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| Version 2013-2014 |
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| BOTA0413-1 | Botany : Diversity and evolution of plants
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 18h Pr, 3h FT |
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| Lecturer : | Patrick du Jardin |
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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 second semester |
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Course contents :
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- Position of plants in the living world
- Procaryotes
- Eucaryotes : general principles
- Fungi (fungal-type Protists and Mycetes)
- Eucaryotic algae
- Bryophytes
- Pteridophytes
- From ovules to seeds
- Angiosperms
- Plant communities : adaptations and interactions
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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- To recognize the major categories of living beings
- To understand the uniqueness and diversity of plants
- To interprete plant diversity in the light of their evolutionary history
- To describe the majer trends of the reproduction and the development of plants
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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- Lectures
- Laboratory courses
- Online teaching exercices
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face and online teaching |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Online teaching platform
- Power point presentations and syllabus available
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Campus of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pr. Patrick du Jardin
(patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be) |
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