Unit name | Introduction to Microbiology |
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Unit code | PANM12041 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Stuart Siddell |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The unit provides students a thorough grounding in microbiology, covering the basic biology of viruses, fungi, protists and bacteria, and focussing on cell structure, metabolism, genetics, identification & classification and impact on society of microbes.
Unit aims:
To provide students with information about:
To teach students specific, microbiology-related practical skills, and to help them develop their essay writing, data interpretation and oral presentation skills.
At the end of the unit a successful student will be able to:
Lectures
Tutorials
Practicals
e-learning to support laboratory practicals via eBiolabs
1500 word essay (3%)
Oral presentation (2%)
eBiolabs pre-lab quizzes and post-lab assignments (2%)
Practical write-up (3%);
1-hour mid-unit assessment including multiple choice questions (15%)
2-hour written exam (January) including multiple choice questions and two essays (75%)
The exams will cover learning outcomes 1-5, 7-8.
The assessment via eBiolabs and the practical write-up will assess learning outcomes 6-8.
The essay and oral presentation will cover learning outcome 8 and any from 1-5.
Formative assessment:
For formative purposes students will receive feedback as follows:
Microbiology: a clinical approach. Strelkauskas A., Strelkauskas J. and Moszyk-Strelkauskas M. 2010. 1st Edition. Garland Science. ISBN-13: 978-0815365143. The necessary background to the course can be found in this book. There is also an extensive array of student resources to be found at the publisher’s website (http://www.garlandscience.com/micro).
Viruses: biology, application and control. Harper D. 2011. 1st Edition. Garland Science. ISBN-13: 978-0815341505. This textbook is recommended as additional reading for those particularly interested in viruses.
BIOS Instant Notes: Microbiology. Baker S., Griffiths C. and Nicklin J. 2011. 4th Edition. Garland Science. ISBN-13: 978-0415607704. Recommended for revision.
All textbooks are available in the Medical Sciences libraries.