Evaluation

The grade you receive for the course will be based on the total points you receive for exams, quizzes, homework, lab participation, and lab assignments divided by the total number of points possible (440 pts) times 100 to give you a percent for the grade. (Note: Point values for assignments, exams, etc., are subject to change.)

4 exams (60 pts each) 240 pts

Pathogen exam (60 pts) 60 pts

Quizzes/homework/assignments 60 pts

Lab quizzes 60 pts

Lab final exercise 20 pts

Periodically there will be small assignments as homework or in class that will contribute to your grade; scheduling of these is to be determined. There will be no makeup exams, quizzes, or assignments [except in a case of extreme emergency (e.g., hospital stay)]. If you are not present for a scheduled exam and I have not spoken with you by the time the scheduled exam is over, you will receive a zero for the exam. Please do your best to make prior arrangements with me. If a make-up exam is given, it must be taken within three school days of the original date of the exam; otherwise a zero will result.

Grading Scale

90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

60-69 D

< 60 F

Note: Grades will not be based on a curve.

Attendance policy

Lectures: Students are expected to attend ALL lectures.

Labs: Students must attend ALL laboratory sessions at the time scheduled. There will be a five point deduction for each unexcused absence from lab. There may be occasional lab quizzes, thus attendance is crucial. Labs are intended to emphasize lecture topics and give some hands-on experience with science.

If an assignment is due and you will not be in class to turn it in, you need to make arrangements in advance to get it to me (e.g., email me; have someone else turn it in for you). If you do not turn it in on time, you will get zero credit – talk to me if there were sudden unexpected or unforeseen circumstances (HOWEVER, ‘my car broke down,’ ‘my boss wouldn’t let me leave work,’ etc. are not acceptable excuses).

Academic Integrity Policy

NO form of academic dishonesty (i.e., cheating, plagiarism) will be tolerated in this course or at RCTC. Any student suspected of academic dishonesty shall be dealt with according to RCTC Policy 3.6. It is expected that all work submitted by a student is that student’s original work; if not, RCTC Policy 3.6 may be invoked.

Special Needs/Disability Statement

Any student requiring special accommodations, assistance, guidance, or other please notify the instructor as soon as possible. There are also excellent student support services available on campus (e.g., counseling, tutoring, extra exam time, etc.) – take advantage of these services – they are here for you.
Tentative Course Outline

The lecture will approximately cover the following topics (subject to change).

Date	Topic	Reading Assignment
	Intro; characteristics of microbes	Chapter 1
	Review of biochemistry	Chapter 2
	Functional anatomy of prokaryotes	Chapter 3
	Microbial metabolism	Chapter 6
	Bacterial growth	Chapter 4
Mon. Feb 7	Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4, 6)
Tues. Feb 15	Student Success Day
	Informational macromolecules	Chapter 7
	Gene transfer	Chapter 8
	Biotechnology	Chapter 9
	Viruses	Chapters 13 and 14
Wed. Mar 2	Exam 2 (Chapters 7-9, 13-14)
	Control of microbial growth	Chapter 5
	Antimicrobial medicine	Chapter 21
	Bacterial groups	Chapters 10 and 11
	Fungi	Chapter 12
	Protozoa	Chapter 12
	Non-specific immunity	Chapter 15
Mon. Apr 11	Exam 3 (Chapters 5, 10-12, 15, 21)
	Specific immunity	Chapter 16
	Vaccines	Chapter 17
	Immune disorders	Chapter 18
	Pathogenesis	Chapter 19
	Nosocomial infections; epidemiology	Chapter 20
	Selected infectious diseases (case studies)
	Plague Fighters
Mon. May 9	Exam 4 (Chapters 16-20)
Wed. May 11	Pathogen exam

Other Important Dates

M Jan 17 – No Lecture – Holiday

T Feb 15 – Student Success Day

M Feb 21 – No Lecture or Lab – Holiday

M-F Mar 14-18 – Spring Break

W Apr 6 – No Lecture

W Apr 13 – No Lecture or Lab – Faculty Duty Day
Laboratory Schedule - Biology 2021- Spring 2005

Lab No.	Date	Exercises: Set-up	Exercises: Observations

1 M	Jan 24	Ex 1 (Sampling); Ex 2 (Microscope-brightfield); lab set-up
2 W	Jan 26	Ex 3 (Wet-mount)	Ex 1

3 M	Jan 31	Ex 4 (Simple stains); Ex 6 (Aseptic technique); ocular micrometer	Ex 1
4 W	Feb 2	Ex 5 (Endospore stain)	Ex 6

5 M	Feb 7	Ex 5 (Gram stain; acid-fast stain); Ex 7 (Media)
6 W	Feb 9	Ex 9 (Oxygen needs); Handwashing	Ex 7

7 M	Feb 14	Ex 10 (Growth curve)	Handwashing; Ex 9
8 W	Feb 16	Lab quiz 1	Handwashing; Ex 9

M	Feb 21	No Lab - Holiday
9 W	Feb 23	Ex 8 (Serial dilution)

10 M	Feb 28	Ex 17 (Conjugation); Wonderdrugs 1	Ex 8
11 W	Mar 2	Wonderdrugs 2; Ex 14 (Skin sampling)	Ex 17

12 M	Mar 7	Ex 14 (Antiseptics, etc); Ex 24 (Enteric flora)
13 W	Mar 9	Data analysis	Ex 14, 24

F-F	Mar 11-18	Spring break

14 M	Mar 21	Lab quiz 2; Ex 21 (Phage); Ex 23 (Throat culture)
15 W	Mar 23	Ex 23 (Gram stain review)	Ex 21

16 M	Mar 28	Ex 33 (Water analysis); Ex 19 (Fungi); Ex 20 (Protozoa)
17 W	Mar 30	Key construction; Osterholm video	Ex 33

18 M	Apr 4	Unknown ID (Gram stain, etc)
19 W	Apr 6	Unknown (continued)

20 M	Apr 11	HIV – ELISA (Biology project website)
W	Apr 13	No Lab – Faculty Duty Day

21 M	Apr 18	Lab quiz 3; Unknowns due

General Microbiology - Biol 2021

Instructor

Catalog Course Description

Evaluation

Grading Scale

Attendance policy

Academic Integrity Policy

Special Needs/Disability Statement