SCIT 1313 - Workplace Microbiology

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 2 Lab: 2
A study of the identification and growth of microorganisms as pathogenic or non-pathogenic agents including epidemiology. Includes the detection of microbes and control of infectious agents in the workplace emphasizing sanitation and asepsis.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1414.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the basic structures of microorganisms.
2. Differentiate between infectious agents and normal microorganisms in the workplace.
3. Perform aseptic techniques for the isolation and identification of infectious agents in the workplace.
4. Identify the relationship between routes of transmission and the communicability of infectious disease among workers.
5. Follow a protocol for the detection and destruction of infectious agents in the workplace.