COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 2014 MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To learn microbiology laboratory instruments, biosafety, techniques, media, microorganism isolation and identification (gram staining); pure culture, bacteria and fungi; antibiotics, viable microorganism count; to learn the methods of sports painting in bacteria.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn microbiology laboratory tools, biosafety, techniques, media.
2   To be able to understand microorganism isolation and identification.
3   To be able to examination bacteria and fungus, live microorganism counts.
4   To be able to learn sports painting methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Microbiology laboratory-specific instruments
2 Laboratory layout and biosecurity
3 Sterilization, disinfection
4 Pasteurization
5 Aseptic techniques
6 Microbiology planting techniques
7 Microbiology planting techniques
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Selective and distinctive media
10 Isolation and identification of microorganisms (gram staining)
11 Pure culture techniques
12 Bacteria and fungus examination
13 Antibiotics, live microorganism count
14 Sports painting in bacteria
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Güven ve Zorba, Genel Mikrobiyoloji ve Laboratuvar Kılavuzu, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2018.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, experiment, observation techniques .

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course topics according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm, homeworks, and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendence rule is 70% for the lectures and 80% for the laboratory section.
Attemps to cheat may result in disciplinary actions.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes may be added to midterm and final grades. Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ridvan.kete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14432125333
LO.24321224221
LO.33422115313
LO.44431213311

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