EPN-V2

BIOB1400 Hematology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Hematologi
Study programme
Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Programme
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Curriculum
SPRING 2022
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

  • Participation at the seminars (80%)
  • Presentation of subject matter/texts

All required coursework must be approved before the student can submit their home exam.

Required preliminary courses

Portfolio exam comprising four tests taken during the course and an individual home exam over four days, maximum 2,000 words. All four tests must be approved before the student can take the home exam. All the components must be awarded a pass grade before the exam as a whole can be passed. If the student fails one test, this may be retaken. Resit/rescheduled attempts at the four tests can be taken once before the ordinary, individual home exam. Before the resit/rescheduled individual home exam over four days, students will be given a third and final attempt at one or more of the tests.

Learning outcomes

For the tests: None

Content

The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

  • Hematology and morphology 8 credits
  • Hemostasis 2 credits

Teaching and learning methods

A–F. A grade will be awarded on the basis of the tests taken during the course (60%) and the result of the home exam (40%). The student has a right to appeal the overall exam grade for the whole portfolio.

Course requirements

One internal and one external examiner

Assessment

Supervised individual written exam, combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, 4 hours.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

No aids are permitted.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

Examiners

All exam papers are assessed by two examiners. A minimum of twenty per cent of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all students.

Overlapping courses

7 credits overlap with the course BIO1400 Hematology and Immunology