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Week 1 Introduction- The Microbial World and the Microscope

Mon Aug 22

Lecture

 Introduction & Syllabus

 http://www2.bc.cc.ca.us/bio16

 Resources

 http://www.sanfordguide.com/

 Lab Manual Online

 http://www2.bc.cc.ca.us/bio16   

-         Read Safety Rules 

-         Take the Learning Style Analysis to determine studying strategies

-         Study & sign Syllabus & Safety Contract

-         Prepare for Lab Ex2 

-         Read Text Chap 1

 Lab

 Safety Rules

 Lab check-in  Orientation and Mapping the lab

 MSDS, Universal Precautions

  Lab #1 – Graphing

Wed Aug 24

 Lecture

A Brief History of Microbiology Intro Chap 1

-         Prepare for Lab Ex 3

-         Read Text Chap 1

-         Study for Quiz 1

-         Read Text Chap 2 -  The Chemistry of Microbiology up to Organic Macromolecules Read Text Chapter 3 to cell walls and Chap 4 Microscopy to Principles of Staining

-         Check out the power point on streaking the culture plate

Take environmental swab culture

Lab

Syllabus

 & Safety

 Contract

Learning Styles results

*Safety & Syllabus Quiz

 Lab #2 Microscope

-         Hand out swabs for personal cultures

-         Review Atlas Chapter 1 on Bacterial Growth Patterns

Your Learning Style - Your Future

Week 2 - Chemistry Review

Mon

Aug 29

Lecture

Finish Chapter 1 and Start Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

Practice  Case Study

-         Optional Chemistry review practice sheets

-         Prepare for Lab 4

-         Research Bacteriologic Media

BAP (Blood Agar), EMB (Eosin Methylene Blue), MacConkey & MSA (Mannitol Salt Agar)

Lab

Projects Sign up Quiz #1

Lab #3 Culturing Microorganisms

Bring Swab for culture

Read Atlas Chapter 3 Bacterial Morphology and Simple Stains

Wed Aug 31

 Lecture

Chap 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

-         Finish Text Chap 2 – Organic  Macromolecules to the end of chapter

-         Read Text Chapter 4 Microscopy start at Principles of Staining stop at Taxonomic and Identifying Characteristics

 Lab

 Lab #1

 Lab #2

Lab #3 Culturing Microorganisms

Lab #4 Staining Microbes
Sample Flow Chart

-         Read Text Chap 3 Cell Structure and Function

-         Team Case #1

-         Prepare for Lab 5

Last day for Semester Length Classes Refund Sep. 2

-         Week 3 - Microbial Diversity and Anatomy

Mon Sept 5

Labor Day

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Wed Sept 7

Lecture

 Projects Sign up

Chap 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

Chap 3 Cell Structure and Function

-         Prepare for Lab 6 & Lab 7

-         Finish Text Chapter 4

-         Read Text Chap 5

Lab

Lab #3
Quiz # 2  

Lab #4 Staining Microbes (special stains)

Lab #5 Differential and Selective Media

-         Week 4 - Bacterial Metabolism

Mon Sept 12

 Lecture

Chapter 4 – Microscopy, Staining and Classification

-         Prepare for Lab 7

-         Read Text Chapter 5 Microbial Metabolism

-         Study For Exam

Lab 

Lab #4

 

Finish Lab #5

Lab #6 Prokaryotic Identification and Flow Charts

 Objectives

Wed Sept 14

 Lecture

Projects Sign up

 Exam # 1 Chapters 1-4

-         Read Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth

-         Study For Exam

-         Read text on Food Microbiology

Lab

Lab #5

Lab #6 Prokaryotic Identification and Flow Charts

Lab #7 Bacterial Metabolism & Fermentation

Streak for Gram stain and Isolation Performance Test

-         Week 5 – Metabolism and Genetics

-         Sept 19  Last day to drop from semester length classes without receiving "W" grades

Mon

Sept 19

 Lecture

 Chapter 5 – Microbial Metabolism

Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth

-         Read Text Chapter 7

-         Prepare for Lab 8

-         Prepare for Lab 10

Lab
Lab #6 Team Case 1 DUE

Observe Lab#7 Fermentation

Grade Gram stain and isolation streaking or repeat

Wed

Sept 21

 Lecture

Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics

-         Read Text Chapter 8

-         Select Disinfectants

-         Prepare for Lab 9

Lab

Lab #8 Extraction of Bacterial DNA

Set up Lab # 10 Transformation of Bacterial Genetics

Return Exam

-         Week 6 – Genetics, Biotech and Controlling Microbial Growth

Mon Sept 26

Lecture

Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics

Chap 8 Recombinant DNA Technology

-         Read Text Chapter 9

-         Case Study #2

-         Prepare for Lab 11

-         Bring Disinfectants

Lab

Quiz #3

Chap 8 Recombinant DNA Technology

Lab #9 Anatomy & Function of DNA

Read Lab # 10 Transformation of Bacterial Genetics

Wed Sept 28

Lecture

 

Chap 9 Controlling Microbial Growth in the

Environment

-         Decide on Final Topic & Project

-         Read Text Chapter 10

-         Decide on final topic

-         Prepare for Lab 12

Lab

Lab #8

Set up Lab #11 Controlling the Growth of

 Microorganisms

-         Week 7 – Characterizing and Classifying Bacteria

Mon

Oct 3

Lecture

 Chap 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Human Body: Antimicrobial Drugs

-         Read Text Chapter 11
pay attention to the tables

-         Prepare for Lab 13

Lab

Lab #9

Lab #10

 Read lab #11

Set up Lab #12 Controlling Microorganisms with Antimicrobials

 Identification Flow Charts and Tables

Wed Oct 5

Lecture

Chap 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Human  Body: Antimicrobial Drugs

Read information on Microgen Kits

Lab

Quiz #4

Lab #7

Lab #11 Team Case Study #2 DUE

 Read Lab #12 Antimicrobials

-         Week 8 – Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes, Viruses, Viroids and Prions

Mon Oct 10

Lecture

 Chap 11 Characterizing and Classifying Bacteria

-         Read Text Chapter 12

-         Prepare for Lab 14

Lab

Lab #12

Lab #13 Gram Negative Bacterial Identification Kits - Microgen

Wed Oct 12

Lecture

 

 Chap 12 Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes

-         Team Case 3

-         Prepare for Lab 15  

-      Read Text Chapter 13

Lab

Lab #14

Complete  Lab #13
Lab #14 Fungi, Protozoans, & Multi-celled organisms
 Video on Viruses

-         Week 9 - Epidemiology and Infections & The Immune System

Mon Oct 17

Lecture

 Chap 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses,

 Viroids and Prions

-         Prepare for Lab 16

-         Review for Exam

Lab

Quiz #5 DUE

Team Case Study 3

 Chap 14 Infection,  Infectious Disease, and Epidemiology

 Lab #15 Epidemiology lab

Wed Oct 19

Lecture

 Exam #2 Chapters 6 -14

-         Read Text Chapter 14

-         Read Text Chapter 15

-         define words in online notes

Lab 

 Lab #16 Hand washing

 First Lines of Defense Video 

-         Week 10 – The Immune System

Mon Oct 24

Lecture

 Chap 15 Innate (Nonspecific) Immunity

 Chap 16 Specific Defense: Adaptive Immunity

Lab

Lab #13

Lab #15

  Infectious Diseases Video

 Complete Lab #16 Hand washing

-         Read Text Chapter 16

-         Prepare for Lab 17

Wed Oct 26

Lecture

Chap 16 Specific Defense: Adaptive Immunity

Chap 17 Immunization and Immune Testing

-         Prepare for Lab 18

-         Read Text Chapter 17 & 18

-         Team Case 4

Lab 

Quiz #6

 Read Lab 16

 Lab #17 Specific Immunity

Week 11- Microbial Infections of the Skin 

Nov 1 Last day to file for graduation & Last day to withdraw and receive "W" grades

Mon Oct 31

Lecture

 Chap 17 Immunization and Immune Testing

 Chap 18 Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and   Immune Defense

-         Prepare for Lab 19

-         Prepare for Lab 20

-         Read Text Chapter 19

-         Flow Chart Immune Response

Lab

Lab #16

Chap 18 Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and

 Immune Defense

 Lab #18 Lab tests and Hypersensitivities

Nov 1 Last day to file for graduation & Last day to withdraw and receive "W" grades

Wed Nov 2

Lecture

 Chap 19 Microbial Infections of the Skin and Wounds

-         Print and read Senior Picnic

-         Read Text Chap 22

 Lab

Lab #17 & 18

 Lab #19 Gram Positive bacterial identification

 Set up Lab #20 Throat Cultures

·         Week 12 –Respiratory Diseases

Mon Nov 7

Lecture

Chap 19 Microbial Infections of the Skin and Wounds

Chap 22 Infections of the Respiratory System

-         Read Text Chapter 22

Lab

Quiz #7

Case  4 due

 Complete Labs 19 & 20

 TB video

Set up Senior Picnic

Wed

Nov 9

Lecture

Chap 22 Infections of the Respiratory System

-         Print out and read Senior Picnic Project

-         Read Text Chapter 23

Lab

Lab #19

 & #20

Senior Picnic & Kitchen Test 

Begin Unknowns

Continue Senior Picnic 

-         Nov 11 Veteran’s Day

-         Week 13 – Gastrointestinal Infections and Infections of the Nervous System

Mon Nov 14

Lecture

Chap 23 Microbial Infections of the Digestive

-         Study for Exam

-         Read Text Chapter 20

Lab

Kitchen Test

Continue Senior Picnic  GI video

Report on Senior Picnic

Continue Unknowns

Wed Nov 16

Lecture

 Exam #3 & Objectives Chap 14-19 & 22

-          Prepare for lab on Unknown

 Lab

Possible Quiz #8

Continue Unknowns

-         Do optional Lab 24 – The kitchen test

-         Prepare for lab on Unknown

-         Week 14 – Microbial Diseases of the Nervous and Cardiovascular System 

Mon Nov 21

Lecture

Chap 20 Microbial Infections of the Nervous System

 System and Eyes

Return Exam

-         Read Text Chapter 21

Lab

 Unknowns

 Report on GI infections from Senior Picnic

Wed Nov 23

 Lecture

 Chap 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Infections

-         Case study dramatization

-         Read Text Chap 24

 Lab

Unknowns

-         Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 24-25

-         Week 15 – Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems

Mon Nov  28

Lecture

Chap 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Infections

Lab Unknown Due

 Chap 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive System

Unknowns

Wed

Nov 30

Lecture

Chap 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems & HIV

LIVE PATIENT

-         Review Text materials on HIV

 LAB

HIV

Finals Week

Dec 5-9

-         FINAL EXAM Wednesday Dec 8 10AM-11:45

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