Suez Canal University
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Bacteriology, Immunology and
Mycology
Course specification
1-Basic information
Course Code: BACT 302
Specialization: Bachelor of
Veterinary Medical Sciences
Course title: Bacteriology,
immunology & mycology( A
Academic year: 2012-2013
&B)
Contact hours/week: First semester: Lectures: (3hs)
Practical: (3hs) = Total: 6hs/week
Second semester: Lectures: (3hs) Practical: (3hs) = Total:
6hs/week
1- Approval date of Department Council: April,1,2012
2- Approval date of Faculty Council: April,10,2012
3- External evaluator: Professor Dr. Saad Mohamed Saad,
Professor Dr. Mahmud Abed Abo Elroos
2- Overall aims of
course:
1. To educate students about the basic features of
general and systematic Bacteriology and Mycology.
2. To provide students with an understanding of the
immune system. Its protective function and Its role in
the patho-phisiology of the infectious diseases.
3. To familiarize students with the common infectious
diseases and their microbial causes.
4. To enable the students to practice the principles of
sterilization and infection control.
5.To enable the students to isolate and identify the
causative agent of bacterial and fungal infection
6. To enable the students to make sensitivity test.
7. To enable the students to control microbial
diseases by vaccines and antisera.
8. To familiarize the students with basic principles of
molecular bacteriology.
9. To enable the students to be familiar with recent
techniques concerning biotechnology.
3-Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs):
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Bacteriology, Immunology and
Mycology
A-Knowledge and
understanding
B-Intellectual
capacity
Following successful completion of the course, the
student should be able to
al- Identify general bacterial and fungal morphology,
physiology & genetics.
a2- Describe the host parasite relationship and
microbial pathogenesis.
a3- Explain the physiology of the immune system, its
beneficial role, as well as its determental role in
hypersensitrvity.
a4- Describe the morphology, culture, antigenic
structure and virulence factors of microorganisms
of medical importance.
a5- Recognize the most important infectious clinical
conditions and outline the diagnosis of bacteria
that causing such diseases.
a6- Describe the most important methods of
decontamination and principles of infection
control.
a7- Describe the basis of antimicrobial sens itivity and
resistance,
a8- Determine the impact of molecular technology in
microbiology and immunology.
Following successful completion of the course, the
student should be able to
b1-Interpret results of microbiological, serological
and molecular tests.
b2-Interpret microbiological Immunological and
molecular reports.
b3-Formulate a systematic approach for laboratory
diagnosis of common infectious clinical conditions
and select the most appropriate and cost effective
tool leading to the indication of the causative
organism.
b4-Discover according to the evidence the causal
relationship of microbes and diseases.
b5-Organize a microorganism as a bacterium, fungus
according to standard taxonomy.
b6-Report and appraise a concise scientific thinking
and integrity,
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Mycology
b7-Discover the danger of handling and use of
infectious agents on community and environment
as a part of their ethical heritage.
C-Professional and
practical skills
D-General and
transferable skills
Following successful completion of the course, the
student should be able to
c1-Investigate medically important bacteria based on
microscopic examination or stained preparations
c2-Apply a Gram stain and a Ziehl-Neelson stain and
identify according to morphology and
characteristics stained preparation.
c3- Prepare culture media and biochemical tests
commonly used for bacterial identification and
distinguish positive and negative results.
c 4- Prepare serotyping of bacteria (Serological
identification).
Following successful completion of the course, the
student must be able to
D-l Works in team and respect the legal ethical rule
D-2 Classifies different duties.
D-3 Utilizes information and communicating skills.
D-4 Communicates effectively with public, colleagues
and appropriate authorities.
4- Topics and content
First semester
Total
hours
6
9
Topics
1- General Bacteriology
2- General and systematic Immunology
Lectures
Practical
6
9
0
0
3-Microscopy and bacterial motility
9
6
3
4- Sterilization and disinfection
5- Staining of bacterial films, media preparation and cultivation of
bacteria
6-Biochemical test
7-Serological test
8-General and Systematic Mycolcogy
6
-
6
12
-
12
12
12
24
90
6
18
45
12
6
6
45
TOTAL
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Bacteriology, Immunology and
Mycology
Second semester
Total
hours
Lectures
Practical
Staphylococcus
6
3
3
Streptococcus
6
3
3
Corynebacterium
9
6
3
Pasteurella, listeria and Erysiplothrix
Brucella
12
6
12
12
6
15
6
90
6
3
6
6
3
6
3
45
6
3
6
6
3
9
3
45
Topics
Tubercule bacilli
Bacillus anthracis and bacillus anthracoid
Mycoplasma
Enterobacteriacae
Spirochetosis
TOTAL
5-Teaching and learning
methods
6-Teaching and learning
methods for Students
with limited capacity
5.1-Lectures (Mind mapping, brain storming, seminars,
discussion in group DVD).
5.2-Labs in bacteriology lab.
5,3- Self learning followed by active learning (beer article
and discussion in group).
5, 4- preparation of audiovisual aids materials.
6,1-Students with special needs are strongly encouraged to
talk to the instructors as soon as possible to gain maximum
access to course information. All discussions will remain
confidential.
* University policy is to provide, on a flexible and
individualized basis, reasonable accommodations to
students who have documented disability conditions (e.g.,
physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, or systemic)
that may affect their ability to participate in course
activities or to meet course requirements.
* Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Bacteriology, Immunology and
Mycology
Department instructors to discuss their individual needs for
learning accommodations.
7-Student assessment
A-Assessments
methods
Periodical activities
Practical exam
Oral exam
Written exam
B- Time of Assessments
C-Allocated Mark
1st.
2nd.
Total
semester Semester
Periodically in lectures & labs
5
5
10
By the end of the term
10
10
20
By the end of the term
10
10
20
By the end of the term
Total
25
25
50
50
50
100
8- List of references
A- Notes
B- Essential books
Course notes
A- Functional: - 1st Sem. Principle of General Bacteriology &
Immunology.
B- Practical: - Notes in Practical Microbiology
Introduction to Microbiology : A Case-History Study Approach
(with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) by John L. Ingraham, Catherine A.
Ingraham, Hardcover: 816 pages, Publisher: Brooks Cole
- Bergyes manual of systematic Bacteriology
-Diagnostic Microbiology.
- Veterinary Microbiology.
- Fundamentals of Essential Mycology
D- Journals , Websites
……..etc
Journals:
-J. Egyp. Soc. bacteriology
- Assiut Vet. Med. J.
- J. Egyp. Vet. Med. Soc. bacteriol.
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Department of Bacteriology, Immunology and
Mycology
- ScienceDirect
- Pubmed
Websites:
- International Veterinary Information Services (IVIS).
- Vet.net.com
- Vanat.cvm.umn.edu.
- Pub med.
- Google search
- Wikipedia
Matrix alignment of the course topics and ILOs
ILOs
Topic
1- General Bacteriology
2- General and systematic Immunology
3-Microscopy and bacterial motility
4- Sterilization and disinfection
5- Staining of bacterial films, media preparation and
cultivation of bacteria
6-Biochemical test
7-Serological test
8-General and Systematic Mycolcogy
9-Staphylococcus
10-Streptococcus
11-Corynebacterium
12-Pasteurella, listeria and Erysiplothrix
13-Brucella
14-Tubercule bacilli
15-Bacillus anthracis and bacillus anthracoid
16-Mycoplasma
17-Enterobacteriacae
18-Spirochetosis
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Head of the Department
Dr.Iman IbrahimThabet
Prof.Dr. ahmed Riffat khafagy
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