Cloud County Community College

Fall 2010 Syllabus

SC 111 Microbiology

Credit Hours: 3

Textbook: Microbiology: An Introduction, Tortora, Funke & Case 10th Edition

Division of Science and Mathematics

Instructor: Tyrone Hughbanks

The learning outcomes and competencies detailed in this syllabus meet, or exceed, the learning outcomes and Competencies specified by the Kansas Core Outcomes Project for this course, as sanctioned by the Kansas Board of Regents

2 Microbiology FALL 2010

Course Number: SC 111

Time & Day: Lecture – MWF – 12:00am – 12:55pm

Location: Room: 224

Instructor: Tyrone Hughbanks

Office: Science Pod

Phone: 785-243-1435 ext. 245

--Email: [email protected]

Required Materials: See above

COURSE DESCRIPTION: MICROBIOLOGY IS A STUDY OF MICROORGANISMS WITH EMPHASIS ON BACTERIA, INCLUDING FUNDAMENTALS OF THEIR MORPHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS AND RELATIONSHIPS TO HEALTH AND DISEASE.

PREREQUISITE: GENERAL BIOLOGY OR PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY WITH A “C” OR BETTER.

METHOD OF EVALUATION/GRADING: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT MASTERY OF THE COURSE CONTENT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FOLLOWING TRADITIONAL METHODS. THE POINTS ARE TENTATIVE AND COULD BE MORE OR LESS ACCORDING TO THE DESCRETION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. STUDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IF CHANGES OCCUR: 1. 4 LECTURE EXAMS ------500 PTS

Grade scale: 90.0% ...... A 80.0% ...... B 70.0% ...... C 60.0% ...... D Below 60.0% ... F

The instructor reserves the right to make changes to exam/points distribution throughout the term.

3 TEACHING METHODS: THE FOLLOWING 3 LEARNING STRATEGIES WILL BE EMPLOYED: 1. A COPY OF THE INSTRUCTORS NOTES WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH STUDENT. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE REVIEWED THE PREVIOUS LECTURE MATERIAL IN PREPARATION OF A POSSIBLE QUIZ AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH LECTURE.

2. VIDEOS RELATED TO THE LECTURE SUBJECT MATTER ARE PRESENTED TO HELP STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF MICROBIOLOGY AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS.

3. TEXTBOOK READING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE GIVEN TO HELP THE STUDENT UNDERSTAND LECTURE CONCEPTS.

EVALUATION OF TEACHING METHODS: THE INSTRUCTOR WILL EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF TEACHING METHODS BY MONITORING STUDENT ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES.

ASSIGNMENT POLICY: DUE DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR ANY ASSIGNMENTS. ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON THE DUE DATE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

NOTE: You may check your grade at any time during the semester. If you need to discuss your grade(s), please feel free to set up a time for discussion.

COURSE POLICIES Attendance is considered imperative for the successful completion of this course. You are required to contact your instructor anytime you will miss class or if you will be late for class. Dates of major lecture exams will be announced at least 1 week prior to the date of the exam. Exams should be taken at their scheduled time. Make up examinations will only be given if you receive permission to miss a scheduled exam. Permission is only given before the exam, not after the exam. The instructor reserves the right to grant or not to grant permission to miss an exam. Make up exams will only be administered by the instructor. Make up exams must be taken, by appointment, in the instructor’s office. Make up exams may not be the same as the original scheduled exam. If you miss a major exam, without prior approval, you will be given a zero for that particular exam. Quizzes will be given at the beginning of class. You will not be given an opportunity to take a quiz, if you are late, i.e., your classmates have already begun taking the quiz. Don’t be late. You will be given a zero for a missed quiz. A quiz can not be made up. If your instructor was notified of our absence or notified that you will be late for class, you will not be held responsible for those particular quiz points. 4 Remember, when you return to class after an absence, you must be prepared for a possible quiz over the content covered in the previous lecture. Solution (?), keep informed regarding what is happening in class, i.e., call your instructor or ask a classmate. Cell phones should be turned off or placed on buzzer mode during lecture. Please answer calls outside of the classroom.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY It is imperative that each student does his/her own work. The following policy will apply to all students in class. Infractions of academic integrity (honesty) shall include:  Using another student’s work without giving the student credit for the work. In other words, taking someone else’s file and placing your name on it and claiming it is yours, using another student’s quiz, or help on a quiz/exam.  Giving another student your file(s) knowing that he/she intends to turn it in as his/her own creation, giving another student your quiz, or help on a quiz/exam.

It is not an infraction of the policy to help another student understand how to do an assignment if he/she does the work himself/herself with your assistance.

Cheating:

“Cheating means getting unauthorized help on an assignment, quiz or examination.”

1. You must not receive from any other students or give to any other students any information, answers, or help during an exam. 2. You must not use unauthorized sources for answers during an exam. You must not take notes or books to the exam when such aids are forbidden, and you must not refer to any book or notes while you are taking the exam unless the instructor indicates it is an “open book” exam. 3. You must not obtain exam questions illegally before an exam or tamper with an exam after it has been corrected.

Materials taken from “Academic Dishonesty in Our Classrooms.” Instructional Exchange, 1990, 2 (2), 1-4 (Newsletter available from the Office of University Assessment and Intellectual Skills Program, Western Michigan University)

Plagiarism:

“Plagiarism” means submitting work as your own that is someone else’s. For example, copying material from a book, the Internet, or another source without acknowledging that the words or ideas are someone else’s and not your own is plagiarism. If you copy an author’s words exactly, treat the passage as a direct quotation and supply the appropriate citation. If you use someone else’s ideas, even if you paraphrase the wording, appropriate credit should be given. You have committed plagiarism if you purchase a term paper or submit a paper as your own that you did not write.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: SEE COURSE POLICIES ABOVE

CONDUCT: STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHER CLASSMATES. 5 EXAMINATION POLICY: SEE COURSE POLICIES ABOVE

INSTRUCTOR ASSISTANCE: I have an open door policy. If I am in my office you are encouraged to stop in with any questions you may have. Alternatively, you may call me or make an appointment if you need assistance. My office hours are posted on my office door.

TUTOR ASSISTANCE: Tutors may be available in the Learning Skills Center. Contact the Learning Skills Center for more information.

INCOMPLETE POLICY: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented as described in the Student Handbook. The incomplete must be made up with the instructor assigning the incomplete and must be completed the semester immediately following the semester in which the class was taken. Refer to the Student Handbook for a complete explanation.

ACADEMIC COMPLAINTS: Cloud County Community College has an Academic Due Process Policy to address any student academic complaints. For any unresolved complaints, the policy can be obtained from the Academic Affairs Office.

COURSE GOALS - STUDENT COMPETENCIES AND ASSESSMENT The student outcomes listed below are those established by the Kansas Core Competencies Committee (representing the 19 Kansas Community Colleges).

Core Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate an understanding of the following: Content Knowledge: Microbial cell biology (25%) o Structure and function of prokaryotic and eucaryotic organisms o Structure and function of acellular infectious agents o Growth and division o Energy metabolism o Regulation of cellular activities

Microbial genetics (20%) o Inheritance and flow of information o Causes, consequences, and significance of mutations o Exchange and acquisition of genetic information o Genetic engineering o Biotechnology

Interactions of microorganisms and humans (50%)

6 o Host defense mechanisms and immune systems o Pathogenicity mechanisms of cellular and acellular infectious agents o Disease transmission o Control of microorganisms o Antimicrobial agents o Epidemiology and public health o Adaptation and natural selection o Symbiosis

Interactions and impact of microorganisms in the environment (5%) o Microbial recycling of resources o Microbes transforming the environment

Students will:

Competency Assessment Tools 1 – Describe the historical - Multiple choice and short essays development of microbiology as a science, Koch’s Postulates and Exam #1 structural and functional characteristics of cells. 2 - Describe basic aspects of general - Multiple choice and short essays chemistry, chemical bonding, types of Exam #1 macromolecules and ATP 3 – Describe the structure and function - Multiple choice, diagrams and short of bacterial (Prokaryotic) cells and essays Eukaryotic cells. Exam #2

4 - Describe bacterial anabolic and - Multiple choice, diagrams and short catabolic reactions, physiological essays Exam #3 adaptations and basic bacterial genetics 5 - Describe bacterial growth factors - Multiple choice and short essays and population dynamics Exam #3 6 - Describe virion structures and viral - Multiple choice, diagrams and short host-cell dependent life cycles. essays Exam #3 7 - Describe physical and chemical - Multiple choice and short essays methods used to control microbes in Exam #4 our environment *Extra credit activity 8 - Describe Antimicrobial - Multiple choice and short essays Chemotheraphy: types of agents, modesof action and microbial Exam #4 resistance 9 - Describe the microbial infection - Multiple choice and short essays process and general pathophysiological Exam #4 aspects. 10 - Describe human 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines - Multiple choice and short essays of defense against microbial infection and disease; describe various disorders Exam #4 associated with the human immune 7 response, i.e, allergies, autoimmune disease. 11 – Describe ;fungal and bacterial - Multiple choice pathogens of medical importance Exam #4 12 - Describe viral disease agents of - Multiple choice medical importance Exam #4

ASSESSMENT OF COURSE GOALS: The instructor will measure one or two course goals for selected courses each year. The instructor will choose the goal(s) to be measured and determine how it will be measured. All courses taught must be assessed within a two-year cycle established individually by each instructor. Course assessment reports are created from information gathered over a calendar year. Instructors will evaluate the Spring semester and following Fall semester. Information from all sections of the course is combined to generate results. The instructor will then submit a written report to the Department Chair by. The reports are forwarded to the Division Dean who will compile the results and create a division report which will be forwarded to the assessment coordinator for review by the Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Team.

Students will be assessed during the course by traditional methods including lecture exams to include multiple choice, matching, diagram labeling, and essay questions; lecture quizzes; laboratory practical exams to include specimen identification and information covered during the lab activities.

LABORATORY TOPICS/SKILLS: The following laboratory topics and skills will be covered and are those established by the Kansas Core Competencies Committee.

Discipline specific o Practicing laboratory safety o Collecting and handling specimens o Isolating and identifying microorganism (differentiation) o Using a microscope o Pipetting and micropipetting o Using aseptic technique o Growing and controlling microorganisms o Utilizing basic antigen-antibody interactions o Making dilutions General o Effectively communicating scientific information o Finding and using appropriate resources o Critically evaluating information, results, and incompatibilities o Demonstrating ethical behavior and scientific integrity

Assessment of Laboratory skills: Each student will complete every activity outlined in the course laboratory manual and 3 laboratory exams.

ACCOMMODATION FOR DISABILITY:

8 If you need academic adjustments for any type of disability, see your instructor during office hours or make an appointment. Students also may contact the Director of Advisement and Counseling, located in the Advisement Center.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: In the winter months, weather conditions may cause the college to delay the start of the day or cancel classes all together. In cases of a delayed start, students should report to the class that would normally be in session at the time of the start. A two-hour delay means courses would begin at 10:00 am. The students would go directly to their 9:30 classes. These classes would end at 11:30, allowing the afternoon classes to resume the normal schedule.

The following radio and TV stations will be notified of any delays or cancellations

KJCK 1420 AM and 94.5 FM KABI 1560 AM KQLA 103.5 FM and KMKF 101.5 FM KBLS 102.5 FM WIBW TV Channel 13 KSAJ 98.5 FM KSNT TV Channel 27 KYEZ 93.7 FM KSAL KSAL.com KSAL 104.9 FM and 1150 AM KJCK 1420 Junction City

Notification will also be placed on the internet at www.cancellations.com . A text message will be sent out on the Emergency Text Messaging System for the students who have signed up for it.

Students should contact their instructors or call the campus if they are unable to attend classes due to hazardous conditions.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

When alarms are sounded or crisis condition arise, you will be instructor to move to a designated safe area or to remain in the classroom until the crisis has passed. If you are informed to leave the room, take as many of your personal belongings as time permits. Cell phones and other electronic devices are only to be used once you arrive in the safe area outside the building. The instructor or staff person is responsible for aiding students requiring special assistance.

Alert for tornado or bomb threat: telephone intercom system or staff interruption of class. All buildings are equipped with weather band radios.

Alert for fire; alarm will sound.

If directed to leave the classroom, evacuate to the designated safe area. These locations, both inside and outside the building, are noted on the evacuation maps posted in each building. Remain in these areas until cleared to leave.