Microbiology Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

MLAB-2534-001 Microbiology

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MLAB 1163, MLAB 1211, MLAB 1223, MLAB 1235 and MLAB 2431

Course Description

Instruction in the theory, practical application  and pathogenesis of clinical microbiology, including collection, quality control, quality assurance, safety, setup, identification, susceptibility testing and reporting results.

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Hours

(5 sem hrs; 4 lec, 4 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

\ Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases by Paul G Engelkirk and Janet Duben-Engelkirk, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2008, ISBN: 0-7817-9701-2  (required) 

\ A Photographic Atlas for the Microbiology Laboratory, 3rd Edition, M.J. Leboffe and B.E. Pierce, Morton Publishing Co. 2004, ISBN: 0895826569. (required)
\ Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, by David Hendricks Bergey, and John G Holt, 9th Edition, Williams & Wilkins, ISBN: 0683006037. (optional)
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Supplies

 Supplies include the following:

• Textbook(s) and lab manual
• 600 3”x5” note cards
• Note card box

Student Performance

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\ Apply principles of safety, quality assurance and quality control in Clinical Microbiology; evaluate specimen acceptability; describe morphology and physiology of microbes; identify and classify microorganisms; demonstrate sterile technique; perform and interpret antimicrobial susceptibility testing; select additional procedures based on preliminary results; and correlate test results with patient condition(s).

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\ Specific learning objectives for each section and each laboratory exercise are distributed as part of the lecture/lab handouts.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

\ ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
\ Academic dishonesty shall constitute a violation of the college rules and regulations and is punishable as prescribed by Amarillo College Board policies. Academic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to, cheating on a test/quiz/assignment, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating shall include:

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• \ Copying from another student's test/assignment paper.
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• \ Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test/assignment (ex: notes, books, etc).
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• \ Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test/assignment without permission from the test/assignment administrator/instructor.
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• \ Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of an administered/unadministered test/assignment.
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• \ The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the administered/unadministered test/assignment.
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• \ Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one's self, to take a test/assignment.
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• \ Bribing another person to obtain an administered/unadministered test/assignment or information about an administered/unadministered test/assignment.
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\ Plagiarismshall be defined as the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another's work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one's own written work.

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\ Collusionshall be defined as the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements.

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\  WORK ETHICS
\ Amarillo College and the Medical Laboratory Technology program are committed to developing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors in students so that they can obtain entry-level employment and advance in their chosen profession. Great measures are taken to ensure that the curriculum is updated and that equipment is purchased and kept at industry level, as much as possible. Program Advisory committees meet annually to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of the local medical community as well as the program's national accrediting agency.

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\ We are committed to providing these things to ensure that a graduate has the skills and knowledge to obtain and advance in their chosen profession. Therefore, professional education must address more than academic and skills training in order to meet this challenge. Business and industry state that their greatest need is for employees who possess strong work ethics. Therefore, we accept the challenge of providing not only academic and hands-on training but also work ethics training to students. The work ethics program is important because it provides the link between academic knowledge, skills training and successful employment in the workforce. The program focuses on those behaviors expected in a professional environment.

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\ The following work ethics have been identified as being most important to professional employers, and will be covered and evaluated on a weekly basis, each semester, throughout the program:

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• \ Attendance
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• \ Character
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• \ Teamwork
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• \ Appearance
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• \ Attitude
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• \ Productivity
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• \ Organization
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• \ Communication
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• \ Cooperation
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• \ Respect
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\ NOTE: If a student is absent during a scheduled lecture/lab period, he/she cannot be awarded points for work ethics during that missed lecture/lab period.

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\  CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS
\ Cellular telephones and pagers are disruptive during lecture and lab sessions. Cellular telephones and pagers should be turned-off during class time, or set on vibrate or "blink" during class time. If the student anticipates an emergency during class time, they should leave the number for the Student Services Office with their contact. The number is 371-5300.

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\  Text/Instant Messaging is NOT permitted when lectures and labs are in session.  It is disruptive and disrespectful to fellow students and the course instructor. Students who are caught engaging in either of these will be subject to disciplinary action including, but not limited to:

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1. \ Being asked to leave class for the remainder of the day
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2. \ Mandatory conference with the Assistant Dean of Career and Technical Programs
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3. \ Conference with the Dean of Students and a permanent entry in the student's official program record
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   \ The ONLY exception that will be made is if the student has discussed the situation with their instructor beforehand, and ONLY for emergency purposes.
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\  GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
\ If a student is having a problem with the course policies or the instructor, he or she should first try and resolve any such problems through the instructor. If the problem is not resolved, the student may proceed to the Program Director (Jan Martin), the Division of Allied Health Chairman/Assistant Dean of Career and Technical Programs (Mr Bill Crawford), Vice President/Dean of Instruction (Dr Russell Lowery-Hart), and the College President (Dr Paul Matney), IN THAT ORDER.

Grading Criteria

 

The lecture and laboratory components of this course will be weighted as follows:
Microbiology Lecture = 70% of the total grade
Microbiology Lab = 20% of the total grade
Work Ethics = 10% of the total grade

The grading scale used for this course would then be applied as follows:

A = 90.0% - 100.0% of the total points possible for this course = 900-1000 points
B = 80.0% - 89.9% of the total points possible for this course = 800-899 points
C = 70.0% - 79.9% of the total points possible for this course = 700-799 points
F = 69.9% or less of the total points possible for this course = < 699 points

NOTE: A grade of 'D' is not possible

Examinations and quizzes may not be made up. Exams will be given in the computer lab and according to the class schedule.   Students are not allowed to make up the labs.

 Major examinations will be given over the lecture and lab reading material each week. No credit will be given for assignments, abstracts, Notecard box, etc, turned in after the specified date. A total accumulative point system is used to calculate the final grade average and is comprised of the following:
1. In class participation
2. In class assignments (Experiments and examination of known and unknown patient specimens)
3. Outside assignments (Notecard boxes are worth a possible total of 50 points; 3 abstracts worth 10 points each)
4. Major Examinations (50-100 points possible per exam)
5. Quizzes (25 points possible, each)
6. Lab Practical (100 points possible)
7. Final examinations (200 possible points for lecture and 100 possible points for lab)
A total accumulative point system is used for this course. A total accumulative point system means that all of the potential points awarded for various tasks/activities, within a given course component, are added together to derive the total for that component.

There are three final exams for this course
1. A comprehensive multiple choice final exam will be given at the end of this course covering the lecture material.
2. A Lab Practical that is worth 100 points.

INCOMPLETES
Incompletes are granted only for emergency situations such as hospitalization of the student just prior to the final exam, serious injury to the student on the day of the final exam, etc. Incompletes will not be granted for situations involving vacation plans, transportation difficulties, appointments, etc. Students who need to request an incomplete must do so prior to the scheduled time of the final exam with appropriate documentation given to the instructor.

DROPPING/WITHDRAWING FROM CLASSES
No administrative drops/withdrawals will be initiated by program officials.  It is the responsibility of each student to drop or withdraw from a course. Students can drop a course via WebAdvisor, and must do so prior to the last day to drop/withdraw as posted on the Amarillo College Master Calendar. Students should be aware that failure to attend class does NOT result in being automatically dropped from a course, and WILL result in a grade of “F”. 

Students should be advised that they may repeat a MLAB course only one time, and may repeat no more than two courses while enrolled in the program. The term “repeat” shall be interpreted to mean re-enrollment following withdrawal, drop or an unsatisfactory grade from a class. Students who are forced to completely withdraw from the college during a given semester may re-apply for admission to the program. Once the student has actually begun the program, he/she must complete all MLAB major courses within 36 months.

Attendance

Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class. Attendance is included in the Work Ethic grade throughout the course which is a component of the overall grade for this course. Attendance includes arriving for class late and leaving early. Anyone who has not made prior arrangements with the instructor will lose half of their Work Ethics points for the day if they are late for class or leave early.Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class. Attendance is included in the Work Ethic grade throughout the course which is a component of the overall grade for this course. Attendance includes arriving for class late and leaving early. Anyone who has not made prior arrangements with the instructor will lose all of their Work Ethics points for the day if they are late for class or leave early.

Calendar

MLAB 2534: Microbiology Course Schedule   Tentative Outline and Reading Schedule (Labs subject to change depending on availability and shipment of supplies):
Week	Day	Lecture	Lab	Exams	Assignment
Week 1	Monday	Ch 1– Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics (pages 3-21)	Lab 1- Lab Safety and Infection Control
	Tuesday	Ch 2– Host-Pathogen Interaction (pages 28-52)	Ch 6– Specimen Collection and Processing (pages 134-148)
	Wednesday	Ch 4– Control of Microorganisms (pages 73-108)	Ch 7– Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials (pages 152-166) Lab 2– Streaking for Isolation		Study questions for Lab 2
	Thursday	Ch 10 – Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases (pages 234-264)   Video	Ch 8– Use of Colonial Morphology for the presumptive Identification of Microorganisms (pages 199-207) Lab 3– Gram Stain		Study questions for Lab 3 Weekly Lab Results
Week 2	Monday	No Class - Holiday
	Tuesday	Ch 13– Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (pages 319-360)	Ch 35– Infections of the Central Nervous System (pages 979-990) Lab 4– Staphococcus	Unit 1 Exam (Ch 1-2,4, & 6-8 & 10) in computer lab	Study Questions for Lab 4 Completed Lab 4 results
	Wednesday	Ch 14– Staphylococci (pages 367-378)	Ch 36– Bacteremia and Sepsis (pages 995-1007) CompleteLab 4 Start unknown #1 – Blood cultures
	Thursday	Video Ch 15– Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and other Catalase-Negative Gram-Positive Cocci (pages 382-395)	Complete  unknown #1 – Blood cultures		Completed Unknown #1 Lab Results
Week 3	Monday	Ch 16– Corynebacterium and Other Non-Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Rods (pages 410-421)	Lab 5– Streptococcus	Unit 2 Exam (Ch 13-15 & 35-36) in computer lab	Study questions for lab 5
	Tuesday	Ch 17– Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli (pages 425-431)	Complete Lab 5 Start Unknown #2 Throat/sputum		Completed lab 5 results
	Wednesday		Ch 32– Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (pages 899-929)
	Thursday	Video	Ch 33– Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pages 935-936)		Completed Unknown #2 Lab Results
Week 4	Monday	Ch 18– Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis (pages 438-454)	Lab 6– Neisseria Lab 7– Haemophilus	Unit 3 Exam (Ch 16-17 & 32-33) in computer lab	Study Questions for Lab 6 & 7
	Tuesday	Ch 19– Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli (pages 462-499)	Start Unknown #3 – Urine		Completed lab results for 6 & 7
	Wednesday		Ch 37– Urinary Tract Infections (pages 1010-1027)
	Thursday	Video	Ch 38– Sexually Transmitted Disease (pages 1031-1039)		Completed Unknown #3 Lab Results
Week 5	Monday	Ch 20– Enterobacteriaceae (pages 502-527)	Lab #8– Enterobacteriaceae	Unit 4 Exam (Ch 18-19 & 37-38) in computer lab	Study Questions for Lab 8
	Tuesday	Ch 21– Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter (pages 542-555)	Start Unknown #4 - Stool
	Wednesday	Ch 22– Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli (pages 564-577)	Ch 9– Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria (pages 212-225)		Completed lab results lab 8
	Thursday	Video	Ch 34– Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning (pages 957-976)		Completed Unknown #4 lab results
Week 6	Monday	Ch 23– Anaerobes of Clinical Importance (pages 587-639)	Ch 39– Infections in Special Patient Populations (pages 1047-1052)	Unit 5 Exam (Ch 20-22 & 9 & 34) in computer lab
	Tuesday	Ch 25– Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma (pages 653-679)	Lab Practical	Lab Final in comptuer lab
	Wednesday	Ch 26– Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria (pages 683-714)
	Thursday	Review for Final		Final Exam (Comprehensive)

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