1. MIC 206
MYCOLOGY
INTRODUCTION

2. Madam Aslizah Binti Mohd Aris
Level 4, Admin Building
06-4832100 ext 2168
H/p no: 016-7377621
E-mail: aslizah@ns.uitm.edu.my

3. OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students should be
able to:
1. Define terms and discuss concepts of fungi in
classification, reproduction, cell wall, vegetative
growth, dimorphism of microbiology.
2. Relate fungi with plants, animals, humans and
other organisms mutualistic and parasitic
relationships.
3. Apply fungi in food industries, waste treatment,
energy production, crop improvement and
medicine.

4. 4. Prepare specimens, use microscope to examine,
identify and differentiate the different fungi.
5. Design basic problem solving procedures for the
enumeration of bioburden and microbial load from
microbiological samples.

5. Assessment
Test : 3 x 10 % = 30 %
Lab Reports : 10 %
Assignment : 10 %
Final Exam : 50 %
TOTAL : 100 %

6. Lecture and Lab Class
CREDIT HOURS: 3
LECTURE : 2 Hrs/week
 AS114 4A1, AS114 4A2:
Wednesday, BK2 (12.10 – 1.00 pm)
Thursday, BS 6 (4.10-5.00 pm)
 AS114 4B1, AS114 4B2: Thursday, DK1 (2.10 – 4.00
pm)
PRACTICAL : 2 Hrs/week
 Friday: 10.10-12.00 pm (AS114 4B1)
 Venue: Mycology Laboratory, Level 3

7. WEEK SYLLABUS CONTENT
Introduction Class
2
Classification of Fungi
3 Fungal Cell
4 Reproduction
5 Vegetative Growth / TEST 1
Mid Semester Break
24 Disember 2011 – 1 Januari 2012 (Cuti Krismas & Tahun Baru)
Video Making (Group)
6 Sporulation and Budding
7 Sporulation and Budding/Dimorphism
Fungi and Other Organisms
8
(Mutualistics Relationship: Lichen, Mycorrhiza) / TEST 2
Fungi and Other Organisms
9
(Mutualistics Relationship: Lichen, Mycorrhiza)
Fungi and Other Organisms
10
(Parasitic relationship: Fungi , Plant, Human and Animal or Insects)
11 Industrial Microbiology/ Biotechnology

8. WEEK SYLLABUS CONTENT
12 Industrial Microbiology/ Biotechnology / TEST 3
13 SiteVisit (Fungal Forray) / Group Presentation (Video Making)
14 Group Presentation (Video Making)
15 Study Week (3 – 11 Mac 2012)
16 Final Exam (12 Mac – 1 April 2012)

9. Assessment
Test 1 : Classification of Fungi
Reproduction
Fungal Cell
Test 2 : Vegetative growth
Sporulation and budding
Dimorphism
Test 3 : Fungi and other Organism
Mutualistic relationship
Parasitic relationship
Industrial Mycology
Date/ Week: refer to syllabus content and subject to
be change

10. Group Presentation
Video Making :
6 students / group
Title: Anything about Mycology / presence of
fungus / benefit of fungus in your daily life.
Ex: Production of Tempe → prepare a video about
how to make a traditional tempe.
Presentation: Week 13-14

11. References
Alexopoulos, C. J., Mims, C.W and
Blackwell, M. (1996), Introductory
Mycology, 4th Edition, John Wiley and sons
Inc. ($135.71)
Microbiology: An Introduction, Tortora et
al, Pearson International Edition
Other appropriate references