University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest

Course description

In Semester 10 the topics of meat hygiene, meat inspection, furthermore the hygiene of foodstuffs of plant and animal origin are detailed. The meat inspection is supplemented by the judgement of abnormalities, and specific infectious diseases important from point of view of public and/or animal health. Within the topic of State veterinary medicine, the organization, functional pattern and activities of official control of food hygiene are educated.

Practicals

The purpose of food hygiene practicals is the demonstration of the practical aspects of the theoretical knowledge performed in the lectures as well as the manual exercise of certain technological processes and the development of the corresponding hygiene-related way of thinking and skill.

Lectures theme

Food Hygiene lectures

Academic year 2018/2019, Semester 10

Practical lessons theme

Practicals of Food Hygiene

2018/2019 Spring-term (Semester 10)

Evaluation description

How to be prepared for and how execute the practicals

The base of group division is the list given by the secretariat of International Study Program. The total number of one group cannot exceed 16 students.

The student should be arrived in time, in clean white-coat and well-prepared to the site of practicals.

The way of check of knowledge during the practicals

It may be performed in oral or written forms. It primarily is directed to the check of knowledge related to the given week-topic but the topics of the previous weeks are also interrogated continuously.

How to supplement the practicals

If somebody is not able to participate on the practical in the right time, the supplementation is possible at the last week of practices. Supplementation of missing because of the obligatory clinical practice (2 weeks) is not needed. It is certified directly towards the Department by the given clinical department. The number of the missed practical can be max. 4 practicals (including the 2 weeks obligatory clinical practice), above this the signature by the end of the semester will be denied.

Signature by the end of the Semester, conditions of having a practical mark

Semesters 9. and 10: Participation on the lectures is obligatory (according to the Faculty’s SOP). Occasionally, the participation is checked by the lecturers.

Semester 9: Participation on all the practicals and appropriate results of the 2 written midterm tests. Based on the result of the 2 tests, a mark will be obtained between 1-5. If the mark is wished to be improved, it may be done in the exam period. The condition of having the 4 credit points are the signature by the end of the Semester and at least a practical course grade 2.

Semester 10: the condition of having the signature is the participation on the lectures and the practicals.

Exam requirements

Semester 10: exam based on the materials of Semesters 9 and 10

Semester 10 exam

The final exam consists of two parts. The first one is a written exam that includes the materials of the lectures and practices of both semesters 9 and 10, whereas the second, oral exam is focused on the most important topics of the one-day competence. Both part-exams will be assessed with marks between 1 and 5 the average of which gives the final mark of the exam. Both the written and the oral parts of the exam must be passed. If the written part is failed, the student cannot follow the exam with the oral part, i.e. the precondition of the oral exam is to pass the written part. If someone fails at the written part, cannot attend at the oral one. However, if the oral part is unsatisfactory, only this part should be retaken. If the result of the written and/or oral exam is unsatisfactory, the next exam is considered as a retake exam.

The oral part of the exam is evaluated as unsatisfactory (1=failed), if there are significant gaps in the knowledge of the student on the topic in relation to the one-day competence. At the oral exam students draw one question from the previously published list of altogether 40 questions.

Learning materials

Textbook: P. Laczay: Food hygiene, food chain safety. Textbook, Budapest, 2015.

Materials of lectures and practicals.

Exam information

Valid from Academic Year 2018/2019

Semester 10 exam

The final exam consists of two parts. The first one is a written exam that includes the materials of the lectures and practices of both semesters 9 and 10, whereas the second, oral exam is focused on the most important topics of the one-day competence. Both part-exams will be assessed with marks between 1 and 5 the average of which gives the final mark of the exam. Both the written and the oral parts of the exam must be passed. If the written part is failed, the student cannot follow the exam with the oral part, i.e. the precondition of the oral exam is to pass the written part. If someone fails at the written part, cannot attend at the oral one. However, if the oral part is unsatisfactory, only this part should be retaken. If the result of the written and/or oral exam is unsatisfactory, the next exam is considered as a retake exam.

The oral part of the exam is evaluated as unsatisfactory (1=failed), if there are significant gaps in the knowledge of the student on the topic in relation to the one-day competence. At the oral exam students draw one question from the previously published list of altogether 40 questions.

EXAM QUESTIONS OF FOOD HYGIENE