1) Class Attendance (10% of the final grade) — Highly Significant

Punctuality is mandatory. If a student arrives late, it is considered disruptive to the learning environment. If a student arrives more than 5 minutes late, they will be considered absent and will not be allowed to enter the classroom until the next break. The same rule applies after breaks: if a student returns late, an absence will be recorded.

Students are allowed 3 absences without penalty (or the need for medical or other justification). Absence justifications must be managed through the academic tutor. The student must email their tutor, copying the course instructor, to request approval for the absence.

• 4th absence: loss of 0.5 points.
• 5th absence: the student receives 0 for the attendance component.

Note: from 5 absences onward, the situation is considered serious and the student may be at risk of failing the course.

Only in exceptional cases, when the absence is authorized by the tutor and communicated to the instructor in advance, the student may join the class online. This arrangement must be confirmed before the session.

2) Individual Activities (30% of the final grade) — Highly Significant

During the course there will be two individual activities that each student must complete. The instructor will provide instructions, assessment criteria, and submission dates at the appropriate time.

3) Continuous Assessment of the Core Project (30% of the final grade) — Highly Significant

The core project is developed through 8 submissions (alternating “Light” and “Advanced” deliverables). The Mid-Termis included as one of these submissions.

Submission policy (mandatory): all deliverables must be submitted.

• If 1 deliverable is not submitted, there will be no impact on the continuous assessment final grade.
• From the 2nd missed submission onward, there will be a −0.25 point penalty in the continuous assessment for each deliverable not submitted.

Graded deliverables: all 8 submissions will be graded, including the Mid-Term. All graded submissions carry the same weight within the continuous assessment. The instructor will announce graded presentation dates in advance.

In-class progress checks (formative assessment): at the beginning of some sessions, one group will be selected at random to briefly present progress since the previous session. These presentations are intended for tracking and feedback and may influence the evaluation of the team’s progress.

Mid-Term: the instructor will provide detailed information about instructions, format, and assessment criteria at the appropriate time.

4) Final Submission of the Core Project (30% of the final grade) — Highly Significant

• 15% Written submission
• 10% Presentation
• 5% Peer feedback from your teammates (individual)

Resit / Recovery Policy

If a student fails the course and must retake it, they will be assigned an individual project to be completed and submitted during the recovery period in July. The instructor will provide detailed instructions for the recovery process. In any case, the maximum final grade for the course will be 5.

Use of AI Tools

If AI tools are used in any activity, students must include a paragraph stating what AI was used for and which instructions (prompts or guidelines) were used to obtain the results. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of the academic honesty policy.