Module Details
| Module Code: |
BOTA6001 |
| Title: |
Botany
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Long Title:
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Botany
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| NFQ Level: |
Fundamental |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2016/17 ( September 2016 ) |
| Field of Study: |
4214 - Botany
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| Module Description: |
This module is designed to:
• Develop student awareness and interest in plants and plant growth and development.
• Provide a basic understanding of plant classification and taxonomy.
• Prepare the student for furthering the utilisation of plant materials in herbal and horticulture sciences.
• Develop an understanding of how plants relate to ecology and the environment at large.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Outline the sytems of plant classification and associated life cycles |
| LO2 |
Describe and identify the structural elements of plants morphology and anatomy |
| LO3 |
Perform an identification and naming of plants and plant parts. |
| LO4 |
Describe the processes involved in the growth and development of plants |
| LO5 |
Discuss ecology and how plants relate to the environment |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Classification
Systematics, flowering plants, non-flowering plants, bacteria, fungi, algae, ferns, life cycles, reproduction.
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Plant Anatomy
Cell structure and function, genes, cell division, tissue types and function.
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General Plant Morphology & Function
Root structure and function, leaf structure and function, flower structure and function, modified plant parts, habitats and adaptations
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Plant Growth and Development
Trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs, horticultural classification, growth and differentiation, tropism, pierodism.
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Plant Physiology
Photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, pollination, plant breeding, genetics.
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 100.00% |
Assessments
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Delivery of module content |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Lab |
Contact |
Practical |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Study lecture and practical material |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Delivery of Module Content |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Lab |
Contact |
Practical |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Study lab and lecture material, Learner assembles and identifies material for plant collection |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Parnell J., Curtis T. and Cullen E.. (2012), Webb's an Irish Flora, 8th. Cork University Press, [ISBN: 978185918478].
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Francis Rose. (2006), The wild flower key, Frederick Warne, London, [ISBN: 0-7232-5175-4].
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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Hodson M.J., and Bryant J.A. (2012), Functional Biology of Plants, 1st. Wiley-Blackwell, [ISBN: 978-047069939].
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Ray F. E., and Eichhorn Susan E.. (2012), Raven Biology of Plants: International Edition, 8th. W.H. Freeman, New York, [ISBN: 978-146411351].
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Matuseth, J.D.,. (2012), Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, 5rd. Jones and Barlett Publishers, [ISBN: 978-144966580].
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Ben-Erik van Wyk, Michael Wink. (2004), Medicinal plants of the world, Timber Press, Portland, [ISBN: 9780881926026].
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Niall MacCoitir. (2008), Irish Wild Plants Myths Legends and Folklore, The Collins Press, Ireland, p.376, [ISBN: 978-1905172696].
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Averis, B.. (2013), Plants and Habitats: An Introduction to Common Plants and Their Habitats in Britain and Ireland, 1 st. Ben Averis, p.400, [ISBN: 9780957608108].
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| Other Resources |
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Website, Grieve, M. (2007), A Modern Herbal,
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Website, Radboud University Nijmegen. (2005), Virtual Classroom Biology,
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Website, Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute. (1998), A World History of Herbology and Medical
Herbalism,
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