This section lists useful expressions for the parts of the Course Guide that are created entirely by the guide author.

For observations on Bibliography, see point 7 in Comments.

Prerequisites

  • Students taking this subject must have successfully completed…
  • Students taking this subject must accredit the necessary level of language.
  • In order to take this subject, it is recommended that you should previously have studied…
  • To take this subject, students must have obtained all the programme’s [first-year/second-year/third-year] credits.
  • Specifically, this subject requires prior knowledge obtained through the following subjects: XXX
  • Students must have passed the following subjects: XXX
  • Students must be able to read and understand academic texts in [English].
  • This subject requires a native or near-native level of [Spanish/Catalan] and a high level of English (e.g., CEFR level B2).

Objectives and Contextualisation

  • The aim of this subject is to provide an introduction to XXXX
  • This subject offers an introduction to the fiction published in the 1800s.
  • The fundamental purpose of this subject is to…
  • This subject provides students with a grounding in…
  • This subject provides/offers (a)…; (b)…; (c)…
  • … an essential introduction to…
  • … a basic overview of…
  • … a detailed analysis of…
  • The purpose of this subject is to interpret and understand the issues involved in XXXXX
  • On successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:
      • Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and techniques for XXX
      • Apply their knowledge to XXX
      • Interpret and understand the issues involved in XXX
      • Collect and interpret information related to specific problems in order to XXX
      • Use technical and documentation tools to XXX
      • Submit a report on a specific aspect of XXX

Methodology

  • This subject applies the following methodology:
  • Students are expected to regularly access Campus virtual.
  • Debates and forum activities are scheduled throughout the course.
  • To achieve the established objectives, this subject mainly involves lectures.
  • To achieve the established objectives, this subject mainly involves practical classes.
  • To achieve the established objectives, this subject involves both lectures and practical classes.
  • Students must  inform themselves of the news and information published on the Virtual Campus/Moodle.
  • All activity deadlines are indicated in the schedule and must be strictly followed.
  • The work carried out by students mainly consists of…
      • Lectures
      • Group work/pair work/individual work/directed work/free work/individual presentations/group presentations.
      • Debates and discussions (in class or online)
      • Watching documentaries
      • Literature searches
      • Reading assignments
      • Tutorials
      • Written assignments
      • Assignments to be completed/performed outside class
      • In-class exercises

Content

Please note: we strongly recommend that the information given in English in this section be as simple and clear as possible. In this respect, it is entirely acceptable to indicate course content as follows:

  • This subject is structured into the following sections/divisions/units
      • Unit 1: [title].
      • Unit 2: [title].
      • Unit 3: [title], etc.

Activities

Learning activities are organised into three categories based on the degree of student autonomy involved:

  • Directed activities: carried out according to a set timetable and in the presence of a lecturer.
  • Supervised activities: carried out under the supervision of a lecturer or tutor.
  • Autonomous activities: carried out by students without supervision, requiring them to organise their own time and work (either in groups or individually).

Assessment (See also Reassessment)

Please note: specific regulations indicated here are given only for the purpose of example; such regulations may vary depending on subject, department and/or faculty.

  • All assessment activities for this subject are obligatory.
  • Optional assessment activities can be submitted through Campus virtual.
  • Assessment is individual in this course.
  • This subject is assessed at individual and group levels.
  • Assessable activities are as follows: (…)
  • Assessable activities take place in the classroom.
  • The exam will require students to write an answer of c. 500 words.
  • The exam consists of TWO questions (one on each author), requiring an answer of c. 350 words EACH.
  • The class essay requires students to submit a text of c. 2500 words.
  • Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing tasks and tests. Task deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class.

Other useful expressions for “Assessment”

  • Observations

The above information on assessment, assessment activities and their weighting is merely a guide. The lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.

  • Review

When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students’ transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.

  • Missed/failed assessment activities
      • Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of X.X%  of the subject’s final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5.
      • Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.
      • The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities.
  • Classification as “not assessable”
      •  In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just X.X% or less of the subject’s final mark, their work will be classified as “not assessable” on their transcript.
      • Misconduct in assessment activities. Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question.
      • In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject.
      • Students may not retake assessment activities in which they are found to have engaged in misconduct.
  • Plagiarism
      • Total or partial plagiarism of any of the assessment activities will automatically be awarded a “fail” (that is, zero) for the plagiarised item.
        Plagiarism is copying from unidentified sources and presenting this as original work (this includes copying phrases or fragments from the internet and adding them without modification to a text which is presented as original).
      • Plagiarism is a serious academic offence. It is essential to respect the intellectual property of others, to identify any source uses, and to take responsibility for the originality and authenticity of all work produced.

Reassessment

  • Re-assessment for this subject requires a content-synthesis test, for which the following conditions are applicable:
      • The student must previously have submitted a minimum of two-thirds of the course-assessment items.
      • The student must previously have obtained an average overall grade of 3.5 or higher.
      • The student must previously have passed xxx% (maximum 70%) of the subject’s assessment requirements.
      • The maximum grade than can be obtained through re-assessment is xxx.
  • Re-assessment for this subject will be undertaken on an item-by-item basis, for which the following conditions are applicable:
      • The student must previously have submitted a minimum of two-thirds of the course-assessment items.
      • Items xxx and xxx may be re-assessed provided that xxx% (maximum 70%) of the assessment items have been successfully completed.

Or, alternatively:

      • Any item awarded a grade of less than 4 may be re-assessed. The grade for those items awarded 4 or higher will be included in the calculation of the global average grade for the subject.
      • Item(s) xxx is not/are not eligible for re-assessment.
      • The maximum grade for re-assessed items is xxx.
      • The definitive grade awarded for a re-assessed item will be that obtained at re-assessment, even if this is lower than the original grade obtained.
      • If the student fails the re-assessed item or items in question, the subject may still be passed provided that their average overall of 5 or higher.

Other useful general expressions for the Guide

  • Students should also consult the Course Guide on [Introduction to English Phonetics/Geographical Information Systems].
  • For further information, see [section one/Evaluation/https://www…].
  • Additional information will be provided by the teacher [in the first week/throughout the course/before the final exam].
  • Students should consult the course calendar to ensure that they are informed of all evaluation and work-submission dates…

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