The european higher education area at work: Lights and shadows defining continuous assessment

The aim of this paper is to analyse how learning assessment, particularly the Continuous Assessment system, has been defined in the Public Administration and Management Diploma Course of the University of Barcelona (Spain). This course was a pioneering experiment at this university in implementing the guidelines of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and thus represents a good case study for verifying whether one of the cornerstones of the EHEA has been accomplished with success. Using data obtained from the Teaching Plans elaborated by the lecturers of each subject, we are able to establish that the CA system has been progressively accepted to such an extent that it is now the assessment formula used by practically all of the lecturers, conforming in this way to the protocols laid down by the Faculty of Law in which this diploma course is taught. Nevertheless, we find that high dispersion exists in how Continuous Assessment is actually defined. Indeed, it seems that there is no unified view of how Continuous Assessment should be performed. This dispersion, however, seems to diminish over time and raises some questions about the advisability of agreement on criteria, considering the potential which CA has as a pedagogical tool. Moreover, we find that the Unique Assessment system, which students may also apply for, is an option chosen only by a minority, with lecturers usually defining it as merely a theoretical and/or practical test, of little innovation in relation to traditional tests.

The european higher education area at work: Lights and shadows defining continuous assessment

The aim of this paper is to analyse how learning assessment, particularly the Continuous Assessment system, has been defined in the Public Administration and Management Diploma Course of the University of Barcelona (Spain). This course was a pioneering experiment at this university in implementing the guidelines of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and thus represents a good case study for verifying whether one of the cornerstones of the EHEA has been accomplished with success. Using data obtained from the Teaching Plans elaborated by the lecturers of each subject, we are able to establish that the CA system has been progressively accepted to such an extent that it is now the assessment formula used by practically all of the lecturers, conforming in this way to the protocols laid down by the Faculty of Law in which this diploma course is taught. Nevertheless, we find that high dispersion exists in how Continuous Assessment is actually defined. Indeed, it seems that there is no unified view of how Continuous Assessment should be performed. This dispersion, however, seems to diminish over time and raises some questions about the advisability of agreement on criteria, considering the potential which CA has as a pedagogical tool. Moreover, we find that the Unique Assessment system, which students may also apply for, is an option chosen only by a minority, with lecturers usually defining it as merely a theoretical and/or practical test, of little innovation in relation to traditional tests.

The european higher education area at work: Lights and shadows defining continuous assessment

The aim of this paper is to analyse how learning assessment, particularly the Continuous Assessment system, has been defined in the Public Administration and Management Diploma Course of the University of Barcelona (Spain). This course was a pioneering experiment at this university in implementing the guidelines of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and thus represents a good case study for verifying whether one of the cornerstones of the EHEA has been accomplished with success. Using data obtained from the Teaching Plans elaborated by the lecturers of each subject, we are able to establish that the CA system has been progressively accepted to such an extent that it is now the assessment formula used by practically all of the lecturers, conforming in this way to the protocols laid down by the Faculty of Law in which this diploma course is taught. Nevertheless, we find that high dispersion exists in how Continuous Assessment is actually defined. Indeed, it seems that there is no unified view of how Continuous Assessment should be performed. This dispersion, however, seems to diminish over time and raises some questions about the advisability of agreement on criteria, considering the potential which CA has as a pedagogical tool. Moreover, we find that the Unique Assessment system, which students may also apply for, is an option chosen only by a minority, with lecturers usually defining it as merely a theoretical and/or practical test, of little innovation in relation to traditional tests.

Las competencias genéricas en el Grado de Derecho y su evaluación

[spa] El presente estudio versa sobre la evaluación de competencias transversales en el Grado de Derecho a través del uso del portafolio digital. A tal fin son definidos los objetivos a alcanzar, las fases en su aplicación; la selección de las competencias a evaluar, así como una tabla de equivalencias entre actividades y competencias. Dicho portafolio electrónico nos ha permitido hacer el seguimiento, monitorización y evaluación de las competencias de los estudiantes. Se ha escogido deliberadamente llevar a cabo únicamente la evaluación de las competencias genéricas o transversales. La implantación del portafolio se ha hecho como experiencia piloto en un grupo de 90 estudiantes de doble titulación en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Barcelona.

La citació de les fonts jurídiques en l’àmbit autonòmic, estatal i internacional

La finalitat d’aquesta guia és proposar unes pautes a l’estudiant per quan ha de citar legislació ijurisprudència en un treball, tant dins del text com en l’elaboració de la bibliografia de fonts jurídiquesconsultades i que s’ha d’incloure al final del mateix. Ara bé, no pretén ser un recull exhaustiu detotes les casuístiques que es puguin trobar, però si que es pot adaptar o resoldre a partir delsexemples donats. El document consta de dues parts, una primera de com citar la legislació estatal, autonòmica,comunitària i internacional i una segona de com citar la jurisprudència en els mateixos àmbits.També conté tres annexos1: I. Sigles de codis i lleis bàsiques ; II. Sigles de publicacions oficials i III.Sigles de jurisprudència que inclou les abreviatures dels diferents tipus de resolucions i dels principalstribunals.

Els límits del progrés segons Kant

Sens dubte la 'idea de progés', tot i els precedents més o menys llunyans que puguin assenyalar-se, té la seva formulació filosòfica definitiva en el marc del projecte reformador, educador i culturitzador del segle XVIII i, per tant, constituieix una idea genuïnament i tòpicament 'il·lustrada'. En aquest punt, com en altres, Kant ocupa una posició peculiar en l'època: la seva assumpicó radical del principi crític de sotmetre tot fet o creença al 'tribunal de la raó' per tal de mostrar els límits de les nostres facultats, el portà no sols a qüestionar molts dels supòsits i tòpics metafísics del pensament tradicional, sino també dels seus mateixos contemporànis.

Biopolítica de Estados expulsores

La biopolítica sobre los migrantes se fundamenta en el binomio dejar entrar-residir o expulsar. Las leyes de extranjería están elaboradas sobre dos ejes: por un lado, en la regulación de los flujos migratorios en función del mercado de trabajo y las demandas de la economía y, por otro, en el control policial y la persecución de la inmigración irregular. Para la realización del primer eje del binomio, dejar entrar y residir, los Estados se dotan de mecanismos de regulación e intervención sobre el inmigrante concebido como fuerza de trabajo productiva. Asimismo los Estados crean mecanismos de control-sanción para las personas migrantes que incumplen los requisitos establecidos para entrar y residir en el territorio. En este punto la biopolítica sobre la población migrante se solapa o toma forma en el ejercicio de la soberanía por el Leviatán. Las medidas de control y sanción que los gobiernos ponen en marcha sobre los sin papeles han creado una imponente maquinaria de coacción en el interior de las instituciones del Estado de derecho hasta el punto de convertirlo en un Estado expulsor.

Por un espacio público no estatal. Contra la hegemonía neoliberal y el declive de la democracia

Este artículo plantea la necesidad de crear un espacio público no estatal para defender el "bien común" en las democracias occidentales. La importante crisis de los partidos políticos y de las instituciones representativas exige la creación de nuevas instituciones desde la sociedad civil que tengan como principal fin la defensa del "bien común". La participación de los ciudadanos que formen parte de estas instituciones deberá estar regida por los principios del voluntarismo, la transparencia y el compromiso cívico. En la primera sección se realiza una breve descripción de las políticas que están poniendo hoy en cuestión el Estado de derecho y la democracia en los países occidentales: el neoliberalismo y el autoritarismo (1). En la segunda parte, se abordan los límites que presentan las teorías neoconstitucionalistas y del garantismo frente a la actual deriva autoritaria y neoliberal de las instituciones estatales (2). El texto concluye reivindicando la elaboración de una nueva antropología de la democracia que abra la puerta a la construcción de este nuevo espacio público independiente de las instituciones del actual modelo de Estado de derecho (3).

Is Inefficiency under control in the Justice Administration?

Efficiency in the administration of justice is found to increase over time, while the variation in the efficiency of the courts tended to remain low and fall over time. This would appear to be good news, at least for the case studied here: the civil courts of first instance in Spain between 2005 and 2009. Apart from the simple passing of time, the percentage of temporary judges in the system also determines some of the differences in efficiency between courts over time. Thus, we find that the greater the percentage of temporary judges, the lower is the efficiency of the courts. Overall, the average relative efficiency level for the period 2005 to 2009 was 97.46%, suggesting the matter is under control.

La compilació del 1960: un procés prelegislatiu llarg i complex

La Llei 40/1960, de 21 de juliol, sobre la Compilació del dret civil especial de Catalunya, constitueix la fita més important de l'ordenament jurídic de Catalunya contemporani: sense Compilació no tindríem Codi civil.