BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS LABORATORY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MICROBIO 303 or concurrent enrollment Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate proficiency in microscopy, media preparation, aseptic technique, and microbiological measurements. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify representative groups of microorganisms. Those that are important in: antibiotic production, sewage treatment, disease, food manufacturing, and the local environment. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Characterize microbial isolates from nature and describe their taxonomy. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Create detailed lab notes that describe accurately the experiments performed. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop hypotheses, design experiments, perform experiments, collect data, analyse data critically, report data to others clearly and accurately, and communicate about scientific topics in a precise manner. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate proficiency in microscopy, media preparation, aseptic technique, and microbiological measurements. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify representative groups of microorganisms. Those that are important in: antibiotic production, sewage treatment, disease, food manufacturing, and the local environment. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Characterize microbial isolates from nature and describe their taxonomy. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Create detailed lab notes that describe accurately the experiments performed. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop hypotheses, design experiments, perform experiments, collect data, analyse data critically, report data to others clearly and accurately, and communicate about scientific topics in a precise manner. Audience: Undergraduate