GEORGIA
HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
BIOL 2161
Introduction to Medical Microbiology Fall
2011
Instructor Information:
Lecture
Instructor: Dr. Toni Portis King
Office: Adjunct
Phone Number:
TBA
Email: tking@highlands.edu
Website: http://www.highlands.edu/academics/divisions/scipe/biology/faculty/king/index.htm
Course Information:
CRN: 80718/80719
Lecture day and time: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:45 am
Lab day and time: 80718 – 11:00-12:30 pm TR w/Toni Portis
King
80719 – 1:15-2:45 pm TR w/Steve
Wilson
Course credit hours: 4
Office Hours: (before or after class or by appointment)
Course Description:
Following an overview of the classification of microorganisms, their growth
requirements, metabolism and ecological roles, emphasis is given to the
host-parasite relationship, potential for pathogenicity of microorganisms,
defense mechanisms of the human host including extensive discussion of
immunology, and the etiology and epidemiology of infectious diseases for each
human body system. Laboratory work introduces the student to identification and
culture techniques, transmission control mechanisms, and common clinical
isolation procedures.
Text:
The recommended text for
success in BIOL 2161 is Microbiology: A
Systems Approach, 2nd Edition, 2009, by Cowan and Talaro. The textbook is strongly recommended as
a supplement to the lecture notes.
Outlines for each lecture are available for download in the Lecture
Schedule section of this syllabus. You are required to print these out in
advance of class and I will lecture at a pace that assumes you have these.
The Laboratory Manual, written specifically for the exercises and equipment
used at Georgia Highlands College, is Laboratory Instruction for Introductory
Medical Microbiology, by Callan. Lab handouts are available as links within the Lab
Schedule. Print out each section in time to read it before the lab for
which the notes apply.
Prerequisites:
BIOL 1010, 2107, or
2121 with a grade of C or better; Co-requisite: BIOL 2107, 2122, 2151, 2152,
2153, or 2154.
Statement of Academic Integrity:
All work presented is expected to
be produced by the student's own efforts. Plagiarism (copying of another author's work or
written material (even a sentence or two) and then claiming it as your own
work) and cheating or attempting to cheat (on a tests, quizzes, assignment,
laboratory work, or any other work done for a grade) is ample reason for
receiving an F for that assignment. Policies on student conduct and academic
integrity are in the College’s “Student Rights & Responsibilities”
document. This can be accessed on the following URL: http://www.highlands.edu/academics/academicaffairs/academicintegritypolicy.htm
Attendance & Make-Up:
Lecture: Attendance will be recorded
periodically for advisory purposes and administrative record keeping. Points
are not given or deducted according to a student’s attendance. If a lecture
test is missed for an emergency, a make-up test over the material missed may be
administered at the discretion of the instructor and in the format of the
instructor’s choosing. Only one make-up test is allowed for the entire
course. There will be no re-takes. Make-up exams will be taken during the
next class period attended by the student. It is the responsibility of the
student to get any information missed during that class time from fellow
students. The missed information
will NOT be provided by the instructor.
Lab: Attendance in laboratory is also recorded and does count
toward the final grade. Absence and tardiness will result in deduction
of points from 100; 5 points is deducted for each missed lab absence
and prorated for tardiness. There are no make-up labs. If schedule
and space permits, students are often allowed to attend different lab
sections during the same week to make-up a missed lab. If you fail to
call or e-mail, it cannot be made up and you are responsible for learning any
missed material from your classmates.
In the event of weather related
cancellation of classes, the schedule will pick up the sequence of lectures
herein described as classes resume. The semester may then be extended, or
double lectures designed as we go. If we have covered all material for a
test, the test will be given on the first day back to class. If there is
inclement weather, the college posts necessary announcements on the
highlands.edu website. Cancellation notices for Floyd or Cartersville locations
will be reported to radio stations and WXIA-TV in Atlanta.
Extended Absence Policy:
Students who have circumstances that
prevent them from continuing to attend classes over an extended period of time,
sometimes request that the faculty member permit them to submit work in
absentia to receive credit to complete the course. If the concurrent
absences will constitute more than 15% of the class sessions for the term, then
written permission from the Academic Dean is required before any course
assignments can be completed while missing class. The student must be
in good academic standing in the course to make the request. All approved
coursework must be completed by the end of the semester in which the course was
begun.
(Note: If a program has a more
stringent absence policy than this, then the program policy prevails.)
Evaluation Methods and Grading:
The mission of the
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is to create a
curriculum-wide culture of information competency (IC) among students, which
will be demonstrated through writing or other modes of communication. Specific
guidelines and instructions for the IC project will be distributed in lecture.
Grades are determined by proficiency on
lecture and lab exams. There are no extra credit or bonus opportunities. Your grade
is determined by the percentage of points earned. Approximately 800 points will
be possible during the semester. The breakdown is as follows:
|
Four lecture exams @ 100pts each = |
400pts |
|
Final lecture exam = |
200pts |
|
Lab average X 1.6 = |
160pts |
|
Information competency (IC) exercise= |
40pts |
|
TOTAL = |
800pts |
Scantrons will not be provided to
students - you must bring your own scantron to each exam. Lecture exams vary
in length and are primarily true-false, multiple-choice & matching. Your
grade is determined by calculating your percentage of the total number of
points for each test. That percentage, rounded to one decimal place, becomes
your grade out of 100 points. Lecture exams are never returned to the student.
They are available for review by appointment for the week following the exam
period. During the week preceding finals, exams will be available for
review during assigned times.
The lab grade will be derived from the
average of three grades: a lab practical worth 100 points, a lab final
exam worth 100 points, and a grade based on lab participation. The
participation grade is worth a total of 100 points and is earned by the
completion of the scheduled lab exercises. The average of the three lab grades
will be multiplied by 1.6 and added into the overall lecture grade out of a
possible 160 points.
Grading
Scale: Scores are rounded to one decimal
place.
90-100%
A 80-89% B
70-79% C 60-69% D
< 60% F
UNDER GEORGIA
LAW, GRADES CANNOT BE DISTRIBUTED BY TELEPHONE OR EMAIL, OR POSTED BY SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER.
Early Grades Statement:
GHC offers a
variety of part-of-term classes to allow our students to have flexible
schedules. However, there are only
three semesters each year; Spring, Summer and Fall. It is only at the end of each Semester that grades are
rolled to academic history and available on the official transcript. After each part-of-term, as soon as
Instructors have entered grades, they may be viewed online by logging into the
SCORE (https://discovery.highlands.edu:9986/pls/SCORE/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin)
Transcripts may also be requested at any time by logging into the SCORE. Prior to the end of term, should a
student need an early grade letter sent to another institution they may
complete the request form and submit it to the Registrar’s office for
processing (http://www.highlands.edu/site/registrar-forms).
Please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@highlands.edu if you need
any assistance.
Honors Option:
Students who
meet the requirements for an Honors option in Microbiology will be required to
complete the following assignments:
For
lecture: The honors
students will take 4 regularly scheduled exams and a comprehensive final exam
as described in the class syllabus. In order to fulfill the IC requirements for
this course, students are assigned a specific disease for which to complete a
bibliography page. Further
requirements for the honors students will include writing a 10-12 page research
paper on their assigned disease for the IC project and preparing a brief 10-15
minute oral presentation to be given in front of their classmates.
For
lab: The
midterm, final exam, and participation grades will the same as in the original
course. Further requirements for
the honors students will include submitting 2 written lab reports which
summarize the lab assignment, results, conclusions, etc. of 2 separate labs
exercises.
Students with Disabilities:
If any student in the class feels that he or she needs an
accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to discuss this with the
instructor early in the term.
Georgia Highlands College has resources available for students with
certain disabilities.
Accommodations may be made (such as providing materials in alternative formats,
assuring physical access to classrooms or being sensitive to interaction
difficulties that may be posed by communication and/or learning disabilities)
through Student Support Services on all campuses. For more information please contact: Cartersville 678-872-8004; Douglasville
and Floyd 706-368-7536; Marietta 678-915-5021; Paulding 678-946-1029.
Laboratory Statement:
Since this course involves a laboratory component, there are specific
safety issues that students need to be aware of (such as use of lab coats
and/or safety goggles, or any other such example specifically related to that
course). It is the student's responsibility to be aware of all such
issues and act in an extremely cautious manner to avoid any potential causes
for accidents in the laboratory.
GHC is not liable for any accident in the lab due to negligence on the part of
any individual.
Earned F:
This message applies only to
students receiving financial aid: Federal regulations state that if a student did
not attend classes and received failing grades, then the grades were not earned
and financial aid needs to be reduced accordingly. Please be advised that any student
receiving a 0.00 GPA will be required to prove that the 0.00 GPA was earned by
attending classes or completing requirements for each class. Students
who have earned at least one passing grade for the semester will not be
affected by this regulation. If a student has properly withdrawn from
all classes, the student’s financial aid should be adjusted from the time they
signed the withdrawal form.
Student
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate competency
of one discipline in the sciences in terms of its informational content.
2. Students will demonstrate competency
of on discipline in the sciences in terms of its terminology.
3. Students will demonstrate competency
of on discipline in the sciences in terms of its commonly used units of
measurement.
4. Students will demonstrate the ability
to operate basic instrumentation, gather data, and generate conclusions in a
laboratory or observational setting.
5. Students will demonstrate the
ability to apply discipline content to problem solving.
Tentative Lecture Schedule:
|
Class Day |
Lecture Topic(s) |
Chapters |
|
8/18 |
Orientation |
Course Syllabus |
|
8/23 |
|
Chapter 3 Chapters 2 & 4 |
|
8/25 |
Chapter 4 |
|
|
8/30 |
Chapter 5 |
|
|
9/1 |
Eukaryotic Organisms (cont.) |
|
|
9/6 |
MLK Day – No Class |
|
|
9/8 |
TEST I
|
Chapters 1-5 |
|
9/13 |
Chapter 7 |
|
|
9/15 |
Chapter 8 |
|
|
9/20 |
|
Chapter 9 Chapter 10 |
|
9/22 |
Chapter 6 |
|
|
9/27 |
IC Handouts |
Chapter 11 |
|
9/29 |
Controlling Microorganisms (cont.) |
|
|
10/4 |
IC Project Review |
|
|
10/6 |
TEST II
|
Chapters 6-11 |
|
10/11 |
Chapter 12 |
|
|
10/13 |
Chapter 13 |
|
|
10/18 |
Chapters 14 & 15 |
|
|
10/20 |
MID-SEMESTER: LAST CHANCE TO WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT PENALTY |
|
|
10/20 |
Immune
Responses/Diagnosing Infections IC
Project Due |
Chapters 15 & 17 |
|
10/25 |
Chapter 16 |
|
|
10/27 |
Immunologic Disorders (cont.) |
|
|
11/1 |
TEST
III
|
Chapters
12-17
|
|
11/3 |
Chapter 18 |
|
|
11/8 |
Chapter 19 |
|
|
11/10 |
Chapter 20 |
|
|
11/15 |
Chapter 21 |
|
|
11/17 |
Chapter 22 |
|
|
11/22 |
Diseases
of the Genitourinary System |
Chapter 23 |
|
11/24 |
Thanksgiving
– No Class |
|
|
11/29 |
TEST
IV
|
Chapters
18-23
|
|
12/1 |
Review and make-up exams |
|
|
12/8 |
FINAL
EXAM - 10AM |
Comprehensive |