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SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Lectures:
One 45 minute lecture every week, 14 lectures per semester.
Practicals:
One 70 minute practical every week, 14 practicals per semester.
Attendance:
Attendance at both lectures and practicals is compulsory and will be recorded on each occasion.
University regulations allow for a maximum of three absences during a semester from both lectures
and practicals. There is a possibility to make up for a missed practical by attending the same
practical of another group. Students with four or more absences at the end of the semester will
not be able to take the semi-final exam, and will have to retake the course in their successive
academic year. Students who can provide valid medical documentation that they were ill or
received medical treatment during a missed lecture or practical with which they would exceed the
allowed amount of absences will not be counted as absent on those occasions.
Practical groups:
In order to facilitate productive class work, the department is committed to keeping practical group
size below the limit of 15 students / group. Students are required to comply with this rule as it is
both in their own and in the department’s best interest. If a student would like to change groups
during the semester, she/he should submit a formal, written request to the department’s academic
coordinator that has been signed by the current and requested practical instructor.
In-course assessment:
At the end of three randomly chosen lectures there will be short, multiple choice quizzes with a few
questions on the lecture’s material. The points earned on these quizzes will augment students’
score on the semi-final exam.
At practicals students will be given three in-class or take-home exercises on major topics of the
semester’s material. Each exercise will receive an “unsatisfactory”, “satisfactory” or “excellent”
mark. Students are required to earn at least a satisfactory mark on all exercises in order to pass
the semester.
Semi-final exam:
At the end of each semester, students will be given a written test, which will be graded on a scale
of 1 to 5. Students who fail the test or wish to earn a better grade have to take an oral exam.
Exam dates and oral exam topics will be posted on the department’s website (see above) one
month prior to the beginning of exam period. Students can sign up for exams via the NEPTUN
system.
Academic administration (index matters, submission of assignments... etc.)
Mrs. Hlatky Sándorné (Hédi)
Mrs. Judit Németh
NET, 13 th floor, room 1306
Phone: +36 1 210 2930 / extension 56178
Office hours: Monday-Friday 9-12 p.m., 1-3 p.m
Students are strongly advised to check the NEPTUN system and the department’s website
regularly for the latest updates on course-related information.