Microbiology

[colleen10]

Ahhh, Yes, Microbiology, the name that strikes fear into the hearts of students throughout the world.

I am currently taking Micro and I was wondering if anyone else was taking it right now or took it recently.

I'm asking because my instructor is kind of a flake. She doesn't really lecture or put notes up on the board. She just stands there and goes through the book and says a quick sentence about various topics.

For example, "Viruses kill more people than all wars combined, There are three Domains in Microbiology, Peptidoglycan is found in cell walls"

It makes for a really boring two hours.

I was wondering how your micro classes are. Are they interesting? What kind of stuff do you learn? I really feel like I'm not learning anything yet. She said she would make the class apply to nursing and medicine but she really hasn't been emphasising anything that would apply.

Do you feel that your micro course will help you be a better nurse?

[dianthe1013]

I'm taking Microbiology this term, as well.

My professor has a terminal degree in the subject, so she REALLY knows her stuff. She's from Calcutta, so it was a bit hard to understand her accent at first. We're all getting used to it, though, because her lectures are interesting. She's also very funny.

She expects us to know the material, but every one of her test questions come straight from lecture. So, if you go and pay attention, you've got good chances.

The best part, though, is that she also teaches our lab section. It's a huge change for me; I usually have, in the past, had graduate students teaching my labs.

Wow, this was really disjointed. Hmm. Guess that's what I get for trying to read the boards while high on cold medication.

Donna :)

[luluann]

I am in Micro this semester also. I am really liking it and it doesn't seem to be as bad as I have heard. The instructor is a riot, she is very funny. She also asks us every class about what is new in the news and then we discuss it. Like the West Nile virus and Chronic wasting disease in our deer herds here in Wisconsin. We have our first test on Tuesday on the lab portion. She won't give a lecture and lab test in the same week so that is a plus since I am taking Anatomy/Physiology 1 this semester too and we all know there is enough studying in that class!