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  • Welcome to CBIO 2113!

    Course Introduction

    This lecture course is designed for students enrolled in allied health sciences or nursing programs. Principles of microbiology, with emphasis on health and disease, include microbial diversity and physiology, host-microbe interactions, immune responses, infection prevention and control, and research procedures.

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

    1. Describe the fundamental cellular and biochemical characteristics of various microbes including viruses, bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes.
    2. Explain the immune system, including defenses of the host and immune diseases.
    3. Recognize and describe the clinical manifestations, transmission routes, and epidemiology of major infectious diseases, particularly for minority populations.
    4. Understand the principles of epidemiology and the methods used to study the spread and control of infectious diseases.
    5. Integrate their understanding of microbiology into their clinical practice, contribute to infection prevention and control, and effectively communicate microbiological concepts to a diverse audience.
    6. Engage with interactive and multimedia OER materials to enhance understanding and retention of microbiological concepts.

    Structure of the Course

    This course has 18 chapters presented as 18 individual modules to allow the learner to understand the course flow.

    Instructors can modify this statement as needed if they decide to consolidate modules. 

    Navigating the Course

    Adopting institution should provide learners information on how to navigate the course. Consider adding an introductory navigation video. Text description could include, for example:

    This course is set up in Modules covering various topics which may be accessed from the course navigation menu on the left or by scrolling below. Modules may be collapsed in the menu and it the body of the course to minimize scrolling. Each module includes the relevant chapters followed by various activities, which may include discussion forums, listening activities and quizzes, practice quizzes, module tests, and other relevant activities as appropriate for each module. Many items are required and may be marked as completed automatically when the activity has been submitted (the broken check box), but others will marked as done by the student (the solid check box). 
     
    Please move through the items below and continue through the Learner Support and Getting Started modules before moving on to Module 1. Be sure to check for announcements and due dates to stay on track.
     
    Creative Commons attribution license This course and its contents are developed by the authors: and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, except where otherwise noted. 
     

    Adopting instructors should edit the About Your Instructor and Office Hours Information pages in this Module.

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