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A course in which students explore both core and emerging issues in the plant sciences, focusing in particular on the inter-dependence of plants, people and environment. Students are encouraged to develop a range of important generic and applied skills, through lectures, practicals and seminars. One practical and two seminars contribute 60% of the course mark. An online assessment contributes 40% of the overall course grade and consists of short, structured questions.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The content reflects currently important topics in plants, particularly in relation to people who depend on them and the environment that affects them. The course focusses on numerous important questions in plant science research. Content builds on and integrates understanding about plants and soils from first year courses. Different teaching methods are used, on campus and online, to take students to the frontiers of our understanding of plant science research.
| Description | Value |
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| Course practicals require the use of a lab coat which can be purchased locally. | 15.0000 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Verbal feedback will be given during interactive, formative parts of the course. Students will receive written feedback on each practical report and the last two seminar presentations. Where necessary, students will be invited to meet members of the course team to identify difficulties and discuss solutions.
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 45 | |
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2-hour on-campus exam, short written answers. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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Verbal feedback will be given during interactive, formative parts of the course. Students will receive written feedback on each practical report and seminar presentation. Where necessary, students will be invited to meet members of the course team to identify difficulties and discuss solutions. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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For the seminar resit, students are asked to record and upload their presentation, for the practical resit they use class data and write up the experiment. Written feedback made available via MyAberdeen Grade Centre. |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Use class date to identify and interpret trends in data |
| Procedural | Analyse | Conduct analyses of plant material in lab, following instructions |
| Factual | Remember | Demonstrate a familiarity and understanding of some key principles |
| Procedural | Create | Working in a group, construct a persuasive presentation on a given topic |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate an awareness of different and sometimes conflicting uses of plants in human society |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge to interpret information and data |
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