BIOL 230
MICROBIOLOGY
SYLLABUS

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, CATONSVILLE CAMPUS
DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND ENGINEERING

BIOL 230
MICROBIOLOGY
FALL, 2008

BASIC COURSE INFORMATION:

INSTRUCTOR:
Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology

 

BIOL 230 CRA (CRN 91390)
Lecture: M,W
5:45pm-7:10pm
D-001		 Lab: M,W
4:10pm-5:35pm
D-207
BIOL 230 CRB (CRN 91389)
Lecture: M,W
5:45pm-7:10pm
D-001		 Lab: M,W
7:20pm-8:45pm
D-207
BIOL 230 WCH (CRN 91391)

Lecture: On-Line


 Lab: M,W
8:55pm-10:15pm
D-207
 BIOL 230 CNA (CRN 91388)
Lecture: Tu,Th
12:45pm-2:05pm
D-001		 Lab: Tu,Th
11:10am-12:30pm
D-207
BIOL 230 CNB (CRN 91610)
Lecture: Tu,Th
12:45pm-2:05pm
D-001		 Lab: Tu,Th
2:20pm-3:40pm
D-207

 

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday, Wednesday 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Tuesday, Thursday

9:30am - 10:30am

OFFICE LOCATION: D-203F

TELEPHONE/VOICE MAIL: (410) 455-4289

E-MAIL: gkaiser@ccbcmd.edu

FAX: (410) 719-6547

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

COURSE DESCRIPTION: BIOL 230 (4:3,3) MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology is an introduction to the study of bacteria, viruses, and fungi and their interrelationships with humans. General microbiological concepts such as microbial structure, growth, and metabolism are applied to such medically related topics as control and pathogenicity of microorganisms as well as to body defense mechanisms and the immune responses. The lab exercises stress basic clinical laboratory techniques such as staining, aseptic technique, and the biochemical and serological testing for microorganisms. Both laboratory and lecture relate current microbiological principles to the understanding of infectious disease.

PREREQUISITE: (BIOL 110 or BIOL102) and (ENGL 052 or ESOL 052 or LVE2 or LVE3) and (MATH 082 or MATH 013 or LVM2 or LVM3).

 

COURSE GOALS:

Overall Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Explain relationships and apply appropriate terminology relating to the structure, metabolism, genetics, and ecology of prokaryotic microorganisms, eukaryotic microorganisms, and viruses.
2. Explain interactions between opportunistic and pathogenic microorganisms and susceptible hosts in contacts that result in infection and/or disease and apply these interactions to disease symptoms.
3. Explain nonspecific body defenses and the immune responses and apply this understanding to the infectious disease process as well as the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
4. Explain principles of physical and chemical methods used in the control of microorganisms and apply this understanding to the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
5. Demonstrate appropriate laboratory skills and techniques related to the isolation, staining, identification, assessment of metabolism, and control of microorganisms.
6. Develop the ability to work both independently and with others in the laboratory and draw appropriate conclusions from laboratory results.
7. Develop an information base for making personal health decisions in regard to infectious diseases.

Major Topics

The major topics covered in this course include but are not limited to the following:

Lecture Topics
I. Introduction to Microbiology
II. The Prokaryotic Cell: Bacteria
III. The Eukaryotic cell
IV. The Fungi
VI. Viruses
VII. Microbial Growth and Reproduction
VIII. Microbial Metabolism
XIX. Microbial Genetics
X. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
XI. Nonspecific Body Defenses
XII. The Immune Responses
XIII. Control of Microorganisms
XIV. Microorganisms and Human Diseases

For a more detailed list of lecture topics, see Lecture Outline

Laboratory Topics
I. Microscopy
II. Aseptic Technique
III. Enumeration of Microorganisms
IV. Staining of Microorganisms
V. Identification of Bacteria
VI. Viruses
VII. Serology
VIII. Control of Microorganisms

For a more detailed list of laboratory topics, see Laboratory Outline

Rationale for the Course: This course is designed to present general microbiological concepts and apply them to infectious diseases and related medical problems, with a special emphasis on the biological basis of host-parasite interaction.

 

COURSE EVALUATION:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING PROCEDURES: LECTURE

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING PROCEDURES: LABORATORY

LETTER GRADES AND POINT CONVERSIONS

ATTENDANCE POLICY

 

COURSE PROCEDURES:

 

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTS:

The Lecture Guide can be purchased at the college bookstore or you can print your own PDF copy from my BIOL 230 Website.

The Laboratory Manual can be purchased at the college bookstore or you can print your own PDF copy from my BIOL 230 Website.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

LECTURE SCHEDULE

LABORATORY SCHEDULE

 

At all times, an informal atmosphere of question and discussion is encouraged. The instructor is available and willing to answer any questions and give individual help on any portion of the course during class or outside of class. If you have any questions or need help, please ask.

 

HINTS FOR SUCCESS:

To be successful not only in BIOL 230 but also in any other college level course, you must be proactive. Earning the grade means you have to do the work. You may find the following study tips useful:

1. For those students taking the traditional lecture,attend lecture regularly, concentrate on what is being said, try to understand what is being explained (much easier now than later) and if you don't understand, ask questions right away. For those taking lecture via the Internet, establish a routine schedule for working on the course, keep up with the course, and do all interactive activities provided. The minute you have any questions or need help, E-mail or call me!

2. As you complete each lecture learning object, write out the answers to each objective covered. Many find it helpful to write each objective on one side of a note card and then write the answer on the back. Studies show that people learn material faster and retain it longer if that information is written by hand, or even better, written and spoken aloud, rather than just read. In other words, combine visual memory, muscle memory (writing), and auditory memory. The more senses you use, the better you remember.

3. Set aside a specific time each week to work on this course. The estimated amount of time you should spend is 12 hours/week outside of class.

4. Quiz yourself. Using the Performance Objectives as a guide, make up and ask yourself possible test questions and write and say the answers. Make sure you do the on-line practice quizzes. Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of the topic.

5. Do not cram! The number one reason why students do not successfully complete this course is procrastination! You must set up a regular weekly study schedule in a location free of distractions and stick to that study schedule. However, make the schedule reasonable.

Study the information in small, regular amounts, maybe one or two hours at a time, and then review the accumulated information weekly. Before you take the exam, review all material a final time until you feel confident. Again, studies show that in doing this, you spend less total time studying and you retain the information longer.

6. To remember the information, write and rewrite the answers to the objectives, say it aloud to yourself, explain it aloud to yourself - or a patient friend, devise clue words to remember important points, use word associations, create visual pictures or images in your mind of the topic and the clue words you are studying, create acronyms and abbreviations for lists of information, etc. In other words, be creative rather than using rote repetition.

To help you understand and learn the material presented in the Lecture Guide, an extensive series of illustrations, animations, photomicrographs, electron micrographs, and links to other Microbiology sites on the web has been included. These are to be used hand-in-hand with the Lecture Guide text to illustrate and enable you to visualize many of the principles discussed. Make use of these visual aids!

7. After you feel you understand the information, study with a friend or small study group - but only after you think you understand the material. Explaining the material to others helps you remember it better and catches any misinformation you may have learned.

8. Other useful tips:

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES FOR BIOL 230

1. While any person may on occasion be late for or have to leave class early for a valid reason, students are expected to arrive for class on time and not leave early. Arriving late or leaving early is not only rude but is also disruptive to other students and classroom activities.

2. No student can make up more than one missed lab quiz and one missed lecture exam during the course. An incomplete grade will be given only when a student needs to make up one lecture exam and/or lab quiz. students have six weeks after an incomplete grade is submitted to Records and Registrationto make up the incomplete.

3. CHEATING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. When honest students working hard to receive a good grade and obtain knowledge in the course see another student using a crib sheet or looking at another's exam or quiz, they do report this to the instructor. As stated below under Code of Academic Integrity, "Students who do not accept responsibility for the integrity of their own work will experience sanctions, including a written reprimand, failure of the assignment, failure of the course, and/or dismissal from the program. For repeat and extreme offenses, the College reserves the right to suspend or expel students." In addition, your instructor will never write a letter of recommendation for a student he knows or strongly suspects cheated during the course.

4. The answers to any essay questions on exams or quizzes must be paraphrased. If a student writes an essay question word-for-word from the Lecture Guide or does poorly on the multiple choice/matching section but writes nearly perfect essay questions, your instructor reserves the right to ask you to orally answer the essay question once the exam has been graded.

5. Unfortunately, because it is a common cheating technique published in "How to Cheat" websites and used in this course, students are not allowed to leave the exam room and go to the bathroom during the exam. This is also Testing Center Policy.

 

COURSE REPEAT POLICY

Policy on Repeated Courses, page 194 of the 2004-2006 CCBC catalog states, “Students may repeat a course only once without permission. When a student repeats a course, only the higher grade is computed into the Quality Point Average (QPA). All grades will remain on the student’s transcript. Before a student is permitted to register for the course for a third time, the student must have the permission of the academic dean responsible for the course. Before a student may repeat a developmental course that he or she has failed twice, the student’s record must be reviewed by a support team which will make recommendations regarding enrollment.” Please note: The instructor does not have the authority to grant permission to register for a third attempt at the course.


DISABLED STUDENTS

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, CCBC is committed to providing an environment that is conducive to learning for all students. Any student who is disabled and requires special accommodation should contact the appropriate campus as follows:

Catonsville Office of Disabilities Support Services, K-200, 410-455-4382
Dundalk Office of Career and Life Planning, A-100, 410-285-9774
Essex Office of Special Services, A-210, 410-780-6878


CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

For the College to make its maximum contribution as an institution of high learning, the entire college community must uphold high standards of integrity, honesty, and ethical behavior. In seeking the truth, in learning to think critically, and in preparing for a life of constructive service, honesty is imperative. Each student has a responsibility to submit work that is uniquely his or her own, or to provide clear and complete acknowledgement of the use of work attributable to others. To these ends, the following actions are expected of students:

Students who do not accept responsibility for the integrity of their own work will experience sanctions, including a written reprimand, failure of the assignment, failure of the course, and/or dismissal from the program. For repeat and extreme offenses, the College reserves the right to suspend or expel students.


WRITING POLICY

The College recognizes that clear, correct, and concise use of language is characteristic of an educated person. Therefore, whenever possible, faculty members in all disciplines should require written assignments in their courses in order to encourage effective writing by their students. Also, instructors should consider the quality of writing in determining a grade for a written assignment. Poor writing can be a sufficient cause for a failing grade on a paper and, in extreme cases, a failing grade in a course.


INCLEMENT WEATHER/EMERGENCY CLOSING POLICY

In the event that the college (or a specific campus) opens late due to weather-related or other emergency conditions, classes will commence at the announced opening time and resume the normal schedule thereafter for the remainder of the day. Faculty, students, and classified staff should report to wherever they would normally have been at the announced opening time. **

Students and faculty engaged in field placement programs (such as internships, clinical placements, etc.) should discuss the handling of emergency situations at the beginning of the placement period. Both the requirements of the program and the safety of persons involved should be considered in planning a course of action in those cases where students are expected to report to off-campus locations.

** For example, if you had a class that began at 9:35 and the college opened at 10:00 because of snow, you would report to your 9:35 class at 10:00.

When the college closes because of severe weather or emergency conditions, announcements of class cancellations are made on local radio and television stations and the college website (www.ccbcmd.edu). Closings and delays will also be recorded on the campus weather lines:

TUTORING SERVICES

Students are encouraged to seek help from their instructors whenever they encounter academic difficulty (either during scheduled office hours or by appointment). In addition, each campus offers free academic support services. For more information, contact:

Catonsville Tutoring Services, F-304, 410-455-6959
Dundalk Tutoring Services, CAR-530, 410-285-9877
Essex Student Success Center, A-307, 410-780-6820

CIVILITY AND COMMUNITY BUILDING EXPECTATIONS
Creating a Culture of CARE©
(Compassion, Appreciation, Respect, Empowerment)

As members of the CCBC community of learners, we are expected to act with respect, honesty, responsibility and accountability. Each of us is expected to be aware of the impact our behavior has on the community. CCBC wishes to each learner to commit to the following actions:

• Become an active and engaged learner
• Celebrate the richness of our diversity
• Respect the campus and its code of conduct
• Practice empathy and compassion
• Promote the empowerment of others


MAJOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY POLICY

Students not attending class because they are observing major religious holidays shall be given the opportunity, to the maximum extent possible, to make up, within a reasonable amount of time, any academic work or tests they miss. Arrangements between the student and the faculty member(s) for the student to make up missed assignments or tests must be made in advance of the religious holiday, at the initiation of the student.


STUDENT E-MAIL ACCOUNTS

CCBC has joined the ranks of the very few community colleges in Maryland who provide email accounts to all credit students. Each student who is registered in credit classes now has an email account and up to 5 Mb of storage in their mail box. This account will not be deleted even if the student graduates or leaves CCBC for any reason.

For information about the system and how students can determine their email address, go the CCBC Home Page and click on “Student Email”. From here students can find their email address, get to an on-line user manual and access instructions on how to forward the CCBC email to the system of choice (AOL, Comcast, Hot Mail, etc.)

 

 

Copyright © Gary E. Kaiser
All Rights Reserved
Updated: Aug., 2008