Study Programmes 2015-2016
BOTA0412-1  
Botany : Organization of seed plants
Duration :
24h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in bioengineering4
Lecturer :
Patrick du Jardin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
  • Flower and inflorescence,
  • fruit and seed,
  • The meristematic cell
  • Cell division and differentiation
  • Tissues
  • Roots (anatomy, morphology)
  • Stems (anatomy, morphology)
  • Leaves (anatomy, morphology, photosynthesis)
Learning outcomes of the course :
  • To describe the different plant organs and how they are set during development.
  • To understand the anatomical organisation of plant organs
  • To bridge the major plant functions (photosynthesis, nutrition, interactions with other organisms) with their supporting structures.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
  • Face-to-face lectures
  • laboratory exercices
  • online teaching activities
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face and distance learning
Recommended or required readings :
  • Online teaching platform
  • Power point presentations and syllabus available
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam
Work placement(s) :
Campus of Agro-Bio Tech
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Pr. Patrick du Jardin (patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be)