RULES AND REGULATIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
Medical Microbiology course is conducted throughout two semesters.
The program covers 70 hours of lab-classes, lectures and partial tests (36 hours in Ist semester and
34 hours in IInd semester).
It is arranged in four blocks of instructions:
1. General Bacteriology (lab-classes and lectures) – first semester
2. Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology (lab-classes) – both semesters
3. Virology (lab-classes and lecture) – both semesters
4. Introduction to Infectious Diseases – Systemic Approach to Microbiology (lectures and
lab-classes) – second semester.
During lab-classes students work with contagious materials, so they should be very careful for
not to become infected. Materials and media with growing bacteria should be touched with tools
(e.g. loop), not with hands. Please put on your lab-coats and protective shoes before entering the
classroom. Do not drink, eat and smoke in the classroom. Please wash your hands every time you
leave the classroom.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Presence at lab-classes is obligatory. Students are allowed to have one unexcused labclass absence during the whole course. Any other absences have to be excused.
Please provide us with the excuses as soon as possible after being absent, since
students who have unexcused absences at lab-classes are not allowed to take
partial and final exams.
Every absent lab-class material must be passed theoretically, students have to
obtain the credit from the professor running the lab-class before the partial test
including the given material is taken.
2. Students are obliged to participate in lab-classes according to the schedule i.e. together
with groups to which they have been assigned by the Dean’s office. If there are any
problems with attending the lab-class according to the curriculum, student has to contact
the professor running the given lab-class and ask about the possibilities to come with
another group at least one day before the given lab-class.
3. Lab-classes and lectures start punctually. Students who are late are not allowed to
participate in lab-classes.
4. Presence at lectures is optional but recommended. Please bear in mind that some
subjects are presented only as lectures (e.g. most of Introduction to Infectious
Diseases).
5. Students are expected to be prepared to and actively participate in lab-classes. Lab-classes
subjects are checked: there is a quiz during lab-class. Students unprepared theoretically to
the lab-class have to obtain a credit from the professor running the lab-class before the
partial test including the given material is taken. Only students who have passed
all required quizes can take partial tests. Students being in any arrears with their work
are not allowed to take the partials and obtain the fail grade.
6. During the section of the course that deals with pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi,
students will be divided into groups and each group will prepare a presentation on one
pathogen/ clinical case to give to the whole class. Depending on the quality of the
presentation, students can get 1 point (very good, outstanding presentation, presented
orally – not read) or 0 point (passed). The points students will gain during lab classes
(max. 11 points) will be added to the final exam grade.
7. Using mobile phones is forbidden during lab-classes, lectures and tests.
PARTIAL TESTS
1. After having finished every block of instructions students are required to take partial tests
scrutinizing their knowledge in the particular subjects.
There are 5 partial tests:
 General Bacteriology
 Clinical Bacteriology (part I)
 Clinical Bacteriology (part II) and Mycology
 Basic and Clinical Virology
 Clinical Case Questions.
2. Two tests are taken in the first semester, next three - in the second semester.
3. Any information presented in lectures, lab-classes, or the required readings may appear
on examinations.
4. All partial tests take place during the lab-classes according to the curriculum. Students are
obligated to participate in partial tests according to the schedule, i.e. together with their
groups.
5. All “A” partial tests consist of 40 questions. Students obtain 1 point for each correctly
answered question. To pass the test, students should correctly answer 60% of questions
„A” partial tests’ grading scale:
 0-23 points (less than 60%):
 24-28 points (60-70%):
 29-30 points (71-75%):
 31-32 points (76-80%):
 33-34 points (81-84%):
 35-38 points (85-94%):
 39-40 points (95-100%):
2.0 (fail)
3.0 (pass)
3.5 (satisfactory)
4.0 (good)
4.5 (good enough)
5.0 (very good)
6.0 (excellent)
6. Students who did not pass “A” (first attempt) partial test can take “B” and “C”(second
and third attempts) tests. “B” and “C” partials have written form (30 multiple choice
questions).
7. Detailed date of the retake will be set after consultation with the students.
8. Those who failed any of their partial for the third time will have to repeat the
semester or the whole Microbiology course.
9. Students who did not pass the previous test are not allowed to take the next one,
even if they have passed all quizes required for the given partial. In such a case
they obtain the fail grade. All partials must be passed before final examination.
10. Presence at “A” partial tests is obligatory. Students who are absent at “A” partial
tests obtain the fail grade. Students being in any arrears with their work e. g. not having
passed the quizes (see item 5 of the section “Requirements”) will not be allowed to take
partial tests and in such a case they obtain fail grade as well.
11. During quizes and tests (including final examination) students are expected to work
individually. Every attempt of cheating causes that the cheating student is not
allowed to continue their work, the work will not be graded and the student
obtains the fail grade.
FINAL EXAMINATION
1. ONLY students who finished the whole course of Medical Microbiology and passed all
partial tests can take final examination). Students who have unexcused absences at
lab-classes are not allowed to take final exam.
2. Those who did not pass all partial tests before the date of examination, lose the
opportunity to take it and obtain the fail grade.
3. Students who did not pass “A” exam, can take “B” or “C” examination
4. Presence at “A”, “B” and “C” exams is obligatory. Students who are absent
obtain the fail grade.
5. “A” examination test consists of 80 questions, covering all topics of the program.
Students obtain 1 point for each correct answer. To pass the examination, students
should correctly answer 60% of questions.
„A” final exam’s grading scale:
 0-47 points (less than 60%): 2.0 (fail)
 48-56 points (60-70%):
3.0 (pass)
 57-60 points (71-75%):
3.5 (satisfactory)
 61-64 points (76-80%):
4.0 (good)
 65-68 points (81-84%):
4.5 (good enough)
 69-76 points (85-94%):
5.0 (very good)
 77-80 points (95-100%):
6.0 (excellent)
6. “B” final has written form (50 multiple choice questions), “C” final has only an
oral form.
ASSESSMENT
1. Students who have worked carefully during the whole course and have got good grades
from the partials can obtain extra points added to the final exam grade, that may increase
their final score. For lab-class activity students can obtain up to 11 extra points,
depending on lab-class teachers evaluation.
2. The AVERAGE grade 4,0 (good) and higher gained from ALL partial tests (i.e. all
attempts) gives the students the following number of extra points added to the final
grade:
 1 point by 4.0; 2 points for 4.1 and 4.2; 3 points for 4.3 and 4.4;
 4 points by 4.5; 5 points for 4.6 and 4.7; 6 points for 4.8 and 4.9;
 and 7 points by 5.0.
Extra points are added to the final grade of “A” exam.