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On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Understand the principles of plant physiology, ranging from photosynthesis to water relations and phenotype;
- Understand the complexity of response of plants to abiotic stresses;
- Understand the importance of mineral nutrients and their assimilation for plant growth and development;
- Describe the major nutrients required by plants;
- Summarise and analyse plant physiological data;
- Relate contents of lectures to practical class material;
- Be able to apply some basic and advanced techniques in the area of plant physiology.
Plant
- Growth
- Development
- Photosynthesis
- Water relations
- Abiotic stress responses and physiological impact in plants (e.g., drought, heat, salinity)
- Mineral nutrition
- Analysing techniques
- Data Handling
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Practical | 36 |
Specified Learning Activities | 10 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 67 |
Total | 125 |
Level 2 module: Principles of Plant Biology (BOTN 20040)
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Students can select one set of data to produce an individual lab report detailing the experimental material and methods used in the lab, analyse their data and interpret the results. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Examination: This examination is run as part of the UCD-central exams in May and involves MCQs and short-answer questions covering all module. | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback/Discussions during lectures/labs and on final report; interactive throughout
Name | Role |
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Dr Elke Eichelmann | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Sonia Negrao | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Fri 09:00 - 11:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 11:00 - 11:50 |