Course description

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Lectures theme

Lecture

Thursday 12:15-13:00 Zlamál lecture hall

Practicals

• 1. Group: Thursday 8:15-9:45, Room H2, Abonyi-Tóth Zsolt
• 2. Group: Monday 10:15-11:45, Room H2, Paszerbovics Bettina
• 3. Group: Tuesday 8:15-9:45, Room H1, Kövér Szilvia
• 4. Group: Friday 10:15-11:45, Room H1, Szabó Bence
• 5. Group: Tuesday 10:15-11:45, Room H1, Kövér Szilvia
• 6. Group: Tuesday 16:15-17:45, Room H1, Kovács Ágnes
• 7. Group: Monday 8:15-9:45, Room H2, Abonyi-Tóth Zsolt
• 8. Group: Monday 8:15-9:45, Room H1, Paszerbovics Bettina
• 9. Group: Wednesday 10:15-11:45, Room H2, Kovács Ágnes
• 10. Group: Friday 8:15-9:45, Room H1, Szabó Bence

Office hours

Abonyi-Tóth Zsolt: Mondays 10:15-11:15, office: 3rd floor of Building L, room 305/a. e-mail: abonyi-toth.zsolt@univet.hu

Szilvia Kövér: Tuesdays 15:00-16:00, office: Rottenbiller u. 50., ground floor, Department of Zoology, room 21,. Please ask for an appointment in advance in email: kover.szilvia@univet.hu

Ágnes Kovács: Tuesdays 15:00-16:00 3rd floor, Building L. Please ask for an appointment in advance. E-mail: kovacs.agnes.maria@univet.hu

Szabó Bence: Fridays 12:15-13:15 at 3rd floor, Building L

Bettina Paszerbovics: Tuesdays 11:00 – 12:00, office: 3rd floor of Building L, room 305/a. Please ask for appointment in advance in email: paszerbovics.bettina@univet.hu

Practical lessons theme

E-learning system

The practicals will be held using a version of the flipped classroom method. This approach yields better learning efficacy while giving students more independence and freedom.

The weekly tasks will be detailed in the e-learning system (biomat.univet.hu/moodle) and accompanied by a detailed, downloadable guide. Students are required to follow the exercise instructions and work on their own. The practical teachers’ primary role is to help students individually in solving the exercises.

All information on the course is available in the e-learning system. The e-learning system logs all student activities. For instance, the location of the mid-term upload is logged; thus if this is not done from the classrooms, it will be easily detected.

You have to upload your work every week, but the teachers score it only if you request it.

Scoring

Type	Task	Max. points	Min.  required points
Assignments	PowerPoint presentation	10	5
Mid-term test	Word usage	30	15
	Excel usage	30	15
	R Commander usage	10	5
Theoretical test	Multiple choice test on the theoretical aspects of the course	20	11
Bonus	Oral presenting the prepared slides (non-compulsory task)	5
	Total	105	51

 

The minimum points have to be reached in all subtasks. The failed mid-term and theoretical tests can be retaken once.

The final grade will be as follows:  from 51 points 2, from 63 points 3,  from 75 points 4, and 88 points 5.

Absence

Lectures: More than three unauthorised absences from lectures will result in the lack of course signature, and the course has to be retaken.

Practicals: More than two unauthorised absences from practicals will result in the lack of course signature, and the course has to be retaken.

Attendance on the mid-term and the theoretical test is mandatory; these can not be written on another date. Absence from these will automatically result in the lack of signature, and the course has to be retaken.

Authorised absences constitute absence due to medical reasons (medical certificate is needed) or having a practical at the large animal clinic.

All students must attend the practical they are assigned to by the Student Office. Missed practicals can not be taken in another group. However, all study material is available online and can be accessed anywhere.

Deadlines

Mid-terms:

During the practical of the week of November 4. Topic: Excel and R Commander. Together, the two have to be completed in 60 minutes.

During the practical of the week of December 9. Topic: Word, Theoretical test

PowerPoint presentation assignment: November 24. 23:59

Mid-term retake: In the first week of the exam period

Please complete the deadlines to ensure the course signature is present.

The worse mid-term can be retaken in the first week of the exam period, providing no missing assignments. Excel and R Commander midterm are considered to be the same. Unsuccessful theoretical tests can be retaken on the 16th of December, providing prior consultation was made with the lecturer. The Powerpoint assignment can be retaken once, one week after the original deadline.

Software

The R statistical software and R Commander are free to download and use. Installation instructions will be provided in the lecture slides. You have access to Microsoft Office while You have an official affiliation to the University. Download and installation guides are also available in the lecture slides. You may also ask for help in installation from your practical teacher.

Informatics lab computer usage

The lab computers are used by students attending the Hungarian, English, and German curriculum; therefore the operating system’s language has to be selected upon powering the computers on. This is done by selecting the user on the welcome screen. Notice that by default, the previous user’s user name is preserved. Select “Other user” (maybe in Hungarian; “Más felhasználó”) and type .\EN as your user name and st-en! for the password. 

Please power off the computers but NOT the monitors before leaving the lab. 

It is important to maintain a uniform appearance and settings on these computers to allow an efficient learning experience. Therefore it is strictly prohibited to modify any settings on the operating system, including changing the language settings, desktop background, software icon placement, and no additional software can be installed. You may however use a USB stick for transporting your work.