VETE0067-2

Duration

24h Th, 10h Pr, 2h Mon. WS

Number of credits

	Bachelor in veterinary medicine	4 crédits

Lecturer

Jacques Mainil

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course "Veterinary Bacteriology" of 3rd BAC is subdivided into two parts. The purpose of the first part is to present the structural and functional properties of bacteria in general: architecture, metabolism, growth and cell division. The second part describes the different therapeutic and prophylactic tools against bacterial pathogens. The final chapter presents the commensal flora and the virulence properties of pathogenic bacteria. Until the academic year 2013-2014, the classification of the pathogenic bacteria of domestic animals and of the most important bacterial species in food microbiology and food science was described. This chapter is no more presented, though the Ppt slides will still be communicated to the students.
The practicals help the students to realise how a routine laboratory of bacterial diagnosis works in veterinary medicine. The practicals are closely linked to the ex-cathedra lectures.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Description of the infectious agents (or microbes) that the bacteria are, in general, in animal health and in public health, and of the physico-chemical and biological tools important in the fight against bacterial pathogens. Introduction of the students to the routine diagnosis in laboratories, so that he/she can understand during the final three years of study and during his/her professional life the work performed in these routine diagnostic laboratories.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge of eucaryote cytology and biochemistry.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The lectures comprise 24h ex-cathedra with a PwPt presentation with an on-line acess on eCampus (with the exception of some ilustrations). When possible, examples from the veterinary field are presented to complete the information.
The laboratory sessions comprise 10 h of practicals (TP) and 2 hours of seminars (TD) during te practicals. These laboratory sessions introduce the procedure of a diagnostic laboratory.
During the practicals (4h on Monday, 4h on Tuesday, 2h on Thursday, and 2h on Friday aternoons), the students are demonstrated and perform themselves the different steps in a bacterial diagnosis: sampling, inoculation onto agar plates, staining, identification, antibiotic sensitivity, interpretation and answer to the practitioner. The precise content of each afternoon is adapted each year in function of the number of students present. Prerequisites are the different chapter of the lectures and the practical booknote (present on eCampus). General information will be communicated to the students durig one of the lectures. The precise timing is communicated to the students at the beginning of the academic year.

The students are continuously assessed during the week (general and specific behavior). Moreover, at the beginning their first lab session (Monday afternoon), the students must answer QROC questions on the pre-requisites. During the whole week, the students are invited (i) to fill in on-line (eCampus) a report to present the realization and the understanding of the manipulations and (ii) to ask any question about the lectures and the practicals to the assistant professors, to prepare the practical interrogation of the Friday.
NB: In case of necessity (another day off during the week for instance), one session of practicals will be organized during the Wednesday afternoon of the same week, in order to maintain an acceptable timetable for everybody.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The 24h of ex-cathedra lectures take place face-to-face in presence of the students in one lecture room. The laboratory sessions (TP and TD) are organized in smaller groups of students (maximum 20 students) in one room dedicated to bacteriological practicals. This room is classified biosafety level 2: it is therefore strictly FORBIDDEN to eat or to drink and students MUST wear a CLEAN personal lab coat.
ATTENTION: presence during the TP/TD is COMPULSORY. Any non-justified absence (with an official document) automatically means failure in January. If the student does not contact the person in charge of the organization of the TP/TD, this unjustified absence may even mean failure in September and for the year for the Bacteriology course.
All lectures, TP and TD will be finished during the first quadrimestre, so that the exam can be planned in January. The lectures will be given during September and October; the TP and TD, from October to December.
NB: according to the evolution of the COVID19 pandemia, of the governemental and university recommendations, the mode of delivery of the lectures and of the practicals will be adpated, if necessary.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

In as much the evolution of the COVID19 pandemia, the exam of the General Veterinary Bacteriology course (VETE0067-1) in August will be organized on-line as in Januray and will contain questions on the theory and on the practicals as well.
This on-line exam will contain:
- a Multiple Choice Questionnaire (QCM) on the theory (+/- 35%)
- a Short Answer (one to a few words) Questionnaire (QROC) on the theory (+/- 35%)
- a Multiple Choice Questionnaire (QCM) on the practicals (+/- 15%)
- a Short Answer (on to a few words) Questionnaire (QROC) on the practicals (+/- 15%)

Regarding the practicals, they will be given on-line from the 9th November on. Details will be sent to the students during next week. The prerequisite questionnaire (MC) is still applicable, but will be formative. Conversely the Friday certificative interrogation is cancelled and will be replaced by the questions on the practicals in January.
Several of you may be tempted not to follow the on-line practicals sessions. Nevertheless we advice them to follow these on-line session with as much seriousness than if they were given in the practical room. Do not forget that one of their purpose is to preparing you to the exam in January.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote

Additional information:

FOREWORD: it is today possible for a student to send an email to the professor (jg.mainil@uliege.be) telling his/her decision to not take the exam. This message has the value of a signature, under two conditions: (i) it must be sent par the student him/herself; (ii) it must be received within 30 minutes after the beginning of the exam (at the latest). Any message received after this delay will not be valid !
In 2020-2021, the assessment will be as follows, once again Covid19 pandema permitting:
- Theory (75% of the final mark) during either session. The format of the theoritical exam of the second session will be identical to the format of the first session.
(a) a multiple choice questionnary (QCM: 25% of the final mark): 20 questions with correct answer +1, wrong answer -0,5, no answer 0; on the contents of the lectures and of the practicals.
(b) a short open-answer-questionnary (QROC: 25% of the final mark): 20 questions with correct answer +1, wrong answer -0,25, no answer 0; on the contents of the lectures and of the practicals;
(c) one long open-answer-questions (QROL: 25% of the final mark) starting from one laboratory report, with several "sub-questions" about the properties of the bacterial species reported concerning different chapters of the lectures.
- Practicals (25% of the final mark). The practcal exam is slightly different between the two sessions.
(a) during the first session, on the Monday afternoon there will be one theoritical interrogation (QROC) on the prerequisites, and on the Friday afternoon there will be theoritical and practical interrogations (QROC, biotyping, antibiogram). Moreover the practical mark also includes the continuous assessment during the whole week.
(b) if the practical mark is 10 or higher, it also counts for the 2nd session (if necessary), but not if the student must repeat his/her year. If the practical mark is under 10, the student must take again all the written interrogations the day of the exam during the second session (QROC, biotyping, antibiogram).

Reminder: any non-justified absence at the TP/TD during the year means refusal to present the theoritical exam.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

For pedagogy reasons, this course needs pre-requisites before being chosen.

Contacts

Jacques Mainil (Full Professor) Coordinator of the lectures and of the practicals E-mail : JG.Mainil@uliege.be Phone : 04/366 95 22
Dr Damien Thiry (Assistant Professor) Organisation and evaluation of the practicals E-mail: damien.thiry@uliege.be Phone : 04/366 93 88
Jean-Noël Duprez (Head Qualified Technician) Organisation of the practicals E-mail: jean-noel.duprez@uliege.be Phone : 04/366 40 52

Veterinary Bacteriology