Undergraduate Course: The Green Planet 2 (BILG08016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Biology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course is an introduction to modern plant biology that emphasises how plant science can be applied to improve crops and other useful plants, and how plants interact with other organisms. It contains a mix of basic plant biology, molecular biology, and whole organism biology. The course also includes an introduction to fungal biology and plant fungi interactions. Topics covered include plant hybridisation and evolution, nitrogen fixation, plant biomass exploitation, plant genetic manipulation, crop evolution and breeding, plant hormones and cell signalling, plant disease resistance. The Green Planet is not an ecology course, but does include significant whole organism content. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
130 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | The Green Planet 2 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | The Green Planet 2 | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Ability to interpret data. General Study skills. |
Assessment Information
Exam
Course Essay
Practicals |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Laboratory skills, essay writing,data interpretation |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
3 lectures and 1 practical per week, plus course reading
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Practical: Thursday
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| Keywords | TGP2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Justin Goodrich
Tel: (0131 6)50 7032
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Patricia Akhtar
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: |
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