Course Number: SC180

Course Title: Microbiology

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES


General 

1. To develop basic understanding of Microbiology through exposures to selected learning experiences in classroom.
2. To acquire skills of identifying and classifying microorganisms through laboratory observations.
3. To assist in the control of microorganisms by practicing the good health procedures.

Specific 

Students should be able to:

 1. Define and describe practical application of microbiology.
 2. Identify and classify the microorganisms.
 3. Compare the morphological characteristics of three major groups of bacteria.
 4. Describe the reproductive process in bacteria.
 5. Compare the metabolic processes between the photosynthetic bacteria and chemosynthetic bacteria.
 6. Identify the different organelles of the unicellular organisms.
 7. Explain the phases of growth in bacteria.
 8. Calculate the increase in bacterial growth at a given amount of time.
 9. Prepare bacterial culture and make reliable bacterial count.
10. Manipulate compound microscopes and make accurate observation of the characteristics of different microorganisms.
11. Prepare specimen for observation under compound microscope.
12. Describe methods of purifying water, food, milk, etc.
13. Describe the physical and chemical methods of sterilization.
14. Describe the host resistance to certain diseases.'
15. Explain and practice surgical and medical asepsis.
16. Identify normal flora of various body system.
17. Explain the spread of infectious diseases and transmission of communicable diseases.
18. Identify different kinds of infectious diseases.
19. Use Koch's Postulate in determining the specific disease organism.
20. Explain how pathogens enter and leave the body.
21. Determine the factors that contribute to the pathogen city of organisms.
22. Describe the host resistance and antibody-antigen reactions.
23. Describe the harmful effects of pathogens.
24. Explain the importance of antibiotics
25. Identify the organs of the body which harbor different pathogens.
26. Identify different classes of microorganisms.