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Basic Molecular Biology CDC eLearning Courses Learner Feedback Survey

Thank you for taking this voluntary survey to help us understand how well theBasic Molecular
Biology eLearning Courses (Basic Science, Laboratory Practice, Nucleic Acid Extraction, PCR and
Real Time PCR) produced by the Division of Laboratory Systems, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention have been serving the needs of our learners. The feedback you provide will also inform
updates to these courses and future course development.
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1. To what extent did you apply the course knowledge and/or skills to your personal or facility's
work practices? Please respond by clicking on the button beside the option that best reflects your
opinion.
2. Please share examples, challenges or comments related to how you may have applied the
course information to your personal or facility's work practices.
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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives for the courses are provided for your reference.
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Basic Molecular Biology: Basic Science
Identify techniques in molecular diagnostics
Identify the workflow of molecular diagnostics
Predict the DNA sequences based on base-pairing rules
Differentiate the characteristics of DNA and RNA
Identify the process of DNA replication and RNA transcription
Basic Molecular Biology: Laboratory Practice
Identify the general practices and biohazards associated with performing molecular biology procedures in BSL-2 and BSL-3
laboratories
Explain the differences of the working areas needed to perform procedures in molecular biology
Outline the unidirectional workflow used to minimize contamination in the laboratory
Identify general decontamination practices in the molecular biology laboratory
Basic Molecular Biology: Nucleic Acid Extraction
Identify the four major factors used in selection of the nucleic acid extraction method
Outline the three basic steps in nucleic acid extraction
Explain how to analyze nucleic acid quantity and purity by spectrophotometry and gel electrophoresis
Identify common problems in nucleic acid extraction
Basic Molecular Biology: PCR and Real Time PCR
Explain the basic steps involved in PCR
Identify the components of PCR, reverse transcription PCR, and PCR product analysis Recognize the characteristics of real-time
PCR
Identify the techniques used to detect products in real-time PCR
Differentiate the nucleic acid quantification processes used in real-time PCR
Explain the roles of PCR controls

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Learner Feedback Survey

* 1. To what extent have you applied the knowledge and/or skills presented in the course to your personal or
facility's work practices?
Please select the option that best describes how you used the course information.
If you did not complete the course, select "I did not complete this course."
I reviewed my
I recommended or
personal or my
initiated changes to facility's laboratory's
my personal or
practices to
my facility's
determine if they are
laboratory practices
up to date

I improved my
awareness or
understanding of
this topic

This course did not
improve
my understanding
or provide
information relevant
to my work

I did not complete
this course

Basic Molecular Biology:
Basic Science
Basic Molecular Biology:
Laboratory Practice
Basic Molecular Biology:
Nucleic Acid Extraction
Basic Molecular Biology:
PCR and Real Time
PCR

2. Please share examples, challenges or comments related to how you may have applied the course
knowledge and/or skills to your personal or facility's work practices:
Basic Molecular Biology:
Basic Science
Basic Molecular Biology:
Laboratory Practice
Basic Molecular Biology:
Nucleic Acid Extraction
Basic Molecular Biology:
PCR or Real Time PCR

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