COURSE ORGANIZATION bacteriology Spirochete, Rickettsiae, virology Mycology Chlamydia Mycoplasma 12 basic lectures 1 basic lecture 13 basic lectures basic lecture 10 lab experiments 1 lab demonstration iments 1 lab demonstration Interactive discussions Interactive discussions The teaching methods below will be used to ensure student mastery of the knowledge 1. Lectures will cover the main learning objectives for each section, and are supplemented with (1)Quizzes, or review questions (2)Discussion on clinical cases and correlations with news of emerging diseases (3)Clinical diagnostic exercises 2. Small Groups: During each section of the course, small group discussions focus tailored to the student's heightened understanding of pertinent topics. These discussion groups encourage integration and review of basic concepts, but new information will be delivered and deeper discernment will be accomplished in these class meetings. Topics presented in small group discussions will be covered in examinations; therefore attendance is required at all meetings(sign-in sheets shall be monitored) 3. Quizzes or review questions: Each lecture provides quizzes, or review questions to help students digest and correlate of all course materials. This facil itates the student,'s ability to formalize concept integration throughout the course and will be overed in examinations. Therefore students are required to do the homework and hand it in to teachers; it will contribute to the final grade 4. Examinations: Midterm section will culminate with a non-cumulative. written multiple-choice test and questions where students demonstrate attainment of learning objectives. (Learning objectives comprise the first section of each lecture's ASSESSMENT Requirements are the same as those of the chinese students in Shanghai Medical School (pass-excellent, good, pass/ or fail- makeup examination) Student performance in Medical Microbiology will be evaluated by a series of exams and quizzes. Attendance at all course events is necessary for optimal performance, and material presented in small group sessions will be graded and shall be included in quizzes and exams In the light of pod-casting, students are reminded that confusion in lectures is most efficiently cleared up immed iately by questions at the end of the lecture rather than at later times3 / 11 COURSE ORGANIZATION Bacteriology Spirochete, Rickettsiae, Chlamydia & Mycoplasma Virology Mycology 12 basic lectures 10 lab experiments Interactive discussions 1 basic lecture 1 lab demonstration 13 basic lectures 3 lab experiments Interactive discussions 1 basic lecture 1 lab demonstration The teaching methods below will be used to ensure student mastery of the knowledge: 1. Lectures will cover the main learning objectives for each section, and are supplemented with: (1) Quizzes, or review questions (2) Discussion on clinical cases and correlations with news of emerging diseases (3) Clinical diagnostic exercises 2. Small Groups: During each section of the course, small group discussions focus on issues tailored to the student's heightened understanding of pertinent topics. These discussion groups encourage integration and review of basic concepts, but new information will be delivered and deeper discernment will be accomplished in these class meetings. Topics presented in small group discussions will be covered in examinations; therefore attendance is required at all meetings (sign-in sheets shall be monitored). 3. Quizzes or review questions: Each lecture provides quizzes, or review questions to help students digest and correlate of all course materials. This facilitates the student's ability to formalize concept integration throughout the course and will be covered in examinations. Therefore students are required to do the homework and hand it in to teachers; it will contribute to the final grade. 4. Examinations: Midterm section will culminate with a non-cumulative, written, multiple-choice test and questions where students demonstrate attainment of learning objectives. (Learning objectives comprise the first section of each lecture’s handout.) ASSESSMENT Requirements are the same as those of the Chinese students in Shanghai Medical School (pass-excellent, good, pass/ or fail- makeup examination) Student performance in Medical Microbiology will be evaluated by a series of exams and quizzes. Attendance at all course events is necessary for optimal performance, and material presented in small group sessions will be graded and shall be included in quizzes and exams. In the light of pod-casting, students are reminded that confusion in lectures is most efficiently cleared up immediately by questions at the end of the lecture rather than at later times