Course Code:
MCB2010

Credit Hours:
3

Effective beginning:
2023-24

Sections:
001

Course Description:
This course includes the fundamentals of microbiology which include: structure, nutrition, growth, genetics, control mechanisms; and an introduction to immunology, virology, and bacterial pathogens.

Instructors:

Heriberto DeLeon
deleonh@chipola.edu

Assignment/course outline:

See first-day handout.

Discipline-level learning outcomes:

Area 2 - Natural Science: Explore the Nature of Science

The purpose of the study of the natural sciences component in the core curriculum is to enable the student to understand, construct, and evaluate relationships in the natural sciences, and to understand the bases for building and testing scientific theories.

NS-1 Recognize appropriate scientific terminology.

NS-2 Apply scientific principles or concepts. 

NS-3 Solve real-world problems using scientific knowledge.

Course-level learning outcomes:

Means of accomplishing learning outcomes:

Lecture and practical application of skills are the primary methods of instruction. Students are expected to be attentive and are encouraged to ask questions. Lectures may be primarily from the textbook, and may be enhanced by the board illustrations, concept maps, power point presentations and overhead transparencies. Other teaching strategies may include: use of inquiry, science activities, demonstrations, problem solving, critical thinking, cooperative groups, process skills (describing relationships between variables, acquiring and processing your own data, analyzing investigations, constructing hypotheses, defining variables operationally, designing investigations, experimenting), class discussions, large and/or small group projects, service projects, oral presentations, read and report on subject matter articles from referred journals, reflective papers.