Table 1.

Phage Genomics course logistics

Week	Lecture topic	Lab activity	Total hours (in and out of the classroom) per lab activity
A. Fall semester
1	—	Course and project introduction	5
2	—	Isolate phage from soil and identify pure phage species	15–20
3	—
4	—
5	—	Continued phage purification	15–20
6	—
7	—
8	—	Isolate quality genomic DNA and perform enzymatic digests	15–20
9	—
10	—
11	—	Determine phage morphology via electron microscopy	5–10
12	—
13	—	Student determination of phage characteristics and oral presentation	5–10
14	—
15	—	Student naming and archiving of phage sample	5
B. Spring semester
1	Biochemistry	Annotate phage genome	15
2
3	Structure and function of molecules
4
5	Cell structure and function
6
7	Cancer case study	Conduct comparative genomic analysis	15
8	Exam
9	Biological membranes and transport mechanisms
10	Diabetes case study
11	Cellular metabolism
12	Principles of evolution
13	Ecology	Preparation of oral presentation and poster Presentation at Cabrini College	7.5
14
15	Exam	Undergraduate Arts, Scholarship and Research Symposium