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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2010 - 2011
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Module Title |
Plant Science
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Module Code |
BE312
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School |
School of Biotechnology
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Online Module Resources
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Level |
3
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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- To prepare student teachers for the teaching of plant science in theory and practise to Leaving Certificate students.
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Learning Outcomes
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At the end of this module, students should be able:
To facilitate the learning of plant biology in students studying Biology at Leaving Certificate Ordinary and Higher level and to be able to answer probing questions from those students on:
- How plants reproduce.
- How plants convert light energy into sugars.
- How plants take in and transport water and dissolved substances.
- How plants structure has been modified for reproduction, photosynthesis and transport.
- How plants regulate their reproduction, photosynthesis, transport and structure.
- To find, design, modify, test and implement experiments to study photosynthesis, water relations and plant growth regulation and to write-up a detailed protocol for each which will enable a novice teacher with no experience of plant biology to repeat the experiments.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
12
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Tutorials |
12
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Laboratories |
12
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Seminars |
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Independent Learning Time |
39
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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Assignments |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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- Why study plants?
- The fossil record.
- An evolutionary tree of plants.
- Water and its role in plant evolution.
- Algae and Bryophytes.
- Non-seed vascular plants.
- Gymnosperms.
- Flowering plants.
- Evolution of water uptake.
- Evolution of plant reproduction.
- Reproduction in angiosperms.
- Anatomy and Histology of flowering plants.
- Photosynthesis.
- Plant water relations.
- Plant nutrition.
- Plant growth and development
- Biotechnology
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 70% | Examination Weight | 30% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Biological Science 2nd Edition. Scott Freeman (Pearson Educational International. 2005).
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| PEB | B.Sc Physical Education and Biology |
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