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A detailed overview of the course, including its description, schedule, objectives, outline, calendar, textbook, grading scheme, and essential house rules, is provided to help students succeed in Microbiology and Parasitology.
The lecture portion covers the study of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths, focusing on their characteristics, pathogenicity, transmission, infection control, human immunity, and environmental/industrial applications. The laboratory emphasizes skills in microscopy, aseptic techniques, staining, culture methods, and organism identification.
The class schedule is Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30 for lectures. The laboratory, normally Tuesdays from 7:30 to 10:30, will be asynchronous due to the pandemic. Students will receive modules via email, Facebook Messenger, and Google Classroom, with occasional synchronous meetings for discussions and consultations.
The semester is divided into four modules, each lasting four weeks. Module 1: General Concepts in Microbiology. Module 2: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes of Microbiology. Module 3: Viruses and Biology of Microbes. Module 4: Microbes and Humans.
The course runs for 18 weeks. A midterm examination is scheduled for the ninth week, while the final examination, along with the submission of a research video and paper, will take place in the eighteenth week.
The required textbooks are 'Microbiology for Allied Students' and 'Microbiology by Open Stax'. Both are open educational resources available for download online.
The grading scheme is as follows: course discussions and quizzes (20%), class activities (40%), and midterm and final examinations (40% total, 20% each). Class activities include projects, research papers/videos, laboratory exercises, and other assignments.
Students are expected to actively participate in discussions, follow the syllabus, and submit activity sheets by their due dates. Deadlines are flexible, allowing extended submission until before midterm and final examinations. Submissions must be in English or Filipino, clear, coherent, organized, and concise. Students must also adhere to the ethics of scholarship by citing all ideas from other sources to avoid plagiarism, using APA style for bibliographies. Duplicates of all activity sheets should be kept. Communication (text messages and calls) is restricted to 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday to Saturday.