CLIENTELE: This course is listed under General Education Requirements Category D. It is intended for scientifically and/or technologically oriented students not majoring in biology and should be taken concurrently with Biology 207. PREREQUISITES: No prerequisites are required for this course but introductory knowledge of biology and chemistry would be beneficial. OBJECTIVES: To introduce and provide experience with some fundamental laboratory techniques necessary for the study of microbes. LAB MANUAL: Wilson, Marion E., Helen Eckel Mizer, and Josephine A.Morello, 1994, Laboratory Manual and Workbook in Microbiology (Applications to Patient Care.) Fifth Edition, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, IA. All students are required to purchase a new laboratory manual. Use of previously used lab manuals is not permitted. ATTENDANCE: Every laboratory period must be attended punctually and entirely (See section on GRADING). EXAMS: Three exams will be given. Exam I (50 points)will be given during the first hour of period 5 and will cover material from labs 1-4. Exam II (50 points) will be given the first hour of or prior to period 9 and will cover material from labs 5-7. Exam III (100 points) will be given during Period 13 and cover material from labs 8-12. Exams II and III Review. http://bioweb.wku.edu/faculty/Clauson GRADING: Each student's Term Letter Grade (TLG) will be determined by the scores earned on the three exams (200 total points) plus credit for each of 12 laboratory periods in which each student is required to complete and record exercise data. The instructor reserves the right to randomly request your laboratory data pages to assure their completion and evaluate performance. Five (5) points will be earned after completing each laboratory period and recording the data from that period in your laboratory manual. These points will be summed to obtain a Cumulative Score. The maximum number of points awarded will be 200 (test scores) + 60 (12 completed laboratories) = 260
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