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BIOL2420 Syllabus Dallas College Richland Campus Contacting Your Instructor Instructors typically respond to emails from students within 24 hours. However, over the weekend and holiday periods responses may be delayed. Find out more about contacting your instructor.

Instructor Contact Information Name: Dr. Shahab (Shaun) Danesh Email: [email protected] YouTube Channel: Dr. D. Explains Stuff Office Hours: Office hours are held via email at 9 am every weekday. Division Office and Phone: SH205 (972) 238 6249

Course Information Course Title: Microbiology for Non-Science Majors Course Number: BIOL 2420 Section Number: 81001 Semester/Year: FALL 2020 Credit Hours: 4 credit hours (3 lecture / 4 lab) Class Meeting Time/Location: ONLINE Certification Date: 09/05/2020 Last Day to Withdraw: 11/12/2020

Course Prerequisites This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course. Prerequisite Required: BIOL 1406 or BIOL 2401 or SCIT 1407.

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Course Description Course Description: This course covers basic microbiology and immunology and is primarily directed at pre-nursing, pre-allied health, and non-science majors. It provides an introduction to historical concepts of the nature of microorganisms, microbial diversity, the importance of microorganisms and acellular agents in the biosphere, and their roles in human and animal diseases. Major topics include bacterial structure as well as growth, physiology, genetics, and biochemistry of microorganisms. The lab covers basics of culture and identification of bacteria and microbial ecology. Lecture and lab emphasis is on medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and public health. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2605035103

Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course lecture part, students will: 1. Describe distinctive characteristics and diverse growth requirements of prokaryotic organisms compared to eukaryotic organisms. 2. Provide examples of the impact of microorganisms on agriculture, environment, ecosystem, energy, and human health, including biofilms. 3. Distinguish between mechanisms of physical and chemical agents to control microbial populations. 4. Explain the unique characteristics of bacterial metabolism and bacterial genetics. 5. Describe evidence for the evolution of cells, organelles, and major metabolic pathways from early prokaryotes and how phylogenetic trees reflect evolutionary relationships. 6. Compare characteristics and replication of acellular infectious agents (viruses and prions) with characteristics and reproduction of cellular infectious agents (prokaryotes and eukaryotes). 7. Describe functions of host defenses and the immune system in combating infectious diseases and explain how immunizations protect against specific diseases. 8. Explain transmission and virulence mechanisms of cellular and acellular infectious agents. Upon successful completion of this course lab part, students will: 1. Use and comply with laboratory safety rules, procedures, and universal precautions. 2. Demonstrate proficient use of a compound light microscope. 3. Describe and prepare widely used stains and wet mounts, and discuss their significance in identification of microorganisms. 4. Perform basic microbiology procedures using aseptic techniques for transfer, isolation and observation of commonly encountered, clinically significant bacteria.

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5. Use different types of bacterial culture media to grow, isolate, and identify microorganisms. 6. Perform basic bacterial identification procedures using biochemical tests. 7. Estimate the number of microorganisms in a sample using methods such as direct counts, viable plate counts, or spectrophotometric measurements. 8. Demonstrate basic identification protocols based on microscopic morphology of some common fungi and parasites.

Texas Core Objectives The College defines essential knowledge and skills that students need to develop during their college experience. These general education competencies parallel the Texas Core Objectives for Student Learning. In this course, the activities you engage in will give you the opportunity to practice two or more of the following core competencies: 1. Critical Thinking Skills - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information 2. Communication Skills - to include effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication 3. Empirical and Quantitative Skills - to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions 4. Teamwork - to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal 5. Personal Responsibility - to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making 6. Social Responsibility - to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

Required Course Materials If your Dallas College course requires learning materials they will be provided as part of the IncludED program (dcccd.edu/included) or as free materials you can access in your online course shell. If you opt out of the IncludED program, you are responsible for obtaining all your required learning materials by the first day of the class. For more details, see Institutional Policies.

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1. Textbook: MICROBIOLOGY, 6th edition, Bauman. ISBN: 9780134832302, 0134832302. Lecture PowerPoint notes will be available on eCampus and lecture videos covering these notes will be posted on our class YouTube Lecture Playlist. 2. Lab book: Online Lab Manual found on eCampus under the ‘Lab Manual’ tab. 3. eCampus: Visit eCampus for assignments, information, grades, and lecture PowerPoints. I suggest that you print out each lecture PowerPoint prior to watching lecture videos for note taking.

Graded Work The tables below provide a summary of the graded work in this course and an explanation of how your final course grade will be calculated. Summary of Graded Work Assignments Lecture Exams Lecture Homework (eCampus) Disease Report Lab Practicals Lab Homework (eCampus) Unknown Bacterium Identification Report Discussion Board Participation TOTAL: 1,000 points

Points 4 @ 100 points 4 @ 25 points each 1 @ 100 points each 2 @ 100 points each 4 @ 25 points 1 @ 50 points 4 @ 12.5 points

Totals 400 points 100 points 100 points 200 points 100 points 50 points 50 points

Final Grade Points 900-1,000 800-899 700-799 600-699 0-599

Percentages 90-100% 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% 0-59%

Letter Grade A B C D F

Description of Graded Work Lecture Exams: Exams cover the concepts covered on the lecture PowerPoint handouts. You can find a video playlist covering all of this material at our course YouTube Channel. Exam reviews are also available here. Exams will be posted on eCampus as multiple choice / true false questions. They must be completed on eCampus before the due date. Exams will be posted for a few days but once started, the exam must be completed in one sitting within 80 minutes. 4

Lecture Homework: Homework will be posted on eCampus as a document file. Please download, complete and submit the homework via email to [email protected] by the due date posted on the assignment. These concepts are related to lecture material and are meant to prepare you for exams. Disease Report: In this course you are required to submit a disease report covering COVID-19. Due dates are found on the syllabus calendar below. Submit lab reports via email to [email protected] Guidelines for this report will be posted on eCampus. Lab Practical Exams: Practicals are lab examinations. These lab practicals will be posted on eCampus and cover lab material. Lab practicals will be posted for a few days, but once started, must be completed in one sitting within 120 minutes. Lab Homework: Lab homework and deadlines will be posted on eCampus and must be downloaded, completed and turned in via email to [email protected]. These concepts are related to the lab material and meant to prepare you for the lab practical exam. Unknown Bacterium Identification Report: Students will be assigned an unknown bacterium to identify utilizing a series of tests which span several weeks. The journey toward identification of the unknown must be journaled and once you have identified the bacterium, you must turn in a report detailing test results and your findings. Guidelines will be posted on eCampus for this report. Report is submitted via email to [email protected]. Discussion Board: On four occasions you will be assigned a discussion board forum activity to participate in. Please start a post to participate and respond to another student’s post as well for full credit. Extra credit: During the semester, you will have one opportunity to turn in an art project for up to 10 points extra credit. The projects must cover a topic from the course. You may use any medium you wish; however, the art projects should be labeled if possible. Take a picture of the project and submit that via email. This is your only extra credit opportunity of the semester, meaning there are no other opportunities.

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Attendance and Your Final Grade You must log onto eCampus by end of day Monday, August 24th. Weekly updates will be posted on eCampus under the ‘Weekly Updates’ tab every Monday with a list of assignments, due dates, and important announcements for the week.

Late Work Policy If an assignment is late, it will incure a 10% grade penalty for each weekday late. Missed exams can only be made up for valid reasons such as hospitalization.

Institutional Policies Institutional Policies include information about tutoring, Disabilities Services, class drop and repeat options, Title IX, and more.

Course Schedule Listing of Topics by Week (Lec and Lab Homework due dates found on eCampus) Week 08/24

Lecture Assignments Chapter 1

08/31 09/07

Chapter 3 Chapter 4

09/14 09/21 09/28 10/05

Chapter 6 Chapter 9,10 Lecture Exam 1 Chapter 5 Chapter 11, 12

10/12 10/19

Chapter 20 Chapter 19

10/26 11/02 11/09

Chapter 21 Lecture Exam 2 Chapter 13 Chapter 24

11/16

Chapter 25

11/23

Chapter 14 Lectrure Exam 3

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Lab Assignments Transfer of Bacteria, Pure Culture, Colony Morphology Microscopy Use, Specimen Preparation Gram Stain, Acid Fast Stain, Spore Stain, Capsule Stain, Motility Tests Dilution and Pipetting, Counting Bacteria Environmental Conditions and Growth, Effects of Temperature Kirby-Bauer Sensitivity, Protozoa, Fungi Ectoparasites, Helminths LAB PRACTICAL 1 Gram-Unknown Identification* Gram-Unknown Identification finish API 20E Staph Identification** Strep Identification*** Staph and Streap Identification Finish Bacteriophage Unknown Identification Report Due Urine Culture Disease Report Due Serological Testing

Week 11/30 12/7

Lecture Assignments Chapter 16-17 Lecture Exam 4

Lab Assignments LAB PRACTICAL 2

*Unknown Bacterial Identification: Gram Stain, Oxygen Requirements, TTC motility, Oxidase test, Catalase test, IMViC tests, Carbohydrate Phenol Red Broths, Nitrate Reduction, Decarboxylation, Deamination, Gelatin Hydrolysis, Urea Hydrolysis, Starch Hydrolysis, Lipid Hydrolysis, Casein Hydrolysis. **Staphylococcus Identification: Gram Stain, Catalase, Novobiocin Sensitivity, Hemolytic Reaction, SM110, Mannitol Salt Agar, Coagulase, DNAse. ***Streptococcus Identification: Gram Stain, Catalase, Bacitracin/Optochin/SXT sensitivity, Hemolytic Reaction, Bile Esculin, 6.5% Salt. 8/1/20 Version

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