James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020
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MI2011 - Microbial Diversity
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Prerequisites: | BM1000 or BZ1001 and at least 18CP of level 1 subjects |
| Administered by: | College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences |
Subject Description
- This subject covers basic concepts of the structure, classification, identification, metabolism and growth of bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoan and metazoan parasites and other microbes. It introduces mechanisms of variation; microbial genetics and their application to recombinant DNA technology as well as the nutrition of microbes and influence of environmental parameters on growth and reproduction. Specific areas of environmental microbiology including soil, air, water and food and aspects of industrial microbiology are described.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the basic principles which regulate the activities and account for the behaviour of microorganisms and parasites and relate this to the environments in which they are found
- outline the basic concepts which are fundamental to understanding the usefulness of microbes in biotechnology and recognise and discuss the relevance of microbes and parasites to public health, industry and agriculture
- safely manipulate microbes in the laboratory, be skilled in the basic techniques used in microbial identification and interpreting results
- read and interpret related scientific literature and plan and present on a related topic in a group format
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > Quizzes or tests - (15%)
- Invigilated > Presentations - (10%)
- Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (30%)
- Invigilated > End of semester exam - (45%)
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Availabilities
Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Jenny Elliman Professor David Whitmore |
| Lecturer(s): | Professor Ellen Ariel Assoc. Professor Constantin Constantinoiu DR Jenny Elliman Assoc. Professor Jeffrey Warner |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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