STUDENTS MUST PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PLANNING SECTION OF
THIS TEACHING GUIDE.

It is essential that students understand that to be succesful in
the course they should work around 150 hours, from which 51 hours are onsite,
either face to face or telematic. Non presential activities include (but are
not limited to) preparation of case studies and reports, preparation of
seminars and studying for the final exam.

All students that participate in at least 30% of the activities
of the course will obtain a qualification. To pass the course in the first
opportunity, students must participate at least in 70% of the activities of the
course. All students must obtain at least 4,5 points out of 10 in the written
exam (and at least 4 in the different parts of the written text) and 4 out of
10 points in the rest of the activities. The final (overall) grade of the
course must be above 5 points (out of 10).

The fraudulent performance of the assessment tests or activities, once verified, will directly imply a failing grade of "0" in the subject in the corresponding opportunity, thus invalidating any grade obtained in all the assessment activities with a view to the extraordinary opportunity.

To pass the course in the second opportunity (July) all students
(depending on the grades obtained in the first opportunity) must take a written
exam and/or a lab test. The obtained qualifications will be kept only during
the academic term (first and second opportunities). On a case by case basis, those students that,
for justified reasons, are not able to participate in all the programmed
activities will be given alternative options to pass the course.

Students with officially recognised academic exemption or who
participate in equality and diversity support programs are welcome to
participate in this subject. The teachers will adapt the different compulsory
activities in order to enable these students to fulfill the aims of the course.

This course has the following key dates:

Lab course: between September and October, 2022 (specific dates are still pending to be confirmed, they will be communicated in advance)

Field trip: September 30, 2022

Open Lab sessions: between October and November, 2022 (specific dates are still pending to be confirmed, they will be communicated in advance)

Field trip (pdf) report submission (deadline): October 14, 2022

Case study (pdf) report submission and herbarium
exam: December 14, 2022