MCB 1 Orientation

1. General Microbiology
Laboratory

2. CLASS POLICIES
• ATTENDANCE:
• excuse letter
• 20%
• LABORATORY REPORTS and ASSIGNMENTS
• QUIZZES
• FLOW CHARTS

3. CLASS POLICIES
• EXAMINATIONS
• EXAM MAKE-UP POLICY

4. GRADING SCHEME
• 40% 2 LONG EXAMS
• 15% WRITTEN REPORTS
• 15% SCIENTIFIC PAPER
• 10% QUIZZES
• 10% CLASS AND E- CLASS PARTICIPATION
• 5% FLOW CHARTS
• 5% CONDUCT OF EXPERIMENTS

5. Good Laboratory
Practices

6. always practice safe
MICROBIOLOGICAL,
PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE,
and EMERGENCY
procedures

7. SAFE MICROBIOLOGIC PRACTICES
TREAT ALL
ORGANISMS
AS
POTENTIAL
PATHOGENS.
use aseptic
techniques

8. SAFE MICROBIOLOGIC PRACTICES
wash hands
disinfect lab
benches
keep electric
fans off and
doors closed

9. SAFE MICROBIOLOGIC PRACTICES
keep workbench clean
dispose waste responsibly

10. SAFE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
PRACTICES
listen carefully to
instructions
wear lab gown
tie back long hair
wear safety glasses
wear disposable
gloves if necessary

11. SAFE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
PRACTICES
never eat, drink, or
apply cosmetics
never mouth
pipette
carry cultures in
test tube rack

12. SAFE EMERGENCY PRACTICES
know where the
eyewash stations,
first aid boxes, and
fire extinguishers
are
report spillages
and breakages
report injuries

13. and REMEMBER to take
care of the equipments
and return them to
their proper locations