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TopTIMETABLE FOR SEMESTER I, 2018/2019

LSM2291 – FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN MICROBIOLOGY
Module Coordinators: A/P Kevin TAN Shyong Wei; Dr. John CHEN Yu Shen
Email: mictank@nus.edu.sg; miccjy@nus.edu.sg
Tel: 6516 6780; 6601 5208

Lectures:			Mondays		Practicals:		Mondays (Odd week)
Time:			1000 – 1200 hrs		Time:		1200 – 1800 hrs
Venue:			MD4-02-03E		Venue:		LS Lab 9 @MD4 Level 4
					Practicals clash with LSM2241 and LSM2251
	Wk	Month		Lectures		Practical
				Mondays (1000-1200 HRS)		Mondays (1200-1800 HRS)
		Orientation Week: Mon, 6 Aug – Sat, 11 Aug 2018 (No lecture)
		Aug		13 1. Introduction to the diversity of microbial world and phylogeny (KT) 2. Biosafety (OSHE)		13
				20 Isolation and identification of microbes (JC)		20 No practical (Even week)
				27 Microbes in the environment: Where are microbes found and why are they there? (JC)		27 1.1 Human skin microbiology: Isolation and identification are they pathogens? 2.1 Food microbiology: Enumeration, isolation and characterization.
		Sep		03 Microbes, disease and immunity (KT)		03 No practical (Even week)
				10		10 1.2 Human skin microbiology: Isolation and identification are they pathogens? 2.2 Food microbiology: Enumeration, isolation and characterization.
				17		17 No practical (Even week)
		Recess Week: Sat, 22 Sep – Sun, 30 Sep 2018 (1 week)
		Oct		01		01 1.3 Human skin microbiology: Isolation and identification are they pathogens? 2.3 Food microbiology: Enumeration, isolation and characterization. 3.1 Water-borne pathogens: Isolation, enumeration, physiology and behaviour outside the host.
				08 Continuous Assessment 1 (CA1)		08 No practical (Even week)
				15		15 3.2 Water-borne pathogens: Isolation, enumeration, physiology and behaviour outside the host. 4.1 Soil microbiology: Isolation, identification and characterization.
				22		22 No practical (Even week)
				29		29 3.3 Water-borne pathogens: Isolation, physiology and behaviour outside the host. 4.2 Soil microbiology: Isolation, identification and characterisation.
		Nov		05 Field trip		05 No practical (Even week)
				12 Continuous Assessment 2 (CA2)		12
		Reading Week: Sat, 17 Nov – Fri, 23 Nov 2018 (1 week)
		No Examination
		Vacation: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 – Sun, 13 Jan 2019 (5 weeks)

Lecturers:
A/Prof Kevin SW TAN (KT)     Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. John YS CHEN (JC)            Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Lim Cheh Peng                     Office of Safety, Health & Environment

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E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week

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