MICROBIOLOGY SYLLABUS
Instructor: Jessica Friel
Phone 503.316.3202
E-mail:jessica.friel@chemeketa.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30-4:30 in Room 1/308
Class Location: Building 1, Rm 308
Website: http://jfriel.wikispaces.com/BI234
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
BI234 explores the world of bacteria and other microorganisms emphasizing their impact upon human
health. Includes discussion of microbial structure and function, infection, immunity, common pathogens
and methods of microbial identification and control.
REQUIRED TEXTS & MATERIALS:
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Cowen. Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
BI234 Lab Manual, VanHouten (buy at bookstore)
Colored pencils
Personal Protection Equipment (goggles or glasses--NO contacts, gloves, lab coat)
All of these are available in the Chemeketa Bookstore or they may be purchased online at
http://bookstore.chemeketa.edu/home.aspx
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the various kinds of pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria,
viruses, protozoans, fungi, helminths and insects.
2. Describe how microbes are named and classified and demonstrate the importance of these
concepts to laboratory identification and microbial control.
3. Describe and explain the major features of bacterial structure, morphology, metabolism, growth
and genetics and relate these to disease, identification, treatment and control.
4. Compare and contrast the major features of selected microbial disease including: identification
of the etiologic agent, life cycle, transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention and relate
these features to the progression and control of disease.
5. Evaluate possible pathogens based on epidemiological evidence in case study form.
6. Demonstrate and apply the major principles, techniques and agents (chemical and physical) of
microbial control.
7. Perform and use laboratory techniques designed to isolate, grow, maintain and identify
microbes under controlled situations including: microscopy, aseptic technique, culture
techniques and microbial control.
8. Define and apply basic principles related to infection and disease, including: modes of invasion
and establishment, factors affecting pathogenicity and development of disease, and reactions of
the human body to invasion and tissue damage.
9. Describe the development of immunity and the nature of vaccines and immunization.
10. Predict the presence of microbial populations, formulate solutions to control these populations
and educate the public on basic issues in microbiology and immunology.
PREREQUISITES:
Required: BI231 and CH104 or CH110
Recommended: BI102, CH100, 105, 106, BI232 and BI233
It is expected that you have a basic understanding of chemical principles before you enter this class. In
addition, anatomy and physiology are strongly recommended as a foundation for understanding human
body function before, during and after microbial invasion.
GRADING:
Assessment Tool
Laboratory Notebook
Mystery Microbe Project
Disease Presentation
Midterms (2@100pts)
Final Exam-Comprehensive
Points
~76
~20
30
200
200
Total (Tentative)--Total Points will fluctuate during the quarter ~526
Grade Scale
90%-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
59% and below
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
NOTE: There are no make-up labs. If you miss more than 2 labs you will NOT receive credit for the
course. No make-up quizzes or exams will be given, except under prearranged or special circumstances.
Assignments turned in late will be marked down 50% per week.
If you have a grade dispute, please submit a hard copy or e-mail explanation of your dispute and I will
reply to you within 48 hours.
ACCESSING YOUR GRADE THROUGHOUT THE TERM:
When you would like to see your grade email me and ask to see your grade report. I will reply within 1
business day with your current scores.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Lecture Material--Lecture material will be presented in the form of PowerPoint lecture notes, class
activities and online class discussion. You will find the Power Point lecture notes on the course web
page.
Laboratory Notebook--A laboratory notebook will serve as your record of events that occurred in the
microbiology lab. It will be a place to outline your experiments, record data and present your
conclusions about your experiments. For those students going into an Allied Health field, the laboratory
notebook will help you develop organizational skills that will be necessary when documenting patient
records. Laboratory Notebooks will be graded for their completeness, accuracy and neatness.
Mystery Microbe Project--The unknown bacteria identification project is a way for you to become a
microbe detective. Think of yourself as a lab technician who receives a patient sample and you must
identify the specimen accurately to offer the patient the best treatment plan. You will perform
experiments, collect data, analyze data and draw conclusions in order to identify your unknown
bacterial species. You will receive a numbered tube the second week in lab and then perform
experiments with your unknown each week. At the end of the quarter you should be able to correctly
identify your unknown bacterial genus and species.
Disease Presentation Project--Individuals or pairs of students will investigate the current literature and
websites about a diseases. Guidelines for these disease presentations will be discussed in class and
posted on our class website.
Midterms--Midterms will take place during the first hour of class. They will be taken in the lab using a
printed, hard copy exam. Midterms will be in the form of short answer, multiple choice, true/false,
short essay, long essay and case study questions.
Final Exam--Like the midterms the final will also be a printed, hard copy exam. The final exam is
cumulative meaning that all chapters will be fair game on the exam. A cumulative final allows you to
review the class material and further store concepts into your long term memory. Don't let this scare
you too much as students have performed similarly to their exams. You will be allowed to bring a
"reference sheet" consisting of a single sided 8.5 x 11 in.
COURSE RESOURCES AND POLICIES:
Resources at Chemeketa—
Please take advantage of Chemeketa's many resources!! :) You will notice direct links to some of these
services at the bottom of our course content page and all the following services can be found on the
starting course list page in Campus Edition 6:
STUDENT SERVICES:
Students with special needs should contact Disability Services (503.399.5192) for appropriate
documentation of necessary accommodations. If you have emergency medical information or need
special arrangements, please notify the instructor as soon as possible.
The following is a list of services that are available to students at CCC:
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Computer Labs: Building 1/202; 503.316.3238;
http://www.chemeketa.edu/locations/yamhill/services/computerlabs.html
Counseling and Financial Aid: Building 1; 503.472.9482
http://www.chemeketa.edu/locations/yamhill/gettingstarted/advising.html
Disability Services: 503.399.5192
http://www.chemeketa.edu/locations/yamhill/services/disability.html
Language Center (Salem): Building 3/257; 503.399.5290
http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/international/english/
Library, Tutoring, Study Skills and Writing help: Building 1/200; 503.316.3238
http://www.chemeketa.edu/locations/yamhill/services/tutoring.html
Testing Services Building 1/203; 503.316.3240 or 503.316.3284
http://www.chemeketa.edu/locations/yamhill/services/testing.html
Student Life Building 1
http://www.chemeketa.edu/locations/yamhill/services/clubs.html
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT:
http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/advising/studyskills/writing/resources/academichonesty/
Learning is built on the fundamental qualities of honesty, fairness, respect and trust. At Chemeketa
Community College, academic integrity is a shared endeavor characterized by truth, personal
responsibility and high academic standards. Any violation of academic integrity devalues the individual
and the community as a whole. Violations of academic honesty include but are not limited to the
following: plagiarism, cheating, collusion, fabrication / falsification /alteration, unauthorized
submissions, and sabotage / tampering.
Definition of Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is defined as representing the words, ideas, or work of another as one’s own in any academic
exercise. Plagiarism consists of taking the words or substance of another work and either copying or
paraphrasing without giving credit to the source. Plagiarism is applicable to written, oral, and artistic
work. The following examples are only some of the many forms plagiarism may take:
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Word-for-word copying of work written by someone else.
Failure to give proper credit for ideas, statements of facts, or conclusions derived by
another.
Failure to use quotation marks when quoting directly from another, whether a paragraph,
sentence, or phrase.
Close and extended paraphrasing of another work without acknowledging the source.
Definition of Cheating:
Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work through the use of
dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. The following are only some of the many forms cheating may
take:
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Copying another’s work on a test, paper, or project.
Using unauthorized materials in an exam or collaborating on work to be turned in for credit
where the instructor disallows such collaboration.
Taking an exam for another student, purposely allowing another student to copy during a
test, or providing coursework for another student to turn in as his or her own effort.
Fabricating, falsifying or misrepresenting data or results from experiments, interviews or
surveys.
Submitting the same work in more than one class for credit without permission from the
instructor.
By taking this course, you agree to adhere to the Academic Honesty Guidelines. Infractions, such as
cheating or plagiarism, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and will be dealt with according to the policies of CCC.
Any such infractions will constitute a violation of the college policy and will result in an appropriate
consequence (e.g., zero on the assignment, an F for the course, etc.) at the discretion of the instructor
and college officials.
TECHNOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESOURCES:
Information Technology Help Desk at (503)399-7899 or Distance Education at (503)399-5191.
Technology Recommendations Specific to this Course:
1. MS Word (if you do not have MS Word, please access a computer that does to download and print
the Study Guide assignments and then complete them by hand.)
2. Power Point (if you do not have PowerPoint you can view lecture notes using the pdf files and Adobe
Acrobat. For our disease project where Power Point is required you may need to complete your project
using the Computer Lab found on the second floor of Building 6 on campus.)
3. Adobe Acrobat available as a free download and used to view the pdf files.
CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITY:
Full participation is expected of each student. All class and laboratory assignments must be completed
individually and originally unless otherwise stated. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to
determine material missed, obtain handouts, and be aware of the class schedule. The ultimate basis for
determining acceptable behavior and procedure in this class will be the Chemeketa Creed (printed in the
college catalog) http://www.chemeketa.edu/ Basically, respect others as you would have them respect
you.
CHEMEKETA'S DIVERSITY STATEMENT:
Chemeketa is a community college enriched by the diversity of our students and staff. Each individual
and group has the potential to contribute in our learning environment. Each has dignity. To diminish
the dignity of one is to diminish the dignity of us all. (from the college catalog)
http://www.chemeketa.edu/
HOW MUCH TIME DO I NEED TO DEDICATE TO MICRO?
Be prepared to spend at least 2 hours outside of class for every hour inside of class. You will be in class
6 hours a week and expected to study at least 12 more hours during the week. Times may vary from
week to week. To prevent the amount of class time from getting overwhelming a great idea is to
schedule shorter blocks of time into your schedule on a regular basis. For example, plan to study for 3
hours 5 days a week. You can even split that time up into 3 1 hour blocks to make it fit in to your
schedule. Procrastination is a very bad option in this class since if you get behind it is extremely difficult
to catch up so organize your schedule in advance!
TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
1. Start with the "big picture" of each chapter by reading the Chapter Summary found at the end of
each chapter.
2. Then, start filling in the "details" by completing the study guide assignments in a timely manner.
3. Assess your knowledge using the self-quizzes at the end of the chapter and the LearnSmart study
modules on the textbook website.
4. Establish study partners with whom to study and discuss issues in microbiology.
5. Review each week's material and try to apply it to your everyday life.
Note: Please contact me ASAP if you are having difficulties with this class.
Tentative Schedule for W 2014:
Week
Date
M
1/6
1
W
1/8
M
1/13
2
W
1/15
3
4
5
M
1/20
off
W
1/22
M
1/27
W
1/29
M
2/3
W
2/5
M
2/10
6
W
2/12
7
M
2/17
off
Readings
Due
Introduction to
Microbes and Their
Building Blocks
(Ch. 1)
Tools of the
Laboratory: The
Methods for Studying
Microorganisms (Ch.
2)
Prokaryotic Structure Ch. 1,2 Study
(and Function)
Guides
(Ch. 3)
Eukaryotic Structure
and Function
(Ch. 4)
Interactions Between
Microbes and
Humans
(Ch. 11)
Microbial Nutrition
and Growth
(Ch. 6)
Microbial
Metabolism (Ch. 7)
Microbial Genetics
and Genetic
Engineering (Ch. 8)
Diagnosing
InfectionsPhenotypic methods
(Ch. 15.1-15.4)
Ch. 3,4 Study
Guides
Ch. 11 Study
Guide
Ch. 6 Study
Guide
Lab Notebook
Ch. 7 Study
Guide
Disease
presentation
emailed to me
by beginning
of lab
Class and Lab Activities
Lab Safety
Lab Notebook and Lab Methods and Materials
Inoculate thumb TSB tubes
Inoc environmental TSA plates
Microscope Introduction
Microscopic Observation of cells from different Kingdoms
Observe thumb TSB
Observe environmental TSA plates
Intro Mystery Microbe Project
Obs. unknown TSB
Intro aseptic technique & Quad or T- Streak
Inoc 2 TSA plates w/MM and incubate at 2
temps(RT=22Cand BT=37C)
Intro Smear Prep and Gram stain
Perform gingival smear
Gram stain gingival & bacterial cells from gum smear
Observe, compare, and contrast eukaryotes & prokaryotes
Assign disease presentations
Observe and Conclude 2 TSA plates inc'd at 2 difft temp
Inoc Differential & Selective Media (Sheep Blood,
MacConkey, MSA)
Epidem Lab (Handout)
Finish gingival gram stain and Kingdom slides
EXAM #1 on 1/27 chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 11
Answer differential and selective media lab questions
OBS and form conclusions for Differential & Selective
Media (Sheep Blood, MacConkey, MSA)
Inoc anaerobe vs. aerobe TSA
Gram Stain unknown, E. coli and S. epiderm
Answer anaerobe lab questions
OBS and form conclusions for anaerobe vs. aerobe TSA
Oxidase expt Observations and Conclusions
Catalase expt Observations and Conclusions
Complete Metabolism Worksheets
DNA activity
Genetics Activity Handout
Genetic Engineering Activity using Paper plasmid
Discuss MM identification process(start MM log &
descriptive chart)
Inoc 1 MRVP tube
Viral Structure and
Life Cycles (Ch. 5)
Ch. 8 and
15.1-15.4
Study Guides
W
2/19
M
2/24
8
W
2/26
M
3/3
9
W
3/5
M
3/10
10
W
3/12
Physical and
Chemical Control of
Microbes
(Ch. 9)
Antimicrobial
Treatment
(ch. 10)
EXAM #2 on 2/19 chapters 6, 7, 8, and 15.1-15.4
Inoc Motility Media
Inoc API 20E test
Ch. 5 Study
Guide
Obs and form conclusions for GloGerm Handwash lab
Observe and form conclusions for Motility Media
Motility Determination using Hanging Drop technique
OBS and form conclusions for MRVP tube
Read API20E test strips
Ch. 9 Study
Guides
Inoc Hand Washing Expt
Introduce (Take home and inoc) Home Disinfection plate
-2x weekly labs
Disease
presentation
chart
Host Defenses II:
Review Exams for comprehensive final exam
Specific Immunity &
Obs and form conclusions for Hand washing Lab
Immunization
Ch. 10 Study
(Ch. 13) Diagnosing Guide,
InfectionsLab Notebook,
Immunologic
and Mystery
methods
Microbe
(Ch. 15.5)
report
Final Monday Mar 17th at time of class, Ch. 13 and 15.5 Study Guide
Comprehensive, can have a one sided 8.5 x 11 note card