SLE203 - Environmental Botany
Unit details
| Year | 2025 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 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 5 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester, 2 x 3 hour practical experience (workshops) per trimester, 3 x 3 hour practical experience (field trip) per trimester. |
| 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. |
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.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Demonstrate a broad and coherent theoretical technological and practical knowledge of plant biology and its study. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Interpret and use evidence to create and support an argument concerning adaptations of plants to their environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| 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 |
| ULO4 | Evaluate and predict the effects of climate change on the biology of plants and plant-like organisms. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Evaluate and compare ethnobotanical uses by various societies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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, 1,200 word maximum | 10% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 Practical work - Assignment 2 | Written report, 2,500 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 SLE203 can be found via the University Library.
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.
Unit Fee Information
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