1. WELCOME TO 3 RD YEAR MICROBIOLOGY DR THOMAS BARRY – ROOM 104 - DOWNSTAIRS IN MICROBIOLOGY – EXT 3189 EMAIL: THOMAS.BARRY@NUIGALWAY.IETHOMAS.BARRY@NUIGALWAY.IE THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE MICROBIOLOGY WEBSITE – CLICK ON TEACHING AND LEARNING UNDERGRADUATE, THEN CLICK ON THE THIRD YEAR SECTION HTTP://WWW.NUIGALWAY.IE/MICROBIOLOGY/#

2. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/2014 Third Year Microbiology 2013 -2014 Lectures (Tyndall)Practicals (2 nd year and 3 rd year lab) Attend both practical sessions Mon 12 – 1 pmTuesday 3.00 – 6.00pm Tues 2-3 pmThursday 10.00 – 1.00pm Wed 12-1 pm Thurs 9 -10 am

3. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 Semester I Thursday 5 th September 9.00 am Introduction / Orientation (1 Lecture) TB MI323 Monday 9 th September to October the 2 nd - Food and Industrial Microbiology (15 Lectures) – GF / CoB 2hr written examination and continuous assessment MI326 Thursday 3 rd October to October 24 th - Microbial Genetics and Metabolic Systems (13 Lectures) – TB / CC 2hr written examination and continuous assessment MI306 Tuesday 29 th October to November 21 st – Marine Microbiology (15 Lectures) – CS / TB 2hr written examination and continuous assessment

4. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 Semester II MI325 Monday 13 th Jan to Wed 5 th of Feb. – Microbial Infectious Diseases 15 (lectures) – JoG / TB / VoF 2hr written examination and continuous assessment MI324 Thursday 6 th of Feb to Tuesday 4 th of March – Immunology and recombinant protein technologies (15 Lectures) – GW / AB 2hr written examination and continuous assessment MI322 Wednesday 5 th of March to Tuesday 1 st of April – Environmental Microbiology (15 Lectures) – GC / FA 2hr written examination and continuous assessment

5. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 Practical registration after the lecture in the 2 nd year laboratory Contact Michael Coughlan – 3 rd year technical co-ordinator Upstairs in Microbiology Room 210 Email: michael.coughlan@nuigalway.ie Also Ann Smyth

6. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 Module Examination Breakdown Theory module written examination - 70% (inclusive of Written and / or CA) Each theory module will have an aligned practical element - 30% (Inclusive of attendance at practicals / write up / CA) You must pass all Modules in Microbiology in order to progress to 4 th year Microbiology

7. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 College of Science Student information 3rd Year Lecture start times Effective from 2nd September 2013 all lectures will commence on the hour (eg. 9am, 10am, 11am etc) and finish at ten minutes to the hour (eg. 9.50am, 10.50am, 11.50am etc.) http://www.nuigalway.ie/science/3rd_year_science.html Marks & Standards for all Fulltime Undergraduate Degree Examinations http://www.nuigalway.ie/academic_records/documents/ms_fulltime_ug_ degree_progs_cd_12_m3_4_1_1_edit26nov12.pdf

8. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 Calculation of 4 th Year (Honours) Degree Results For students in Third Year: The overall degree result will be based on 70% of 4th Year results + 30 % of overall 3rd Year results

9. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 STUDENT PROBLEMS – ABSENCE - ILL HEALTH STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE DISCIPLINE (THE SECRETARY, ROOM 202, UPSTAIRS IN THE DEPT. OF MICROBIOLOGY), IF THEY ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS OR ILL HEALTH WHICH RESULTS IN NON-ATTENDANCE DURING THE COURSE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR. STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF ANY SICK CERTIFICATES / NOTES FROM THE DOCTOR OR CLINIC ATTENDED. ALL STUDENT MATTERS OF THIS NATURE ARE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST OF CONFIDENCE.

10. MICROBIOLOGY 2013/14 QUALITY REVIEW AND CLASS REPRESENTATIVES THE DISCIPLINE IS CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF EDUCATION IN MICROBIOLOGY. TO HELP US MAINTAIN THESE STANDARDS, QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF SEMESTER I AND SEMESTER II MODULES IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE OVERALL COURSE PERFORMANCE. YOUR HELP IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IN FILLING OUT THESE QUESTIONNAIRES. CLASS REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE SELECTED - 2 FROM THE NON-DENOMINATED STREAM