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  • Welcome to [SUBJ ####]!
     
    Course Introduction
     Discuss expected outcomes, real-world application of skills and knowledge, and how the course fits within the program. Articulate the purpose of the course.
    Adopting instructors can embed a welcome video or add additional text here. 

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

    1. Distinguish between bright-field microscopy and dark-field microscopy (if fluorescent microscopes are available).
    2. Develop and apply a general understanding of staining techniques that will include performing: simple staining, negative staining, Gram staining, spore staining, and acid-fast staining techniques, and formulating conclusions based on the performance of activities.
    3. Study and apply the preparation of culture media, cultivation of anaerobic bacteria, and enumeration of bacteria using the Standard plate count.
    4. Identify unknown bacteria using various physiological tests.
    5. Demonstrate basic culture techniques and provide interpretations needed to function in the healthcare setting.
    6. (In a virtual setting) or (Face-to-Face setting) Perform essential microbiological techniques in a simulated environment with confidence, utilizing digital tools to analyze and interpret virtual and hands-on experimental data, and apply their virtual and/or hands-on laboratory skills to clinical and public health contexts in nursing and allied health. 

    • Note: CLOs should describe outcomes that are measurable. They should be appropriate to the level of the course. 
    Structure of the Course
    Describe the course structure, such as number of modules, to allow the learner to understand how the learning process if structured and carried out. 
     
    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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