After completing the course on foundations, the student will be able to effectively identify, confront and assess the usual problems that the usual foundation and containment structures may present within the context of the new architectural work. In order to develop these capacities, the necessary knowledge regarding the mechanics of the soil and the basic techniques of projecting and calculating the foundation and containment elements will be provided, complementing this knowledge with the existing bibliography and regulations. These contents will be exposed in the theory classes. To guarantee that the student is able to apply this knowledge adequately, a series of practical classes are proposed that will deal with the project, design and calculation of foundation elements, complemented by carrying out specific work on the subject. These works will be related to the professional activity of the architect within the specific content of this subject.
Contingency plan
A scenario is proposed in which, faced with a possible temporary confinement, no type of face-to-face teaching is feasible. In this case, the expected changes are as follows:
1. Modifications to the contents
No changes are made
2. Methodologies
* Teaching methodologies that are maintained
None
* Teaching methodologies that are modified
Master session, problem solving, workshop, diagrams, mixed test.
The impossibility of continuing to use both methodologies in face-to-face format forces us to adopt alternative strategies that facilitate learning regardless of possible contingencies related to the equipment and connection of the students. For this reason, it is decided to provide the necessary documentation through the Moodle platform to continue advancing in the training program, and the rest of the tasks are carried out with the help of the Teams platform included in Office365.
For this, it is contemplated the realization of 1 weekly session of Teams in a large group for the presentation of the theoretical contents, another weekly session for the workshop teaching and as many as there are subgroups for teaching in interactive classes. All these sessions will be held in the time slot assigned to the subject in the degree calendar.
3. Mechanisms for personalized attention to students
Moodle, virtual forum, email
The forum remains open throughout the school period, with teachers responding to possible queries both during the virtual sessions and during the official tutoring hours.
Teams, virtual meetings and channels.
The communication channels (general and by groups) are kept open so that the student can raise questions.
Email.
It is the most frequent way of communicating the doubts posed to the student. It is attended as a minimum according to the tutoring schedules established by the teacher.
4. Changes in the evaluation
Mixed tests. Rating weight 70%
They will be developed online using Teams, Moodle, Forms or any other institutional tool that facilitates the electronic contribution of answers, images or other types of documents that allow assessing the level of competence acquired by the student in the matter. Prior to the performance of the test, the specific conditions of performance will be provided.
Practices and Workshop. Rating weight 30%. The general practice that will be developed in the workshop and the practices carried out during the course are included in this section.
* Evaluation observations:
The indicated evaluation criteria are maintained.
Students who for justified reasons related to the computer or connection equipment, duly accredited, could not take the exams corresponding to the mixed tests online, will have the right to take said mixed tests orally, being an essential requirement to request it by email the same day of the exam, after which they will be summoned for its completion.
5. Modifications of the bibliography or webgraphy
No changes are made.
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.
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