Alignment Grid – BIO 225, Trident Technical College, Maureen M. Whitehurst, Ph.D.

Note: the formative assessments are the currently utilized lecture strategies. Revisions are coming!

Learning Objective / Taxonomy Level/Category / Formative Assessments / Summative Assessment
Apply knowledge of antibiotic function to clinical, therapeutic,
and patient education situations / Synthesis / Daily quiz question – short essay answer, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
List the five antibiotic targets
the cell wall, the plasma membrane, the ribosome, nucleic acids, inhibition of metabolic pathways / Knowledge - Recall / Daily quiz question – short essay answer the five, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
Regarding antibiotics which act against the bacterial cell wall: identify the stage of the microbial growth curve when Beta lactams interfere with bacterial growth. / Comprehension / Daily quiz question – short essay answer, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
Name two antibiotics which employ each of the five mechanisms of action / Knowledge - Recall / Daily quiz question – short essay answer, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
Name the combination of drugs used to treat tuberculosis infections / Knowledge - Recall / Daily quiz question – short essay answer, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
Justify the strategy of including antibiotics in animal feed for agricultural production / Evaluation / Daily quiz question – short essay answer, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
Give the function of bacterial enzymes penicillinase and beta lactamase / Analysis / Daily quiz question – short essay answer, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
Describe the difficulties encountered when developing antiviral drugs as far as human adverse affects and side effects. / Application / Class discussion / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
Name an antiviral drug used to treat Herpes viral infection / Knowledge / Daily quiz question – short essay answer, closed-book at end of lecture period / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions
List three difficulties regarding antibiotic/anti-viral/anti-fungal/anti-parasitic drug development / Analysis / Class discussion / Lecture Exam Questions – multiple Choice
Final Exam Questions

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