SLE203 - Environmental Botany

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SBB203
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Susanna Venn
Prerequisite:

One of SLE103, SLE111, SLE132 or SLE151

Corequisite:

SLE010

Incompatible with: SBB231
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

5 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester, 5 x 3 hour practical experience (workshops) per trimester.

Content

Plant diversity in an Australian context is examined with emphasis on plant structure and function, ecophysiology and ecology, floral structure, reproduction and identification. Specifically, ecophysiology is examined in terms of adaptations to environment in the context of Climate Change. The fungi, lichens and algae also are examined.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate a broad and coherent theoretical technological and practical knowledge of plant biology and its study.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Interpret and use evidence to create and support an argument concerning adaptations of plants to their environment.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Use technology to locate, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources regarding adaptations of plants to their environment, topical issues in plant biology and the importance of herbaria and botanic gardens to society.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Evaluate and predict the effects of climate change on the biology of plants and plant-like organisms.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO5

Evaluate and compare ethnobotanical uses by various societies.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment 1
Assessment Description
Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Practical work - Assignment 1
Written assessment, 1200 word maximum 10% Week 4
Assessment 2
Practical work - Assignment 2
Written report, 2500 word maximum 30% Week 9
Assessment 3
Theory
Two online quizzes 30% (2 x 15%) Weeks 6 and 11
Assessment 4
Practical test
2-hour test 30% Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE203 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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