NBIK15000U Advanced Plant Identification
Volume 2016/2017
Education
MSc Programme in Biology
MSc Programme in Nature Management
Content
Identification of vascular plants to species.
Learning Outcome
Knowledge:
- Overview over botanical terminology and available
tools for plant identification, 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 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
Recommended Academic Qualifications
The course expands the
compulsory courses Diversity of Organisms and Field Course II
(biology), but these courses are not a precondition.
Teaching and learning methods
Field excursions, exercises
and own field project work.
Remarks
The students pay for their
own food during the course. And there might be some payment for the
transportation. Accomodation is free of charge.
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 10
- Excursions
- 30
- Practical exercises
- 30
- Preparation
- 106
- Project work
- 30
- Total
- 206
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Exam
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- PortfolioThe portfolio consits of documentation of the identification work done.
- 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: "Flora".
If the exam requirement is not fulfilled, the student must take the course again the next year.
Criteria for exam assesment
The grade 12 will be given to the solution that fully demonstrates mastership of the abilities in the "learning outcome".
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NBIK15000U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
Six days field course in western Jutland and five days of independent field assignment near Copenhagen during week 27-28.
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- Summer course
- Course capacity
- 17
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Biology and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Course responsibles
- Hans Henrik Bruun (7-4d4d47777a7a7345676e7433707a336970)
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