GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
BIOL 2161 Introduction to Medical
Microbiology Spring 2013
Instructor Information:
Lecture
Instructor: Dr. Toni Portis King
Office: Biology Main
Phone Number:
TBA
Email: tking@highlands.edu
Website: http://www.highlands.edu/site/faculty-toni-king
Course Information:
CRN: 20604/20607/20610
Lecture day and time: 20604
– 9:30-10:45am TT
20607/20610
– 11:00-12:15pm TT
Lab day and time: 20604
– 11:00-12:30pm TT with Joseph McCauley
20607
– 9:20-10:50am TT with Steve
Wilson
20610 – 12:30-2:00pm TT with Andy Dawson
Course credit hours: 4
Office Hours:
(before or after class or by appointment)
Course Description:
Biology 2161K begins with an overview of the structure and properties of
microorganisms, their growth requirements, metabolism and ecological roles;
emphasis is then given to the host-parasite relationship, potential for
pathogenicity of microorganisms, defense mechanisms of the human host,
including extensive discussion of immunology, and the etiological 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 required text for success in BIOL 2161 is Microbiology: A Systems Approach, 3rd Edition, 2012, by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. The textbook is strongly recommended as a supplement to the lecture notes and is required for Self-directed study exercises.
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 Division Chair 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:
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:
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Four lecture exams @ 100pts each = |
400pts |
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Final lecture exam = |
200pts |
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Lab average = |
200pts |
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TOTAL = |
800pts
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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.
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. . Specific safety issues are discussed in the lab manual and laboratory safety lecture. It is also recommended that if you are pregnant or intend on becoming pregnant during the course, that you not take the course at this time.
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.
Early Warning Program:
Georgia Highlands College requires that all faculty members report their students' progress throughout the course of the semester as part of the institution-wide Early Warning Program (EWP). The objective of the program is to support academic success by reviewing early indicators of satisfactory student progress. In accordance with EWP, faculty members provide the Registrar's Office with academic reports of each student enrolled in their course(s) at checkpoints staggered throughout the semester. The following success factors are reported at their corresponding checkpoint:
Week 2:
Notification of Non-attendance
Week 5:
Evidence of Course Pursuit
Week 8:
Mid-term Grades
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:
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Class Day |
Lecture Topic(s) |
Chapters |
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1/8 |
Orientation |
Course Syllabus |
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1/10 |
Chemistry of Biology/Tools of the Laboratory |
Chapters 2 & 3 |
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1/15 |
Chapter 4 |
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1/17 |
Chapter 5 |
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1/22 |
Eukaryotic Organisms (cont.) |
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1/24 |
TEST I |
Chapters 1-5 |
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1/29 |
Chapter 7 |
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1/31 |
Chapter 8 |
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2/5 |
Chapters 9 & 10 |
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2/7 |
Chapter 6 |
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2/12 |
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Chapter 11 |
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2/14 |
Controlling Microorganisms (cont.) |
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2/19 |
No
Lecture |
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2/21 |
TEST II |
Chapters 6-11 |
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2/26 |
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Chapter 12 |
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2/28 |
Chapter 13 |
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3/5 & 3/7 |
Spring Break – No Classes |
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3/12 |
Host Defenses II/Diagnosing Infections |
Chapter 14 Chapters 15 & 17 |
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3/14 |
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Chapter 16 |
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3/18 |
MID-SEMESTER: LAST CHANCE TO WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT
PENALTY |
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3/19 |
Immunologic Disorders
(cont.) |
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3/21 |
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3/26 |
TEST III |
Chapters 12-17 |
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3/28 |
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Chapter 18 |
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4/2 |
Chapter 19 |
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4/4 |
Diseases of the Blood & Lymphatic System |
Chapter 20 |
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4/9 |
Chapter 21 |
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4/11 |
Chapter 22 |
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4/16 |
Diseases of the Genitourinary System |
Chapter 23 |
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4/18 |
Diseases of the Genitouriniary System (cont.) |
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4/23 |
TEST IV |
Chapters 18-23 |
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4/25 |
Review and make-up exams |
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5/2 |
FINAL EXAM - 10AM (20604) |
Comprehensive |
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5/7 |
FINAL EXAM – 10AM (20607/20610) |
Comprehensive |