Table 6 Comparison of the characteristics of the Face-to-face AL and FIT + AL courses

Didactic goals

Same as the official academic plan

Same

Established by the institution

Exams

1 Midterm

1 Final

Same

The questions are identical, and both are supervised on campus

Quizzes

3 Master quiz

Same

The master quizzes are presented at the end of each module to reinforce the knowledge acquired. They are done in CANVAS on a set date

Individual tasks

Week assignment

Same

Application of concepts seen in the week and with revision in a maximum of five working days

Collaborative tasks

Two mini-cases for each module (a total of 6 mini-cases)

Same

Resolution of mini-cases for application of theoretical concepts in groups of 3–4 students

Presentations

One PPT presentation per class

Same

Presentations are made from the course design. However, instructors can personalize it with exercises according to the teaching scenarios

Class sessions

2 for each week

Same

Two sessions of 90 min each week. It can be on Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday

Text Book

There is no base bibliography

Same

CogBooks replaces the base textbook. An additional reference book was proposed

Reading material before class

CogBooks

Same

All pre-class reading material is in CogBooks, and their reading and comprehension impact the overall assessment

Students

Jan–May

11 (Instructor 7)

28 (Instructor 8)

29 (Instructor 2)

24 (Instructor 9)

Aug–Dec

24 (Instructor 4)

23 (Instructor 7)

29 (Instructor 8)

24 (Instructor 1)

30 (Instructor 2)

24 (Instructor 12)

Jan–May

19 (Instructor 1)

24 (Instructor 5)

18 (Instructor 2)

23 (Instructor 6)

Aug–Dec

20 (Instructor 1)

24 (Instructor 5)

21 (Instructor 6)

24 (Instructor 4)

19 (Instructor 10)

22 (Instructor 11)

All groups were offered at the same time in the semesters of Jan-May and Aug-Dec (Year 2)