最新糖心Vlog

Professor Eileen Scott, course coordinator,
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine,
Rm N106, Waite Main Building, Waite Campus,
tel (08) 8313 7266,
email eileen.scott@adelaide.edu.au

1	explain the role and importance of microorganisms and invertebrates
2	describe the form and function of bacteria, fungi and viruses
3	understand the principles of growth and reproduction of bacteria, fungi and viruses, and of identifying and classifying microorganisms
4	discuss beneficial and deleterious activities of microorganisms in agriculture, food and wine
5	discuss basic concepts of invertebrate taxonomy, physiology, function and evolution
6	describe the structure and function of molluscs, platyhelminths, nematodes, annelids and arthropods
7	discuss reproduction, life cycles and feeding relationships of invertebrates
8	demonstrate an understanding of the processes involved in the recognition and manipulation of key groups of microorganisms and invertebrates
9	demonstrate effective information handling and communication skills
10	demonstrate the ability to work in a team

A lab coat and closed footwear must be worn in every practical session.

Recommended reading

Communication

Cargill M and Bellotti M (2004) Written Communication in the Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. http://www.agwine.adelaide.edu.au/students/external/carwripg1.pdf


General microbiology and bacteria

Madigan MT, Martinko JM et al. (2012) Brock Biology of Microorganisms (13th edition). Pearson. (earlier editions, 2000 onwards, are also suitable).

Willey JM, Sherwood LM and Woolverton CJ (2014) Prescott’s Microbiology (9th edition). McGraw-Hill. (earlier editions, 2005 onwards, are also suitable).


Fungi

Deacon JW (2006) Fungal Biology (4th edition). Blackwell Publishing.

Gow NAR and Gadd GM (1995) The Growing Fungus. Chapman & Hall.

Ingold CT and Hudson HJ (1993) The Biology of Fungi (6th edition). Chapman & Hall.


Virology

Hull R (2009 or electronic resource) Comparative Plant Virology (2nd edition). Academic Press.

Mahy BWJ, Van Regenmortel MVH et al. (2010) Desk Encyclopedia of Plant and Fungal Virology. Academic Press.

Wagner EK and Hewlett MJ (2004) Basic Virology (2nd edition). Blackwell Publishing.


Applied microbiology

Agrios GN (1997, 2005 or electronic resource) Plant Pathology (4th, 5th edition). Academic Press.

Fleet GH (1992) Wine Microbiology and Biotechnology. Harwood Academic Publishers.

Fugelsang KC (1996) Wine Microbiology. Chapman & Hall.

or Fugelsang KC and Edwards CG (electronic resource) Wine Microbiology. Springer.

Pitt J and Hocking AD (1997) Fungi and Food Spoilage (2nd edition). Blackie Academic Publishers.

or Pitt J and Hocking AD (electronic resource) Fungi and Food Spoilage (3rd edition). Springer.


Invertebrate biology

Barker, GM (ed.) (2001 or electronic resource) The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. 558 p.

Barnes RSK, Calow PP, Olive PJW, Golding DW and Spicer JI (2001) The invertebrates: a synthesis (3rd edition). Wiley-Blackwell.

Edwards, CA, Hendrix P and Arancon N (2008) Biology and ecology of earthworms (4th edition). Springer, New York.

Harvey, MS and Yen AL (1989) Worms to wasps: an illustrated guide to 最新糖心Vlog's terrestrial invertebrates. Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press.

Moore J (2006 or electronic resource) An introduction to the invertebrates (2nd edition). Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press.

Naumann ID (ed.) (1994) Systematic and applied entomology: an introduction. Melbourne 最新糖心Vlog Press.

Ruppert EE, Fox RS and Barnes RD (2004) Invertebrate zoology: a functional evolutionary approach, 7th ed. Thomson-Brooks/Cole.

Triplehorn CA and Johnson NF (2005) Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects (pp. 401-402). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Teaching and course materials will be posted on MyUni (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/). Lectures will be recorded and posted on MyUni. Tutorial topics will be posted for discussion. A series of videos demonstrating common microbiological techniques will be available on MyUni (Practicals pages). Interactive pre-laboratory activities using the software Articulate will be used in formative and summative assessment. Online quizzes will be available to help with review and revision (formative assessment).

Lectures are supported by problem-solving tutorials, online activities and laboratory work that develop and reinforce material covered in lectures. Microbiology project work in weeks 4-6 and invertebrate collection in weeks 9-12 allow students to synthesise and apply the skills learned in the course to address practical situations.

Lectures: 2 hours, practicals/tutorials: 4 hours per week
Reading (lecture material, practical manual) and preparation for practicals and tutorials, including online activities: approximately 6 hours per week
Preparation of project poster: approximately 6-8 hours (total)
Revision for exams: approximately 20 hours
Estimated average weekly workload: 12 hours

Week 1
Topic: Introduction and overview of microorganisms
Lecture: Role and importance of microbiology in agriculture and related areas
Lecture: Microbial growth and its control
Tutorial: Overview of course and assessment
Practical: Microbial culture techniques, use of dissecting and compound microscopes 

Week 2
Topic: Bacteria and fungi
Lecture: Bacteria - form and function
Lecture: Fungi - form and function
Practical: Single-celled microorganisms: form and function, methods for counting cells

Week 3
Topic: Viruses, Identification and classification
Lecture: Viruses - form and function
Lecture: Identification and classification of microorganisms
Tutorial (small groups): Bacteria and fungi – structure and function
Practical: Complete work on single-celled microorganisms; Multi-celled microorganisms - form and function

Week 4
Topic: Microbial ecosystems
Lecture: Microbial ecosystems - introduction
Lecture: Food microbiology
Tutorial: Introduction to project
Practical: Project work on beneficial and deleterious activities of microorganisms

Week 5
Topic: Microbial ecosystems
Lecture: Plant-microbe interactions – disease
Lecture: Plant disease and control
Practical: Project work (continued, 1 hour); Microbes as pathogens: bacteria, fungi and virus diseases

Week 6
Topic: Microbial ecosystems
Lecture: Plant-microbe interactions – rhizobium
Lecture: Bioremediation, compost, silage
Tutorial: Optional tutorial (over lunch): Preparation for mid-semester written exam
Tutorial (small groups): Review progress in project and discuss assessment
Practical: Project work (continued)

Week 7
Topic: Microbial ecosystems
Lectures: Rumen microbiology
Practical: Rumen microbiology

Week 8
Topic: Microbial ecosystems
Lecture: Animal disease
Lecture: Wine microbiology
Optional, redeemable mid-semester exam (morning)
Optional "clinic" on finalising the project poster (after lectures)

Week 9
Topic: Invertebrate biology
Lecture: Overview of invertebrates of importance in agriculture, viticulture and food production, Platyhelminths
Lecture: Annelida (earthworms and leeches), Mollusca (snails and slugs)
Practical: Principles and practices for collecting and preserving invertebrates

Week 10
Topic: Invertebrate biology
Lecture: Nematoda (nematodes as animal and plant parasites)
Lecture: Arthropoda (slaters, millipedes, centipedes)
Practicals: Worms, snails, slugs and nematodes: anatomy, biology and ecology

Week 11
Topic: Invertebrate biology
Lecture: Arachnida (spides, mites, ticks)
Lecture: Hexapoda (insects and related organisms)
Practical: Arthropod identification: anatomy, biology and ecology

Week 12
Topic: Invertebrate biology
Lectures: Hexapoda (insects and related organisms)
Tutorial:  Preparation for the written exam
Practical: Invertebrate collection: identification and curation

Attendance at practicals and tutorials is compulsory.

Students undertake project work in weeks 4 to 6, inclusive, in groups of 4. Each group selects a topic through which to explore the beneficial and deleterious activities of microorganisms, then plans and conducts experimental work in the laboratory. Each group presents their work as a poster. Students are required to assess their contribution and that of their group members to the project as part of the assessment.

Each student documents his or her individual contribution through a journal.

Guidance is provided throughout by academic staff and demonstrators, and exemplars of posters and journals are provided.

 

Assessment task	Type of assessment	Percentage for grading purposes	Hurdle?	Approximate timing of assessment	Learning Outcome
Practical and tutorial exercises	Formative and Summative	23%	No	Weeks 1-3, 5, 7, 9-12	2, 3, 5, 6-10
Microbiology project work	Formative and summative	15%	No	Weeks 4-6, 9	1-4, 8-10
Quiz on invertebrate biology practicals 9-11	Summative	2%	No	Week 11	5-9
Online quizzes for learning and revision	Formative	0%	No	Weeks 2-13	1-9
Non-compulsory mid-semester theory exam	Formative and Summative	0-30%	No	Week 8	1-4, 8-9
Final exam	Summative	30-60%	Yes	Exam period	1-9

Attendance at practical classes and tutorials is compulsory. Students who miss a practical or tutorial session should obtain a replacement assessment from the lecturer in charge and submit it on the date advised. There will be no opportunity for additional assessment on the practical component of the course.

To pass this course a student must obtain a final mark of at least 50% and a minimum of 40% (24 out of 60 marks) in the written exam (hurdle requirement).

Written examinations
Mid-semester examination: there will be a non-compulsory mid-semester examination in week 8, covering material presented in weeks 1-6, potentially making up 30% in total of the final grade for the course. The mid-semester exam will be redeemable in the end of semester exam; there will be a separate section in the final exam (Section A) that will correspond to the material covered in the mid-semester exam. Students may choose not to complete this section in the final exam, in which case the mid-semester exam marks will be used automatically to calculate the final grade and the final exam will have a weighting of 30%. If students attempt both the mid-semester exam and the corresponding section in the final exam, the best mark of their two attempts will be used to calculate the final grade. If students do not attempt the mid-semester exam, then they must attempt the corresponding section in the final exam, in which case the final exam weighting will be 60%.
Students will be offered the opportunity to review their answers in the non-compulsory mid-semester examination with academic staff. Replacement/alternative assessment is not available for the mid-semester exam except on medical or compassionate grounds.

Final examination: an end-of-semester written examination will be used to assess, summatively, understanding of the course material. The examination will be divided into three parts:
A. an optional 90-minute section consisting of questions corresponding to those in the non-compulsory mid-semester exam (potentially 30% if used to redeem mid-semester exam mark);
B. a compulsory 30-minute section consisting of material covered in weeks 7-8;
C. a compulsory 60-minute section consisting of material covered in weeks 9-12. 

Assessment of practical and work

Formative assessment. Tutorial classes will include diagnostic and formative assessment, to review information and understanding. Tutorial discussion topics and quizzes will be posted on MyUni.

Summative assessment and submission of work for assessment. Instructions for format, content and submission of practical reports, tutorial work and project work will be provided by the lecturer concerned.
 
Practical report 1. Single- and multi-celled microorganisms; individual report, template distributed in class, data entered in practical sessions 2 and 3 and tutorial 2, due at end of practical 3, 5% of final mark, addresses learning objectives 2, 3, 8, 9

Practical report 2. Plant disease; prepared in pairs, template distributed in class, due at end of practical 5, 5% of final mark, addresses learning objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9

Practical report 3. Rumen microbiology; individual practical report, instructions given in class, due at end of practical 7, 5% of final mark, addresses learning objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9

Practical report 4. Invertebrate collection; individual exercise, instructions given in class, due in week 12, 8% of final mark, addresses learning objectives 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Microbiology project report (poster and journal). Microbial activities - experiments and interpretation; presented as group poster and individual journal, instructions in practical manual and tutorial 3, formative review of progress in tutorial 4, due 10.10 am on specified date, 15% of final mark, addresses learning objectives 1, 4, 8, 9, 10

Quiz. Invertebrate biology practical work; individual assessment task, instructions given in class, held in practical 11, 2% of final mark, addresses learning objectives 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

A completed assessment cover-sheet must be attached to each practical/tutorial report. Practical/tutorial reports are submitted in class unless stated otherwise.

A student who misses an assessed exercise or whose work is impaired through illness or equivalent may be offered a replacement assessment task.

Staff endeavour to return marked assessments and provide feedback to students within 2 weeks of submission.

Late submission of assessments
If an extension is not applied for, or not granted, then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days or more late without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the mark.

In response to course SELTs in 2011 and 2013, lectures and practicals concerning invertebrate biology have been modified to improve the coverage of organisms and activities important in agriculture, viticulture and food science.

In response to positive feedback in an informal survey in 2012 and course SELTs in 2013 and 2014, the non-compulsory, redeemable mid-semester exam, which was run as a trial in 2012, is retained.