BIO306 General Microbiology
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Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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BIO306 | General Microbiology | 3 | 2 | 6 | Class: Wednesday 9:00-12:50. Tutorial: Wednesday 13:00-14:50 | |||||
Prerequisite | None | It is a prerequisite to | None |
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Lecturer | Betul Akcesme | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Tuesday: 12:00-13:00 confirm before coming Wednesday: 12:00-13:00 confirm before coming |
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bakcesme@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
Assistant | Abas Sezer | Assistant E-mail | asezer@ius.edu.ba | |||||||
Course Objectives | This course aims to develop students’ problem solving skills related to microbiology and to guide them to think analytically and to apply and extend their knowledge of various microbiology topics. | |||||||||
Textbook | Biology of Microorganisms, 13e, Brock, Pearson; Foundations in Microbiology, Talaro and Chess 9th edition, | |||||||||
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Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
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Teaching Methods | Lecturing by using PPT presentations. Lecturing supported by video materials and pictures. Class discussions with examples. Labarotary excerices are conducted to the related topics covered in the lecture. | |||||||||
Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
Week 1 | Introduction to microbiology | Chapter 1 (Brock Book) | ||||||||
Week 2 | Microbial Diversity | Chapter 2.5-2.12 | ||||||||
Week 3 | Microscopy / Cell structure and Function in Bacteria LAB1: Sterilization | Chapter 2.1-2.4 / Chapter 3 | ||||||||
Week 4 | Cell structure and Function in Archaea. LAB2: Microscopy | Chapter 3 | ||||||||
Week 5 | Nutrition, Culture / Microbial Growth I (QUİZ I) | Chapter 4.1-4.3 / Chapter 5 | ||||||||
Week 6 | Microbial Growth II LAB3: Growth medium | Chapter 5 | ||||||||
Week 7 | Microbial Growth Control LAB4: Growing Cell Culture and Cultivation of Bacteria | Chapter 26 | ||||||||
Week 8 | Eid al-Fitr (NON-WORKING DAY) | |||||||||
Week 9 | MIDTERM | |||||||||
Week 10 | Molecular Biology of Bacteria and Archaeal &Eukaryotic organisms LAB5:Counting bakteria | Chapter 6 - 7 | ||||||||
Week 11 | Workers' Day (NON-WORKING DAY) | |||||||||
Week 12 | Viruses LAB6:Satining | Chapter 9 | ||||||||
Week 13 | Microbial Interactions with Humans (QUIZ II) | Chapter 27 | ||||||||
Week 14 | Commercial Products and Biotechnology LAB7: Examination of surrounding areas | Chapter 15 | ||||||||
Week 15 | Final review |
Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 | 1,2,3,4 | |
Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
Lab Tutorials | 6 | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | |
In-term Examination | 1 | 25 | 1,2,3,4,5 | |
Quizes | 2 | 15 | 1,2,3,4,5 | |
Term Project and presentation | 2 | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | |
*** ECTS Credit Calculation *** |
Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
Lecture | 3 | 15 | 45 | Laboratory | 3 | 6 | 18 | |||
Home Study | 2 | 14 | 28 | Quizzes | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
In-term Exam Study | 12 | 1 | 12 | Final Exam Study | 21 | 1 | 21 | |||
Term project | 6 | 3 | 18 | |||||||
Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
*T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 08/04/2024 |