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Course code
Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using 6 digits.
- 120303
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Level
The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
- 300-level
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Credits
Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
- 15
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Subject
- Plant Biology
Course planning information
Course notes
Attendance at all laboratories and submission of all assessments are compulsory. To pass the course, students must achieve an average of ≥45% across all three tests.
General progression requirements
You must complete at least 45 credits from 200-level before enrolling in 300-level courses.Learning outcomes
What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.
- 1 Discuss and evaluate the evolutionary processes that underlie plant lineage divergence.
- 2 Describe and explain the fundamental principles of population genetic and phylogenetic analyses.
- 3 Formulate and test hypotheses on the underlying sources of phenotype variation in plants.
- 4 Critically assess phylogenetic hypotheses derived from molecular data.
- 5 Critically compare and contrast the key features of the major plant lineages and explain their adaptive and evolutionary significance.
- 6 Apply principles of taxonomy to identify native and introduced plants in New Zealand and generate an herbarium collection.
Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.
Assessments
| Assessment | Learning outcomes assessed | Weighting |
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| Test | 1 2 3 | 20% |
| Written Assignment | 1 2 4 6 | 30% |
| Test | 3 4 | 20% |
| Written Assignment | 4 5 | 10% |
| Exam (centrally scheduled) | 4 5 | 20% |
| Participation | 3 4 | 0% |
Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.
You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.
Explanation of assessment types
Explanation of assessment types
- Computer programmes
- Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
- Creative compositions
- Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
- Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
- Exam (centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
- Oral or performance or presentation
- Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
- Participation
- You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
- Portfolio
- Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
- Practical or placement
- Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
- Simulation
- Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
- Test
- Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
- Written assignment
- Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.
Textbooks needed
There are no set texts for this course.