COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | |||||
DEPARTMENT | DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES | |||||
LEVEL OF STUDIES | Undergraduate – Level 7 | |||||
COURSE CODE | 82A3Υ | SEMESTER | 1st | |||
COURSE TITLE | GENERAL BOTANY – MORPHOLOGY | |||||
TEACHING ACTIVITIES If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course eg. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits. |
TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK | ECTS CREDITS | ||||
Lectures and personal exercise | 4 | 3 | ||||
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4. | ||||||
COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Scientific Area | |||||
PREREQUISITES:
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TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek
English for Erasmus students |
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COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | YES | |||||
COURSE URL: |
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- LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
· The course aims to provide the knowledge about the structure, morphological diversity and environmental adaptations of higher plants.
· At the end of the course students will be able to identify macro and micro characters of higher plants interpret the morphology of plant body in relation to the environmental parameters
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General Skills | |
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module | |
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
Project design and management
Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use
Independent work Literature search, data analysis and synthesis Development of inductive reasoning Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an interdisciplinary environment Respect for the natural environment Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
- COURSE CONTENT
1. Plant cell – cell membrane
2. Nucleus – cellular organelles 3. Cell wall 4. Plant tissues – meristems 5. Dermal tissue 6. Parenchyma 7. Supportive tissue 8. Vascular tissue 9. Secretive tissue – Periderm 10. Stem of monocotyledons 11. Stem of dicotyledons 12. Leaf 13. Root |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
In classroom face to face | ||||||||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students. Support through e-class. | ||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING ORGANIZATION
The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.
The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards. |
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Student Evaluation
Description of the evaluation process
Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others
Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed |
In order to pass this course, each student must succeed in final written examinations.
Notes: Students with identified dyslexia problems are examined orally (instead of the written final examination). In addition, a condition for obtaining the degree is the successful completion of an individual exercise, in the context of the summer practicum. The students’ grades are announced publicly. The student can see his / her writing at any time. |
- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Bozampalides A. 2015. Botany (2nd edition). University Press Studio.
2. Raven P., Evert R., Eichorn S. 2014. Plant Biology. Utopia Editions. Simpson M. 2016. Plant Systematics. UTOPIA. Athens.
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ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
Teacher (full name): | Georgios Korakis |
Contact details: | Via e-class platform and e-mail |
Supervisors: (1) | |
Evaluation methods: (2) | Written examination using e-class platform |
Implementation Instructions: (3) | Guidance about the examination is provided through e-class announcement. In the announcement is clearly stated the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information. |
- Please write YES or NO
- Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
- written assignment or/and exercises
- written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
- In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:
- a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
- b) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinks for the examination, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
- c) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of students eligible to participate in the examination.