Teaching plan for the course unit

General Information

Prior considerations

Competences / Learning outcomes to be gained during study

• — Knowledge forming the basis of original thinking in the development or application of ideas, typically in a research context.

• — Capacity to integrate knowledge and tackle the complexity of formulating judgements based on incomplete or limited information, taking due consideration of the social and ethical responsibilities involved in applying knowledge and making judgements.

• — Capacity to communicate conclusions, judgements and the grounds on which they have been reached to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.

• — Skills to enable lifelong self-directed and independent learning.

• — Capacity to obtain and analyse information about scientific advances in the field of physiology.

• — Capacity to integrate new technologies into research or academic work and use them appropriately.

• — Specific skills to conduct basic and applied research in physiology in the laboratory.

• — Capacity to write clear and concise reports of the results of a project and to clearly state the conclusions drawn.

• — Capacity to act critically and self-critically and to show coherent attitudes and values respectful of ethical and deontological concepts.

• — Capacity to use sources of scientific information and databases to focus current knowledge on topics of interest in physiology.

• — Capacity to use advanced methods and applications to disseminate research results and share resources.

Teaching blocks

Teaching methods and general organization

The methodology is based on:

— Lectures and seminars

— Laboratory and computer practices.

— Problem classes, case studies, practical exercises and PBL.

— Directed debate and discussion on the work and practices carried out.

— Search for information and presentation of practical activity reports, work reports and questionnaires.

Official assessment of learning outcomes

Evaluation activities

— Monitoring of attendance and participation in face-to-face activities.

— Monitoring of learning activities on the Virtual Campus (assignments, forums, questionnaires).

— Presentation and general discussion of final assignments in the continuous evaluation model.

— Final examination in the single assessment model.

Continuous assessment

Participation in face-to-face activities and grading of learning activities:

a) Assessment of the treatment of experimental results (tables and graphs) in two non-face-to-face activities: the first consists of preparing a results file, and the second, undertaking the task on the Virtual Campus “Workshop to evaluate data processing”. This workshop allows peer evaluation (two colleagues) of the work completed, using a template or evaluation form and considering the number of errors. At the same time, it allows comparison with the teacher’s evaluation. All phases of workshop development are non-face-to-face (20%).

b) Resolution of a practical case in the form of a task that will be submitted in the format chosen by the student: document in text format, oral presentation or poster. In this assignment, a compressed file is delivered that must contain all the individual elements (images, graphs, statistical reports, bibliographic file) and the final joint product (80%).

Resolution of a practical case (100%).