bio703 - Basic Concepts in Plant Sciences
| Module label | Basic Concepts in Plant Sciences |
| Module code | bio703 |
| Credit points | 12.0 KP |
| Workload | 360 h |
| Institute directory | Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences |
| Applicability of the module |
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| Responsible persons |
Laubinger, Sascha (Module responsibility)
Zotz, Gerhard (Module counselling)
Albach, Dirk Carl (Module counselling)
von Hagen, Klaus Bernhard (Module counselling)
Laubinger, Sascha (Authorized examiners)
Zotz, Gerhard (Authorized examiners)
Albach, Dirk Carl (Authorized examiners)
von Hagen, Klaus Bernhard (Authorized examiners)
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| Prerequisites | |
| Skills to be acquired in this module | Communicating deeper knowledge in ecology, phylogeny, evolution and genetics of plants Communicating scale- and method-overarching thinking Communicating deeper theoretic concepts of ecology, evolution and genetics of plants [nop] ++ deepened biological expertise + deepened knowledge of biological working methods + data analysis skills + interdisciplinary thinking ++ critical and analytical thinking ++ independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature + ability to perform independent biological research ++ data presentation and discussion in German and English (written and spoken) + teamwork ++ ethics and professional behaviour [/nop] |
| Module contents | V: Biodiversity of plants (2 SWS) V: Resource acquisition and use by plants (1 SWS) V: Gene expression in plants (1 SWS) S: Phylogeny of plants (2 SWS) S: Interactions of plants with environmental parameters (2SWS) |
| Reader's advisory | Kadereit, J.W., Körner, C., Kost, B., Sonnewald, U., 2014, Strasburger Lehrbuch der Botanik. Springer Spektrum Verlag, Heidelberg. Lambers H, Chapin III FS, Pons TL. 2008. Plant Physiological Ecology. New York: Springer. |
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| Languages of instruction | German, English |
| Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
| Module frequency | |
| Module capacity | 12 |
| Reference text | associated with bio765 (Current Methods in Plant Science) (recommended) |
| Modullevel / module level | MM (Mastermodul / Master module) |
| Modulart / typ of module | Wahlpflicht / Elective |
| Lehr-/Lernform / Teaching/Learning method | |
| Vorkenntnisse / Previous knowledge | Ökologie, Flora, Genetik |
| Course type | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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| Lecture | 4 | WiSe | 56 | |
| Seminar | 4 | WiSe | 56 | |
| Total time of attendance for the module | 112 h | |||
| Examination | Time of examination | Type of examination |
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| Final exam of module | 1 Portfolio |