In order to pass the subject at the first opportunity it will be necessary to have a participation of at least 70% of the scheduled evaluable activities. Likewise, the student must obtain at least a grade of 4.5 out of 10 points in theory, and 4 out of 10 in the practical part.

In order to pass the subject in the second opportunity (July), the student, depending on the result of his first assessment, will have to take a written objective test and pass the practical part. The need to take one or both of the second-chance examinations will be indicated in the first opportunity grades.

The qualifications obtained in the evaluable activities will be kept only during the corresponding academic year except for the practical part. To obtain the qualification of "not presented" the student will not be able to participate in more than 30% of the scheduled assessable activities. In the case of students with part-time dedication or specific learning modalities and support for diversity, the assessment of the objective tests will be the same, and the continual assessment of participation may be replaced by an individual work proposed by the teacher and evaluated in tutorials. In the case of students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption from attendance, the same evaluation criteria will be followed for the 1st and 2nd opportunity as for the rest of the students.

Fraud on the tests or assessment activities will directly imply the grade of failed '0' in the subject in the corresponding opportunity, invalidating like this any grades obtained in all the assessment activities towards the extraordinary announcement.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
- Learning basic techniques of field- and laboratory work in Botany.	A4 A22 A30 A31 A32	B1 B8
- Acquiring skills related to the observation, description and identification of fungi, algae and plants.	A1 A2 A4 A22	B1 B6 B12
- Understanding the morphological and taxonomical diversity of fungi, algae and plants.	A1 A2 A29	B1 B8
- Understanding the taxonomic organization and nomenclature of fungi, algae and plants.	A1 A2 A7	B1 B8
- Understanding the evidences of the evolutionary relationships among the different fungi, algae and plants.	A1 A4 A7	B1 B8 B12
- Understanding the different reproductive types and life cycles of the diverse organisms studied in Botany.	A4 A19	B6 B8
- Encourage students to further learn and research about Botany, a basic discipline in Biology.		B6 B12
-Being able to critically manage relevant information from different bibliographic sources.	A29	B1 B8
Learning skills needed to undertake further studies		B6 B8 B12

Topic	Sub-topic
BLOCK I: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL CONCEPTS	I.1. Organisms studied in Botany. I.2.. Acquisition of botanical knowledge. I.3. Theories of evolution and botany.
BLOCK II: ORGANIZATION OF PLANTS AND FUNGI	II.1. Cell organization. II.2. Organization in thallophytes. II.3. Organization in cormophytes. II.4. Plant tissue organization II.5. The reproduction. Biological cycles. Reproductive ecology
BLOCK III: BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION	III.1. The evolution in vegetables. Frame of vegetables in living things. Evolutionary relationships and importance of phylogeny. Characters and main groups III.2. Morphological levels of plant organization. Evolution from talophytes to cormophytes III.3. Photosynthetic coins and protists. Cyanobacteria and algae III.4. Fungi and other heterotrophic organisms. Fungal symbioses III.5. Plants without flowers. General characteristics of embryophytes. Vascular embryophytes. General characteristics and life cycle of pteridophytes III.6. The prevascular vascular embryophytes. General characteristics and life cycle of bryophytes III.7. Flowering plants. General characteristics and life cycle of spermatophytes III.8. Gymnosperms and angiosperms (dicotyledons and monocotyledons)
BLOCK IV: ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION	IV.1. Plant communities and populations. Interaction with other organisms IV.2. floristic kingdoms and main veetation formations on Earth. Biomes. Vegetation of Galicia. IV.3. Plant biodiversity. Threats and conservation strategies.
SEMINARS	1.- Classification and systematics. 2.- Life cycles of plants and fungi. 3.-Floral diagrams and formulas. Identification keys. 4.- Comparative studies of organism
LAB SESSIONS	1.- Introduction of the local vegetal landscape, organographic study and field diagnosis of a selection of species. Collection and conservation methods. 2.- Characteristics and function of fungi and lichens. Observation of vegetative (mycelium) and reproductive structures in microscopic Zygomycetes and Ascomycetes. Recognition of fruiting bodies of Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes. Morphological types of lichens and their habitat. Recognition of reproductive structures in lichens. 3.- Characteristics and function of microscopic algae. Microscope handling. Analysis of microscopic algae in inland waters (eutrophic or not). Study of algae in marine plankton. 4.- Characteristics and function of macroscopic algae. Observation of freshwater and marine representatives. Organization and morphology, reproductive structures and life cycle. 5.- Characteristics and function of bryophytes and pteridophytes. Study of diversity of representatives of bryophytes (liver and moss) and pteridophytes (ferns, horsetails and lycopods). 6.- Characteristics and function of gymnosperms. Observation of vegetative and reproductive characters. Recognition of species of gymnosperms (Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Taxaceae) representative of the Iberian flora. 7.- The flower. Flower analysis. Morphological study of different types of flowers. 8.- Study of the characteristics and function of monocotyledonous angiosperms. Recognition of common species in the Iberian Eurosiberian environment. 9.- Study of the characteristics and function of dicotyledonous angiosperms. Recognition of common species in the Iberian Eurosiberian environment.
CASE STUDY	Create a photographic atlas of Botany, in an orderly and classified manner and preparing sheets of photographic composition of the vegetative and reproductive parts of the different plant groups

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A2 A7 A29 B1 B8	23	46	69
Laboratory practice	A2 A4 A30 A31	20	20	40
Seminar	B12	8	8	16
Case study	A19 A22 A32 B6	0	18	18
Mixed objective/subjective test	B8	2	0	2
Objective test	B8	2	0	2
Practical test:	B1	1	0	1

Personalized attention		2	0	2

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Lecturers will explain the main concepts of the subject. Lecture notes will be uploaded.
Laboratory practice	The student will work with different kinds of living and preserved material, representative of the studied groups of the subject.
Seminar	Lecturers will invite the students to work on specific aspects of the studied groups, and discussion will follow in seminars.
Case study	Realization of a photographic atlas as a valid strategy of research training that enable the theoretical-practical integration of previous knowledge with new computer technologies, to obtain meaningful learning. The work will be shared and put in common, and we will use self-assessment, co-assessment and instructor's assessment.
Mixed objective/subjective test	The final summative evaluation of the theoretical contents will be done through an objective writing test that will include multiple choice questions, definitions, short questions and topics to be elaborated.
Objective test	Test aimed at continuous evaluation. A statement is presented in the form of a question to be answered with a specific phrase, word, number or symbol.
Practical test:	Test in which the student is expected to solve a question/problem that has as a result of the knowledge learned in some practice that he would have previously done during the practical classes.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Case study	A19 A22 A32 B6	At the beginning of the course, students are informed of the activity to be carried out throughout the course, which can be both individual and group. The content, quality and presentation of the activity will be qualified.	15
Mixed objective/subjective test	B8	Final test that integrates essay-type questions and objective test-type questions. As for essay questions, collect open development questions. In addition, as objective questions, you can combine multiple choice, ordering, short answer, discrimination, completion and/or association questions.	40
Objective test	B8	Written test used for the continuous evaluation. It facilitates determining whether the answers given are correct or not. It constitutes a measurement instrument, rigorously elaborated, that allows evaluating knowledge, abilities, skills, performance, aptitudes, attitudes, intelligence, etc. It is applicable for both diagnostic, formative and summative evaluation.	20
Laboratory practice	A2 A4 A30 A31	Resolution of questionnaires and the submission of practical reports. Content and quality will be graded.	5
Practical test:	B1	Final test that consists of the resolution of a question/problem that is related to the practical classes.	20

Assessment comments
In order to pass the subject at the first opportunity it will be necessary to have a participation of at least 70% of the scheduled evaluable activities. Likewise, the student must obtain at least a grade of 4.5 out of 10 points in theory, and 4 out of 10 in the practical part. In order to pass the subject in the second opportunity (July), the student, depending on the result of his first assessment, will have to take a written objective test and pass the practical part. The need to take one or both of the second-chance examinations will be indicated in the first opportunity grades. The qualifications obtained in the evaluable activities will be kept only during the corresponding academic year except for the practical part. To obtain the qualification of "not presented" the student will not be able to participate in more than 30% of the scheduled assessable activities. In the case of students with part-time dedication or specific learning modalities and support for diversity, the assessment of the objective tests will be the same, and the continual assessment of participation may be replaced by an individual work proposed by the teacher and evaluated in tutorials. In the case of students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic exemption from attendance, the same evaluation criteria will be followed for the 1st and 2nd opportunity as for the rest of the students. Fraud on the tests or assessment activities will directly imply the grade of failed '0' in the subject in the corresponding opportunity, invalidating like this any grades obtained in all the assessment activities towards the extraordinary announcement.

Basic
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Complementary
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