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Beneficial Microbes In Food and Health (16:400:535)

Credit: 4
Prerequisite: General Microbiology or Biochemistry, or permission of instructor.

Time & Place:

Instructor:

Michael Chikindas, Ph. D.
tchikind@sebs.rutgers.edu
65 Dudley RD, Room 203
(848) 932-5405
(732) 932-6776

(Revised Month day, Year)

Objective

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the role of microorganisms in health promotion.

Students completing this course should be able to:
  1. understand the factors and predict microorganisms, which can positively influence human and animal health;
  2. understand the molecular mechanism underlying health promotion actions by probiotic bacteria;
  3. evaluate possible risks and determine essential measures required to control safety of health promoting microorganisms;
  4. understand the role of microorganisms in animal and human health.
Student Evaluation:

Quizzes will be given to provide students feedback on their course performance and to prepare them for the exams. Quizzes will be arranged in a form of multiple- choice test and will cover material presented in previous lectures and reading, assigned for the day of the quiz.

Two exams will test students’ knowledge and their ability to independently make decisions and solve problems using the knowledge obtained during the course of study.

Students may request re-evaluation of exam or quiz scores within 2 weeks of receiving a grade. No grades will be changed after two weeks. Students are required to follow the ACADEMIC INTEGRITY RULES:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
All exams, quizzes, and short written assignments should represent student's exclusive effort. Books and reference material may be consulted for the exam, but students may not discuss exam questions, work together on the exam, or receive any other assistance. Do not copy material from books or Internet directly to answer a question.
 
Any work of the student should be original effort of a scholar, based on reading, digestion, and synthesis of primary literature. Failure to indicate direct quotes, inadequately citing others work, and presentation of another's work as one's own are all varying degrees of plagiarism, the theft of intellectual property. Plagiarism and other ethical breeches are not tolerated at Rutgers University. Students should consult and be familiar with the full policy on academic integrity published in the Graduate School Handbook. Should the student have any doubts about understanding of the distinctions therein, it is strongly advised to see the course coordinator for explanations and clarification. Academic dishonesty will be severely penalized, with punishment up to and including dismissal from Rutgers University.