• Carefully read the text and the assigned additional readings before the corresponding talk.

• Attend all classes and actively participate in discussions, interactive questions and activities. Some research has shown a 2% lower grade for every hour lost. Similarly, many studies show that active social engagement with the subject leads to meaningful and lasting learning.

• Take good class notes, preferably handwritten. Indicate areas of difficulty to look for after class. Structure your notes as lists, outlines, concept maps, or in another way that works for you. This initial processing of information begins the process of making it your own, also known as learning.

• Minimize distractions. Text messages, social networks, online activity, videos, etc. In the class they also unfairly distract your neighbors.

• Make questions; ask for clarification as soon as possible. There are no stupid questions!

• Contribute to the group. If you help each other, everyone will do better.

• Review concepts as soon as possible after class, using the book and other resources. For more lasting learning, try to find the answers to your questions yourself or through active participation in a study group.

• Take advantage of the tutoring hours with any questions that you are still not sure of.

• Read all emails and course announcements on the Virtual Campus. You are responsible for all information in them, as well as any announcements or postings in the class.

• It is highly recommended to pass this subject to be able to take any of the subjects that continue the syllabus in the following courses of the Degree (Systematic Botany: Cryptogamy, Systematic Botany: Phanerogamy and Geobotany).