on 11/06/24 for group 41.

Problems that are handed in outside the deadline established in the subject program will only be accepted until the start time of the next class. In this case, 1 point will be deducted from the work grade for each day of delay. Once the class has started, no more submissions will be accepted and the assignment will receive a grade of 0.

In case of non-attendance at the oral presentations on the day and time called, this part of the project grade will not be taken into account. Group projects that are turned in late will be penalized 1 point for each day late. Individual contribution to group work will be taken into account.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT

Although due to the characteristics of the subject this option is not advisable, this subject contemplates single assessment. To be accepted, you must apply within the deadline and following the procedures set out by Gestió Acadèmica.

Attendance in the first large group session of each module and all seminars is mandatory to be able to follow single assessment: specifically, you must attend a minimum of 80% of the hours allocated to each module. Students who cannot meet this % can be assessed in the re-take sitting. In this case, all assessment activities must be submitted, as explained in the RE-SIT section, but the maximum grade for each of these activities will be 5 out of 10.

The assessment activities are the same and with the same weight as for continuous assessment, with the exception of the group work projects, which will be presented individually if it is not possible to form groups. The activities are therefore: (1) Individual and written delivery of the solution to 3 problems, which will be different from those dealt with in class; (2) Project carried out individually (or in group if possible) on the contents of module 1 and individual oral presentation of this project; (3) Project carried out individually (or in group if possible) on the contents of module 2 and individual oral presentation of this project; (4) Individual written test on the contents of modules 1 and 2.

The single assessment date is 10/06/24 for groups 21, 31 and 71, and 11/06/24 for group 41. All assignments and tests will be presented on this day.

GLOBAL ASSESSMENT

Students who register for the subject for the second time can request global assessment. The conditions and dates will be the same as for single assessment, with no attendance requirement if this condition was already met the previous year. Global assessment must be requested in writing from the teacher responsible for the group in the first week of class.

RE-SIT

Both in the case of continuous assessment and in the case of single assessment, the following blocks of assessment activities may be re-taken: (1) Individual and written delivery of the solution to 3 problems; (4) Individual written test on the contents of modules 1 and 2.

The re-sit of the problems (1) will follow this protocol:

• If all the problems have been delivered with a minimum average grade of 3.5, the recovery of the problems will consist in the written delivery of the solution to a single global problem.
• If all the problems have not been delivered with a minimum average grade of 3.5, the recovery of the problems will consist in the written delivery of the solution to 3 problems, which will be different from the problems proposed in the ordinary evaluation process.

The recovery procedure for the written test will consist in an oral interview in which the student will have to answer as many questions as necessary to check their degree of achievement of the content and skills worked on in the subject.

The maximum grade for re-sit activities is 5 out of 10.

The following activities cannot be re-done: (2) Project carried out in a small group (or individual in the case of the single or summary assessment) on the contents of module 1 and individual oral presentation of this project; (3) Small group project (or individual in the case of the single or summary assessment) on the contents of module 2 and individual oral presentation of this project.

Re-sits will take place on the following dates: 01/07/24 for groups 21, 31 and 71, and 25/06/24 for group 41.

APPLICABLE TO ALL ASSESSMENT MODALITIES

In order to pass the subject, the student must demonstrate good general communication skills, both orally and in writing. In all activities (individual and group), linguistic correction, writing skills and formal aspects of presentation will therefore be taken into account. Students must be able to express themselves fluently and correctly and must show a high degree of understanding of academic texts. An activity may be returned (not assessed) or failed if it is deemed not to meet these requirements. Students in groups 21, 31 and 41 must demonstrate a good oral and written command of the Catalan and Spanish languages (level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference) and a basic instrumental command (level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference) of the English language. Students in group 71 must demonstrate that they have achieved in English the objectives identified by the descriptors of level C1 of the CEFR, both in everyday situations and in the academic field. Inclusive language uses will be taken into account.

According to UAB regulations, copying or plagiarism, both in the case of assignments and in the case of exams, can result in failing the subject. The copied or plagiarised assessment activity will be penalised with a score of zero and will lead to the loss of the possibility to sit for the re-take. An assignment, activity or exam will be considered to be "copied" when it reproduces all or part of the work of a peer. An assignment or activity will be considered "plagiarised" when part of another author's text is presented as one's own without citing its source, regardless of whether the original source is in paper or digital format. The reproduction of materials (notes, slides, etc.) made available to students by teachers is also considered plagiarism. Likewise, the copying or possession of documents or devices for copying in exams will be reason for failure. Works generated by digital applications or other tools that do not involve student's individual creation will be considered under the same criteria as copying or plagiarism.

The teaching staff will mark assessment activities in a maximum of 20 work days.