University :Mansoura University |
Faculty :Faculty of Science |
Department :Botany Department |
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| 1- Course data :- |
| | Code: | 43415 | | Course title: | Botany -1 | | Year/Level: | رابعة نبات وكيمياء | | Program Title: | | | Specialization: | | | Teaching Hours: | Theoretical: | 4 | Tutorial: | 2 | Practical: | 2 |
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| 2- Course aims :- |
| - Understanding and forming knowledge about factors of climate and their effects on vegetation distribution allover the world.
- Learning basis on relations between climatic factors and Rainbows, Halos, Sunrise and Sunset, The Blue of The Sky and Lightning and Thunder.
- Undertaking experience and gaining skills of the Mediterranean weather pattern and where to find it through the maps, figures and histograms.
- Explain the general meaning of the ecosystem and throw light on the major ecosystems of the world.
- Be aware of the main features that make up the natural and artificial ecosystems.
- Recognize the role of each component biotic and abiotic in the ecosystem
- Know historical notes on the flora of Egypt and characteristics of the flora
- Description of the different plant phytogeographical regions of Egypt.
- Description of plant geography, dispersed, barriers, endemism and relic areas.
- Recognition of phytoclimatic zones of the world.
- Description of latitudinal and altitudinal distribution of plants as well as the main vegetation types of arid lands.
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| 3- Course Learning Outcomes :- |
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| 4- Course contents :- |
| | No | Topics | Week |
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| 1 | Climate: Definition of climate and whether | | | 2 | General importance and components of the climatic factors | | | 3 | Vegetation and Precipitation | | | 4 | Temperature, light, radiation, humidity and its importance to Vegetation | | | 5 | Wind and direct & indirect effect on Vegetation | | | 6 | The general Vegetation limit | | | 7 | Evaporation, atmospheric gasses and climate & Vegetation zonation on the earth | | | 8 | Plantgeography: Definition of phytogeography and its ultimate purpose and dispersal | | | 9 | Barriers | | | 10 | Types of plant distribution | | | 11 | Endemism, relic areas and habitat types | | | 12 | Latitudinal & altitudinal distribution of plants | | | 13 | Ecosystem: Integrated levels | | | 14 | Components of ecosystem | | | 15 | Trophic levels in the ecosystem | | | 16 | The major ecosystem of the world | | | 17 | Egypt and the main ecosystem | | | 18 | Historical notes and ecological characteristics of flora of Egypt | | | 19 | The western and eastern deserts and its flora | | | 20 | The Sinai peninsula and its flora as well as a Nile region and its flora | | | 21 | Pharaonie plants and drug plants | |
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| 5- Teaching and learning methods :- |
| | S | Method |
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| Lecture 4 hours | | Practical 4 hours | | Tutorial 2 hours |
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| 6- Teaching and learning methods of disables :- |
| - The same as normal students.
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| 7- Student assessment :- |
| A. Timing |
| | No | Method | Week |
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| 1 | Practical Exam | 13 | | 2 | Written Exam | 14 | | 3 | Oral Exam | 14 |
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| B. Degree |
| | No | Method | Degree |
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| 1 | Mid_term examination | 0 | | 2 | Final_term examination | 70 | | 3 | Oral examination | 10 | | 4 | Practical examination | 20 | | 5 | Semester work | 0 | | 6 | Other types of asessment | 0 | | Total | 100% |
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| 8- List of books and references |
| | S | Item | Type |
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| 1 | Flora of Egypt | | | 2 | Flora of Egypt, Tackholm(1972) | | | 3 | Flora of Egypt, Boulos (1999-2005) | | | 4 | Botanical and Biological Journals of Linnean Socity of London | | | 5 | www.botany.hawai.edu/faculty/wong | | | 6 | Climatology | | | 7 | Phytogeography | |
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| 9- Matrix of knowledge and skills of the course |
| | S | Content | Study week |
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| Climate: Definition of climate and whether | | | General importance and components of the climatic factors | | | Vegetation and Precipitation | | | Temperature, light, radiation, humidity and its importance to Vegetation | | | Wind and direct & indirect effect on Vegetation | | | The general Vegetation limit | | | Evaporation, atmospheric gasses and climate & Vegetation zonation on the earth | | | Plantgeography: Definition of phytogeography and its ultimate purpose and dispersal | | | Barriers | | | Types of plant distribution | | | Endemism, relic areas and habitat types | | | Latitudinal & altitudinal distribution of plants | | | Ecosystem: Integrated levels | | | Components of ecosystem | | | Trophic levels in the ecosystem | | | The major ecosystem of the world | | | Egypt and the main ecosystem | | | Historical notes and ecological characteristics of flora of Egypt | | | The western and eastern deserts and its flora | | | The Sinai peninsula and its flora as well as a Nile region and its flora | | | Pharaonie plants and drug plants | |
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| Course Coordinator(s): - |
| - Ebrahim Abd Elrhem Ebrahim Mashaly
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| Head of department: - |
| Mohamed Nageb Abd Elghany Hassanein |
