(University of Brighton)

Program Developers : Andrew Lloyd, Carol Holden
Subject Specialists : Prof S P Denyer, Dr G Hanlon, Dr N Hodges.

ISBN: 1 84211 022 5
The package consists of series of self-assessment questions on various aspects of pharmaceutical microbiology. While answering a series of questions, students are at all times informed of how well they are doing, and an inbuilt recording facility also allows staff to see how each of the students is performing.

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A Screen from the package

Contents

  1. Introduction to the Package
  2. Microbial Identification, Detection and Enumeration
    • Microscopy and Staining
    • Counting Methods
    • Biochemical and Immunological Methods
  3. Microbial Physiology
    • Bacterial Cell Structure
    • Microbial Cell Growth and Division
    • Environmental Influences on Microbial Growth
  4. Sterilisation and Aseptic Handling
    • Sterilisation Kinetics
    • Heat Sterilisation
    • Chemical/Gas Sterilisation
    • Radiation/Filtration Sterilisation
    • Aseptic Techniques
    • Quality Assurance Techniques
  5. Antibiotics, Disinfectants and Preservatives
    • Types of Antibiotic
    • Clinical Use of Antibiotics
    • Antifungals and Antivirals
    • Chemical Disinfectants, Antiseptics and Preservatives
    • Manufacture and Assay of Antibiotics
  6. Methods of Evaluating Antimicrobial Activity

The package is designed to provide students with the opportunity to reinforce, extend and revise course material in microbiology. To increase interest, the questions are presented in a variety of forms: there are multiple choice questions, multiple response questions, text entry questions, drag boxes questions and many others. Graphics are used extensively throughout the package and feedback is provided to every question.


Hardware and Software Requirements

The package is supplied on a CD-ROM Installation Disc and can be installed to a local hard disc or network drive. The minimum requirement is a PC with 100MHz Pentium processor , 8Mb of RAM and a VGA monitor capable of displaying 16-bit color (65, 536 colors) at 640 x 480 resolution. The program is 32-bit and is compatible with Windows 95, 98 and NT.