Course code
Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.
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).
Credits
Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Subject
Course planning information
Course notes
To pass the course students must achieve an overall passing grade of a minimum 50% for the course and at least 45% in final exam. To pass the course students must attend the laboratory course and complete the practical examination. To pass the course students must sit the mid-semester test, complete the online quizzes and submit the herbarium project.
Prerequisite courses
You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.
General progression requirements
You must complete at least 45 credits from 100-level before enrolling in 200-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 Describe the major groups of plants and plant-like organisms that are now alive, with special emphasis on placing the forms occurring in the New Zealand flora, along with groups only recognised from fossils; demonstrate the features of plant morphology, anatomy and reproduction that allow us to identify these groups.
- 2 Demonstrate how the study of plant morphology, anatomy and reproduction of both living and fossil plants, helps us to understand the relationships between the different groups and speculate on their possible evolutionary origins.
- 3 Demonstrate an understanding of the plants found in the major vegetation types of New Zealand and the impact thereon of humans.
- 4 Describe the origins, forms and unique features of the New Zealand flora.
Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.
Assessments
| Assessment | Learning outcomes assessed | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Test | 1 2 3 4 | 10% |
| Test | 1 2 | 10% |
| Practical/Placement | 1 2 | 15% |
| Practical/Placement | 1 | 15% |
| Exam (centrally scheduled) | 1 2 3 4 | 50% |
| Assessment | Learning outcomes assessed | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Test | 1 2 3 4 | 10% |
| Test | 1 2 | 10% |
| Practical/Placement | 1 2 | 15% |
| Practical/Placement | 1 | 15% |
| Exam (centrally scheduled) | 1 2 3 4 | 50% |
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
- 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
Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.
Highly recommended
RAVEN BIOLOGY OF PLANTS 8ED IE
RAVEN BIOLOGY OF PLANTS 8TH EDITION EBOOK EDITION
A PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS FOR THE BOTANY LABORATORY
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