ML-302 Medical Microbiology 2 (Autumn 2020)
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Vigdis Landsverk
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian.
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science
Teaching language
Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
First and second year i the study programme.
ML-306, ML-111
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to
- account for the characteristics of selected human pathogenic microorganisms and explain how these can cause infectious diseases.
- describe selected infectious diseases and account for sampling, sample processing and storage of representative samples
- detect, isolate and identify some important human pathogenic microbes and separate these from the normal flora
- discuss the importance of different microbiological findings in a sample
- describe the mechanisms of action of antibiotics and explain resistance mechanisms and the development of resistance in bacteria
- carry out antibiotic susceptibility tests and point out some resistance mechanisms
- account for the necessity of quality control, quality assurance and internal control mechanisms as used in a medical microbiological laboratory
Contents
The course covers special medical microbiology with lectures on human pathogenic microorganisms and infections. The lectures provide the foundation for laboratory experiments where the students analyse various test samples. The students must evaluate the discovery of various microorganisms in a number of test samples in relation to different diagnoses. The mechanisms of action of antibiotics, resistance mechanisms and the development of resistance in bacteria are also covered. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of quality control, quality assurance and internal control mechanisms in the medical microbiological laboratory.
Teaching and learning methods
Instruction is comprised of lectures, laboratory exercises and group work. It is compulsory to take part in the group work and laboratory exercises. Each student make a collection of written work that fills the learning outcomes. More details about the compulsory assignments and the teaching methods are found in the course room on Canvas.
Examination requirements
Examinations
2020
Oral individual examination, 30 minutes. Graded assessment. More details are found in the course room on Canvas.
From 2021
Del 1) Individuell praktisk eksamen, 3 timer, vektes 60%
Del 2) Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn, 2 timer, vektes 40%
Gradert karakter.
Student evaluation
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| ML-102 – Laboratory Medicine 1. | 10 |
| ML-318 – Medical microbiology 2. | 10 |