Microbiology

Program and Course Outcomes

{A} Programme outcomes:
Upon completion of B. Sc.Microbiology programme student will be able to:
PO-1: Graduate will acquire adequate knowledgeand leadership skill for successful career.
PO-2:  Will inculcate the scientific temperament inthe students and outside the scientific community.
PO-3:  becomeaware on role of the microbiology ininterdciplinary research as well as daily life.
PO-4:Will be able to learn independently and develop critical thinking.
PO-5:Willacquire practical skills, plan and execute experimental techniquesindependently as well as to analyse and interpret data.
PO-6:Willaccomplish ability to communicate effectively and able to understand ethicalresponsibilities.
PO-7:Can develop a broader perspective of the discipline of microbiology to enablethem to identify challenging social problems and plan their professional careerto develop innovative solution for such problems.
PO-8:Competent enough to use knowledge and skill of microbiology to analyze problemsinvolving microbes articulate these with peers/ team members and undertakeremedial measures.
PO-9:Will carry on to learn and to adopt in a world of constantly evolvingtechnology.
 
{B} Programme SpecificOutcomes:
A graduate with B.SC.Microbiology will have the ability to:-
(Microbiology,Chemistry,Botany)
PSO 1: Acquire knowledge on fundamentals of Microbiology& basictechniques.
PSO 2: Understand details of diversity and morphology of microbialworld.
PSO 3:Grasp the fundamental concepts of biochemistry.
PSO 4: Understand the structuraldifference among solids, liquids , gases and solutions PSO 5: Gained theKnowledge in electrical and thermal properties of d- block elements throughFree Electron Theory, Valency Bond Theory and Band Theory.
PSO 6: Analyze the structures ofglucose, fructose and sucrose and their chemical properties.
 PSO4: Use spectrophotometer to analyze knownand unknown organic and natural compounds.
PSO 7: The students gained theknowledge relating to the interrelations hips of different plant groups andtheir evolutionary tendencies
PSO 8: The students acquired theknowledge enough to differentiate animals plants and Micro organisms with theirdistinguishing characteristics.
PSO 9: Student of the gained theKnowledge and acquired capability of applying the Knowledge in the areas oflike Agriculture, Plant Medicines, Horticulture and Tissue culture.
(Microbiology,Chemistry,Zoology)-
PSO1 : Learned about Ecologicaladaptations and the knowledge of inter relationships of the animal with othergroups like plants and microbes.
PSO2 : The students gained practicalknowledge about the pH , Alkalinity, concentration of oxygen and also analysisof human blood regarding types of blood groups, Estimation of Haemoglobin,total count of RBC ,WBC etc.
PSO3: The students understood theapplications of Zoology in Aquaculture, Vermiculture, Sericulture, PoultryScience and Fundamentals of Clinical Science and Immunology.
PSO 4: Explain the properties ofmetal Complexes and Transition Elements.
PSO 5: Applies the uses of drugs andAntibiotics in Daily life.
PSO 6 :Students will enable to getsufficient knowledge in principles and applications of microbiology to beapplied as future prospect.
PSO 7 :Students will be able todevelop efficient and effective methodologies based on modern techniques to beused in research institutions and industries. 
 
{C} Course Outcomes:
Name of Course & Code
Course Outcomes
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BASIC TECHNIQUES
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Upon successful completion of the  course students will be able to:
 
CO1: Acquainted with the historical account and development of microbiology as a scientific discipline.
 
CO2:Will have a broad perspective of the scope of microbiology.
 
CO3: Will have depth knowledge of basic microbiological techniques i.e. methods of sterilization, pure culture isolation,preservation, staining techniques.
 
CO4: Will have acquired depth knowledge of diversity, classification structure, functional organization and economic importance of virus and bacteria.
 
CO5: Will have detailed information on general characteristics,classification, structure, reproduction of fungi, various fungal diseases of crops.
 
CO6: Will have gained knowledge of general characteristics,classification, structure, reproduction and economic importance of algae, protozoa and cyanobacteria.
 
 
BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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Upon successful completion of the  course students will be able to :
 
CO1: Will be thoroughly conversant with the structure of carbohydrates and proteins, their key properties and be able to detect their presence in samples by performing biochemical tests.
 
CO2: Will be able to explain structure, classification and properties of lipids and be able to detect their presence in samples by performing biochemical tests.
 
CO3: Will be able to gain depth knowledge of structure and types of nucleotides (DNA& RNA).
 
CO4: Will be able to understand structure, classification, and properties of enzymes.
 
CO5: Will be able to gain knowledge of enzyme kinetics,Michaelis menten equation, enzyme inhibition, Co-enzymes, Allosteric enzymes Isoenzymes, extracellular enzymes.
 
CO6: Will be able to explain concept of microbial metabolism- Bacterial photosynthesis and chemosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, Anaerobic catabolism of glucose, Fat metabolism, Deamination and transamination, Urea cycle.
 
CO7: Will have learnt the basic concept of Growth physiology and Transport system.
PRACTICAL SYLLABUS
CO1: Will gain depth practical knowledge of various instruments used in microbiological laboratory.
CO2: Will gain knowledge of preparation of culture media and pure culture isolation techniques.
CO3: Will be able to perform Micrometry of isolated organism..
CO4: Will be able to do qualitative tests for carbohydrates, lipid, amino acids
CO5: Will be able to estimate protein.
CO6: Will be able to do Assay of the activity of amylases.
 
MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS
[Paper code- 0869]
 
Upon successful completion of the  course students will be able to
 
CO1: Will be able to understand energy transformation, physiology of bacterial growth, sporulation, Replication of chromosome.
 
CO2: Will be able to explain concept of primary and secondary metabolism.
 
CO3: Will gain depth information about bacterial plasmids structure, properties, replication and amplification.
 
CO4:Willacquired with fundamental aspects of transposons, types and structure.
 
CO5: Will have learnt thoroughly lytic/ lysogenic swich in phage, single sranded DNA phage, mechanism of antibiotic resistance. And spread of antibiotic resistance.
 
CO6: Will get acquainted with concept of genetic recombination, genetic analysis of recombination in bacteria.
 
CO7: Will have learnt types of repair systems, various types of restriction enzymes.,dam, dcm methylase.
PRINCIPLES OF BIOINSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES
 [Paper code- 0870]
Upon successful completion of the  course students will be able to:
 
CO1: Will be able to understand principle, instrumentation and applications of Colorimetry, spectrophotometry, turbidimetry, nephelometry, luminometry and pH metry.
 
CO2: Will be able to explain concept of various types and wide applications of Chromatography.
 
CO3: Will gain depth information about Centrifuge and ultracentrifuge, microscopy and digital image analysis.
 
CO4: Will understand principle, requirements of animal tissue culture,concept of Decontamination, sterilization and Disinfection.
 
CO5: Will have learnt various types of electrophoresisand their application.
 
CO6: Will get depth knowledge of sequencing of proteins and nucleic acids,radioisotope techniques,enzyme purification and assay technique.
 
PRACTICAL SYLLABUS
CO1: Will gain practical knowledge of bacterial growth measurement, Determination of antibiotic resistance by plating method.
 
CO2: Asaying of the activity of amylase, catalase.
 
CO3: Gain practical knowledge on chromatography,Absorption curve of dyes, Testing of Beer’s law.
 
 
 
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
[Paper code: 0923]
Upon successful completion of the  course students will be able to:
 
CO1: Gain fundamental information about history of molecular biology and  genetic engineering, model system, ethical isssue.
 
CO2: Will get acquainted with basic aspects of mutation.
 
CO3: Will gain depth information about function of macromolecules; basic mechanism of replication of DNA, transcription, translation, genetic code, regulation of gene expression. In microbes.
 
CO4: Will be able to understand concept of DNA repair and restriction, Biology of plasmids, Bacteriophages, restriction enzymes.
 
CO5: Able to understand concept of plasmid and phage vectors, restriction and ligation of vectors, Selection vs screening of recombinant clones, analysis of recombinant clones, DNA sequencing,  protein separation and identification methods.
 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
[Paper code: 0924]
Upon successful completion of the  course students will be able to:
 
CO1: Acquainted with the depth knowledge of Aeromicrobiology, airborne diseases, their symptoms and preventive measures.
 
CO2:Will have a broad perspective of Soil Microbiology, Microbial interactions and Biofertilizers.
 
CO3: Will have depth knowledge ofbiological nitrogen fixation, and Mycorrhizae.
 
CO4: Will gain depth information about Aquatic microbiology, ecosystem, waterborne diseases and preventive measures.
 
 CO5: Will have detailed information on Food spoilage and food borne infections, biodegradation, bioaccumulation, biopesticides, and deterioration.
 
CO6: Will acquire with fundamental aspects of Industrial microbiology and their application.
 
CO7: Will learnt thoroughly the concept of solid/ liquid waste treatment, Useful byproducts, Biodegradation of Industrial wastes.
 
PRACTICAL SYLLABUS
CO1: Will gain practical knowledge of Characterization and identification of microbes from various sources.
 
CO2: biochemical identification of biodegraded organic molecules, microbial assessment of potable water/BOD/COD.
 
CO3:  Will be able to gain practical knowledge of isolation of Genomic/plasmid DNA.
 
 
 
 
CO - CURRICULARACTIVITIES:
Ø Hall seminar should beorganized for personality development of students.
 
Ø Project work  given for enhancing their writing skill.
 
Ø Site visit/ study tour organized.
 
Ø Model/ Posterpresentation organized.
 
Ø Lecture by expertsorganized.
 
 
EXTRA - CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
 
Ø Students participated in Quiz/Essay writing Competition.
 
Ø Students take part inSVEEP programme.
 
Ø Students take part insports and various cultural activities.
 
Ø Students  participate in NCC/NSS/Science clubactivities.
 
Ø Students participate inenvironmental project/ Green Clean College /Swakshataabhiyan.