Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Systematics of Angiosperms
Course Code
ZFTK_017
Branch of Science
Biological sciences; Botany; Environmental biotechnology; Medical biotechnology
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Pharmacy
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ludmila Baranova
Structure Unit Manager
Baiba Mauriņa
Structural Unit
Department of Applied Pharmacy
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftk@rsu.lv, +371 67061547
About Study Course
Objective
1. To promote deeper knowledge of plant diversity and its systematic relation.
2. To promote awareness of the practical use of herbal agents in medicine and pharmacy.
Preliminary Knowledge
General knowledge in biology and Latin.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to: • arrange the representatives of the vegetation in the systematic classification; • characterise the diversity of flowering plants and peculiarities of their structure; • outline possibilities for practical use of flowering plants.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the study course students will be able to: • evaluate plant diversity; • locate and explain the location of the seeds in the systematic classification; • recognise and characterise various medicinal, food, technical and ornamental plants, describe their use in medicine and pharmacy.
Competences
1.Upon successful completion of the course students will understand the arrangement of flowering plants within the systematic classification and will be able to apply the acquired knowledge on plant diversity and use in practice.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Individual work with herbaria and herbs, preparation of independent work and presentation according to the topic, using literature data and available information.
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Examination
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Cumulative assessment. 50% of the final assessment of the study course is formed on the basis of the results of the intermediate examinations in the study course acquisition process: control tests – examination of the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge. Timely submitted, qualitatively completed and presented independent work. Visit. Active participation in practical classes. The proportion in the exam is 50% of the final assessment of the study course. In the exam (Written) the acquired knowledge is tested – examination of the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, in which the understanding of the study material is demonstrated, the ability to apply and use the knowledge in different situations.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Higher plant subspecies systematics. An insight into the historical development of systematics. Flower evolutionaryl levels. Magnoliatae (Magnoliopsida) class systematics.
Magnoliidae subclass family. Practical use of agents.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Ranunculidae subclass families. Caryophyllidae subclass families. Hamamelididae subclass families.
Practical use of Ranunculidae, Caryophyllidae, Hamamelididae subclass families.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Dilleniidae subclass family. Practical use of Dilleniidae subclass families.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Plants of the Ericaceae family. Ericaceae plant knowledge and research.
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Rosidae subclass family. Practical use of Rosidae subclass families.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Lamiidae subclass family. Asteridae subclass family. Practical use of Lamiidae, Asteridae families.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Liliatae (Liliopsida) class families. Liliidae subclass families. Alismidae subclass families. Arecidae subclass families. Practical use of Liliidae, Alistmidae, Arecidae subclass families.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Individual independent work.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Presentation of individual work. Test.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
18 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Langenfelds V., Ozoliņa E., Ābele G. Augstāko augu sistemātika. R.: Zvaigzne, 1973.
2.
Ābele G., Piterāns A. Augu morfoloģijas un sistemātikas praktikums. R.: Zvaigzne, 1982.
3.
Priedītis, N. 2014. Latvijas augi. Rīga: Gandrs. Pieejams: http://latvijasdaba.lv
4.
Botany: Plant morphology. Career Point. Available from:http://www.careerpoint.ac.in/download/smp_sample/Botany _Plant%20morfology.pdf
Additional Reading
1.
Pētersone A., Birkmane K. Latvijas PSR augu noteicējs. R.: Zvaigzne, 1980.
2.
Rubīne H., Eniņa V. Ārstniecības augi. R.: Zvaigzne ABC, 2004.
3.
Eniņa, V. 2017. Veselība pie mājassliekšņa. Rīga: Zvaigzne.
Other Information Sources
1.
Тахтаджян А. Л., Жуковский П. М. и др. Жизнь растений, т. 1 - 6. M.: Просвещение, 1974.
2.
Большой энциклопедический словарь лекарственных растенийю. – Санкт-Петербург: СпецЛит, 2015.