NBIK15000U Advanced Plant Identification

Volume 2018/2019
Education

MSc Programme in Biology

MSc Programme in Biology with a minor subject

Content

Identification of vascular plants to species, with focus on the Danish flora.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge:

  • Overview over botanical terminology and available tools for identification of Danish plants, experience in critical use of identification literature
     

Skills:

  • To correctly identify Danish plants to species by use of relevant determination keys and taxon descriptions
  • To have a good overview of systematics and species delimitation in Danish vascular plants
  • To understand the correct use of vascular plants in bio-indication


Competences:

  • To be able to safely arrive at the correct identify of Danish vascular plants
  • To enable the use of plant identification in conservation surveillance, nature management and dissemination of biodiversity.
Literature

See Absalon

The course expands the compulsory courses Diversity of Organisms and Field Course II (biology), but these courses are not a precondition.
Field course day-time excursions and evening exercises. In addition, own field project work.
The course is based on the use of identification tools in Danish. The students pay for their own food during the course. And there might be some payment for the transportation. Accomodation is free of charge.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 10
  • Excursions
  • 30
  • Practical exercises
  • 30
  • Preparation
  • 106
  • Project work
  • 30
  • Total
  • 206
Written
Oral
Individual
Collective
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Feedback by final exam (In addition to the grade)
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Portfolio
The portfolio consists of documentation of the identification work done in terms of notes and illustrations - photographs or similar - of the diagnostic characters observed and used in the ID process.
Exam registration requirements

80% participation in excursions and exercises is mandatory.

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
One internal examiner.
Re-exam

Written assignment (4 hours). The following aids allowed: The book "Flora".

If the exam requirement is not fulfilled, the student must take the course again the next year.

Criteria for exam assesment

In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Learning Outcome.