Welcome to Microbiology and Immunology (PAMB650)

1. Welcome to Microbiology and Immunology(PAMB650)

2. Course Director D. Margaret Hunt Building 2, Room B4 E-mail: Margaret.Hunt@uscmed.sc.edu Phone: 733-3293

3. Parasitology Mycology Infectious Diseases General Course Layout 3 Major sections 3 smaller sections Immunology Bacteriology Virology

4. Immunology General Course Layout • about 4 weeks • 23 lectures • 4 Problem solving exercises • 2 quizzes and 1 exam • 2nd quiz and exam also include the first 4 lectures (protozoa) in Parasitology • Drs J.Nyland, T.Haqqi, M.Nagarkatti, P.Nagarkatti, U.Singh

5. Bacteriology General Course Layout • about 4 weeks • 24 lectures • 2 case studies • 2 quizzes and 1 exam • 1st quiz and exam also include the last 4 lectures (worms etc) in Parasitology • Drs G.Brower, A.Fox, P.Buckhaults, K.Fox, & J.Patton

6. Virology General Course Layout • about 4 weeks • 26 lectures • 1 Problem solving exercise • 1 case study • 2 quizzes and 1 exam Drs M.Hunt, H.Albrecht, R.Hunt, J.D.Gangemi, W.Duffus

7. General Course Layout • Parasitology (Drs U.Singh, G.Brower) • 8 lectures, 1 lab • Mycology (Dr A.DiSalvo) • 5 lectures • Infectious Diseases (Drs D. Ahuja, S. Dash, W. Duffus & H. Albrecht) • 12 lectures

8. Most of the crucial material is covered in lectures and handouts Lectures All faculty provide handouts; style and extensiveness may vary from one faculty to another Handouts Course Format

9. Reading assignments Immunology: Male, et al. 7th edition, Mosby, 2006 Medical Microbiology: Murray, et al., 6th ed., Mosby, 2008 Text Books Course Format Not routine, however, reading may be assigned from text books

10. Log on to http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/MBIM650.htm Click on “here” in line “USC students should click here” Next screen: Click on “enter here” button Enter password MBIM09 and click on “SubmitPassword” button Scroll down and and find a link to the schedule (this is a version of the schedule which will have this year’s handouts and powerpoint presentations attached), there will also direct links to the lectures for that day. Scroll to the POPS you want and click on PDF icon Web access to Handouts/POPS Course Format

11. Patient oriented problem solving (POPS) exercises and case studies are designed to reinforce basic concepts as they apply to clinical situations and to strengthen independent problem solving skills POPS and case studies Course Format

12. POPS For POPS, you will work in (multidisciplinary and histo- labs) groups of 4 For other Independent Studies, you will work on your own

13. POPS grades are determined on the basis of your participation (50%), and a test taken individually at the end of the POPS session (50%) Case studies and the parasitology lab are graded on a P/F basis Material from Independent Studies may be included exams POPS and Independent Study Grades

14. Conference Format • The purpose of the conferences is to review the material and to identify topics in need of clarification. • Each conference will start with a 30-40 minute T/F quiz (3 questions /lecture) • The remainder of the conference will be devoted to reviewing the quiz questions and discussing any other material

15. There are 4 exams: one each at the end of immunology, bacteriology and virology sections and a final exam Questions based on concepts covered in independent studies and case studies may be included in exams and quizzes. Exam questions contain about ~3 (multiple choice/single answer/matching) questions per lecture You are allowed ~100 minutes to complete Final exam is comprehensive (~55% new and ~45% old material) and is longer email will be sent Exam Format

16. Quizzes are returned after grading Exams are not circulated Practice exams will be available for study purposes Circulation of Quizzes and Exams Exam Policy Possession of any of the old MBIM exams will place you in violation of the Code of Student Responsibility

17. Rebuttals of quiz and exam questions will be entertained Final decision on the matter is up to the faculty member who wrote the question Exam Policy Rebuttals

18. Rebuttal of quiz questions must be made within the discussion time Rebuttal of Exam questions must be made within 7 working days after the exams become available for review Exam Policy Rebuttal

19. Before the exam is administered When brought to our attention by you Computer analysis during grading Post-exam review by students (7 working days after grades are posted) Exam Policy Review Questions are reviewed at several levels

20. Exam Policy Adjustments Adjustments are made by accepting more than one logical answer or, as a last resort, by eliminating the question Any re-grading is done for the whole class, all students are treated equally.

21. Exam Policy Makeup exams • No makeup quizzes are given • A makeup exam is given only in emergency situations

22. Exam Policy Makeup exam • All excuses for missing an exam must be channeled through and documented with the Office of Student Services • It is at the discretion of the course director, if a given reason is sufficient for a make-up exam

23. Exams and quizzes are computer graded, grades are adjusted and recorded, and the results posted in Blackboard Exam Policy Grading

24. Posted results are rounded to two decimal places Computer keeps all fractions and the cumulative grades are rounded up after the final exam Exam Policy Grading

25. Grading Policy • 6 quizzes (5% of the grade) • Independent problem solving (4% of the grade) • 3 Exams (66% of the grade: 22% each) • Final Exam (25% of the grade)

26. Exam Policy Grades • A : 90‑100 • B+ : 85-89 • B : 80‑84 • C+ : 75-79 • C : 70-75 • D : 65-69 • F : < 65

27. Requests for Schedule Changes • Requests for changes in the schedule should be made via the class President or Vice-President • Announcements about changes in the schedule will be made in class and by Email