Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

This subject/module does not incorporate single assessment.

The final grade will be calculated as follows:
										
											
										
											Theory Tests (35%)
										
											
										
											    Test 1: 5%
										
											    Test 2: 5%
										
											    Final theory exam: 15% (minimum 5 grade to average)
										
											    Practical final exam 10% (minimum 5 marks to average)
										
											
										
											 Classroom practices (35%)
										
											
										
											    Solve 2 case studies
										
											
										
											Preparation of Virtual Herbarium in groups (15%)
										
											
										
											    Identify, describe and photograph plant species during field trips. The herbarium must have a minimum of between 30 and 45 plants (depending the group is 2 or 3 people).
										
											
										
											Field Trips (15%)
										
											
										
											    Elaboration of vegetation profiles and cartography in groups
										
											
										
											The following should be noted:
										
											
										
											1) Exams and field trips are MANDATORY, as well as 80% of homework and exercises done in the classroom.
										
											
										
											2) The minimum grade to average in the final exams is 5.
										
											
										
											3) Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 1/3 of the assessment items.

4) 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 and cannot be evaluated.

5) The undergraduate student has the right to a reassessment of the exams.
										
											
										
											 
										
											Qualifications review procedure:
										
											
										
											On carrying out eachevaluation 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.
										
											
										
											In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted toan online formatmade available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.