PORTER HIGH SCHOOL
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY SYLLABUS
Dr. John M. Bartlett, D.C.
Conference Period: A day: B Day P 8 10:30 = 11:50
Phone 281-577- 5900 ext. 5762
e-mail: (school)
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Medical Microbiology. Students in Medical Microbiology explore the microbial world, studying topics such as pathogenic and non-pathogenic
microorganisms, laboratory procedures, identifying microorganisms, drug resistant organisms, and emerging diseases.
This course is recommended for students in Grades 10-12. Recommended prerequisites: three credits of science. To receive credit in science, students
must meet the 40% laboratory and fieldwork requirement identified in §74.3(b)(2)(C) of this title (relating to Description of a Required Secondary
Curriculum.
Units of Study
Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You
o Naming and classifying microorganisms
o History of microbiology
o Microbes and human welfare
o Microbes and human disease
Chapter 3 Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope
o Units of measurement
o The microscope
o Staining specimens
Chapter 4 Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic Cells
o The Prokaryotic Cell
o Size, shape, and arrangement of Bacterial cells
o Structures External to the Cell Wall
o The Cell Wall
o Structures Internal to the Cell Wall
Chapter 6 Microbial Growth
o Requirements for Growth
o Culture Media
o “Pure” cultures
o Growth of Bacteria
Chapter 7 The Control of Microbial Growth
o Terminology
o Death Rate
o Action of Control Agents
o Physical Methods
o Chemical Methods
o Microbial Characteristics and Microbial Control
Chapter 9 Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA
o Introduction
o Tools of Biotechnology
o Techniques of Genetic Modification
o Application of ribosomal DNA (rDNA)
o Safety Issues and the Ethics of Using rDNA
Chapter 13 Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
o General Characteristics of Viruses
o Viral Structure
o Taxonomy of Viruses
o Isolation, Cultivation, and Identification of Viruses
o Viral Multiplication
o Viruses and Cancer
o Latent Viral Infections
o Persistent Viral Infections
o Prions
o Plant Viruses and Viroids
Chapter 15 Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenecity
o How Microorganisms Enter a Host
o How Bacterial Pathogens Penetrate Host Defenses
o How Bacterial Pathogens Damage Host Cells
o Pathogenic properties of Viruses
o Pathogenic Properties of Fungi, Protozoa, Helminths, and Algae
Chapter 20 Antimicrobial Drugs
o History of Chemotherapy
o Spectrum of Antimicrobial Activity
o Action of Antimicrobial Drugs
o Survey of Commonly Used Antimicrobial Drugs
o Tests to Guide Chemotherapy
o Drug Resistance
o Safety
o Effects of Drug Combinations
o Future of Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 27 Environmental Microbiology
o Microbial Diversity and Habitats
o Soil Microbiology and Sewage Treatment
Chapter 28 Applied and Industrial Microbiology
o Food Microbiology
o Industrial Microbiology
Chapters 21-26 Microbial Diseases
· Select sections
Resources: Books
Microbiology for Health Careers. 5th ed. Delmar
Medical Microbiology, Elsevier Health Sciences.
Diversified Health Occupations, 6E, 2004 Delmar Learning.
Microbiology An Introduction, Benjamin Cummings.
Case Studies for Understanding the Human Body, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Blueprints Medicine, Third edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
In a Page Medicine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Resources: Web Sites
Texas Health Science Curriculum Resources www.texashste.com
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report www.cdc.gov/mmwr
Microbiology Place www.microbiologyplace.com
University of South Carolina School of Medicine http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/book/welcome.html
Society for General Microbiology Online http://www.sgmjournals.org/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov
www.microbiologyplace.com This is the website for the book. Get on it and register. It will help prepare you for tests.
Required materials:
Pens
Pencils
Large spiral notebook for note taking
Artist’s spiral notebook (unruled) for sketching slides and lab work.
Long sleeve t-shirt or lab coat to protect clothes from stains and bacteria during labs.
Colored pencils for sketching microbial slides and other lab work.
1.5 to 2 inch 3 ring binder for handouts.
Grading policy: Refer to file named ‘Grading Policy’ for details.
No extra credit is offered in any classes. The time to come in for help is early in the grading period. Do not wait until the day of your final exam to ask me if there is anything ‘extra’ you can do. I have 4 to 6 classes to prepare for and do not have the luxury of time to assign and grade ‘extra’ projects for individuals. It is also unfair to those students who have worked hard and have come in early for help to pass while some other student can wait until the last minute to do one assignment and maybe pass the course because of that one assignment.
The HST program is also designed to familiarize a student with what is required to succeed in college and post-graduate work. There is no ‘extra credit’ in medical school, nursing school, etc. Due to my teaching schedule of dual credit courses, there are no tutorial hours available.
Labs: Lots of laboratory work.
My grading policy
1. Grades are Product Criteria. Graded products are those that can be evaluated and focus on what students know and are able to do at a particular place in time. Unit reviews and unit tests are the best way to provide this.
2. I do not count Process Criteria. Effort and work habits are too subjective to be graded effectively. This includes daily work, worksheets, quizzes, homework, etc.
3. Progress criteria is mainly effective in special education and personally paced instructional programs, which my classes are not.
Researchers recommend Product Criteria exclusively in determining student grades.
Other:
Labs of course are graded in that the questions asked at the end of the lab attempt to define what the student has learned from the performance of the lab. In certain classes, lab practicals may be used (microscope, dissection).
Including a pre-defined number of grades such as daily grades and homework, effectively diminishes what purpose grading serves. It also artificially inflates a student's grade.
If there is ever a case of something not being done (student has a bad day, absent, loses paper, etc.) every effort will be made to give the student an opportunity to make the work up. As an example, if a student is absent on a lab day, obviously, the lab cannot be made up. The student will be assigned a paper to write on the lab subject to turn in as a grade for the missed lab. I also will not give a grade of 0 for a missed assignment as I believe this artificially deflates a student's grade. A 40 will be used in these cases. However, the end of six weeks or semester grade will not be artificially inflated to a predetermined lowest grade to be given such as a 40.
Medical Microbiology will be graded 60% on exams and 40% on labs and practicals. Parents, understand that grades in this class will resemble college. There may not be a grade entered every week. Some sections may take over a week to cover before a test is given. Labs may take several class periods. So do not expect the grades entered for this class to be like an English or Math class with numerous daily grades.
Retests
Any student who makes below 70 on a major grade, may take a retest if the following requirements are met:
1. The student must attend 2 tutoring sessions. (Not applicable)
2. The retest must be taken at least 2 weeks from the date of the original test AND be completed before the end of the grading period.
The maximum grade that can be earned on a retest is 70.