I. General information:

a. Program affiliation: Biology

b. Course number and title: BIO 3134: Microbiology

c. Meeting times: TTh 8:00-10:45

d. Rooms: S-127 & S-118

e. Prerequisites: 2000 level BIO & CHM 1014

f. Professor: Dr. Sean T. Coleman Office: S-224 Phone: 979-1364 Email: scolema@ozarks.edu

g. Office Hrs: MWF: 9:00-10:00 MTWF: 1:00-3:00

h. Last day to drop: October 29^th

i. Course web-site: http://departments.ozarks.edu/msc/Biology/courses.htm

II. Textbook and Lab Manual:

a. Tortora, Gerard et al. 2000. Microbiology an Introduction. Benjamin Cummings Publishers, San Francisco, CA.

b. Ken Alibek with Stephen Handelman. 2000. Biohazard. Delta Publishing.

c. Lab Notebook.

III. Catalog Description: A general course designed for Biology majors and those in pre-professional training. This course will acquaint students with the diversity, structures and functions of microscopic organisms as related to their medical immunological and environmental significance with special emphasis on bacteria. Safety procedures, culture techniques and identification of microorganisms will be emphasized.

IV. Intended Student Outcomes:

1. Students will communicate effectively

b. use effective strategies to organize thoughts, develop a message and document sources for article reviews and the discussion web

c. learn to present a message skillfully when reviewing microbiology articles

d. clearly and effectively express ideas and actively listen to the ideas of others during discussions

2. Students will think critically

a. read microbiology articles and text with comprehension

d. evaluate and analyze arguments from more than one perspective in order to prepare for debates and discussions

e. recognize and form interpretations, generalizations, or causal explanations appropriate to the study of microbiology

3. Students will have knowledge of human culture

a. identify, describe and use the salient methods, skills or ways of knowing in the fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and natural sciences

i. Specifically microbiology principles and applications

e. use available technologies to gather and process microbiology information effectively

4. Students will be aware of their responsibilities to themselves, to humanity, to their planet and to their creator

a. examine personal lifestyle, ethics, integrity, values and priorities

b. respect individuals with beliefs, backgrounds or abilities different from their own

c. contribute to the welfare of their community and ecosystem

V. Attendance: You will be expected to attend every lecture. Exam questions are taken primarily from the material covered in lecture. In addition you will be expected to be prepared for and participate in discussions. Attendance and participation will be the determining factors for assigning the final grade to a student whose total points fall near a borderline. All students are required to participate in the laboratory portion of the course. You are expected to attend on time, be prepared for and participate in the entire lab. Three unexcused absences in the lab will result in a failing grade for the entire course. Excused absences will require either prior approval or written verification. Three absences for ANY reason will result in an incomplete for the course.

Make-up lecture exams are given at the discretion of the professor (normally only for excused absences) and may include a penalty (of up to 10% per day). In case of illness, emergency or other excusable absence contact the professor as soon as possible. Please email me or leave a message on my answering machine. Written verification may be required to take the make-up exam. If you know you will miss the exam beforehand please contact the professor, as make-up exams can be more difficult (essay exams) than the regular exam and this may help you avoid losing points (as above).

The student is responsible for all assignments, late assignments will be docked a minimum of 10% per day late. The student must complete all assignments. If an assignment is not turned in by the final day of class the professor can dock the student’s overall grade one full grade for each missed assignment or exam. This is on top of the zero points received for that assignment.

VI. Academic Honesty: Cheating will not be tolerated! The minimum penalty for cheating will be a zero (0) for that assignment, exam or quiz. Other penalties can include but are not limited to failing the course, academic probation and/or suspension from the University. Plagiarism is also a form of cheating and will be dealt with accordingly. Verbatim use of words from sources without proper notation will result in a minimum of a single grade deduction and/or see above. Furthermore, when working in groups each person must complete and hand in their own work in their own words. Finally, assignments completed for this class must not be used in another class without the consent of both professors.

VII. Evaluation: Assignments, Exams, Labs and Quizzes.

a. Lecture:

i. Assignments: There may be assignments associated with some of the chapters (10-50 points each). Any written assignment must be typed, double-spaced and are to be turned in immediately following the class period on the date they are due. Late assignments will be penalized 10% per class day they are late. Any assignment turned in more than two weeks late will receive a zero (0).

ii. Quizzes: A quiz will be given at the start of nearly every new chapter (~ 10 points). This will require the student to have, at the minimum, read the chapter before coming to class. Unscheduled quizzes (10 points maximum) may be given randomly throughout the semester due to lack of preparedness or participation by the students.

iii. Extra credit: Will not be given unless it is announced in class and everyone has an opportunity to receive it.

iv. World wide web-based discussion boards: Students may be expected to participate in a web-based discussion on topics from biology including but not limited to microbiology, genetics and ethics. This will be part of your participation grade and could be worth up to one exam grade (100 pts.).

v. Lecture exams: There will be four exams given on the days indicated. They will be composed of mostly short and long answer essay questions. However, multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching and label the figure questions could also make an appearance. The majority of the exam will come from lecture, some questions based on lab material will also make up a portion of the exam (~10-20%). Exams will be 100 points except for the final, which will be worth 100-200 points. The final will be mostly from the last unit with a few cumulative questions (approximately 75%/25%).

b. Lab:

i. Lab Notebook: Ten Points per lab will be awarded for keeping a laboratory notebook in a clean and concise manner with adequate descriptions of materials used, what was done, observations made, results and a discussion of those results. Exams will also test knowledge gained in lab (approximately 10-20%).

ii. Unknowns Lab: This lab will be worth 50 points: 20 points will be awarded for identifying the correct organism from your unknown, 20 points for thoroughness of testing and 10 points for culturing and identifying an unknown from swabbing around campus.

iii. Quizzes: Unscheduled quizzes (approximately 10 points) may be given randomly throughout the semester in lab due to lack of preparedness or participation by students.

iv. Lab Points: 50 points (approximately one-half of an exam grade) is available to students based on their attendance, participation and preparedness for lab. All students will start with zero points and will be awarded points based on performance in the lab setting.

v. Presentations: Presentations of your work in lab may be required. These presentations will be graded on your ability to discuss your subject, materials, methods, results and conclusion (10-50 points per presentation).

vi. Biohazard: Two discussions will be held on the book Biohazard following exams. The student will be expected to discuss the book and have done a little research on the organisms discussed in anticipation of their paper. Points will be awarded on preparedness (~10+).

vii. Organism Paper and Presentation (100 points total): In association with the book Biohazard, students will write and present a paper on one of the organisms discussed in the book. In the very least the body of the paper will be 5 pages long and include background on the organism, pathogenicity of the organism and research into treatment and/or defense for this organism. An emphasis will be placed on new information.

VIII. ADA Statement: If any member of the class has a documented disability and needs special accommodations, the instructor will work with the student and the office of Student Support Services or the Jones Learning Center to provide reasonable accommodation to ensure the student a fair opportunity to perform in this class. Please advise the instructor of the disability and the desired accommodations within the first week of class

IX. This Syllabus is Subject to Change at the Discretion of the Professor.

X. Most Importantly Ask Questions: If you have any questions about this syllabus, the material, exams or assignments ask the professor.

XI. Lecture and Laboratory Schedule:

Day	Lab:	Lecture Topic:
Aug. 20 T Aug. 22 Th	Chemistry Quiz & Microscopy	Introduction Chemistry Quiz & Microscopy
Aug. 27 T Aug. 29 Th	Prep Simple Staining	Cell Structure (Quiz)
Sept. 3 T Sept. 5 Th	Prep Gram Staining	Cell Structure
Sept. 10 T Sept. 12 Th	Prep Acid-Fast and Endospore staining	Microbial Metabolism (Quiz)
Sept. 17 T Sept. 19 Th	Biohazard Discussion	Microbial Growth Exam I
Sept. 24 T Sept. 26 Th	Aseptic Transfer Techniques	Microbial Growth Control (Quiz)
Oct. 1 T Oct. 3 Th	Growth and Hand Washing	Microbial Genetics (Quiz)
Oct. 8 T Oct. 10 Th	Prep Oxygen, Temperature and pH	Microbial Genetics
Oct. 15 T Oct. 17 Th	Biohazard Discussion	Exam II/ Midterm Biotechnology
Oct. 22 T Oct. 24 Th	Prep No Class	Classification and Prokaryotes (10&11) (Quiz)
Oct. 29 T Oct. 31 Th	Prep Disinfectants and Antibiotics	Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae & Protozoa (Quiz)
Nov. 5 T Nov. 7 Th	Prep Papers and Presentations	Viruses, Viroids and Prions (Quiz)
Nov. 12 T Nov. 14 Th	Prep Enzymes, Ferm. and Diff. Media	Exam III/ Epidemiology and Pathogenicity
Nov. 19 T Nov. 21 Th	Unknowns	Nonspecific Host Defense (Quiz)
Nov. 26 T Nov. 28 Th	No Class	Immunity (Quiz) (Unknowns?)
Dec. 3 T Dec. 5 Th	Unknowns	Lecture and Unknowns
Dec. 10 T 8:00-10:30 AM	Final Exam