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Biology of Plants and Animals
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:11.00
Study Course Accepted:04.07.2024 08:51:54
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZFTK_002 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Biology; Botany | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Sīle | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Applied Pharmacy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061547 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 16 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 32 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 64 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | The knowledge of general biology and Latin language. | ||||||||
| Objective: | 1. Promote acquisition of knowledge about plant and animal world and its place of elements in systematic, morphological and anatomical structure and use in medicine and pharmacy. 2. Promote acquisition of knowledge for further studies in Pharmacognosy with Phytotherapy study course. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics of botany microtechnics. Plant cell, peculiarities of its structure. Plastics. Plant cell reserve nutrients. Plant cell excretory substances. Cell shell. | Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 2 | Plant tissues, their structure and functions. | Classes | 4.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 3 | Anatomical structure of plant vegetative organs. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 4 | Individual independent test. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 5 | Systematic of organic world. Taxonomic units. Types of plant breeding and its peculiarities. Lower plants – algae and fungus – systematic and their value in medicine and pharmacy. Systematic review of Lichen phylum. Higher plants subworld characteristics and basic systematics. Spores. Systematic review of Lycopodiophyta phylum. Use of representatives of animal world in medicine and pharmacy. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 6 | Systematic review of Equisetophyta phylum. Systematic review of gymnosperms. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 7 | Angiosperms – the highest evolutional level in plant world. Morphological structure of plants' vegetative and generative organs. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 8 | Systematic description of the seed genera. Methods for determination of flowering plants. Flower plant description plan. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 9 | Systematic review of angiosperms families: Polygonaceae, Rosaceae, Leguminosae, Umbelliferae, Labiatae, Compositae, etc. | Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics of botany microtechnics. Plant cell, peculiarities of its structure. Plastics. Plant cell reserve nutrients. Plant cell excretory substances. Cell shell. | Lectures | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 2 | Plant tissues, their structure and functions. | Lectures | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 3 | Anatomical structure of plant vegetative organs. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 4 | Individual independent test. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 5 | Systematic of organic world. Taxonomic units. Types of plant breeding and its peculiarities. Lower plants – algae and fungus – systematic and their value in medicine and pharmacy. Systematic review of Lichen phylum. Higher plants subworld characteristics and basic systematics. Spores. Systematic review of Lycopodiophyta phylum. Use of representatives of animal world in medicine and pharmacy. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 6 | Systematic review of Equisetophyta phylum. Systematic review of gymnosperms. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 7 | Angiosperms – the highest evolutional level in plant world. Morphological structure of plants' vegetative and generative organs. | Lectures | 4.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 8 | Systematic description of the seed genera. Methods for determination of flowering plants. Flower plant description plan. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 9 | Systematic review of angiosperms families: Polygonaceae, Rosaceae, Leguminosae, Umbelliferae, Labiatae, Compositae, etc. | Lectures | 4.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Working with the appropriate materials offered in e-studies, gathering information; individual work with plant herbariums; preparation for tests, colloquia and exam according to the program indicated in e-studies; preparation of independent work according to the topic, using literature data, available information and developing microscopic research. Each student's contribution to the improvement of the study process is the provision of meaningful feedback on the study course by completing an evaluation questionnaire. I invite you to give a constructive opinion on what you think has been successful, as well as to formulate proposals for improvement. Completing questionnaires helps improve the quality of studies. It is worth giving advice to future students. Please note that the questionnaires are anonymous and the data can be reviewed by the lecturer only in aggregated form. It is an opportunity to thank to the lecturer for the work. All questionnaires for students are available in the My RSU section Questionnaires. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 50% of the final assessment of the study course is based on the results of intermediate examinations in the study course: control tests, colloquia, autumn semester test – examination of acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, which demonstrates understanding of the study material, ability to apply and use knowledge in practical work, quality of oral answers; timely submitted, qualitatively completed and presented independent work; visit. The proportion in the exam is 50% of the final assessment of the study course. The exam (written) tests the acquired knowledge about the world of plants and animals and the location of its elements in the systematics, about the morphological and anatomical structure and use in medicine and pharmacy. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon completion of the course the students will be able to: • systematise structure of organic world, vegetation place and role in it; • define systematics of higher plants, its morphological and anatomical characteristics; • define systematics of lower plants, its morphological and anatomical characteristics; • identify and describe the most common higher plants in the flora of Latvia, their use in medicine and pharmacy; • identify and describe the most common lower plants, their use in medicine and pharmacy; • identify and describe the most common representatives of animal world that are used in medicine and pharmacy; • describe plants' morphological structure using professional terminology; • describe plants' anatomical structure using professional terminology; • explain structure of plant cells and tissues and their functions. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the course the students will be able to: • evaluate the variety of plant world; • determine plant location in systemical classification and recognise seen plants, apply determinants of plants in other plants recognition; • distinguish and explain higher and lower plants morphological and anatomical structure; • show plants breeding and growth cycles; • identify, describe and illustrate elements of plant cells and tissues; • explain use of higher, lower plants and representatives of animal world in medicine and pharmacy. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon completion of the course the students will be able to interpret role and location of plants in systematics of the organic world, peculiarities of morphological and anatomical structure and their association with medicinal effect, as well as apply the acquired knowledge practically. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Identification of flowering plants | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 2 | Preparing powdered materials for microscopy | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Priedītis, N. 2014. Latvijas augi. Rīga: Gandrs. | ||||||||
| 2 | Dr. Manisha Majumdar (De ). 2011. Plant Anatomy: Tissue. Book Rix Edition. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Botany: Plant morphology. Career Point. | ||||||||
| 4 | Gavrilova, G. 1988. Lapa: morfoloģija un terminoloģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ābele, G., Piterāns, A. 1982. Augstāko augu morfoloģijas un sistemātikas praktikums. Rīga: Zvaigzne. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Kondratovičs, R. 1976. Augu anatomijas praktikums. Rīga: Zvaigzne. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 7 | Bumbura, M., Jaudzeme, V., Muižarāja, E., Pētersone, A. 1967. Augu morfoloģija un anatomija. Rīga: Zvaigzne. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 8 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 9 | Dr. Manisha Majumdar (De ). 2011. Plant Anatomy: Tissue. Book Rix Edition. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 10 | Botany: Plant morphology. Career Point. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Sīle, I. 2023. Ārstniecības augi no ticējumiem līdz mūsdienām. | ||||||||
| 2 | Eniņa, V. 2017. Veselība pie mājas sliekšņa. Rīga: Zvaigzne. | ||||||||
| 3 | Rubīne, H., Eniņa, V. 2004. Ārstniecības augi. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| 4 | Pētersone, A., Birkmane, K. 1980. Latvijas PSR augu noteicējs. Rīga: Zvaigzne. | ||||||||
| 5 | Langenfelds, V., Ozoliņa, E., Ābele, G. 1973. Augstāko augu sistemātika. Rīga: Zvaigzne. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Īriste, V., Eniņa, V. 2000. Ārstniecības augu vārdnīca. Rīga: MIC. | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Zāļu aģentūras (EuropeanMedicinesAgency) Augu izcelsmes produktu komitejas (CommitteeonHerbalMedicalProducts) sagatavotās Kopienas augu monogrāfijas (CommunityHerbalMonographs). | ||||||||
| 3 | PVO monogrāfijas (WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants). | ||||||||
| 4 | Badal McCreath, S., Delgoda, R. 2016. Pharmacognosy. 1st Edition, Fundamentals, Applications and Strategies. Academic Press. | ||||||||
| 5 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 6 | Badal McCreath, S., Delgoda, R. 2016. Pharmacognosy. 1st Edition, Fundamentals, Applications and Strategies. Academic Press. | ||||||||
