FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE:
PREREQUISITE(S):
MCB 3020C
Basic Biology of Microorganisms
CHM 2045C and BSC 2010C (both better) with a grade of “C” or
COREQUISITE(S):
CREDIT HOURS:
CONTACT HOURS/WEEK:
CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN:
None
4
6
Lecture/Discussion:
Laboratory:
Other __________:
FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS:
3
3
5.1
STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE
ALLOCATION: 27 (laboratory safety considerations)
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed for biology or other natural sciences majors and will cover the history and development of microbiology; prokaryotic structure and function; microbial growth and metabolism; prokaryotic genetics; methods for control of microorganisms; taxonomy and classification of microorganisms; viruses and viral replication; medical microbiology; microbial ecology; food microbiology; and, industrial microbiology. Laboratory work will include sterile techniques and isolation of microbes; microscopic examination of microbes; growth of microbes; measurement of microbial growth; physiological testing of microbes; food microbiology; medical and clinical microbiology; microbial genetics; microbial ecology; and, identification of unknown microbes.
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SUGGESTED TEXT(S):
IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:
Talaro, K.P., Foundations in Microbiology, McGraw-Hill publishers, Latest edition
Norton, Cynthia F. Microbiology, Addison Wesley, Latest edition
Tortora, Funke, & Case. Microbiology – An introduction,
Pearson, Latest edition
Leboffe, M.J. and B.E. Pierce. Photographic Atlas for the
Microbiology Laboratory, Morton publishers, Latest edition
Madigan, et al . Brock Biology of Microorganisms,
Pearson, Latest edition
Pommerville, J.C. Alcamo’s Fundamentals of
Microbiology, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Latest edition
Wheelis, Principles of Modern Microbiology, Jones and
Bartlett Publishers, Latest edition.
Fall Term, 2011 (20121) – Proposal 2010-25
Fall Term, 2015 (20161) – Outline Review 14-15
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COURSE TOPICS
I. Introduction to Microbiology
II. The Chemistry of Biology
III. Microbiology in the Laboratory
IV. Prokaryotic Microorganisms
V. Eukaryotic Microorganisms
VI. Introduction to Viruses
VII. Microbial Nutrition and Growth
VIII. Microbial Genetics
IX. Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
X. The Elements of Chemotherapy
XI. Microbe-Human Interactions
XII. Host Defenses
XIII. Bacteria and Disease
XIV. Fungi and Disease
XV. Viruses and Disease
XVI. Protozoans and Disease
XVII. Environmental Microbiology
XVIII. Microbial Ecology
XIX. The Roles of Microbes in Elemental Cycles
XX. Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Total lecture hours:
CONTACT HOURS
PER TOPIC
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
45
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LABORATORY TOPICS (suggested completion 15 out of 20 lab modules for a semester total of 45)
COURSE TOPICS (Continued): CONTACT HOURS
PER TOPIC
I. Basic Principles of Aseptic Technique 3
II. Basic Culture Methods
III. The Gram Stain Procedure
3
3
IV. The Streak Plate Method
V. The Plate Count Procedure
VI. Transmission of Microbes on Human Skin and Fomites
VII. Normal Microflora of Human Skin and Throat
2
2
2
2
VIII. Identification of Pathogenic Staphylococci
IX. Identification of Pathogenic Streptococci
X. Microorganisms and Tooth Decay
XI. Microorganisms of the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
XII. Microbiological Analysis of Urine Specimens
XIII. Survivability of Pseudomonas species
XIV. The Kirby-Bauer/Disk Diffusion Technique
XV. Identification of an Unknown Bacterium
XVI. Microbial Production of Sauerkraut
XVII. Microbial Production of Yogurt
XVIII. Microbiological Analysis of Food Samples
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
XIX. Microbiological Analysis of Water Samples
XX. Mutagenic Properties of Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
Total laboratory hours
2
2
45
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Florida State College at Jacksonville
SECTION 1
Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Semester Credit Hours (Credit):
Course Prefix and Number: MCB 3020C
Contact Hours (Workforce):
Course Title: Basic Biology of Microorganisms
SECTION 2a (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
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General Education Core (If selected, core discipline area will be identified in Section 4.)
General Education (If selected, you must also complete Section 4, Section 5, and Section 8)
SECTION 2b
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
A.A. Elective
A.A.S. Required Course
PSAV/Clock Hour/Workforce
A.S. Required Course
A.A.S. Professional Elective
Development Education
A.S. Professional Elective
Technical Certificate
Apprenticeship
X Upper Division/Bachelors Other:
SECTION 3
INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
X Critical Analysis
Information
Literacy
Qualitative Skills
Ethical Judgement
X
Scientific Method of
Inquiry
Working
Collaboratively
SECTION 4 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION DISCIPLINE AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communications Humanities Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences Natural Sciences
SECTION 5 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communication Critical Thinking Information Literacy
Global Sociocultural Responsibility Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning
SECTION 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Demonstrate knowledge of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms in their cell structure and function.
Demonstrate knowledge of microbial nutrition and growth.
Course
Course
Methods of assessment can include exams, quizzes, papers, lab reports and/or oral presentations.
Methods of assessment can include exams, quizzes, papers, lab reports and/or oral presentations.
Demonstrate knowledge of the diverse microorganisms that cause disease in humans, plants and animals, as well as physical and chemical methods of microbial control.
Course
Methods of assessment can include exams, quizzes, papers, lab reports and/or oral presentations.
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SECTION 6 (Continued)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Demonstrate knowledge of microbial ecology and the roles of microbes in global elemental cycles.
Demonstrate technical and analytical laboratory skills as they apply to biomedical science research and/or applications.
Demonstrate the application of interdisciplinary natural science curricula to biomedical sciences.
Conduct an experiment, collect and analyze data, and interpret results in a laboratory setting.
Analyze, evaluate, and test a scientific hypothesis.
Use basic scientific language and processes and be able to distinguish between scientific and non-scientific explanations.
Identify unifying principles and repeatable patterns in nature, the values of natural diversity, and apply them to problems or issues of a scientific nature.
Analyze and discuss the impact of scientific discovery on human thought and behavior.
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Course
Program
Program
Discipline
Discipline
Discipline
Discipline
Discipline
Methods of assessment can include exams, quizzes, papers, lab reports and/or oral presentations.
Methods of assessment can include exams, quizzes, papers, lab reports and/or oral presentations.
Students will answer a set of questions developed by the program faculty and delivered across courses in the discipline. A faculty panel will evaluate the answers a common rubric with scores from 1 (not yet competent) to 3 (competent).
Students will answer a set of questions developed by the program faculty and delivered across courses in the discipline. A faculty panel will evaluate the answers a common rubric with scores from 1 (not yet competent) to 3 (competent).
Students will answer a set of questions developed by the program faculty and delivered across courses in the discipline. A faculty panel will evaluate the answers a common rubric with scores from 1 (not yet competent) to 3 (competent).
Students will answer a set of questions developed by the program faculty and delivered across courses in the discipline. A faculty panel will evaluate the answers a common rubric with scores from 1 (not yet competent) to 3 (competent).
Students will answer a set of questions developed by the program faculty and delivered across courses in the discipline. A faculty panel will evaluate the answers a common rubric with scores from 1 (not yet competent) to 3 (competent).
Students will answer a set of questions developed by the program faculty and delivered across courses in the discipline. A faculty panel will evaluate the answers a common rubric with scores from 1 (not yet competent) to 3 (competent).
SECTION 7
Faculty name(s): Dianne M. Fair
CS20150615
Date: 12/17/2010
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