Spring 2009 Syllabus REVISED SYLLABUS Learning Outcomes Assessment/Consent – Pre-Test Current Grades Unit One Introduction to Microbiology Introduction to Viruses - RNA, Respiratory Immunology and HIV Mostly DNA Viruses – Skin, STD GI and Hepatitis Viruses Prion Video Questions Lab One – Basic Techniques, Counting Unit Two Basic Prokaryotic Structures Bacterial Virulence Factors Bacterial Metabolism, Enterics Lab Two – Microscopes, Bacterial Structures Lab Three – ID, Virulence and Metabolism Pop Quiz Two Unit Three Bacterial Genetics and Evolution Bacterial Control I Bacterial Control II Normal Flora and Nosocomials Lab Four – Microbial Control Lab Four – Microbial Control KEY Pop Quiz Three Unit Four Eukaryotic Pathogens I Eukaryotic Pathogens II Vaccines Epidemiology/Comprehensive Final Stuff Lab Five – Eukaryotes Lab Five – Eukaryotes KEY Final Worksheet Pop Quiz Four

Biology 318/Spring 2009 Microbiology for the Health Sciences For pre-nursing/dental hygiene, education, health/PE majors. 318 does not satisfy the Biology Major Core; that course is Biology 331 Image From CDC/PHIL Website Sarah Boomer, copyright 2009