Evaluation Regulations

Preamble

These Assessment Regulations of La Salle Campus Barcelona – URL are intended to regulate, rigorously and consistently, the assessment processes applicable to the programmes of study offered by the institution, both in on-campus and online formats. The document establishes the criteria, procedures and safeguards required to ensure that the assessment of learning outcomes is carried out in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency and legal certainty.

These regulations determine the marking criteria, the publication of results, the review procedure and, where appropriate, the procedure for appealing against the grades awarded for assessment activities completed by students. They also regulate the specific conditions applicable to online assessment, the identification protocols and the monitoring measures that guarantee the validity of the process.

Finally, the document includes provisions relating to academic integrity, the definition of conduct constituting fraud and the corresponding disciplinary framework, in accordance with the principles of university coexistence and the regulations in force. Compliance with these regulations is mandatory for the entire academic community.

The Assessment Regulations of La Salle Campus Barcelona – URL have been drawn up in accordance with the principles and regulatory framework established by Law 3/2022 of 24 February on university coexistence, published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), No. 48, Section I, pages 22379–22396.

These assessment regulations revoke, replace and incorporate the previous assessment, grading and copying regulations of La Salle Campus Barcelona – URL.

Assessment system

Education is a process involving various activities intended to ensure that knowledge and different competencies, among other elements, are progressively acquired. Assessment is one of these activities and must be clearly defined and regulated in order to prevent misunderstandings and ensure that the “rules of the game” are known before the process begins.

At the beginning of the academic year, teaching staff must provide clear information about the assessment system that will be used for the subject:

• How assessment will be conducted: which activities will be used and how they will contribute to the overall grade for the subject.
• When comprehensive examinations will be held.
• How many midterm examinations there will be, when they will be held and how much they will contribute to the grade.
• Whether prior notice will be given for continuous assessment tests and how much they will contribute to the grade.
• How practical assessment tests will be conducted and how they will affect the grade.
• The dates on which each type of specific assessment activity will take place.
• The recording of the results obtained, which will be displayed progressively in the information system and will be accessible exclusively to students.

All this information will be included in the corresponding subject folder on the learning platform (LMS).

1.1 Assessment of on-campus programmes

For subjects delivered on campus, assessment is continuous and is intended to evaluate the extent to which students have acquired the content and achieved the learning outcomes of each subject. Teaching staff use a combination of methods and tools to obtain an overall view of students’ progress throughout the academic year.

The most common assessment tools include the evaluation of submitted work, such as exercises, practical problems and projects, which make it possible to assess the application of theoretical knowledge in real or simulated contexts. Other relevant elements are also taken into account, such as collaborative work, which involves transferable competencies including teamwork and communication, and active participation in class, which demonstrates the student’s commitment to the learning process. On-campus examinations are also held during the academic year to assess students’ command of theoretical and practical content.

Information relating to the assessment process is described using rubrics that allow the assessment criteria and results to be recorded in a structured manner.

1.2 Assessment of online programmes

For subjects delivered online, teaching staff assess students’ level of knowledge and achievement of the learning outcomes using various tools available in the LMS. Assessment is based primarily on the evaluation of submitted work, such as exercises, problems, practical assignments, projects and portfolios, which provide evidence of students’ understanding of the content and achievement of the subject’s learning outcomes.

In addition, upon completion of each subject, students participate in an individual interview or individual oral examination with the member of staff responsible for the subject. The purpose of this interview is to verify their level of understanding of the work completed and to validate their achievement of the learning outcomes more accurately.

This combination of submitted work and an oral examination guarantees a comprehensive assessment process that considers not only academic performance in the proposed activities, but also critical reflection and students’ ability to explain and defend their learning in an environment of direct interaction with teaching staff.

2. Assessment activity regulations

The following provisions generally regulate the conduct of assessment activities in both on-campus and online formats. These provisions define the basic conditions for carrying out assessment activities, as well as the procedures applicable before, during and after they are completed, including the specific guidelines relating to assessment in online environments. They also establish the general criteria applicable to the assessment of external internships and the Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project.

Assessment activities are classified as synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous assessment activities are those that require students and assessors to participate at the same time, such as final or midterm examinations, continuous assessment activities, individual interviews, project presentations or other equivalent assessments. By contrast, asynchronous assessment activities do not require this simultaneous participation and include, among others, the submission of dissertations, reports or self-assessment exercises.

The following sections establish the specific provisions applicable to synchronous assessment activities. Asynchronous activities are governed by the general provisions set out in these regulations, as well as by any specific criteria detailed in the academic guide for each subject.

2.1 General regulations for assessment activities

Assessment activities may or may not result in students being exempted from sitting an examination on part of the subject matter, in accordance with the decision communicated by teaching staff on the first day of class and expressly recorded in the subject’s online space in the LMS. Once the assessment result has been published, students may request a review if they consider it appropriate, within the established deadlines and in accordance with the applicable procedure.

The following must be taken into account in relation to assessment activities:

• The assessment activity will take place on the date and at the time and location published in the LMS.
• Students must present a photographic identification document, such as a national identity document, passport, driving licence or equivalent document. Teaching staff may ask students to identify themselves at any time during the assessment activity. If a student has forgotten their identification document, they will have a maximum of 24 hours to present it to the member of staff who supervised the assessment activity. If this requirement is not met, teaching staff may reserve the right not to mark the assessment activity completed by the student who failed to provide identification.
• Mobile phones and electronic devices must be switched off and stored out of sight, except for devices that must expressly be used for the assessment activity, as specified by teaching staff.
• Students may not leave the assessment activity until 45 minutes have elapsed from its start. This restriction does not apply to assessment activities based on individual interviews or to short assessment activities lasting between 10 and 20 minutes.
• Students must arrive punctually for the assessment activity at the time established and published in the LMS. In the case of on-campus assessment activities, students may not begin the activity more than 30 minutes after it has started. In the case of short assessment activities lasting between 10 and 20 minutes, students may not begin the activity more than 5 minutes after it has started.
• A maximum waiting time of 10 minutes is established for individual interviews.
• In the event of any delay, students who do not begin the activity at the established time will have only the remaining time available and the duration of the activity may not be extended under any circumstances.
• Students are not permitted to leave the room in which the assessment is taking place under any circumstances, except in cases involving a health-related justification that has been approved in advance. In such cases, the member of teaching staff or invigilator will provide individual instructions on how to proceed.
• Students’ answers to the questions in the assessment activity must be clear. If an answer is difficult to interpret, teaching staff have the right to decide whether or not to assess it.
• Only materials authorised by teaching staff may be used during the assessment activity.
• In addition to these regulations, each programme and/or subject may have its own specific regulations. In such cases, the specific regulations will be made available to students at the beginning of the academic year and will be recorded in the programme and/or subject space in the LMS.
• The marking criteria or rubric must be clear before the assessment activity takes place.
• Students who require proof of attendance at an assessment activity may request it from the Academic Secretary’s Office, and it will be signed by teaching staff.

The detection of fraud in any of the activities defined in a subject’s assessment system will have the following consequences:

Table 1. Consequences of academic fraud

See Table 2, which specifies the relationship between sanctions and the classification of academic fraud.

After the assessment activity:

The assessment activity will be marked on the basis of consistent criteria established by the teaching staff responsible for the subject.

The results of the assessment activity will be published in the information system within the deadline previously established and communicated by academic management.

Students will have the right to review the completed assessment activity at the time notified by the subject coordination team. The review process will involve remarking the assessment activity and providing the relevant explanations concerning the score awarded. The assessment result may consequently be adjusted upwards or downwards.

During both the ordinary examination period and its resit examination period, the review must always take place before the Assessment Board meeting. Once the Assessment Board has met, no assessment result may be modified and the official academic records will be closed.

After reviewing the assessment activity with teaching staff, students may appeal against the final grade in duly justified cases limited to clerical errors, incorrect application of the assessment criteria or other relevant incidents. The appeal must be submitted within a maximum of seven calendar days from the publication of the official grade records. Students may request that the Director of the School review the grade awarded by the teaching staff responsible for the subject by submitting a reasoned written application. The Director will establish the procedure considered appropriate to resolve the appeal.

Non-attendance at an assessment activity:

• If students are unable to complete an assessment activity on the established date for a duly justified reason, they must personally notify the subject coordination team before the assessment or on the day on which it is held. In all cases, students must provide, within a maximum of three calendar days, the corresponding official certificate substantiating the reason given. The certificate must include the student’s name, the date and the signature or validation of the issuing organisation.
• The postponement of an assessment activity may be requested only when the assessment forms part of an official examination period. In such cases, the subject coordination team will notify the student’s tutor if it considers this appropriate.
• The following are considered justified reasons for requesting the postponement of an assessment activity during an official examination period: certified illness, the death of a close family member or an accident.
• Travel, work obligations, examinations, courses or activities in other areas, and any other reason that cannot be officially substantiated or is not sufficiently serious will not be considered valid reasons for requesting the postponement of an assessment activity.

2.2 Specific Regulations for Assessment Activities in the Virtual Learning Modality

The general regulations apply to the assessment of activities conducted online and are supplemented by the specific regulations detailed below.

2.2.1 Technical instructions

The following provisions are intended to guarantee the integrity, authenticity and validity of the assessment process and to prevent and sanction academic fraud in the context of online delivery. Online assessment is governed by the principles of fairness, authenticity, confidentiality and transparency.

In particular, when completing synchronous online assessment activities, students must comply with the established minimum technical requirements on the date and at the time of the assessment. These requirements may include, among others, keeping the camera and/or microphone switched on throughout the assessment activity and maintaining an Internet connection. The instructions provided for each assessment activity will specify the requirements applicable to the assessment.

2.2.2 Phases of the Assessment Activity: Synchronous Online Assessment

A synchronous online assessment activity consists of three stages: Identification, Assessment and Recording.

• Identification: Before assessment begins, it is essential to verify the identity of the students participating in the activity. This stage guarantees the authenticity of the assessment process and is intended to prevent identity theft, impersonation or academic fraud. Identification is conducted through the LMS using secure authentication, camera activation and controlled access to the online assessment environment. This stage guarantees that the person being assessed is the student enrolled in the subject.
• Assessment: Once the identification stage has been completed, the assessment stage itself begins. At this point, teaching staff analyse and evaluate students’ performance in relation to the learning outcomes defined for the activity or subject. This stage considers the content and quality of the work, the arguments presented, consistency with the educational objectives and, where appropriate, students’ ability to explain or defend their decisions and reasoning.
• Recording: Once the assessment has been completed, the results will be documented using a previously defined assessment rubric. The rubric provides an objective and transparent means of evaluating each of the criteria established for the activity and assigning differentiated scores according to the extent to which they have been met. This tool promotes consistency in the assessment process, provides detailed feedback to students and serves as formal evidence in the academic quality assurance process. The use of rubrics also contributes to the traceability and reproducibility of the assessment process, which are particularly relevant aspects of programmes delivered online.

2.2.3 Procedures and recommendations: synchronous online assessment

The procedures and recommendations for the three stages of the process are described below.

a) Identification

Before beginning the assessment activity, students must verify that the camera, audio and microphone are working correctly and check that the image and desktop are displayed correctly. They must also ensure that their device has an Internet connection and sufficient battery power.

Students must enter the assessment room 15 minutes before the examination begins and have their national identity document, foreign national identity document or equivalent document available. The teaching staff responsible for the room and the technical team will be fully authorised to request identification from students at any time or to take any action they consider appropriate to verify their identity, in accordance with Article 25.7 of the University Student Statute (Royal Decree 1791/2010 of 30 December).

At the beginning of the assessment activity, teaching staff will ask students to present their national identity document, foreign national identity document or equivalent document in order to identify them, in accordance with the following procedure:

• All participants, including technical support staff, except for the student being identified, must keep their microphones muted.
• Students will show their identification document, whether a national identity document, foreign national identity document or equivalent document, while stating their full name clearly and aloud.
• Once the identification process has been completed, all participants, including technical support staff, teaching staff and students, may switch their microphones back on if necessary.

b) Assessment

Only the applications required for the assessment activity may remain open. These applications will have been defined and communicated to students before the assessment takes place.

1. The online assessment process will be governed by the following conditions:
2. A physical environment free from unauthorised reference materials will be required.
3. The camera must show both the student and the entrance door.
4. The student’s microphone must remain switched on throughout the assessment.
5. Students may not frequently look away from the screen or use headphones, earplugs or any other communication device or item.
6. Students’ ears may not be covered by their hair or any item of clothing and must remain visible throughout the assessment activity.
7. Students may not read or speak aloud, stand up, open the door, answer telephone calls or attend to other personal matters during the assessment activity.
8. During the assessment, students may be asked:
   1. To show their workspace using the camera.
   2. To share their device’s screen.
9. Technological measures will be implemented to restrict access to other tabs, applications or external devices.

In this way, students can be identified while completing the assessment and it can be guaranteed that they are completing it using their own resources, thereby preventing academic fraud.

c) Recording

Upon completion of the assessment, the corresponding rubric will be completed in the LMS.

The entire assessment process will be recorded, including video, audio and activity logs from the platform. Digital evidence of the student’s behaviour during assessment, including their IP address, keyboard activity and window changes, among other data, will be retained.

If the assessment process includes written answers, they may be checked using plagiarism-detection software.

Refusal to follow strictly the instructions received during the assessment, or failure to comply with them, will result in removal from the assessment, failure of the assessment activity with a grade of 0 and forfeiture of the examination period.

Students are not authorised to record or take screenshots of the information displayed on screen during the assessment process.

2.2.4 Attendance and completion of the assessment activity

Once the assessment activity has begun, students may not leave before it has been completed, except in duly justified cases of force majeure. Leaving the activity will constitute withdrawal from it and will result in the corresponding examination period being forfeited. Students will be informed of the maximum duration of the assessment activity when it begins.

If students experience a temporary interruption to their connection during the assessment activity and are able to reconnect quickly, they may be readmitted to the room to resume the activity, subject to prior authorisation from the teaching staff responsible for it.

If students are unable to complete the online assessment activity on the established date and within the established time slot for a duly justified reason, they must notify the subject coordination team before the assessment or on the day on which it is held, using the official LMS communication channels. In all cases, students must provide, within a maximum of three calendar days, the corresponding official certificate substantiating the reason given. The certificate must include the student’s name, the date and the signature or validation of the issuing organisation.

The postponement of an assessment activity may be requested only when the assessment forms part of an official examination period.

The following are considered justified reasons for requesting the postponement of an assessment activity during an official examination period: certified illness, the death of a close family member, an accident or a serious unforeseen circumstance.

In the event of technical problems, only those duly certified by the telecommunications operator or the affected service and demonstrating an incident beyond the student’s control will be considered justified reasons.

Travel, work obligations, examinations, courses or activities in other areas, undocumented technical incidents, and any other reason that cannot be officially substantiated or is not sufficiently serious will not be considered valid reasons for requesting the postponement of an assessment activity.

2.3 Specific Regulations for the Assessment of External Internships

These regulations establish the general criteria and minimum procedures for the assessment of external internships. Within each programme, these regulations may be adapted or further specified in order to accommodate the methodological particularities of the qualification and the specific characteristics of the discipline. Under no circumstances may these adaptations contradict the general principles established herein or the quality criteria defined by the Internal Quality Assurance System of La Salle Campus Barcelona-URL.

The final grade for external internships must be awarded by the academic tutor from La Salle Campus Barcelona-URL, who is responsible for verifying the achievement of the associated learning outcomes and guaranteeing the traceability and retention of evidence from the assessment process.

The final evaluation will be issued on the basis of the formal assessment documentation, which mainly includes:

• ​the final report prepared by the professional tutor at the collaborating organisation or company,
• the monitoring, supervision and verification tools established in the curriculum and applied by the academic tutor from La Salle Campus Barcelona-URL.

The academic tutor will combine the grade awarded by the tutor at the collaborating organisation, weighted at 80% of the final grade, with the grade awarded by the academic tutor from La Salle Campus Barcelona-URL, weighted at 20% of the final grade.

The tutor at the collaborating organisation must be formally appointed by the host institution or company and accepted by the academic officer responsible for the programme at La Salle Campus Barcelona-URL. The tutor at the collaborating organisation must meet the minimum academic level established by the academic regulations in force and must demonstrate sufficient professional experience and technical competence to perform the supervisory duties. Their responsibilities include:

• establishing a work plan consistent with the curriculum of the qualification,
• monitoring students’ competency development,
• issuing the reports required during the internship,
• verifying that the internship position meets the standards of quality, safety and suitability for the educational profile of the qualification.

The assessment of students also includes the evaluation of their participation in academic activities associated with the subject and the presentation of the learning evidence established in the course guide.

2.4 Specific Regulations for the Assessment of the TFG/TFM

These regulations establish the general criteria and minimum procedures for the assessment of the Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project. Within each programme, these regulations may be adapted or further specified in order to accommodate the methodological particularities of the qualification and the specific characteristics of the discipline. Under no circumstances may these adaptations contradict the general principles established herein or the quality criteria defined by the Internal Quality Assurance System of La Salle Campus Barcelona – URL.

The Bachelor’s or Master’s Final Project is assessed by a panel appointed for this purpose. The grade is based on the content of the work completed, the submitted report, the public defence and, where appropriate, the practical demonstration, as well as the evaluation made by the supervising lecturer.

The defence of the Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project is a public event. The grading criteria must take into account, among others, the following aspects:
command of the knowledge associated with the project,

• the methodology used,
• the quality, rigour and structure of the oral presentation,
• the ability to summarise and communicate information,
• the quality of the answers to the questions asked by the panel.

If the project includes a practical demonstration, the correct operation of the project and the technical documentation provided will be assessed. In the case of a research project, the analysis of the state of the art, the originality of the topic and the innovative contribution will be assessed.

In accordance with these criteria, the final grade for the Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project consists of two components:

• 80% corresponding to the assessment agreed by the panel
• 20% corresponding to the evaluation made by the supervising lecturer

The panel will consist of members of the teaching staff associated with the discipline of the qualification and the project’s field of application. It may also include practising professionals with demonstrable experience in the field of the qualification and the specific area of the Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project.

3. Academic integrity and data protection regulations

The following section sets out the principles and safeguards governing the assessment process, with particular attention to the prevention of academic fraud, the protection of image rights and personal data, and the management of evidence generated during assessment. The aim is to guarantee a fair and transparent learning environment that respects the rights of everyone involved.

3.1 Possession or use of unauthorised means

Once an assessment has begun, both the use and possession of any reference or support material, as well as electronic communication devices, data-storage devices and computers that are not required for completing the assessment, are prohibited. Mobile phones must remain switched off and the desk from which the assessment is completed must be clear. If the teaching staff responsible for the subject authorise the consultation of documentation during the assessment, this authorisation must have been expressly granted before the assessment takes place.

Any action or mechanism that alters or may alter the student assessment process is considered academic fraud and will result in the application of the corresponding measures.

Students must refrain from using or participating in fraudulent procedures during assessment activities, including:

• Copying by any means.
• Consulting content through any personal or third-party means.
• Communicating through any channel.
• Impersonation and falsification of documents.
• Failure to comply with the instructions of the teaching staff responsible for the assessment.
• Disruption of the normal conduct of the assessment.

Where a student engages in any of the conduct identified above as unauthorised, the person responsible for the assessment will:

• Collect the corresponding evidence.
• Remove the student from the room.
• Award the student a failing grade of 0 for the subject in which the assessment was being completed.
• Apply the corresponding measures described in Section 5, Academic fraud, of these regulations.

In order to guarantee compliance with these provisions and the proper conduct of assessment activities, the University may, within the framework of the regulations in force, use any electronic, technological or monitoring measures it considers necessary and proportionate to detect and verify unauthorised devices, systems or behaviour.

Students will be informed in advance of the use of these measures before the assessment activity takes place.

3.2 Image rights and data protection

Personal data obtained during the assessment, as well as students’ images and/or voices, will be processed exclusively for assessment purposes. They will not be recorded or made available to third parties. The lawful basis for processing is the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, namely higher education. Students may exercise their data protection rights by submitting a request to the General Secretariat of La Salle Campus Barcelona. Information on the data protection policy and the exercise of these rights is available on the University’s website.

In accordance with Law 3/2022 of 24 February on university coexistence, the exercise of students’ rights and freedoms, including the protection of their privacy, is guaranteed. Compliance with Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the protection of personal data and the guarantee of digital rights is also guaranteed, ensuring that:

• Students are informed about the data collected and the purposes for which they are used.
• The principle of proportionality is applied to the use of measures required to prevent academic fraud, restricting their use exclusively to the duration and context of the assessment.
• Only strictly necessary data are collected.
• The data collected are protected using appropriate technical measures.
• Students’ privacy rights are respected.

4. Assessment activities and grades

A subject’s assessment system consists of different assessment methods, and each assessment method may include one or more assessment activities or tests. The academic guide for each subject must specify its assessment system and detail the different assessment activities, as well as how the final grade for the subject is calculated from the grades awarded for those activities.

4.1 Types of assessment activities or tasks

Assessment activities are classified by type in accordance with the following definitions:

• Highly significant assessment activity: an assessment activity that, because of its characteristics, including its weighting, mandatory nature or workload, is highly relevant within the assessment system. Examples of highly significant assessment activities include examinations, such as progress tests, semester examinations and ordinary and extraordinary official examination periods; mandatory practical assignments; and projects or practical assignments with a significant weighting in the final grade.
• Moderately significant assessment activity: an assessment activity that, because of its characteristics, including its weighting, mandatory nature or workload, is less significant within the assessment system. Examples of moderately significant assessment activities include individual continuous assessment activities and optional practical assignments with a moderate weighting in the final grade, among others.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project assessment activity: an assessment activity associated with the Bachelor’s Final Project or Master’s Final Project, which constitutes an integrated assessment of the competencies and learning outcomes acquired throughout the programme. Because of its characteristics, including its comprehensive nature, substantial workload, mandatory status and decisive weighting in the final grade, it is considered a distinct activity within the assessment system.

4.2 Grades

All students who have participated in a sufficient number of assessment activities are entitled to receive a grade, which will be calculated by applying the provisions set out in the academic guide for each subject. The grade will be expressed numerically to one decimal place, in accordance with Royal Decree 1125/2003 of 5 September.

Special grades:

• 0.0: this grade is reserved for cases resulting from the application of disciplinary sanctions.
• Not Assessed (NP): this grade will be awarded when a student has not participated in a sufficient number of assessment activities.
• As a general rule, the number of assessment activities completed will be considered sufficient when the highly significant assessment activities in which the student has participated have a combined weighting of more than 50% of the total weighting assigned to highly significant assessment activities.
• With Honours (MH): this grade may be awarded to students who have obtained a grade of 9.0 or higher, at the discretion of the teaching staff responsible for the subject or the Assessment Board. When a grade is awarded the With Honours distinction, its numerical value becomes 10 for all purposes. In accordance with Royal Decree 1125/2003, the number of With Honours grades awarded may not exceed 5% of the students enrolled in the subject. When fewer than 20 students are enrolled, a single With Honours grade may be awarded.

5. Academic misconduct

La Salle Campus Barcelona provides its students with knowledge and skills in the areas in which it offers academic qualifications, while also fostering transferable values and competencies in order to contribute to their life plans. In this regard, professionalism and good practices, such as honesty, are qualities that La Salle Campus Barcelona seeks to promote. Fraudulent conduct, such as copying, therefore has no place in our university environment.

In general, any conduct that may be considered academic fraud must be regarded as unacceptable under the coexistence rules of La Salle Campus Barcelona.

The main purpose of these academic fraud regulations is to deter students from engaging in such misconduct and to establish a disciplinary framework for cases in which it occurs.

In the case of doctoral studies, the tasks involved in preparing a doctoral thesis will be carried out in accordance with the ethical principles and good practices set out in the Commitment Document, which is signed by the doctoral candidate, the programme management and the tutor at the beginning of the programme.

The academic fraud regulations are intended to constitute a specific application of the Coexistence Regulations in relation to fraud in the assessment activities of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at La Salle Campus Barcelona.

Any action or mechanism that alters or may alter the student assessment process is considered academic fraud and will result in the application of the corresponding disciplinary measures. As a general rule, these measures are established in the Coexistence Regulations and are supplemented by those specifically detailed below in these regulations.

Classification of actions constituting academic fraud

Actions constituting academic fraud committed in any assessment activity may be classified into three different categories: very serious, serious or minor.

As a general rule, the classification of academic fraud offences established in the Coexistence Regulations will be modified according to the types of assessment activities indicated in Section 4.1, as follows:

Table 2: Classification of academic fraud

The disciplinary measures associated with the classification of academic fraud offences are as follows:

• Very serious offence: a grade of 0 for the current official examination period, forfeiture of the following official examination period with a grade of Not Assessed, and the initiation of disciplinary proceedings.
• Serious offence: a grade of 0 for the current official examination period and forfeiture of the following official examination period with a grade of Not Assessed.
• Minor offence: a grade of 0 for the entire affected assessment activity.

Other aspects relating to the disciplinary measures applicable to academic fraud offences:

• Scope of application of the measure: the measures will apply to all students involved in the academic fraud, in accordance with the section of the Coexistence Regulations concerning disciplinary offences and the disciplinary framework.
• Repeated offences and/or premeditation: in the event of repeated offences and/or premeditation, the offence will be classified at the next highest level according to the categorisation in Table 2, from minor to serious or from serious to very serious. From the third offence onwards, all offences will be classified as very serious.
• Initiation of disciplinary proceedings: this will involve the intervention of the Coexistence Committee, which will determine the consequences of the conduct.
• Limitation periods for offences: very serious offences will become time-barred after three years, serious offences after two years and minor offences after six months.

Detection of academic fraud and activation of measures

All members of the academic community share responsibility for applying the coexistence rules. Accordingly, these academic fraud regulations establish that teaching staff who detect a case of fraud are responsible for activating the corresponding disciplinary measure in accordance with the offence committed and its classification.

Activation will involve the following actions:

• The member of teaching staff who has detected an academic fraud offence will send a communication, supported by appropriate documentary evidence, to the coordination team of the subject in which the offence was detected.
• The subject coordination team must notify the coordination team of the corresponding qualification.
• The qualification coordination team will notify the subject coordination team and the tutor of the students involved of the final disciplinary measure to be applied, so that it can be recorded in the tutoring section of the information system.
• The subject coordination team will inform the students involved of the disciplinary measure applied.

In all cases, the classification model for measures established in these academic fraud regulations must be respected. The measures applied to a subject assessment activity may not differ from those provided for in these regulations.

The documentation of an academic fraud offence must include:

• A reasoned description of the facts constituting the offence.
• A proposal concerning any applicable circumstances and responsibilities.
• A proposed disciplinary measure.

Each subject may assign the corresponding classification to each assessment activity, whether highly significant or moderately significant. This classification must be agreed with the qualification coordination team and included in the subject presentation published in the subject’s LMS space and made available to students. In the case of the Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project, assessment activities are specifically classified as Bachelor’s/Master’s Final Project assessment activities.

Where considered appropriate, students affected by a disciplinary measure imposed as a consequence of an academic fraud offence may lodge an appeal in accordance with the procedures established in the Coexistence Regulations of La Salle Campus Barcelona (URL).