Studies in English

Dear students, 

It was a pleasure to meet you on Monday.

I am glad you have started your surgical course successfully.

Although the attendance of the first two theoretical lectures was quite fair, I beleive it can be even better. Please have in mind that all lecturers had worked hard to prepare lectures for you.

I have already pointed that the attendance of theoretical lectures, although not obligatory according to the current rule book, would be stimulated through activity points. Here is how it will work: for every 4 theoretical lectures documented absence through the year, student will lose one activity point (from maximal 10.) 

That means e.g. if someone lose all 10 pts, (miss 40 theoretical lectures) he/she can not get better final mark than 9 even though he/she get maximal points (90) from 2 colloquiums and final test. Details regarding the creation of the final mark in surgery are given under the "Grading policy" section on this site.

Please take care of the number of missed lectures and practicals by yourself. I would much appreciate if you spare me of demands to present the table of missed theoretical and practical classes for each student periodically despite the fact I would have the evidence. I will do my best not to make harm to anyone as the idea is to stimulate the attendance, not to give any penalties.

Finally, I will put the theoretical lectures on the online study platform in the recorded (narative) format (majority of them) which is much better than simply attaching PPT presentations. But I will put them there with some time delay in order not to destimulate students from attending real live lectures. 

Sincerely

Prof Miroslav Marković, Course director