Description

BIOS 242 Week 1

• Introductory Discussion
• Assignment: Concepts: The Cell
• Assignment: Golden Age and Macromolecules
• Lab 1 of 14 Onsite – Culture Transfer Techniques
• Lab 2 of 14 Onsite – Isolation of Pure Cultures
• Discussion: Microscopy

BIOS 242 Week 2

• Assignment: Cells
• Assignment: Concepts: Classification and Nutrition
• Lab 3 of 14 Onsite: Microscopy Observation of Cells
• Lab 4 of 14 Onsite: Simple Staining
• Discussion: Characteristics of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Cells

BIOS 242 Week 3

• Assignment: Concepts: Metabolism
• Lab 5 of 14 Onsite: Differential Staining
• Lab 6 of 14 Onsite: Carbohydrate Fermentation
• Assignment: Microbial Nutrition
• Discussion: Culturing Microorganisms – Amoeba
• Discussion: Culturing Microorganisms – Halobacterium noricense
• EXAM 1

BIOS 242 Week 4

• Assignment: Concepts: Controlling Microbial Growth
• Lab 7 of 14 Onsite: Disinfectants and Antibiotics
• Lab 8 of 14 Onsite: Fomite Transmission
• Discussion: Controlling Microbial Growth

BIOS 242 Week 5

• Assignment: Concepts: The Immune System
• Lab 9 of 14 Onsite: Food Safety
• Lab 10 of 14 Onsite: How Germs Spread
• Discussion: Adaptive Immunity
• EXAM 2

BIOS 242 Week 6

• Assignment: Concepts: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
• Lab 11 0f 14 Onsite: Bacteria of the skin
• Lab 12 0f 14 Onsite: Bacteria of Respiratory System
• Assignment: Pathogens
• Assignment: Pick Your Pathogen – Clostridium Perfringens
• Assignment: Pick Your Pathogen – Rubella Virus
• Assignment: Pick Your Pathogen – Zika Virus
• Discussion: Epidemiology

BIOS 242 Week 7

• Lab 13 of 14 Onsite: Bacteria of Digestive System
• Lab 14 of 14 Onsite: Unknown Bacteria
• Assignment: Pathogens Summary Part 2
• Concepts: Epidemiology of Infectious
• Discussion: Pathogens

BIOS 242 Week 8

• Discussion: Looking Ahead
• EXAM 3
• Lab Practicum
• Onsite Lab Practicum Review