The module “Integrated Cytogenetics Laboratory” has a mainly practical focus and is structured into four topics.

Teaching will include laboratory practical sessions, while Topic 3, devoted to confocal microscopy, will be carried out at the UAB Microscopy Service.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

To pass the module, students must obtain a minimum overall mark of 5 out of 10.

Attendance at practical sessions is compulsory.

The final mark will be calculated as the weighted sum of the marks obtained in each assessment block. The weight of each block will be proportional to the time allocated to the scheduled sessions for carrying out these activities.

In all blocks, students’ attitude and active participation will account for 10% of the corresponding mark.

The competences of this module will be assessed through the following activities:

1. Cytological and Histological Techniques

• Participation and performance in practical sessions: 10%
• Individual submission of a report and questionnaire: 45%
• Preparation of a photographic composition using Photoshop: 45%

2. Cytogenetics and Immunofluorescence Techniques

• Participation and performance in practical sessions: 10%
• Submission of a report including the results obtained through the application of these techniques: 90%

3. Confocal Microscopy

• Participation and performance in practical sessions: 10%
• Written examination: 90%

4. Karyotyping and Chromosomal Analysis Techniques

• Participation and performance in practical sessions: 10%
• Resolution of normal and altered karyotypes using the Human Karyolab program: 40%
• Resolution and submission of karyotypes with abnormalities, indicating the formula, the clinical features of the abnormality, and the risk of having affected offspring: 50%

Permitted Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of artificial intelligence tools is permitted solely as auxiliary support for linguistic improvement, spelling and grammar correction, translation, formal organisation of information, and document presentation. Their use is not permitted to replace students’ own work in the interpretation of results, the completion of questionnaires, the preparation of karyotypes, image analysis, or the full drafting of reports. Students will be responsible for the final content submitted, must be able to justify the results and conclusions included in their assessment activities and, when AI tools are used, this must be stated in the submitted document.

Irregularities in Assessment Activities

Any irregularity committed in an assessment activity —academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of artificial intelligence, unless such use has been expressly authorised— that may lead to a significant change in the mark will result in that assessment activity being marked as 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against students who commit any of these irregularities.

Resit assessment

Given that the module “Integrated Cytogenetics Laboratory” is eminently practical in nature, no ordinary resit assessments are planned. However, exceptionally, the teaching staff responsible for each practical block, with the approval of the module coordination, may schedule a resit activity.

In order to take part in a resit activity, students must have previously been assessed in a set of activities whose weight is equivalent to at least two thirds of the total module mark. Therefore, students will receive a “Not assessable” mark when the assessment activities completed account for less than 67% of the final mark.

“Not assessable” mark

Students will receive a “Not assessable” mark in the following cases:

• When their absence exceeds 20% of the scheduled sessions.
• When the assessment activities completed account for less than 67% of the final mark.

This module does not provide for the single assessment system.