1. Pereza N. Handbook with case reports in Medical genetics. First edition. 2021. Rijeka: University in Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Department of medical biology and genetics. Available at: https://repository.medri.uniri.hr/en/islandora/object/medri%3A4811

2. Materials from lectures

1. Turnpenny P, Ellard S. Emery’s elements of medical genetics. 14. ed. 2011. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.

2. Read A, Donnai D. New Clinical Genetics. Third edition. 2015. Banbury, UK: Scion Publishing Limited.

All information regarding the course, as well as materials from the lectures will be available on the Merlin elearning platform. Students should visit the mentioned platform regularly in order to be informed in a timely manner of any facts or changes concerning the course. Furthermore, students should regularly fulfill the obligations related to course attendance and active participation in classes.

COURSE ATTENDANCE:

Classes are organized according to the schedule published on the Merlin e-learning platform and INP application. Attendance of lectures, seminars, practicals and midterm exams is mandatory and attendance records are kept separately for each student. All of the previously mentioned types of classes start at the exact time according to the specified schedule and being late is treated as absence from class. Entries / exits during classes are not allowed. A student may justifiably miss up to 30% of the hours provided separately for practicals, seminars and lectures, solely for health reasons, which is confirmed by a medical certificate (including absences from midterm exams). If a student is unjustifiably absent from more than 30% of class hours for each class type (5 hours of lectures, 4 hours of seminars, 4 hours of exercises), the student cannot continue to attend the course and loses the opportunity to take the final exam (0 ECTS, grade F).

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CLASSES:

Since the course is implemented through forms of active learning, students must have and use the Handbook with case reports from Medical Genetics in all forms of classes (lectures, seminars and practicals) (either in electronic or printed version). During certain classes, students will independently use information technology, including active search and use of genetic electronic databases freely available on the Internet. Therefore, it is recommended to use smart phones in contact form, especially during seminars and practicals.

Student assessment is carried out according to the current regulations at the University of Rijeka, and according to the Ordinance on student grading at the Medical Faculty in Rijeka (adopted by the Faculty Assembly of the Medical Faculty in Rijeka). Assessment is carried out using ECTS grading system (% / A-F) and a numerical grading system (1-5). Student progress will be evaluated and graded during classes and at the final exam. Out of a total of 100 credits, the student can achieve a maximum of 70 credits (70%) during the course in two written midterm exams, and a maximum of 30 credits (30%) in the final, structured oral exam.

I. DURING COURSE - MIDTERM EXAMS (TOTAL MAXIMUM OF 70 CREDITS):

During the course, the acquired knowledge from lectures, seminars and practicals will be assessed by two midterm exams in the form of a written test with multiple choice questions (Midterm exams I and II). At each midterm exam, the criterion for obtaining credits is at least 50% of correctly answered questions. Passed midterm exams are not transferable and are valid for the current academic year. Midterm exams I and II will be conducted onsite at the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka.

Midterm exam I includes teaching units L2-P10, S1-5 and P1, has 40 questions and carries up to 40 credits. Writing time is 50 minutes. The number of correctly answered questions is converted into credits as follows:

Midterm exam II includes teaching units L11-17, S6-7 and P2-5, has 30 questions and carries up to 30 credits. Writing time is 40 minutes. The number of correctly resolved questions is converted into credits as follows:

Midterm repetition 

Midterm exam repetitions can be accessed by students who: 

• did not collect 35 credits during the classes, i.e. did not pass the midterm exam I and/or II, and/or 

• were justifiably absent during classes during the midterm I and/or II exams (due to illness, with a medical certificate), and/or 

• have passed the midterm exam I and/or II, but are not satisfied with the achieved credits

In case of midterm I and/or II repetition, the final credits are those that the student achieves on the repeated midterm exam. Midterm exam repetitions can be accessed only once for each midterm exam. Repetitions are held live after the completion of regular classes in two terms, in each of which only one midterm is retaken:

Midterm I repetition – in agreement with students ----- Midterm II repetition – in agreement with students

The students can apply for repetitions of midterm exams via the e-mail address of the Secretary of the Department of medical biology and genetics no later than two days before the repetition of the midterm exams.

II. FINAL EXAM (TOTAL MAXIMUM OF 30 EVALUATION POINTS):

The final exam cannot be accessed by students who:

 • finally achieve less than 35 credits after having taken the repetition of the midterm exam I and/or II, and / or 

• have 30% or more of unjustified absences from classes. 

Such a student is graded with an F (unsuccessful), cannot obtain ECTS credits or take the final exam, i.e. must re-enroll the course in the following academic year.

The final exam can be accessed by students who: 

• achieved ≥35 credits (50% or more of the possible 70 credits) during classes, and 

• do not have more than 30% of justified absences from classes.

The final exam is a structured oral exam in the form of a patient management problem that will be held onsite at the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka and consists of four patient cases that will examine the integration of knowledge, skills and values / attitudes (monogenic disorder, chromosomal disorder, dysmorphic syndrome, pharmacogenomics). The final exam is passed if the student achieves 15 out of 30 credits.

Success in the structured oral exam is evaluated and converted into credits in the following way :

III. FINAL GRADE:

The final grade is the sum of the credits collected during the course and at the final exam. Assessment within the ECTS system is carried out according to the achieved final success in the following way:

COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS:

Teachers are available daily during working hours via e - mail addresses (available on the webpage of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka) for all questions concerning the course. Consultations are possible by appointment and can be conducted live or through the online platform MS Teams.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

It is expected that the teacher will respect the Code of Ethics of the University of Rijeka, and the students the Code of Ethics for students of the University of Rijeka .