INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
MIC2MI
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
MIC2MI is a basic introductory subject, a discipline not taught in first year. Four major areas are covered in four blocks of lectures, with three face to face lectures weekly throughout the semester. The four major areas include: Introductory Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Genetics and Microbial Cell Biology. Apart from providing the relevant information essential for emerging microbiologists, important key concepts are taught through the use of animation and videos, while other concepts are modelled in class. Laboratory classes (2 hours per week) with experiments directly relating to the lecture content are run in parallel to the lectures. Students are under constant supervision and guided by demonstrators (one demonstrator per group of 12 to 18 students), where they learn the handling, manipulation and identification of a variety of important microorganisms.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator:
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: BIO1MGC OR HBS1HBA OR BIO1APM
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: AGR3ANI
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: Enrolment accepted until quota reached
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: Students are required to wear laboratory coats and shoes in teaching laboratories.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Prescott's Microbiology
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Willey, J.M., Sherwood, L.M., and Woolverton, C.J.
Year: 2016
Edition/Volume: 10TH ED
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL
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Brock: Biology of Micro organisms
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, D.H., Buckley, W., Sattley, M.m Stahl, D.A.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 15th Ed
Publisher: PEARSON
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 300
Subject Instance Co-ordinator:
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Three 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1-hour mcq practical theory examination(including skills assessment) (250 -words equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
One 3-hour written examination (3,000-words equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 60 | SILO1 |
One individual lab report (1,000 word -equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
E-portfolio (group research topic, 250 word equivalent per student) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO5 |