Welcome to my Microbiology page.

Microbiology is offered face-to-face, as a hybrid class and online. At the beginning of each semester/session, I post (in WebCt online classes) available lab days and times for students to perform lab activities.

ONLINE:

A. Chapter tests will be taken online. These will be accesses through WebCt. Look for these as they are posted. You should also use the Course Calendar and WebCt Calendar as a guide. There should be links to the tests and quizzes from the Weeks area. The Weeks can be accessed from the Course Menu in WebCt.

B. There will be 9 lab quizzes worth varying points. Material covered in lab manual will prepare you for these. Look in your lab manual for the titles that match the quiz titles.

 C. There will be a lab practical near the end of the semester that includes fungi, protozoa, and            parasitic worms. This lab practical will be approximately 40 points.

 D. The instructor will meet 2-4 times with each student during the semester to complete the lab portion of the class. This work will be worth 200 points.

The online Microbiology class does include a lab component. The student may meet with me to perform lab activities or may opt to work in a pathology lab. If choosing to work in the pathology lab, the student will want to contact the instructor to determine the activities.

  Face-to Face:

Grades will be based on the following:

                A. If a student misses a test or quiz, the nature of the make-up quiz or test may change. Be ready for  essay! The student should make arrangements to make up the test within two classes of the                            returning date.

                B. Points will be given for lab work. I give five (5) points for each lab check-off. The check-offs are approximately 75 points. The check-offs are given when a student demonstrates proficiency  in a lab task: use of microscope, identifying microbes, understanding their characteristics, etc.

                C. There will be two or three lab quizzes worth twenty (20) points each. Material covered in lab       will prepare you for these.

                D. There will be a lab practical near the end of the semester that includes fungi, protozoa, and        parasitic worms. This lab practical will be approximately 40 - 45 points.

                E. A bacterial unknown will be given to each student. Procedures learned in lab will be used to         identify its characteristics. You are not required to name the bacterium. This project will be 100              points.

                F. Three unit tests will be given during the semester.

G. A final exam will be given during finals week. Most of the information to be tested will be over the last month of the semester. This will be worth between 125 and 150 points.

.

Absence and Unit 1a Test

Microbiology Labs

Notes