BIOL313-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010

Advanced Microbiology

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 12 July 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 25 July 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 October 2010

Description

Applied and environmental microbiology.

This course is designed to further the knowledge base of advancing microbiology students by covering material presented in Microbiology 1 in greater depth. The course focuses on applied and environmental microbiology. Students are expected to complete an original research project as part of the course requirement.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the strategies different microorganisms use to cause disease in animals and plants
      and techniques scientists use to study these processes
  • Be able to explain how microbial genomes change and how this challenges efforts to control and
      manipulate microorganisms
  • Be able to explain the role of different microbes in different ecological habitats
  • Demonstrate an understanding of hypothetico-deductive reasoning and its application within the
      laboratory
  • Be able to communicate scientific ideas in written form.

Prerequisites

BIOL213 and BIOL231 or BCHM202. For students enrolled before 2010, BIOL213

Timetable Note

LABS: Due to the nature of the projects the lab is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 2-5 pm and Wednesday and Friday from 10-12 noon. Work can be conducted on any of these days at your convenience in term 4.

Course Administrator

Laurence Greenfield

Lecturers

Laurence Greenfield , Tony Cole and Arvind Varsani

Lab Coordinator

Craig Galilee

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 60%
Research Report 40%

Textbooks / Resources

No set textbook, but those from Biol 213 can be used and many microbiology books are on reserve in the Central Library.

Notes

Individual lecturers may choose to supplement their lectures by suggesting selected reading.  Copies if this reading will either be distributed to the class, made available in the research lab or on  reserve in the library.

It is compulsory to wear a lab coat in the laboratory.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,299.00

International fee $6,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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