Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

CONTINUOUS ASSESMENT

1.Work module: 30% (individual or group assignments, written/oral)

2. Exams module (essay, commentary, test, etc.)

Exam 1: 20%

Exam 2: 20%

Exam 3: 20%

3. Participation module (practical workshops, planned attendance at conferences or exhibitions, class participation, attendance at scheduled tutorials, etc.): 10%

The following will be assessed: knowledge acquired, mastery of the concepts and vocabulary specific to the discipline and subject studied; maturity, structure and formal correctness of texts written in exams, practical exercises and assignments; in the case of oral presentations: fluency of speech, relevance to the topic presented, structure of the presentation, materials used, correct use of time, etc. 

Assessment activities must be submitted within the established deadlines. The dates for classroom tests and assignment submissions will be communicated to students well in advance. At the time of completion/submission of each assessment activity, the teaching staff will inform students (via Moodle, SEA) of the procedure and date for reviewing the grades.

Classroom activities do not require prior scheduling or notification. Practical work not completed due to student absence cannot be made up. 

Students who have not taken a minimum number of assessment tests accounting for 30% of the final course grade will be graded as not evaluable and will not be eligible to take the recovery exam.

Any assessment test not taken or not submitted will be graded as 0.

In the event that a student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade for an assessment, this assessment will be graded as 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated. In the event of several irregularities in the assessments for the samesubject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.

In order to participate in the recovery exam, it is necessary to have been assessed in a set of activities whose weight is equivalent to at least 2/3 of the total grade and to have obtained a minimum grade of 3.5 in the continuous assessment.

SINGLE ASSESMENT

Students who opt for the single assessment will have to demonstrate that they have acquired the same skills as students who have opted for continuous assessment. Students who have opted for the single assessment must hand in the assignments and exercises (40% of the assessment) on the day appointed by the professor and take the written tests (60% of the assessment).

The following will be assessed: knowledge acquired, mastery of the concepts and vocabulary specific to the discipline and subject studied; maturity, structure and formal correctness of texts written in exams, practical exercises and assignments; in the case of oral presentations: fluency of speech, relevance to the topic presented, structure of the presentation, materials used, correct use of time, etc. 

At the time of completion/submission of all the single assessment material, the teaching staff will inform (Moodle, SEA) of the procedure and date for reviewing the grades.

Students who cannot sufficiently satisfy the assessment criteria (less than 30% of the final grade) will be graded as not evaluable and will not be eligible to take the recovery exam.

Any assessment task that is not completed or submitted will be graded as 0.

Students who have chosen the single assessment must have submitted all the required assessment material and obtained a minimum grade of 3.5 in order to be eligible for the recovery exam.

In the event that the student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant change in the grade for an assessment, this assessment will be graded as 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated. In the event of several irregularities in the assessments for the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.

RECOVERY EXAM

In order to participate in the recovery exam, students must have been previously assessed in a set of activities whose weight ratio is equivalent to at least two-thirds of the total mark (CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT) or have taken all the scheduled tests (SINGLE ASSESSMENT).

To participate in the recovery exam, students must have obtained a minimum grade of 3.5 in the continuous assessment/single assessment.

The recovery exam will be held on the official dates established by the Faculty, once the teaching period has ended at the end of the semester and will consist of a comprehensive exam covering all the material studied in this subject.

The following will be assessed: knowledge acquired, mastery of the concepts and vocabulary specific to the discipline and subject studied, maturity, structure and formal correctness of the texts written in exams, practical exercises and assignments; in the case of oral presentations: fluency of speech, its relevance to the topic presented, the structure of the presentation, the materials used, the correct use of time, etc.

Retakes cannot be used as a means for improving the grade of students who have already passed the course in the ordinary continuous assessment process. The maximum grade that can be obtained in the retake (and therefore for the course) is 5.0 (Pass).

** Erasmus students who request to take an exam early must submit a written document from their home university to the lecturer justifying their request.

** If the tests cannot be taken in person, their format will be adapted (maintaining the percentage weight) to the possibilities offered by the UAB's virtual tools. Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or exercise discussions via Moodle, Teams, etc. The teaching staff will ensure that students can access these resources or will offer them alternative means that are within their reach.

USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks such as bibliographic or content-based searches, text correction or translations.

The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) especify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome of the activity.

Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.