Faculty of Science

Model (No 12)

Course Specification : بيئه غطاء نباتى-بيئة تربة-تصنيف زهرى-نبات اقتصادى

2010 - 2011

  
Farabi Quality Management of Education and Learning - 2/5/2026
University :Mansoura University
Faculty :Faculty of Science
Department :Botany Department
1- 1- Course data :-
Code: 40216
Course title: بيئه غطاء نباتى-بيئة تربة-تصنيف زهرى-نبات اقتصادى
Year/Level: ثانية بيولوجى
Program Title:
  • Special Botany
Specialization:
Teaching Hours: Theoretical: 4 Tutorial: Practical: 4
2- 2- Course aims :-
  1. Develop a set of skills that enable student to understand the reciprocal relationship between plants and environment and build a vision about the different ecosystems in Egypt and its characteristic features.
  2. Acquire an understanding of historical and modern plant taxonomic principals and methods of flowering plants classification.
  3. Gain an appreciation of the plants economic significance, technological applications and its role in our life.
3- 3- Course Learning Outcomes :-
4- 4- Course contents :-
No Topics Week No.
1 Plant Ecology A-Vegetation; Definitions and evolution
2 Plant succession and classification
3 B- Definition and parent material of soil Components of soil / Soil formation / Soil texture
4 Soil Physical & chemical properties
5 Soil solution and Soil microorganisms
6 Soil organic matter and humus
7 Economic Botany: Classification of economic plants
8 Active constituents of economic plants
9 Industrial and medicinal uses of Microorganisms (Bacteria, Algae and Fungi)
10 Industrial uses of higher plants ( fiber, fodder, medicinal, wood, perfumes, oil, wax, rubber )
11 Plant Taxonomy: Principals of plant taxonomy, Types and Structure of flowers, inflorescence and fruits
12 Pollination / Fertilization
13 Representative families of Monocots /Representative families of Dicots
14 Fundamentals of plant ecology / Evolution of vegetation
15 Hydrosere succession / Xerosere succession
16 Classification of plants according to their water content.

5- 5- Teaching and learning methods :-
S Method
Lecture 4 hours.
Practical 4 hours.

6- 6- Teaching and learning methods of disables :-
  1. The same as normal students.

7- 7- Student assessment :-
- Timing
No Method Week No.
1 Final Exam 14
2 Practical Exam. 13
3 Oral Exam 14
- Degree
No Method Degree
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%

8- 8- List of books and references
S Reference Type
1 Notes in plant economics - plant Cover (Vegetation) for second year students
2 Applied microbiology
3 Economic Botany
4 Taxonomy of flowering plants for second year students
5 Plant ecology and soil science Shukla et al, (1989)

9- 9- Matrix of knowledge and skills of the course
S Content Study week
Plant Ecology A-Vegetation; Definitions and evolution
Plant succession and classification
B- Definition and parent material of soil Components of soil / Soil formation / Soil texture
Soil Physical & chemical properties
Soil solution and Soil microorganisms
Soil organic matter and humus
Economic Botany: Classification of economic plants
Active constituents of economic plants
Industrial and medicinal uses of Microorganisms (Bacteria, Algae and Fungi)
Industrial uses of higher plants ( fiber, fodder, medicinal, wood, perfumes, oil, wax, rubber )
Plant Taxonomy: Principals of plant taxonomy, Types and Structure of flowers, inflorescence and fruits
Pollination / Fertilization
Representative families of Monocots /Representative families of Dicots
Fundamentals of plant ecology / Evolution of vegetation
Hydrosere succession / Xerosere succession
Classification of plants according to their water content.

Course Coordinator(s): -
  1. Ebrahim Abd Elrhem Ebrahim Mashaly
Head of department: -
Mohamed Nageb Abd Elghany Hassanein