1/15/2025 12:43:06 AM	MICRO 5 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  MICRO 5	Title:  GENERAL MICROBIO
Full Title:  General Microbiology
Last Reviewed:8/14/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	5.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	5.00	Lab Scheduled	6.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	105.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	9.00			Contact Total	157.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Physiology and genetics of micro-organisms with emphasis on the bacteria. Principles of host-parasite interaction. Usually offered fall and summer.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
High school chemistry with grade of "B" or better or college chemistry with grade of "C" or better.

Recommended Preparation:
English 1A completed or in progress; Math 155 or 156 or equivalent; Biology 10 or equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Physiology & genetics of micro-organisms with emphasis on the bacteria. Principles of host-parasite interaction.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:High school chemistry with grade of "B" or better or college chemistry with grade of "C" or better.
Recommended:English 1A completed or in progress; Math 155 or 156 or equivalent; Biology 10 or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	C	Natural Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B2	Life Science		Fall 1981
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5B	Biological Sciences		Fall 1981
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students completing Microbiology 5 will have demonstrated by written

examination that thet have a basic understanding of the following areas:

1.  Historical development of microbiology - microorganisms in the

   transformation of organic matter, germ theory, the development of

   molecular biology.

2.  Cell biology - cell organization and basic chemistry, general

   principles of molecular genetics and cell metabolism, procaryotic

   and eucaryotic cells.

3.  Methodology - pure culture, sterilyzation, cultivation, microscopy,

   protein separation and characterization.

5.  Virus - definition, cell interaction, replication, assay, isolation,

   and characterization.

6.  Microbial genetics - the genome, mutation, selection/adaptation,

   exchange and recombination regulation.

7.  Taxonomy - problems in bacteria, traditional and modern approaches,

   comparative taxonomy of selected groups.

8.  Symbiosis - types, functions, evolution and establishment.

9.  Disease - normal flora, human pathogens, mechanisms of pathogenicity,

   epidemiology, non-specific host defenses, the immune system,

   factors influencing resistance to infections disease, the historical

   perspective on infections disease, special problems of virus

   infections, chemo-therapy.

10. Applied microbiology - fermentation, genetic engineering, developments

   in wine and/or cheese making.

Topics and Scope

1.  Historical development.

2.  Cell biology.

3.  Methodology.

4.  Virus.

5.  Microbial genetics.

6.  Taxonomy.

7.  Symbiosis.

8.  Disease.

9.  Applied microbiology.

Assignments:

1.  Read textbook and additional readings.

2.  Lab reports.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 50%
Written homework, Essay exams
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
Lab reports, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 50%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

THE MICROBIAL WORLD, 5th ed. by Roger Y. Stanier, Prentice-Hall, 1986.

MICROBIAL BIOLOGY by Eugene Rosenberg and Irun Cohen, Saunders College,

1983.

These are the two most recently used texts. They both meet the needs of

this course quite well.

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