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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 Choose an item. Click here to enter text. COURSE COREQUISITE(S): Choose an item. (IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CONTINUE.) ENG 101 Click here to enter text. Choose an item. Click here to enter text. (IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CONTINUE.) Choose an item. Click here to enter text. 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 Click here to enter text. III. APPROVAL 4/8/2013 X X Curriculum Committee Chair Sponsoring Department Chair X X Faculty Council Chair Vice President for Academic Affairs