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| BIOL2006-4 | Biology, Part : Plant biology
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Alain Hambuckers |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course makes the most of the skills gathered with the Biology course of the first year. It goes thoroughly into description of the most important taxonomical groups of the traditional plant biology, mostly scrutinizes organization of the flowering plants and brings notions of plant physiology. In that way, the course prepares students to the paleobotany course of second term. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To lead to a reasonably good knowledge of botanical diversity. To examine terrestrial plant organization. To introduce to the methods and the vocabulary of botany. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Advance French knowledge |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Workshops and field works are part and parcel of the course. They illustrate concepts exposed during lectures and represent another useful way of apprehending the contents of the course. They also make it possible for students to assess their understanding of theoretical issues and give them opportunities to ask questions or engage in a dialogue with the holder or the assistants.
Living material is dissected and examined using binocular lens or microscope, and permanent microscope preparations are studied. These manipulations aim at introducing to objective observation, drawing and determination. The students have to produce written reports, which are marked.
Field trips in the Hautes-Fagnes - Eiffel Nature Park presents the plants in their natural environment and illustrates some connections between geology and plant biology. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Written notes are available but students are invited to take their own notes during the lectures.
Reference work: Biology of plants, by P. H. Raven, R. F. Evert & S. E. Eichhorn, W. H. Freeman and Company/Worth Publishers, New York, 1999. Several copies of the French translation of this book by J. Bouharmont could be consulted in ULg libraries ("Bibliothèque Interfacultaire" on the Sart Tilman campus and little library of the Institue of Zoology). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The practical exam consists of two parts: analysis of a microscopal preparation and a second question like the analysis of vegetal objects
The exam on theory consists of two questions. Students have time to prepare, then they are invited to present their conclusions for about 20 min. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| The workshops and field trips are organised as a training in the Hautes-Fagnes Scientific Station. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Lectures are given in the course of the first term.
Attendance to lectures, workshops and study trips is mandatory. |
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Contacts :
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| Alain HAMBUCKERS, senior lecturer, tel.: 32(0)4 366 5072, email: alain.hambuckers@ulg.ac.be, Biologie du comportement, Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution, Quai Van Beneden 22 (Bât I1, local 1/6), 4020 Liège
Louis LECLERCQ, senior lecturer, tel.: 32(0)80 44 7220, email: louis.leclercq@ulg.ac.be |
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