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This document outlines a course syllabus for a General Microbiology course. It provides details on lecture and lab times, instructors, course objectives and learning outcomes, assessments, reading materials, and a tentative schedule. The course covers principles of microbiology, microbial diversity, growth, control methods, and genetics through lectures and lab sessions.

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Fosc 202 Course Outline

This document outlines a course syllabus for a General Microbiology course. It provides details on lecture and lab times, instructors, course objectives and learning outcomes, assessments, reading materials, and a tentative schedule. The course covers principles of microbiology, microbial diversity, growth, control methods, and genetics through lectures and lab sessions.

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UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

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DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE


SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2ND SEMESTER 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code and Title: FOSC 202, GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, Credits: 3

Lecture Periods: Mondays 7:30am to 9:25am


Venue: LOT Building, Lecture Rm 1 and online via MS Team

Laboratory sessions: Tuesdays 1:30pm to 4:25pm


Venue: To be announced

Course Instructor: Dr. Joycelyn K. Quansah


Office Location: Rm 17, Nutrition and Food Science Building
Office Hours: Mondays, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm or by prior appointment
Email: joyquansah@ug.edu.gh

Course Instructor: Dr. Roseline Esi Amoah


Office Location:
Office Hours:
Email: roseline.amoah@gsa.gov.gh

Introduction/Subject or Course Overview

This is an entry level course that covers principles of microbiology and their application. Through
lectures, laboratory sessions and case studies, students will explore the historical foundations of
microbiology, microbial diversity, basic morphology and physiology, factors affecting microbial
growth, media for culturing, differentiation, and selection of groups of microorganisms, control of
microorganisms, microbial metabolism and microbial genetics.

Course Objective:

To provide knowledge on the fundamentals of microbiology, microbial diversity and their


importance to the ecosystem, and practical skills and techniques required to study microorganisms
in the laboratory.

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Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, each student should be able to

 Explain the evolution, scope and relevance of microbiology.


 Outline on the major groups of microorganisms, their distribution in nature, and their
classifications.
 Describe some basic methods used to study microorganisms, including safe handling of
microorganisms, microscopy, staining, enumeration, isolation, characterization, and
identification techniques.
 Explain the general physiology and biochemistry of microorganisms, including microbial
metabolism, nutrition and growth.
 Describe the genetic makeup of single cells, genome replication and protein expression in
bacterial cells.
 List and explain some methods or agents used to control microorganisms.

Course Delivery: 12 Lectures (2 hours each) and 7 Laboratory sessions (3 hours each)

Plagiarism policy

Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and shall be treated as a serious offence. Appropriate
sanctions, as stipulated in the Plagiarism Policy, will be applied when students are found to have
violated the Plagiarism policy. The policy is available in the undergraduate student handbook.

Assessment and Grading

Assessments will be based on class attendance and participation, assignments, unannounced


quizzes, interim assessment and labs.

 Attendance, Assignment & Quizzes 10%


 Interim Assessment 15%
 Laboratory reports 25%
 Final exam 50%
 Total 100%

Grading Scale: Refer to the undergraduate handbook for the grading scale.

Reading List /Required:

 Anderson, D., Salm, S., and Allen, D. (2015). Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective,
8th Ed. McGraw Hill

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 Stuart Hogg, 2005. Essential Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern
Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England
 Totora, Funke and Case, 2010. Microbiology: An Introduction. 10th Edition. Pearson Education,
Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 1301 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA 94111.
 Willey, J., Sandman, K. and Wood, D. (2019). Prescott's Microbiology 11th Ed. The McGraw
Hill Companies.

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Course Schedule (General Microbiology) (subject to modification)

WEEK TOPIC COMMENTS


1 Introduction to Microbiology JKQ

History and Scope of Microbiology


2 Taxonomy JKQ

Microscopy
3 Major group of microorganisms: Prokaryotes JKQ
 Morphology, structure and function, reproduction (Quiz 1)
4 Major group of microorganisms: Eukaryotes, Viruses, algae,
protozoa JKQ
 Morphology, structure and function, reproduction
5 Microbial growth kinetics
 Cell and population growth JKQ
Factors influencing microbial growth
 pH, temperature, water activity, oxygen concentration
6 Culturing of microorganisms JKQ
 Enumeration, Screening, isolation, characterization and (Quiz 2)
identification
Microbial growth and its control
 Physical and chemical methods
7 Importance of microorganisms JKQ
 Pathogenic, industrial and spoilage microorganisms
8 Microbial nutrition and metabolism RA

9 Microbial metabolism RA
 Substrate level phosphorylation Interim
 Oxidative Phosphorylation Assessment
10 Photosynthesis RA
 Cyclic photophosphorylation
 Non-cyclic photophosphorylation
11 Microbial genetics RA
 Structure and function of DNA/RNA (Quiz 3)
 DNA replication
12 Microbial genetics RA
 Transcription and translation

13 Revision week JKQ & RA

Laboratory schedule (subject to modification)


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Practical no. Groups Date Topic
Introduction A&B 7-05-2024  Introduction to microbiology
laboratory
1 A&B 14-05-2024  Ubiquity and diversity of
microorganisms
2 A 21-05-2024  Use of the microscope
B 28-05-2024  Examination of living microorganisms

3 A 4-06-2024  Preparation of smears and simple


staining
B 11-06-2024
 Laboratory sterilization
4 A 18-06-2024  Gram staining techniques
 Endospore staining techniques
B 25-06-2024  Preparation of media for laboratory
cultivation of microorganisms

5 A 2-07-2024  Inoculation of media


 Serial dilutions in culture preparation
B 9-07-2024  Counting of colonies on agar plates
 Yeast morphology
6 A 16-07-2024  Biochemical characterization of
microorganisms
B 23-07-2024

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