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MICR220 Introductory Microbiology

Updated: 23 September 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
13 September 2010 16 September 2010 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MICR220A
Notes

assumed knowledge of BCHM210
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Linda Agnew (lagnew2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit deals with the classification, growth, structure and function of the major types of microorganisms. Emphasis is on the importance of microorganisms to humans, including their roles in human health and disease. The residential school introduces students to basic microbiological techniques, including bacterial staining, identification and growth. External and internal students must attend a four-day workshop for this unit.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Brock: The Biology of Microorganisms
ISBN: 9780321536150
Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J.M., Dunlop, P.V. and Clark, D.P., Pearson Benjamin Cummings 12th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7
Practical 20%
Assessment Notes
Workshop practicals
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-8
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the basis of bacterial classification and taxonomy;
  2. determine microbial numbers;
  3. describe reservoirs for human pathogens and host microbe interactions;
  4. describe microbial structure and function;
  5. understand the effects of temperature, oxygen and pH on microbial growth.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be taught in lectures, tutorials and at the residential school (includes intensive hands-on laboratory experiments), assessment of knowledge in assignments, practical write-up and final examination. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Instruction and practice of verbal and written skills through a tutorial, and assessment of written communication skills in assignment (essay), practical write-up and final examination. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Microbiology is essentially a global issue with examples of epidemics/pandemics etc. Taught in lectures, tutorials and residential school, as well as assessment in assignments and final examination. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students taught in lectures, tutorials and residential school with emphasis on quality of information, particularly from the Internet (includes peer-review journal articles). Assessment of knowledge in assignment, practical write-up and final examination 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Microbiology impinges on all aspects of health, particularly human-microbe interactions which form an integral part of the unit. Health is a life-long issue. The assignments and final exam assesses knowledge of aspects of microbial diseases and health throughout life. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Taught in lectures, tutorials and at residential schools, the Practical write-up and assignment in particular assesses problem solving skills. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Human-microbe interactions and spread of microbial infections is a personal, as well as, a social issue. Understanding human-microbe interactions is a key learning outcome of this unit and aspects of this understanding are assessed in the assignment and final exam. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students are required to work in small groups during part of the Residential School and are encouraged to work collaboratively and exchange information required for their Practical write-up. 		True True True
   

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