ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 74.2 Hours of tutorials: 2.25 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 112.45
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Microbiology and Parasitology
Areas: Microbiology
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable
At the end of the course the student should know "the main animal viruses, their strucutre, replication strategies and genetic diverstiy, as well as the methods of prevention and control of viral diseases". In addition the most importan human viral diseases will be studied, following the viral tropism.
Theoretical program:
lesson I.- Introduction: History and definition of Virology. Virus and evolution (1/2 h)
lesson II.- Viral nature (2h)
lesson III.- Study methods (0,5h) (the subject will be also worked in tutorial groups)
lesson IV.- Viral taxonomy(1/2h).
lesson V.- Viral replication [6h]
lesson VI.- Animal virus genetics [2h ].
lesson VII.- Virus-cells interactions and virus-host interactions [3h]
lesson VIII.- Central Nervous System Infections: Encephalytis and Meningitis [2h]
lesson IX.- Respiratory Infections: [2h]
lesson X.- Acute Diarrhoeal disease virus [1 h]
lesson XI.- Epithelial and mucosal Infections: [2 h]
lesson XII.- Hepatitis.[1 h]
lesson XIII.- Haemorrhagic fevers and other located geographical sindromes[2h]
Tema XIV.- Human Immunodeficiency viruses. [1h]
Tema XV.- Infectious Mononucleosis Ocular and cardiac infections [1h]
Blackboard and Seminars programs (4 h)
Blackboard.- Practical exercises and resolution of problems related to methodology, viral structure, replication y genetics. (on line)
Seminars.- Oral presentation of specific issues (previously prepared by the students) 4 h
Tutorials program (1h)
Tutoríals.- Tutorials will be programmed, at the beggining of the academic year, one tutorial will be dedicated to the explanation of the doubts on methodoly used for virus study and another. later on, for preparation of seminars.
Practical classes
1. Cell culture 2h
2. Viral Morphology and Ultraestructure 1h
3. Viral Diagnosis: Phisico-chemical characterization 1,5h
4. Viral Diagnosis and Typing: Serological methods 2h
5. Viral Diagnosis and Typing: Molecular methods 3,5h
Recommended bibliography
Carrasco, L. y Almendral del Río, J.M. coords., 2005. Virus patógenos. Madrid: Hélice.
Flint, S.J., Enquist, L.W., Krug, R.M., Racaniello, V.R. and Skalka, A.M., 2000. Principles of virology: molecular biology, pathogenesis, and control. Washington, DC: ASM Press.
Flint, S.J., Racaniello, V.R., Rall, G.F. and Skalka, A.M., 2015. Principles of virology. 4th ed. 2 vol. Washington, DC: ASM Press.
Shors, T., 2009. Virus: estudio molecular con orientación clínica. Buenos Aires: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
Storch, G.A., ed., 2000. Essentials of diagnostic virology. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Strauss, J.H. and Strauss, L.G., 2008. Viruses and human disease. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press.
Other bibilography
Cann, A.J., 2009. Principios de virología molecular. Zaragoza: Acribia.
Carter, J.B. and Saunders, V., 2013. Virology: principles and applications. 2nd ed. Chichester, WS: John Wiley & Sons.
Collier, L. y Oxford, J., 2008. Virología humana: texto para estudiantes de medicina, odontología y microbiología. México: McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
Dimmock, N.J., Easton, A.J. and Leppard, K.N., 2007. Introduction to modern virology. 6th ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Fenner, F, Bachmann, P.A., Gibbs, E.P.J., Murphy, F.A., Studdert, M.J. y White, D.O., 1992. Virología veterinaria. Zaragoza: Acribia.
Joklik, W.K., 1985. Virology. 2nd ed. Norwalk, CT: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Knipe, D.M. and Howley, P.M. eds., 2001. Fields virology. 4th ed. 2 vol. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Levy, J.A., Fraenckel-Conrat, H. and Owens, R.A., 1994. Virology. 3rd. ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Mettenleiter, T.C. and Sobrino, F. 2008. Animal viruses: molecular biology. Wymondham: Caister Academic Press.
Wagner, E.K., Hewlett, M.J., Bloom, D.C. and Camerini, D., 2008. Basic virology. 3rd. ed. Malden, MA: Blacwell Publishing.
Zuckerman, A.J. et al., 2009. Principles and practice of clinical Virology. 6th ed. West Sussex: Wiley
Web pages
ICTV (International Commitee for Taxonomy of Virus): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTV/
The Big Picture Book of Viruses: http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html
All the Virology on the WWW: http://www.virology.net/garryfavweb.htmlhttp://virologia.ua.es/dmsander….
Competences
- to know and to understand basic concepts of the subject .
- to achieve the skills for their apliccation
Basic competences
CB3 – Compile and interprete relevant data to be able to argue on important social, scientific or ethics subjects.
GENERAL COMPETENCES
CG3 - To apply both the theoretical-practical acquired knowledge and the capacity of interpretation and analysis to resolve and provide solutions to specific problems, both in academic and professional context
CG4 – Oral and written communication of knowledge, procedures, results and ideas
CG5 – To study and learn by themselves, being able to organize time and resources, new information and techniques, apart from the scientifif of technological discipline
TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES
CT1 – Analysis and synthesis ability.
CT2 – Reasoning and argumentation ability
CT3 – Ability to work in teams
CT4 – Ability to obtain diverse, new and reliable information
CT5 – Ability to prepare and defend a report, understandable and with a correct structure
CT6 – Ability to present a memory in front of people, in a clear, concese and coherent manner
CT9 – To use internet and bibliographic information
CT10 – To use information in foreign languages.
CT11 – Ability to solve specific problems using and applying previously adquired diverse knowledge.
SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
CE3.h – Relative to the competence: Cells, Tissues and organs: Cell cultures and bioassays
CE4.a - Relative to the competence: Biodiversity: Types and levels of organization & Biological cicles.
CE4.e - Relative to the competence: Biodiversity: Microbial and viral diversity
CE7.a - Relative to the competence: Biotechnology and Biomedicine: Biological basis of the diseases
CE7.g - Relative to the competence: Biotechnology and Biomedicine: Methods of molecular and clinical analysis
Classes will be based on power point presentations. Participation of studenst will be encouraged by asking questions and setting out of practical cases to be solved during the class. the resolution of practical exercises and problems on line and in the seminars will be also encouraged as well as the preparation of specific issues of the subject. It will be specially assessed the participation of the students during the classes.
Important. Assesment will be based on objectives achievement, ie, the highest mark the student wishes to achieve .
At the beggining of the academic course each student must decide and comunicate to the professor the objectives to be achieved. Studenst will be able tochoose new objectives at any time during the course, but they will only perform available activities at that period. In that case, the achieved mark will be proportional to the performed excercises.
Activities
1. Compulsory activites
1.1. Evidence of knowledge of the virology subject
Basic and compulsory activite
Highest mark 6
- Exam . Theory exam will contain definition questions, short questions, Image and drawings interpretation, test questions and the development of a theme. In addition to the right answers it will be assessed the briefness and the clarity in the exposition. ( CG4, GG5, CT1, CT2, CT11, CE4a, CE4e, CE7a, CE7f wll be assessed]
1.2. Laboratory classes
Compulsory activity
Highest mark 1
- Laboratory classes assesent 10% total mark**
Two options can be choosen and the selected one must be comunicated to the professor
1.2.1. Laboratory report (To assess the reports and practical cases in the seminars the quality of the report will be considered as well as the conviction in the answers. To assess the exercises on line the quality of the reports and the reasoning will be considered.
1.2.2. Exam on laboratory classes
[CT11 y CE3h will be assesed]
2. Optional activities
2.1. Practical cases/problems solution:
A maximum of 1,5 points can be added to the exam mark
CB3, CG3, CG4, CT1-CT5, CT9-CT11, CE4e, CE7a y CE7f will be assesed]
2.2. Search for information/ Report development
A maximum of 1,5 points can be added to the exam mark
The mark achieved in practical classes will be kept for 2 academic years if it is asked by the student. The other marks will be kept only until the second opportunity call of the academic year. Students attending to the second opportunity call who have not done the exercises during the course can ask the teachers to do them (in order to get the assessment percentage corresponding to these issues).
Table containing al information regarding assessment process can be seen in http://fxc.usc.es/gl/centros/bioloxia/criteriosavaliacion.html
Presential activities
Theoretical classes, 26h
Practical classes, 10h
Seminars, 4h
Tutoríal sessions, 1h
TOTAL : 41H
Student's work
Study, 39h
Practical classes summary, 5h
Reports, 10h
Reading, search for information and similar activities, 2h
Exams,2,5h
Lessons synthesising, 3h
TOTAL : 61,5h
Recomendaciones para el estudio de la asignatura
Seguir las sugerencias del profesor a lo largo del curso.
Plan de contingencias
Metodología de la enseñanza
Escenario 2
Docencia expositiva: Se reducirá el aforo, en las clases expositivas, a alrededor de 30 alumnos, lo que permitirá mantener la distancia de 1,5m entre alumnos y con mascarilla obligatoria (no se permitirá el acceso de alumnos sin mascarilla, a menos que presente una exención médica oficialmente justificada, en cuyo caso se le dispondrá a más distancia de los compañeros). Esto imlicará la subdivisión de la clase en dos subgrupos, en turnos semanales. Para los alumnos en turno no presencial, se habilitarán las mismas clases en forma de presentaciones locutadas, que estarán disponibles (para todos los alumnos) en el aula virtual; asimismo, se preparará un foro (en el propio aula virtual) para que los alumnos presenten sus dudas sobre el material aportado, a las que se responderá con la máxima agilidad posible.
Clases prácticas: Respecto a las prácticas de laboratorio, la necesaria reducción del número de alumnos en laboratorio hace que tengamos que reducir el número de alumnos por grupo. Esto provocaría un incremento (duplicación) del número de grupos de prácticas, con la consiguiente duplicación de personal e instalaciones, lo cual, en las actuales circunstancias de la Universidad española es del todo imposible. Por ello, hemos ideado un sistema mixto de docencia práctica que pasamos a explicar a continuación.
Todas las explicaciones que se dan en el laboratorio, que implican prácticamente el 35% del tiempo empleado en las prácticas, se expondrán en vídeos prácticos que el alumno DEBE estudiarse previamente, para entender la base técnica y la mecánica. De este modo, cuando el alumno llegue al laboratorio, DEBERÁ poder trabajar inmediatamente y con la debida soltura, lo cual será evaluado por el profesor. Asimismo, aunque obviamente la recogida de resultados se realizará en el porpio laboratorio, durante la prásctica, su análisis e interpretación, por parte del alumno, re realizará en casa, con la ayuda de los videos y/o presentaciones locutadas puestas a disposición en el aula virtual, así como por tutorías personalizadas solicitadas expresamente.
De este modo, se podrán mantener las mismas prácticas (no se reduce el número de técnicas que se abordan), pero con la mitad de horas presenciales sincrónicas (y otras tantas asincrónicas), y manteniendo la distancia de seguridad durante las prácticas.
Escenario 3
Clases expositivas y prácticas: En caso de vuelta a cuarentena, toda la docencia será no presencial, con parte de docencia por vídeos y otra parte por videoconferencia por Teams.
Sistema de evaluación
Evaluación y Examen: En el escenario 2 y 3, la evaluación continua se llevará a cabo con ejercicios, casos prácticos y seminarios, en mayor medida mediante al aula virtual. En escenario 2, el examen será una parte presencial (en dos aulas para reducir aforo) y otra no presencial y nn caso de escenario 3, todo el examen será no presencial.
Plan de contingencia
Planificación Contingencia Alternativa
Docencia expositiva
Escenario 2-Respecto a la organización de 2 grupos de 30 alumnos por aula, se ha calculado en base al número de alumnos de cursos previos; puede ocurrir que… el número de alumnos matriculados sea superior, en cuyo caso, se establecerán más de dos grupos, también semanales.
Escenario 2-3- En caso de que se llegue a una situación real de agravamiento, sin pasar oficialmente a escenario 3, se aumentará el número de grupos de docencia expositiva.
Docencia interactiva: seminarios
Escenario 2-Aunque los grupos son establecidos por el Decanato, en caso de pasar a un escenario 2-3, se reducirá el número de alumnos por grupo, reduciendo a 1/2 h de clase y compensando con seminarios on line.
Docencia interactiva: prácticas
Escenario 3-En caso de entrar en escenario 3, Las prácticas no podrán ser presenciales; por ello, Se han preparado prácticas de pizarra en sustitución, para su uso sólo en caso estrictamente necesario.
Carlos Pereira Dopazo
Coordinador/a- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- Phone
- 881816083
- carlos.pereira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Isabel Bandin Matos
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- Phone
- 881816087
- isabel.bandin [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Virtual classroom |
| 01.27.2021 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
| 01.27.2021 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 02. Gregor Mendel |
| 01.27.2021 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 03. Carl Linnaeus |
| 07.05.2021 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 03. Carl Linnaeus |