Basic Medical Terminology I (General Medicine + Dentistry; autumn term 2016)
Guarantee´s instructions – course requirements and rules
STUDY MATERIALS
1) Prucklová, R. – Severová, M.: Introduction to Latin and Greek Terminology in Medicine. Praha:
KLP, 2012 (Unit 1-7) – overviews of grammar, exercises, vocab
2) Teachers’ own materials (e.g. handouts, presentations, activity cards) which are going to be
periodically uploaded on the IS in Study materials of your subject. Teachers’ materials have
to be understood as an integral part of the study materials, contain majority of exercises and
explanations to the book.
3) "Drill" on the IS (https://is.muni.cz/auth/dril/?lang=en)
The application enables students to practice pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar
covered in Introduction to Latin and Greek Terminology in Medicine, UNIT 1-7. The manual to
the application is included in Study materials of your subject as a specific file called “DRILL
Manual”.
TESTING
Type of
testing
Dates of the
tests
Content of
testing
Pass mark Methods of evaluation
1st
partial
test
app. in the 6th
week of the winter
period (the
exact date will be
specified at least
one week before
the test)
Nouns and adjectives
of the 1st and
2nd declensions
(unit 1-3)
70% The partial tests are designed
to help students to asses their
knowledge regularly. In the
event of failure in the partial
test, the student is not loosing
her/his chance to pass the
credit test, and this is the
reason, why there are no
resits of partial tests.
However, each successfully
written partial test
automatically enhances
student´s chances to succeed
in the credit test as the final
pass mark is lowered by 5%
each time.
Considering the fact that the
credit test is a very complex
test anticipating the
extensive knowledge of the
subject, we strongly
recommend students to
take advantage of lowering
their pass mark of the
credit test by successful
completion of the partial
tests.
2nd
partial
test
app. in the 9th
week of the winter
period (the
exact date will be
specified at least
one week before
the test)
nouns of the 3rd
declension
(unit 4-5)
70%
Credit
test
app. in the 14th
week of WS (the
exact date will be
specified at least
one week before
the test)
Nouns of the 4th
and5th declensions,
adjectives of the 3rd
declension and
complex testing of
the curriculum (unit
1-7)
60%
if successful in
both partial tests
65%
if successful in
one of the partial
tests only
70%
if not successful
in any of the
partial tests
RULES
1. All students are sitting ALL their tests in his/her group only.
2. No way of cheating will be tolerated! If a student is caught cheating at a test, he/she
automatically fails and further consequences will be drawn from his/her behaviour.
3. There will be no classes during the “Dissection week” (November 21st-25th, 2016).
4. Students can sit the credit test in the 14th week (December 19th-23rd, 2016) or during the 15th
week of the semester (January 2nd-6th, 2017), there will be no exceptions whatsoever.
3. Resits of the credit test will take place only during the exam period, i. e. January 9th – February
17th, 2017.
4. The number of possible credit test resits is two.
5. The dates and number of resits set by the teacher before the exam period are final, NO
OTHER DATES WILL BE ADDED AFTERWARDS.
ACCESS TO THE RESULTS OF PARTIAL TESTS AND CREDIT TEST
• Results of the tests will be available to students in the Notebook on the IS.
• The students’ results will be given in percentage together with the pass mark.
• The student will have access to his/her tests during his/her teacher’s office hours or as
arranged.
ABSENCES + CLASS SUBSTITUTIONS
1. Your absences are going to be electronically registered in the IS. In order to be sure you have
been registered as present in the class, be punctual, the attendance is always checked
immediately after the beginning of the class.
2. We tolerate one unexcused absence only; all further absences have to be properly excused
via the Study Department.
3. Unexcused absences are regularly recorded in the Notebook on the IS, and students having
these records cannot sit the credit test.
4. The student may substitute a class in another group max. TWO TIMES per semester; the
substitution is possible only in the same week when he/she missed the class.
5. The substitution is not possible in the week for which a partial test or the credit test has been
planned.
6. The teacher at whom the student substitutes a class notes the information about the student’s
substitution in the Notebook on the IS.
NOTES!
BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I IN THE AUTUMN TERM IS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE SUBJECT BASIC MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY II IN THE SPRING TERM. MOREOVER, REGISTRATION OF MANY SUBJECTS IN THE SECOND YEAR OF
STUDY IS DEPENDENT ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF BOTH COURSES.
THESE GUARANTEE’S INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE IS.
Student’s signature and group: _____________________________________
Date: _____________________________________