General Botany is an introductory course that will prepare the student for the upper-level coursework in biology or biology-related fields. It covers the structures, functions, and life processes of plants, plus the biological principles of plant breeding, propagation, and biotechnology, plant classification, evolution, diversity, and ecology. This provides “real world” applications of how plant biology affects our everyday lives. The laboratory portion of the course will support the lecture in reinforcing overriding principles.
Some resources were developed and collected to provide relevant information for teaching botany online. Face to face teaching-learning will be done for the laboratory exercises that need laboratory equipment and other materials that are not available at home and during the two major examinations (midterm and final examination)
The primary method of instruction will be online and video lecture presentations coupled with student learning techniques. Student learning will be enhanced through small group discussions through discussion forums of relevant topics. Key components of topics will be reinforced using quizzes and exams. Presentations and discussions attempt to relate concepts presented to our own lives, society in general, and/or the environment when possible. Internet assignments, article summaries, and homework assignments made up of critical thought questions, thinking like a scientist and science, technology, and society questions will also be used.
A website for this course is available to all students in the CSU Learning Management System at http://masaolms.carsu.edu.ph. This site contains the syllabus, video materials, module, lab notes, web links, assignments, and consultation/office hours. The instructor will provide instructions on how to gain access to this website.
The following resources are needed to complete this course:
Personal computer - The student is expected to have access to a computer. It is the student’s responsibility to have a backup plan if any of the problem may occur in their computer, i.e., computer crashes, internet goes down, or etc.
Email Account—A carsu.edu.ph email account is issued automatically to each student enrolled in the university, which they can navigate to CSU’s Web site at www.carsu.edu.ph, or the student may use other email address but have to use it for the whole duration of the course. Your personal email account is also allowed to use.
Access to a good internet connection – The student must have a good and stable source of internet connection in order to access the learning platform (moodle), and download resources related to the class.
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