ACADEMIC METHODOLOGY

a) First Phase

1. Venue

The program classes will be taught in the ISDE headquarters

2. Class schedules

Regular sessions will be given from 10:00 to 14:00 from Monday to Friday or 15:00 to 19:00 from Monday to Friday. The Academic department could also add/move classes or join both groups in the morning or evening. Times could be adjusted depending on certain reasons. Students will be informed in advance.

3. Academic structure and evaluation method

- Preparation and development of classes

In order to enhance the understanding and learning of the different sessions, students should prepare their classes appropriately before attending if required.

In this sense, it is the responsibility of students to prepare any theory, case studies, study and / or reading of any general or specific materials for such purposes, recommended by the teacher.

Accordingly, following the teacher’s instructions, the Academic Coordinator of ISDE will distribute any kind of documentation that should be received in advance or after the given session to students.

- Grading system

During the first phase of the program, teachers will evaluate students on the basis of the theory exams, test and / or case studies that they have requested.

Also, both attendance and participation in class, punctuality and a student’s interest, will specifically be taken into consideration.

The scores for the student activities will range between 0 and 10, 5 shall be considered a pass and 10 the highest possible score.

For guidance, some useful criteria to evaluate the exercises are the:

- Adequacy of the response to the question

- Correction of the contents of the answer

- Complexity of the reasoning of the solution provided

- Management and proper citation of legal texts and jurisprudence

- The style with which the answer to the question has been given

The ISDE Academic Coordination shall provide students with the scores and model solutions of the theory exams, test and / or case studies if available, as soon as possible and after receiving them from the teachers after the completion and correction of the test in question.

Thus, in addition to consulting their score, students can check the reasoning of the responses and any possible errors they made.

These solution proposals or models will be published by the Academic Coordinator of ISDE in the E-learning platform of the program, to which the students will have access through their respective user keys and they will have to access to it on daily basis to check whether there is any new documentation of the several subjects.

The giving of solutions to exercises do not exclude, in any case, the possibility that the teacher may set a date to review students tests if they are not satisfied with their scores and / or if they request the possibility of talking about a specific issue. Students wishing to review the final grade for a subject must inform the Academic Coordination within a maximum of 48 hours after receiving the information regarding the grade.

Students must send the Academic Coordinator of ISDE any work given by the teachers by email or upload it to the web platform. The Academic Coordinator will be responsible for submitting all of the pieces of work together to the teacher on the date determined by him or her. No work will be accepted if submitted after the established deadline.

To be awarded a pass for the first phase of the Master, the student must pass (that is, not obtain a grade of less than 5) 90% of the subjects and the final exam. In order to begin the second phase of the program, the student must have passed the First Phase.

b) Second Phase

During the second phase of the program, students are incorporated into the regular activities of Law Firms, companies or institutions for 3-6 months. Dates to start second phase will directly depend on the type of course followed by students, meaning that all those students following a double master (Acceso plus Master in International Sports Law) should follow Máster de Acceso dates for their second phase. The starting date of the second phase will be determined by the firms in which the internship is to be carried out.

During the training process, a tutor will be assigned to each student. Said tutor will be responsible for the training of students, and carrying out periodic monitoring of their work.

The placement destination will be determined by the Academic Direction of ISDE after having interviewing students and after having contacted the Law Firms, companies or institutions.

During the second phase of the Master, students must follow the indications of the tutor that has been assigned in the Law Firms, company or institution and he/she will also have to adjust to their pace of work.

The results obtained by the student during the Second Phase of the Master will form part of his/her transcript.

The tutor will be in touch with the Academic Direction of ISDE regarding any issue related to the student.

In order to achieve a pass in the second phase of the Master, the students must pass (obtain a grade equal or greater than 5) the evaluation carried out by the tutor of their internship and the Practical Final Case.

i. Determining the destination for the internship

Depending on the profile of each student, the Academic Director, along with the Department of Professional Careers will determine the possible Law Firm, company or institution most suitable for each student, after having interviewed him/her and having contacted the appropriate internship destinations. To be able to do this the specific or usual requirements and characteristics (such as academic grades, knowledge of languages or specialization in a particular legal area) required by each firm shall be taken into consideration, to ensure that the student chosen for the internship fits as well as possible with said profile.

Students should not contact law firms, companies or institutions directly with the objective of them becoming their internship destination, given that the determination of the destination for the internship corresponds exclusively to the Academic Director and the Professional Careers Department, in agreement with the firms. Students following a double master (Acceso plus Master in International Sports Law) should follow those master’s procedures. These procedures will be explained to students by the Máster de Acceso internship coordinator.

Students will have to sign, before starting, a Letter of Commitment with the Firm/Company/Institution where he/she will be carrying out the internship.

Travel, insurance and subsistence expenses in the city of destination of the Firm/Company/Institution will have to be afforded by the student, who will also be responsible for dealing with the necessary procedures to obtain visas or other administrative permissions required by the receptor state.

The student will be also responsible to obtain any visa or any administrative permission to stay in Spain and any trip scheduled during the Master. He/she will be also responsible for all the economic costs for the mentioned process.

c) Final Exam and Case Study to be resolved by students

To end the program of the Master the students will have to pass the final exam, as well as presenting- by email and before the deadline communicated by the Academic Director - a practical final case study related to the areas of law covered during the internship in the Firm / Company / Institution where he/she has carried the second phase of the program, which will be corrected and evaluated. Should the internship destination not accept that the student use a case as the information source for the case study, the student will be allowed to do a thesis instead.

The subject will be proposed by students and approved by the Programme Direction. ISDE reserves the right to present the case studies prepared by the students to the Editorial Board of Difusión Jurídica, which will assess the possibility of publication and / or dissemination in any of its publications or computer media.

i. Student's final grade

The student’s final grade will be obtained using the following scale:

- Scores of teachers: 40% of the total grade. The note of each subject is weighted on the total workload of the first phase (90 % of the subjects should be passed)

- Final Exam of the first phase (practical case + teachers questions): 20% of the total grade.

- Internship: 25% of the total grade.

- Final Case Study for the second phase: 15% of the total grade.

To obtain the Masters degree it is imperative that the student passes (obtains a grade equal to or greater than 5) both in the first and the second phase of the Programme and also that the final grade of the Master is equal or greater than 5.

Upon completion of the Masters, the Academic Council may award honourable mentions to students deemed most outstanding, as regards academic performance during the course.

d) Miscellaneous

i. Attendance

To obtain the Degree, besides successfully completing the two phases of the Program, students must also attend a minimum of 90% of the teaching hours of the program. Students with an attendance under 90% will not pass the first phase, will not do an internship and will not graduate.

Attendance is monitored daily at the beginning of each class.

The class begins when the teacher enters the classroom and the door closes. From that moment, the teacher can allow or refuse, at their discretion, access to the classroom of students arriving late.

After the start of classes, students should not leave the classroom until the break, except for special circumstances and with the express consent of the teacher.

In the event that a student does not attend a class for good reason, he/she may also be evaluated by performing the compensatory task assigned to him/her by the teacher, provided he/she presents the official justification of his/her absence to the Academic Coordination within maximum period of a week as of the absence.

If a student does not attend a class and does not justify his/her absence, he/she will suspend the class and obtain a 0 for it.

ii. Communications

Teachers may authorize ISDE to inform students of their contact details if they wish, so that they can be contacted directly. Otherwise, all communications with teachers should be made through the Academic Coordinator.

• Email

The primary communication media is email. As such, all students must have a personal email which they will have to check on daily basis to see whether they have received any personal or general communication.

The use of this media is also recommended for making personal consultations to the Academic Direction and the Academic Coordinator of the Master.

• E-learning platform Campus (http://isdeonline.com/)

Documents used in class will be available for students through the online Campus if the lecturer allows it. Students will upload any homework to the online Campus if they are asked for it. Grades will be published at the online Campus.

iii. Graduation Ceremony

Students passing the Master will attend the Graduation Ceremony taking place in July.

Every student will be able to bring two relatives maximum to the Graduation Ceremony. More guests will have to pay for it. (invitations will be private and non-transferrable).

Students granted with pass will be able to pick up the diploma from ISDE office once the Master is finished in July. They will also be able to receive it by post but the student will be responsible for the delivery economic costs.

iv. Dress Code

Due to the characteristics of the Master, the students must dress according to the customs of the sector (men: suit and tie; women: business attire), both in the first and also the second phase of the program. The students that do not follow said dress code will not be able to enter the classroom.

v. Behaviour

ISDE education method reproduces the attitude and behaviour code of the firms in the class.

The teacher has the final say in the classroom.

It is imperative that students are respectful and polite to teachers, tutors and, in general, with the staff of the institution.

Any violation of this rule will be considered a serious offence and will appear on the student's transcript.

During classes, students cannot use the mobile phone and / or access internet for purposes other than the content of these. Food and drinks other than water are not permitted in the classrooms.

vi. Expulsion

Students must accomplish the instalments payment to remain studying the Master. These instalments are specified in the admission diploma. They were accepted by the student when he/she paid the tuition fee. The student not accomplishing the instalments payment will be expelled from the Master. He/she will return all the material handed back and will not receive any Diploma for the Master.

If the student decides not finishing the Master or if he/she is expelled from it (for not meeting the various criteria, for misconduct / behaviour, etc.) he/she will not have any right to the return of the tuition fees of the Masters (not the total or a partial amount) and ISDE will be able to consider any legal action for it.

vii. Image Processing

Within the context of the Master, students may be photographed and / or filmed in images, photographs and recordings during classes and academic activities organized as part of the program. ISDE may use them in brochures, documents and other media within the framework of its activity as a School of Legal practice.

viii. Degree accreditation

Students shall be responsible for any university degree accreditation and / or foreign documents in Spain. Students must take the necessary steps to such effect and meet the expense of the same.

ix. Legalization or "Apostille"

The legalization or "Apostille" of degrees, documents, certificates, etc. will be borne by students, who must take the necessary steps to such effect and meet the expense of the same. ISDE could help to take the necessary steps for the carrying out of the legalization or "Apostille", but the student must pay the cost of that process.

In order to obtain precise information, it is recommended that those concerned contact the Embassy and / or Consulate of the country of his nationality in Madrid during the first weeks of the course.

x. Academic Trips

It is imperative for the student to attend any planned academic trip for the 1^st phase Programme development.

If the absence to the trip is justified (under the Academic Department criteria) the student will have to do an additional assignment to replace the effective working hours done by the group. The Master Direction will define and grade this assignment

ISDE will assume the costs for the accommodation and the transportation during the educational visits scheduled by the Master Coordination. ISDE will also purchase the flight tickets as a group. Students flying in different days or times will buy their own air tickets at their cost.

Students are expected to be punctual for program activities. If a student is left behind, it will be his/her responsibility to meet up with the group where the event is taking place or make his/her way back to the hotel or Madrid homestay at his/her expense;

Students are expected to be attentive during lectures, activities, and visits to sites, if the actions of any student or group of students prove to be a serious obstacle to the program, the student(s) will be asked to leave the lecture, activity, or visit.

Hotels in which students stay during excursions are not appropriate places to have parties or exhibit other disruptive behavior that may disturb other hotel guests or reflect negatively on the program. Many of the hotels with which there are special agreements in place will be disinclined to have an ISDE Madrid group back if some students behave in a boisterous and/or unruly manner.

To prevent theft and to respect the privacy and security of other program participants, overnight visitors are not allowed in hotel rooms.

Participation in excursions and/or activities may be linked to class participation and grades, and nonattendance may affect a student's course grades

ISDE expects that students will engage in responsible drinking behavior if they choose to drink alcohol and will follow regulations regarding the use of alcoholic beverages as set out by ISDE.

In addition to ISDE Regulations concerning alcohol, the following rules apply to all classes, events, excursions, and any related group activity sponsored by ISDE;

No alcohol is allowed on buses or other vehicles used during excursions. No students will be allowed on any bus or other chartered vehicle with alcohol in any form of container.

Students shall not carry alcohol on their persons during any outing or excursion.

Students shall not arrive to class or program activities in an intoxicated state.

Illegal drugs in any form or quantity are not tolerated. Students in the program who are found using or possessing illegal drugs are subject to immediate expulsion from the program.

Failure to comply with the aforementioned rules will result in the expulsion of the student. Students must afford all return expenses

By sending a confirmation e-mail to the Academic Coordinator, the student declares that he/she accepts and is in agreement with the academic regulations contained in this document.