Course Number: SC250
Course Title: Botany
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
General
1. Develop knowledge of the life cycle,
reproductive, structural, chemical, evolutionary, and anatomical
characteristics of
photsynthetic and fungal phylla.
2. Acquire a basic knowledge of plant
physiology, plant ecology, and ethnobotany.
3. Acquire an understanding of the importance
of plants in our daily lives.
4. Learn the diversity and classification of
plants.
5. Understand the interrelationships of plants
and their environment.
6. Identify local botanical species.
7. Enhance environmental understanding and
awareness
Specific
Students should be able to:
1. List cultural uses of plants globally
2. List cultural uses of plants locally
3. Distinguish between public knowledge plant
medicine and private knowledge plant medicine
4. Describe the characteristics that make each
of the five plant kingdoms unique and distinct
5. Place an organism into the correct kingdom
give the characteristics of that organism
6. Identify local plants by local name in the
field
7. Identify local plants by latin binomial in
the field
8. Explain the evolutionary differences that
characterize each phylla
9. Explain the nature of the biologically
important evolutionary developments that allow a given phylla to more
effectively compete for
limited resources than more primitive (or advanced) phylla.
10. Sketch the generic life cycle for each
phylla
11. Sketch an inflorescence with the parts
correctly labelled
12. Label the vegetative and structural parts of
plants.
13. Explain the process of photosynthesis
including inputs and outputs
14. Write out the key function(s) of major plant
hormones
15. Grow and propagate a plant
16. Produce herbarium pages, either real or
virtual (online) pages.