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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

Start Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

Practice  Case Study

-         Optional Chemistry review practice sheets

-         Prepare for Lab 4

-         Research Bacteriologic Media

-         Team Case #1

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

Lab #4 Staining Microbes
Sample Flow Chart

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

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Worksheet on cells

 Lab

 Lab #1

 Lab #2

Lab #3 Culturing Microorganisms

Lab #4 Staining Microbes
Sample Flow Chart

-         Read Text Chap 3 Cell Structure and Function

-         Prepare for Lab 5

Last day for Semester Length Classes Refund Sep. 2

-         Week 3 - Microbial Diversity and Anatomy

Mon Sept 5

Labor Day

-          

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 12Team Case 1 DUE

 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

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 Labs 11 &16

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 #7 & 8

Set up Lab #11 Controlling the Growth of

 Microorganisms
Lab #16 Hand washing

         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 #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 15

Lab

Lab #12 &16

Lab #13 Gram Negative Bacterial Identification Kits - Microgen

Wed Oct 12

Lecture

Quiz #5

 Chap 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids and Prions

Team Case 3

Prepare for Lab 14  

Read Text Chapter 13

Lab

Lab #15 Epidemiology lab

Complete  Lab #13

 Video on Viruses

-         Week 9 - Epidemiology and Infections & The Immune System

Mon Oct 17

Lecture

 Chap 12 Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes

Review for Exam

Lab

Lab #14 Fungi, Protozoans, & Multi-celled organisms 

Wed Oct 19

Lecture

 Exam #2 Chapters 5 -11&13

Read Text Chap14 &15

Read Text Chapter 15

HOMEWORK Watch video on

11. Human Defenses  and 12. Microbes and Human Diseases

http://www.learner.org/resources/series121.html#

define words in online lecture notes for chap 14

Lab 

 First Lines of Defense Video 

  Team Case 3

 Week 10 – The Immune System

Mon Oct 24

Lecture

 Chap 14 Infection,  Infectious Disease, and Epidemiology

Chap 15 Innate (Nonspecific) Immunity

 Chap 16 Specific Defense: Adaptive Immunity

Lab

Lab #13

Lab #15

  Infectious Diseases Video

-         Read Text Chapter 16

-         Prepare for Lab 17

Wed Oct 26

Lecture

Return Exam

Chap 16 Specific Defense: Adaptive Immunity

Chap 17 Immunization and Immune Testing

-         Prepare for Lab 18

-         Read Text Chapter 17 & 18

Lab 

Quiz #6

DUE Team Case Study 3

Lab #14

 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

Extra Quiz

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

-         Team Case 4

Lab

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

 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

Case  4 due

Continue Senior Picnic  GI video

Continue Unknowns

Wed Nov 16

Lecture

 Exam #3 & Objectives Chap 12, 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 and Eyes

Field trip KMC 12-1 (and Tuesday Nov 22 12-1)

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

Field trip KMC 12-1

-         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

LIVE PATIENT 10AM

Lab

Report on Senior Picnic

 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

-         Review Text materials on HIV

 LAB Unknown Due

HIV

Finals Week

Dec 5-9

-         FINAL EXAM Wednesday Dec 7 10AM-11:45

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