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CLS 411

Practical Course Specifications

                               Basic Information

  -Title of the programs: CLS

 

-Title of the course: Clinical Bacteriology  1 

-Code number of the course:  CLS 411

-Credit hours:  1 hour

-Contact hours:  3 hours

-Academic year: …1432-1433……2st semester

-Level:  seven

 

Overall aim of the course:

1-   Learn to identify the given organisms based on their morphology, growth properties and biochemical reaction.

2-   Learn how to perform different identification test and understand their principle.

3-    Learn about different media used for culturing and their role in identification.

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Intended learning outcomes of the course: (Skills)

·     Practical skills:

1-   Perform safe laboratory practice.

2-   Learn the aseptic technique and how to apply it to a variety of laboratory techniques.

3-   Learn and perform gram stain as many as possible, to be able to master the technique.

4-   Learn the proper way to focus a microscope and clean it afterword.

5-   Learn and practice the proper streaking of culture plate, and how to obtain isolated colonies.

Interpersonal skills:

1-   Learning team work by sharing with other student the reagent and things used in the lab.

2-   Learn how to take responsibility on organizing and cleaning their area after they finish work.

 

 

-  Course contents (Time schedule)

 

Week

Practical lesson

No. of hours

1

 

Antibiotic Sensitivity (Sold Method)

2-3

2

 

Antibiotic Sensitivity (Broth Dilution Method) 

2-3

3

 

Staphylococci

2-3

4

 

Staphylococci (Continue)

2-3

5

 

Streptococci

2-3

6

 

Streptococci (Continue)

2-3

7


Niesseria

2-3

8

 

Listeria

2-3

9

 

Corynebacterium

2-3

10

 

Bacillus

2-3

11

 

 Mycobaterium

2-3

12

 

Revision

2-3

13

 

Final Exam

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-      Teaching Methods:

1-   Power point presentation, with pictures of what the student should see in the practical session.

2-   Demonstration of gram stain, different culture plates and different test when available.

3-   Student should perform gram stain, subculture almost every lab to master the technique.

4-   Student should perform different test when possible.

 

-      Assessment methods:

1-   Quizzes 10 marks

+ 30 marks for final = total 40 marks for practical.

2-    Checking gram stain for student and point out the different mistakes they make.

3-   Assessment of the student work in every lab (streaking, focusing of microscope, other test) and coaching.

4-   Final spot practical exam.

 

-   References:

1-District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries Part 2-2nd Edition.

2-Recommended websites:

·     http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/book/bact-sta.htm.

·     www.asm.org.   (American Society for Microbiology).