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CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
REVISED 9/13/11
We recommend that you begin the course development process by engaging in meaningful
conversations with your departmental colleagues. New courses may require additional resources
and/or internal review; please be sure to work closely with the sponsoring department chair to
ensure that all requirements have been met.
The course developer and/or the sponsoring department chair should attend and be prepared
to address questions at the appropriate department meeting, Curriculum Committee meeting
and Faculty Council meeting.
I. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
DATE: 3/27/2013
COURSE DEVELOPER:
Dr. Matthew Evan Sheehan
SPONSORING DEPARTMENT:
Science
THE PROPOSED COURSE
A TOPICS COURSE.
IS
WEEKLY CONTACT HOURS FOR COURSE:
COURSE EFFECTIVE DATE:
fall
LECTURE HOURS:
LAB/STUDIO HOURS:
3
0
TOTAL CONTACT HRS:
3
2013
WILL THIS COURSE BECOME A SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE?
IF YES, PLEASE CONTACT THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROJECT COORDINATOR.
no
WILL THIS COURSE REQUIRE SPECIAL FACILITIES AND/OR EQUIPMENT?
IF YES, PLEASE CONTACT THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
No
WILL THIS COURSE BE TRANSFERABLE? EXPLAIN.
Elective
II. MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER:
COMPLETE COURSE TITLE:
love/hate relationships.
CREDIT HOURS:
SCI180
You Do Have Cooties! Humans, Microbes, Disease and our
3
CONTACT HOURS:
3
COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG:
This course will examine the interactions between humans and microorganisms throughout history.
We’ll look at plagues that have killed millions, the science of epidemiology, attempts to eradicate
diseases, the microbes that are a part of our everyday lives, antibiotics and antibiotic resistance,
emerging and re-emerging diseases, and new developments in the field of microbiology. Students
will gain a greater understanding of microorganisms, their roles in both health and disease, and be
better able to evaluate information concerning microorganisms in advertising and the news.
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S): None
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COURSE COREQUISITE(S):
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ENG 101
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IMPORTANT ADVISING NOTES:
3 credit science elective.
MEASURABLE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The course will include a variety of instructor-selected readings, exams and writing projects related
to microorganisms, health and disease.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Discuss a variety of microorganisms and the diseases they cause (routes of transmission,
symptoms and treatments), as well as historical outbreaks of those diseases. Diseases to be
discussed include, but are not limited to: plague, syphilis, tuberculosis, smallpox, yellow
fever, malaria, cholera, influenza, poliomyelitis, HIV/AIDS, SARS.
2. Describe attempts to eradicate infectious diseases and microorganisms, and factors
supporting and opposing success.
3. Discuss our human microbiome and the role beneficial of microbes in health, and the
Human Microbiome Project.
4. Discuss the development, use and misuse of antibiotics, the phenomenon of antibiotic
resistance, and the appropriate use of antibiotics.
5. List and describe a variety of emerging and re-emerging diseases, and efforts to control
them.
6. Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate product claims and news reports regarding
infectious organisms and disease.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of hygiene related to hand-washing and food preparation.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Introduction to microorganisms, infectious disease and timeline.
2. Are all microorganisms bad? Our relationship with our bugs. Hygiene in daily life and food
preparation. How clean is clean, and how clean does clean need to be?
3. Diseases:
Plague, transmission and the “mystery” of infectious disease
Syphilis
Smallpox and disease eradication
Tuberculosis and antibiotic resistance
Yellow Fever, Malaria and insect vectors
Cholera and epidemiology
Influenza and our collective forgetfulness
Poliomyelitis and HIV/AIDS, and social activism
SARS and newly-emerging diseases
Other organisms and diseases
4. Current research and the Human Microbiome Project
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III. APPROVAL
4/8/2013
X
X
Curriculum Committee Chair
Sponsoring Department Chair
X
X
Faculty Council Chair
Vice President for Academic Affairs