Faculty Syllabus

COURSE REQUIREMENTS, EXAMINATION AND GRADING
Time Commitment
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per week for this four-hour credit course as follows:
a. Reading assigned text 3 to 5 hours
b. Homework assignments 2 to 4 hours
c. Time for review and test preparation 3 hours
d. Total study time per week 8 to 12 hours PER WEEK
Instructor Recommendations
This course is conducted in a hybrid format where the student will be required to review narrated lectures and
read laboratory procedures prior to the date on which those lectures and labs are assigned on the course
schedule.
Due to the hybrid nature of this course, the instructor recommends that the student follow the below process in
preparation for each class day:
a. Print out and review the course objectives.
b. Print out the PowerPoint in note form.
c. Review the presentation and take notes as appropriate.
d. Write down questions that you have as you review the material.
e. Look the questions up in the required textbook or review the PowerPoint slides again.
f. If you are still confused on a concept or principle, submit the question(s) when you walk
into the classroom and these questions will be used as discussion items during the
“guided lecture.”
g. As soon as you start to get lost in understanding the material, do not wait to speak with
the instructor. Make an appointment or email her as soon as possible.

Mahon, Connie R., and Lehman, Donald, Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, Seventh Edition, Elsevier, ISBN
9780323829977
• MLAB 2434 Course Outline/Objectives, PowerPoints, and Lab Exercises (Available on course website)

COURSE GOALS/ RATIONALE
By the end of this course the student should be able to:
• Demonstrate proficiency in aseptic handling of bacteriologic specimens.
• Demonstrate an understanding of bacterial, viral and rickettsial descriptions and classifications.
• Choose the proper media for and correctly process bacteriologic specimens.
• Identify unknown organisms using techniques presented in laboratory exercises.
• Apply principals of safety, quality assurance and quality control.
• Evaluate specimen acceptability.
• Correlate test results with patient conditions.

PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Laboratory Technology, the student will be
able to:
1. Collect and process biological specimens for analysis.
2. Perform analytical tests on body fluids, cells, and products.
3. Recognize factors that affect procedures and results and take appropriate actions within predetermined limits
when corrections are indicated.
4. Monitor quality control within predetermined limits.
5. Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment and instruments or refer to appropriate source for
repairs.
6. Demonstrate professional conduct and interpersonal communication skills with patients, laboratory personnel,
other health care professionals, and with the public.
7. Recognize the responsibilities of other laboratory and health care personnel and interact with them with respect
for their jobs and patient care.
8. Apply basic scientific principles in learning new techniques and procedures.
9. Relate laboratory findings to common disease processes.