The course is given for 5 hours per week (2 hours of renal physiology and 3 hours of digestive tract physiology) during the second four-month period. The slides projected during the course are available on the Webcampus platform. Clinical examples will be used regularly during the course to illustrate physiological and pathophysiological concepts and to facilitate understanding. The content of these examples may vary according to the interest of the audience or the questions raised during the discussions. In addition, course notes summarising the main points of the subject and providing additional information are available on the Webcampus platform. The material covered in the lecture notes and the material covered in the audience form part of the examination material. Self-evaluation may be offered in the auditorium (discussion in the auditorium, interactive devices, etc.). Lectures or other non-conventional material may be provided by teachers to illustrate their lectures; examination questions may be related to these.
Twenty hours of exercises are planned in the form of practical laboratory work and tutorials. Their main aim is to illustrate various characteristic and important elements of physiopathology. In this context, clinical cases in which the student is required to seek information and propose a diagnostic approach will be proposed. Some of the elements seen during the tutorial sessions form part of the subject. These points will be clarified.
The assessment will take the form of a written exam: multiple-choice questions and/or open-ended questions covering topics covered in lectures and practicals. Some open-ended questions and/or graded exercises may be offered online and counted towards the final grade.
In the event of an unjustified absence from a practical or tutorial, a negative assessment will be communicated to the professor in charge.
The exam is divided into two parts, one part assessing understanding of the material covered in renal physiology, which accounts for 50% of the marks, and another part assessing understanding of digestive tract physiology, which accounts for 50% of the marks. A score of 50% or higher on the exam will result in the awarding of credits for the course unit, provided that a minimum of 50% has been obtained in each of the two parts.
The final grade is negatively affected by
one or more deficiencies deemed serious in relation to the defined course objectives, as revealed by the answers to the open-ended questions in the exam.
unjustified absence from practical and supervised work sessions (TP-TDs). The mark out of 20 is reduced by 1/20 (of the overall mark for the teaching unit) for each absence from a TP-TD session. In the event of an absence that is justified and verifiable, an alternative solution to this penalty will be discussed with the teachers.
A score of less than 50% in one of the two parts. In this case, the total is capped at 9/20. Only the failed exam must be retaken in the second session.
The exact assessment methods are subject to change when the exam schedule is drawn up, depending on the practical constraints that the faculty administration may face, or in the event of illness, force majeure, or an internship-related emergency preventing the student from taking the exam on the originally scheduled date.
Credit award criteria
Credits for the course are awarded when a grade of 50% or higher is obtained, provided that a minimum of 50% has been obtained in each of the two parts. The average takes into account any decimal places; a grade of 9.4/20 is therefore well below 10/20 and is rounded down to 9/20.
In the event of failure in the second session (average of the two parts <50% and/or one of the two parts <50% with a cap of 9/20), the entire teaching unit must be retaken the following year. There is therefore no partial exemption from one academic year to the next.
A session to consult exam papers will be offered at the end of the session, after deliberation. It is intended to enlighten students on the nature of the errors made. At the end of the session, the exam grade is never changed.
| Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor in Medicine | Standard | 0 | 4 | |
| Bachelor in Medicine | Standard | 2 | 4 |