Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
Understand the growth and development of plants.
Explain the physiological basis of plant-environment interactions.
Describe the physiological basis of plant and crop productivity.
Demonstrate an ability to follow protocols and manipulate experimental data.
Construct lab reports to communicate experimental findings.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 |
| Practical | 14 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 39 |
| Total | 105 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment(Including Essay): There will be 4 practicals/assignments in total over the semester. Each individual laboratory will be worth 12.5% of the total module grade (50%) in total. Attendance at 1st lab is mandatory |
Week 3, Week 5, Week 7, Week 9 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
| Exam (In-person): End of semester exam in RDS. Answer 4 questions from 6 |
End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students will receive feedback via Brightspace on their practical hand ins which can be used to improve the following practical write-up. There will also be the opportunity for in class feed back. There are 4 lab hand ins of which 3 are required. If students complete all 4 hand ins they will be awarded the best of the 4 marks.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Professor Fiona Doohan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Sujit Jung Karki | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Cathal McCabe | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Kevin McDonnell | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Conor O’Reilly | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Anna Tiley | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Tony Twamley | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Nikolaos Mastrodimos | Tutor |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 13:00 - 13:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 13:00 - 13:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 15:00 - 16:50 |