BIOL 191 Introductory Microbiology

Course Syllabus Fall 2009

Section 02 TR 11:00p.m.-12:15p.m.

Biological concepts of structure, function, genetics, ecology, and evolution are discussed through the study of microorganisms. Topics include: the diverse roles of microorganisms in the environment and human affairs, food and industry, biotechnology, health and disease. Includes two weekly laboratory sessions emphasizing scientific inquiry.

Instructor: Stacie Rose

Phone: (309) 268-8644

Office:ICB2406

(Hallway behind the ICB 2400 glass doors)

Website Contents:

Syllabus
How to contact the Instructor
Lecture Guides
Assignments
Links to lab exercises
Info concerning printing at the HCC Computer Lab
Link to the Video Signature Sheet.
Other materials relevant to specific topics.

LectureMaterials:

Text Microbiology An Introduction 10th Ed., Tortora, Funke & Case.

Lecture Guides: Students are REQUIRED to BRING Lecture Guides to the

lectures. They must be printed from the website.

Recorded Lecture(s)

Videos on reserve at the HCC library

Handouts

Online Materials

Three-ring binder: Useful for organizing course documents.

Laboratory materials: Provided online. See lab instructor for details.

Please report any broken links or online issues by email to the instructor. Thank you.

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Student Responsibilities are to:

  • Review the syllabus periodically to refresh their memory concerning information provided therein.
  • Attend and actively participate in all lecture and labs, bringing appropriate materials.
  • Obtain copies of the notes from another student if absent. Xeroxed lecture notes are not available from the instructor.

Student Contacts:

  • Read and spend enough time in independent study to master the material, completing assignments and reviews. Write down questions to ask before the lectures and exams. If a student is having difficulty with a particular topic, he or she should contact the instructor. Tutors may be available at the HCC Academic Support Center (ASC).
  • Exhibit courtesy and respect for their fellow students and the instructor.
  • Turn off cell phones or set them on vibrate. The instructor reserves the right to answer all cell phone calls!
  • Recording his or her grades and determining the final course grade (See page in this syllabus).

Course Policies

1.Flexible accommodations for emergencies and differing priorities are provided in the course policies. These accommodations will not be altered. This assures that all will receive fair and equal treatment. Students are required to read the syllabus and sign a contract stating that they understand and will abide by the syllabus policies. If for some reason a student cannot abide by these policies, he/she should not sign the contract and must contact the instructor immediately.

Contract due date:

2.Exams: There are four regular exams.

  • An exam make-up day (TBA) will be given near the end of the semester (only one exam may be made up). Make-up exams will not be given on any other dates.
  • One missed exam grade will be dropped without penalty. ONLY USE THIS OPTION IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
  • If all exams are taken, the lowest of these will be dropped. Due to human nature , attendance will be counted during all lecture periods concerning material on Exam 4 (5pt./lecture period).
  • Cheating will result in an automatic “F” in the course, no exceptions.
  • Exam grades are returned at the following lecture session. Grades will NOT be emailed to students.

3. Attendance

Attendance will be taken, but other than lecture periods associated with Exam 4, it is not included as part of your grade. Remember, your grade in the course will reflect the priority given it.

4. Late Assignments: Late assignments will have ½ the number of possible points deducted. After one week, a late assignment is not accepted.

5.Tardies

If you are late: TAKE A SEAT NEAREST THE DOOR WITHOUT DISRUPTING THE LECTURE. Please let the instructor know if there are extenuating circumstances that may cause tardies.
Course Objectives: Students will…

  1. Master laboratory and reasoning skills employed in the study of microbes.
  1. Students will examine prevailing philosophical concepts applied in the study of science.

III.Show relationships between microbial ubiquity and diversity to their effects on the

biosphere and environmental preservation.

IV.Gain a historical perspective concerning the study of microbes and its relation to scientific

inquiry, technology, and social outcomes.

V.Attain knowledge of basic biological principles using microbes as study organisms: basic

chemistry, structure and function, genetics, ecology, and evolution.

  1. Relate metabolic principles to microbial uses in industry and food production/safety.
  1. Relate genetic principles to microbial roles in DNA technologies.

VIII.Understand the importance of microbial normal flora to human health along with human

defenses against pathogens.

IX.Become familiar with the mechanisms of infectious diseases and antimicrobic agents.

X.Evaluate the mechanisms underlying resistance to antimicrobic agents.

XI.Become familiar with contemporary topics such as emerging diseases and the Microbial

Genome Project/Genomes To Life.

Services and Support

AcademicSupportCenter Services:

Library

The Library, located in the Student Commons Buildings at the Raab Road campus, provides Heartland students with a full range of resources including books, online journal databases, videos, newspapers, periodicals, reserves, and interlibrary loan. Librarians are available to assist in locating information. For more information, please call the Library (309) 268-8200 or (309) 268-8292

Tutoring Services

HeartlandCommunity College offers tutoring in various forms at no cost to Heartland students at the Tutoring and TestingCenter in Normal and at the Pontiac and LincolnCenters. For more information about services available at each location, please call the Tutoring and TestingCenter in Normal (309) at 268-8231, the PontiacCenter at (815) 842-6777, or the LincolnCenter at (217) 735-1731.

Testing Services

Testing accommodations for students having documented disabilities must be arranged by the student through the Office of Disability Services, and Testing Services will only administer make-up exams at the request of the instructor. Contact Testing Services at (309) 268-8231 for more information.

Open Computing Lab

The free HCC Open Computing Lab is staffed by trained Lab Assistants and offers the use of approximately 70 computers, a scanner, a laser printer, and an electric typewriter.

Important! Click here for HCC Computerlab Rules concerning Printing.

Notice of Cancelled Class Sessions is available online. Note that sometimes it is too late to post the cancellation for that day.

Student Evaluations

Counseling Resources: Personal Development Services

Celeste M. Bradley, Coordinator of Personal Development Services

Student Services CCB 1004ph: (309)268-8029

Syllabus disclaimer

This syllabus is subject to change. Dates listed in the syllabus for lecture topics, activities, quizzes or exams are TENTATIVE. Activities, lecture topics and quizzes may be added or deleted. Students must attend lectures or, if absent, communicate with student contacts or the instructor for any verbal or written changes.

Student Evaluation Policies

Lecture / Laboratory
Four regular lecture exams, video points, the set of chemistry assignments, the Happy Book, and Exam 4 attendance comprise the lecture portion of the course (75% of the course). Again, grades will NOT be emailed to students. / The lab instructor will provide a lab schedule and instructions concerning lab assignments. Students must print the lab instructions prior to each lab session.
The lowest lecture exam score is dropped (a missed exam is the lowest score).
If two exams are missed, a grade of zero will be recorded for the second missed exam. / The laboratory portion of the course comprises 25% of the final grade. However, a grade of 70% or higher in the lab portion of the course is required in order to pass the course.
Failure to achieve 70% or more in the lab portion will result in a grade of "F" for the entire course regardless of the grade in the lecture portion.

Total Course % (Round at 0 .5)Final Course Grade

90-100A

80-89 B

70-79C

60-69D

<60F

Tentative Lecture Schedule

Depending on student needs, class cancellations, and college closings, course sections may proceed through the course at different rates. Therefore, dates for lecture topics and exams are not definite until the instructor has made a final announcement in class.

Jan. 12-16

  • Introduction to the course: Syllabus, Website
  • Meeting other students. GOALS.
  • Lecture Guide: Introduction

Text: Chap. 1 pp. 21-27; Chap 2 pp. 28-40, 43, 44

Upcoming Due Dates

  • Jan. 22 Keepers of the Biosphere Video Signature Sheet

Read Text: Chap. 1 pp. 1-13, Chap. 16

  • Jan. 29 Happy Book chapter summaries and personal opinion-MUST be typed

See link on website.

  • Feb. 3 Chemistry Assignments: Recorded Lecture Notes, Video Sig. Sheet, Video Worksheet, Online Readings and Worksheet, Text: Chap. 3, Chap. 4 pp. 66-69). See link on website.KEEP A COPY OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOURSELF IN ORDER TO STUDY FOR THE EXAM.
  • Feb. 5 Exam 1
  • Feb. 18 Typhoid Mary Video Signature Sheet due

Jan. 20-23

Due Jan. 22: Keepers of the Biosphere Video Sig. Sheet

Text: Chap. 1 pp. 1-13, Chap. 16

GOALS

  • Lecture Guide: Microbes and Society: Past, Present, and Future

Text: Chap. 1 pp.13-21

  • Lab associated text readings: Chap. 2 pp. 40-43

Jan. 26-30

Due Jan. 29: Happy Book chapter summaries and personal opinion-MUST be typed

  • Student questions and discussion concerning the Chemistry assignments.
  • Lecture Guide: Microbial Genetics (Time permitting)

Text: Chap. 4 pp. 60-89, Chap. 10

Feb. 2-6

Complete discussions for exam 1.

Due Feb. 3: Chemistry Assignments (Recorded Lecture Notes, Video Sig. Sheet, Video Worksheet, Online Readings and Worksheet, Text: Chap. 3, Chap. 4 pp. 66-69)

Feb. 5 Exam 1:Video Keepers of the Biosphere

Happy Book

Chemistry Lecture and Assignments

Lecture Guide: Introduction

Lecture Guide: Microbes and Society: Past, Present, and Future

Lecture Guide: Microbial Genetics (Some material from this lecture guide is possible depending on time constraints)

Text: TBA

Feb. 9-13

  • Lecture Guide: Microbial Genetics

Text: Chap. 4 pp. 60-89, Chap. 10

  • Lab associated text readings: Chap. 19 pp. 436-445

Feb. 16-20

  • Due: The Most Dangerous Woman in America Typhoid Mary video sig. sheet
  • Lecture Guide: Microbial Genetics (Continued)
  • Lab associated text readings: Chap. 11 pp. 232-245

Feb. 23-27

  • Lecture Guide: Microbial Genetics (Continued)
  • Lecture Guide: Prokaryotic Cells

Text: Chap. 5

  • Lab associated text readings: Chap. 11 pp. 245-255

Mar. 2-6

Mar. 5 (Thurs)

Exam 2:Lecture Guide: Microbial Genetics

Lecture Guide: Prokaryotic Cells

Text: TBA

Mar. 16-20

  • Lecture Guide: Prokaryotic Cells
  • Lab associated text readings: Chap. 10 pp. 222-223
  • Typhoid Mary (video, online readings)

Mar. 23-27

  • Lecture Guide: Prokaryotic Cells

Mar. 30-Apr. 3

Due: Surviving AIDS video signature sheet

  • Lecture Guide: Eukaryotic cells and microbes

Text: Chap. 7, Chap. 8

Apr. 6-10

  • Due: Influenza video signature sheet
  • Lecture Guide: Microbial Growth, Metabolism and Control

Text: Chap. 9

Apr. 13-17

  • Lecture Guide: Microbial Growth, Metabolism and Control
  • Exam 3:Apr.16

Apr. 20-24

Apr. 20-24

Apr. 16

  • Due: Bird Flu How Safe Are We video signature sheet

April 20-24

  • Due April 21: Ebola Video signature sheet
  • Lecture Guide: Viruses

Text: Chap. 6

  • Lecture Guide: Select Viral Diseases

Text: 411b, 421-425 (HIV infection andAIDS)

  • Lecture Guide: Microbes: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

The Good Text: Chap. 12-15

The Bad Text: Chap. 5 pp. 109-111, Chap. 17, Chap. 18 pp. 414-415 (Slow Virus Prion Diseases)

The Ugly Text: Chap. 18 pp. Chap. 2 p. 109 (acid-fast bacteria), 411 b, 415-417 (Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever), 420-421 (Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers), 425b

Student Evaluations

In the last 3-4 weeks of class, all students are expected to complete a course evaluation form online, at

Makeup exams - You MUST email the instructor by April 27 if you wish to makeup an exam you missed – In the email, state your name, the BIOL 191 section you are enrolled in, and the exam you need to makeup during the week of May 4-8. Exact dates and times to make up the exam will be determined through email. Remember, you MUST use the my.heartland email.

April 27-May 1

  • Lecture Guide: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
  • And the Band Played On

May 4-7

  • Lecture Guide: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
  • And the Band Played On
  • Lecture Guide Social implications and Factors involved in Global Outbreaks

Final- Exam 4

Tue. May 12, 12:00 NOON, not 12:30!

Exam 4 is not cumulative

Exam 4 will cover the following:

Lecture Guide: Viruses

Lecture Guide: Select Viral Diseases

Lecture Guide: The Good,The Bad, The Ugly

Movie And the Band Played On

Lecture Guide Social implications and Factors involved in Global Outbreaks

Record and Calculate Your Final Grade

To determine your final Lecture points:

Points possible / Points earned
Exam 1 100 pt./exam. / 300 / Subtract
Exam 2 3 exams count. / the lowest
Exam 3 / exam score
Exam 4 / earned
Chemistry Assignment: Video sig. Sheet (5), Video Worksheet (5), Online Worksheet (20) / 30
Happy Book Assignment / 20
Video Keepers of the Biosphere sig. Sheet / 5
Video The Most Dangerous Woman in America Typhoid Mary sig. sheet / 5
Video Surviving AIDS sig. sheet / 5
Video Influenza sig. sheet / 5
Video EBOLA sig. sheet / 5
Video Bird Flu How Safe Are We sig. sheet / 5
Attendance points Exam 4 lectures (6) / 30 (5pt./lecture period)
Total / 410 / *

To determine final lecture score:

Divide Final Lecture points Earned*: by Final Lecture points POSSIBLE: 410

To determine the FINAL COURSE GRADE (lecture and lab):

What lab grade did you earn**?(Obtain from lab instructor)

Video Signature Sheet

Name:Course and Section:

Please have the Librarian sign their full name and the date you watched the video. Turn this sheet into the instructor.

Video Title / Library Staff Full Signature / Date Video was Viewed

BIOL 191 Introductory Microbiology

Student Contract

BIOL 191 Section02Date

You must sign this form before the instructor will record any grades.

I, (print your name),

read, understand, and will abide by the policies listed below as stated in the lecture syllabi.

Signature:

Date:

1. Student Responsibilities

2.Course Policies Concerning…

  1. Exam Schedules and Accommodations for Missed Exams

b. Cheating and Academic Integrity

c. Attendance & Participation

d. Student Code of Conduct

3. Assignments:Video signature sheets, Chemistry, Happy Book

4. BIOL 191 Course Website

5. Course Objectives

6. Grade Reporting, Grade Calculations

7. Tentative Lecture Schedule

8. Support Services: HCC Computer Lab and Tutoring

9. Rules concerning printing at HCC

10. Syllabus Disclaimer

11. Policies Concerning the Final Exam

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