Ateneo - UPO

Refer to the contents of the individual modules of the integrated course

Refer to the texts recommended by the teachers of the individual disciplines

Building a mental model that allows to acquire for all the microorganisms of medical interest the main morphological, structural, biochemical and pathogenic characteristics necessary to understand the mechanism of the pathogenic action and the diagnostic identification techniques most commonly used in the microbiology laboratory .

For the understanding of the integrated course, students must be possess a minimum set of basic principles of cellular biology, chemistry, genetic, immunology and microbiology (minimal knowledge). They must also possess an English knowledge at level B1. Specific prerequisites are not foreseen.

All the educational material is uploaded on the site https://www.dir.uniupo.it/
The teaching methods used by the course are represented by:
- Presentations in MS-Power Point format, Audio/viedo
- Use of the fast and fun "Kahoot" learning platform useful for ongoing assessment of learning

The integrated course is organized in theoretical lectures, conducted in the classroom using power-point slides and Kahoot platform, on all topics of the course. These lessons include a continuous direct examination of the level of understanding of the various topics dealt with through dialogue, questions and kahoot in order to stimulate motivation, curiosity, critical spirit, autonomy and involvement in the learning processes of students.
The lessons take place in the classroom or connected in remote

Email: barbara.azzimonti@med.uniupo.it

The teacher of the Integrated Course, at the end of the lessons or after contacting email, is available to discuss any doubts concerning the topics of the course.

The teacher receives the students by appointment

At the end of the course the exam will be simulated

The final evaluation test consists of a written exam, in an integrated way with the other disciplines and the other teachers of the course in the pre-established dates of the exams, consisting of multiple choice questions (one correct answer option). The exam is passed with 50% of the correct answers for each module.
The final mark must not be less than 18; the maximum achievable score is 30 and Lode.
The questions relate to all the topics developed during the classroom lessons.
The objective of the exam consists in verifying the level of achievement of the previously indicated training objectives.
A moment will be devoted to the correction of the written tasks during which each student will be able to recognize the mistakes and identify the correct answers

Refer to the programs of the modules of the integrated course

LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: At the end of the integrated course, the student should demonstrate that he has learned the basic notions of the etiopathology of diseases
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: The student must have acquired skills applicable in practice
TRANSVERSAL SKILLS: The student must also be able to have AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT and ABILITY to COMMUNICATE the acquired knowledge