COURSE SYLLABUS

GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

1	Course Title:	GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	GESZ103
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ASUMAN KARAKAŞ ŞEN
16	Course Lecturers:	Yard.Doç.Dr. Asuman KARAKAŞ ŞEN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yard.Doç.Dr. Asuman KARAKAŞ ŞEN U.Ü. Yenişehir İ.O.M.Y.O. akarakas@uludag.edu.tr 773 60 42
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach a brief History of Microbiology, Classification of Microorganisms, General Features of Bacteria, Molds, Yeasts and Viruses, Effects of Enviromental Factors on Growth of Bacteria, The Equipments and Items used in the Microbiological Laboratory, Preparation of Culture Media, Microscopic Examination of Microorganisms.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student learns the History of Microbiology. ;
2	The student learns Classification of Microorganisms.;
3	The student learns General Features of Bacteria, Molds, Yeasts and Viruses.;
4	The student learns Effects of Enviromental Factors on Growth of Bacteria;
5	The student learns the Equipments and Items used in the Microbiological Laboratory. ;
6	The student learns preparation of Culture Media. ;
7	The student learns the Method of Gram staining. ;
8	The student learns Microscopic Examination of Microorganisms.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	A brief History of Microbiology	Text Books
2	Classification of Microorganisms	Text Books
3	Morphology of Bacteria	Text Books
4	Morphology of the Colonies	Text Books
5	Bacterial Cell Structure	Text Books
6	Bacterial Cell Structure	Text Books
7	Repeating courses and midterm exam	Text Books
8	Chemical composition of Bacteria	Text Books
9	Microbial Nutrition	Text Books
10	The Growth of Bacteria in Broth and on Agar Medium, Measurement of Growth.	Text Books
11	Effects of Enviromental Factors on Growth of Bacteria	Text Books
12	General Features of Molds	Text Books
13	General Features of Yeasts	Text Books
14	General Features of Viruses

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- Temel Mikrobiyoloji, 2. Baskı Prof. Dr. Mustafa Arda. Medisan Yayın Serisi no 46. (2000). Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara 2- Genel Mikrobiyoloji, 4. Baskı. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Öner. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova İzmir (2001). 3- Genel Mikrobiyoloji Uygulama Teknikleri. Prof. A. Temiz. (2008) Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara. 4- Biology of Microorganisms (7th Edition), Brock,Thomas D.; Michael T. Madigan; John M. Martinko; and Jack Parker (1994) Prentice Hall. 5- Fundamentals of Microbiology. 4th Edition. I. Edward Alcamo. Benjamin Cummings (1994) 6- Biology of the Prokaryotes. J. Lengeler, G. Drews, H. Schlegel (1999) Blackwell Science. 7- Bacillus subtilis and Its Closest Relatives: from Genes to Cells Abraham L. Sonenshein, James A. Hoch, and Richard M. Losick (1999) ASM Press.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High