Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2023-24

Plant Physiology is a fundamental and compulsory subject that is part of the scientific framework of modern Plant Biology and introduces the student to the functioning of plants, their biochemical and functional activities and the processes that explain the growth and development of plants, plant's life cycle, as well as the relationship and communication mechanisms with the environment that surrounds them.

It is a young discipline closely related to other biological subjects that deal with different levels of complexity; atomic, molecular and cellular or studies of individuals, populations and systems, both in vivo and in vitro, and fundamental or applied aspects. Plant Physiology presents an increasing number of interconnections with other disciplines.

The acquisition of basic knowledge and skills in Plant Physiology is a necessary step in the Degree in Biology, with an application of this knowledge to sustainable agricultural production, pharmacy, biotechnology or bioeconomy. The reason for this is that the Physiology of Plants is a discipline that significantly affects the well-being of the world population: the search for new medicines derived from plants and new health-promoting metabolites in food plants, the search for energetic plant materials to obtain biofuels, the prediction of the effect of climate change on plants and ecosystems, the contribution of plants in preservation of the environment and, finally, the improvement in plant production that guarantees food for an estimated world population of 9 billion in 2030. Therefore, this subject will provide students the knowledge of different applications that in the future will allow them to develop multiple aspects of the profession collected by ANECA in relation to the Degree in Biology.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees)

Generic Degree Course Competences

  • CG1 : Develop capacity for analysis, synthesis and critical reasoning.
  • CG10 : Develop knowledge-based critical attitudes.
  • CG3 : Solve problems effectively.
  • CG4 : Show capacity for teamwork.
  • CG5 : Commitment to ethics and the values of equality, as well as social responsibility as a citizen and as a professional.
  • CG6 : Learn autonomously.
  • CG8 : Acquire a permanent concern for quality, the environment and health and safety at work.
  • CG9 : Show the ability to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

 

Specific Competences:>>Theoretical

  • CE1 : Acquire the fundamentals of biological terminology, nomenclature, conventions and units.
  • CE10 : Understand the fundamentals of the regulation of vital functions of organisms through internal and external factors and identify mechanisms for adapting to the environment.
  • CE13 : Study the structure and function of biomolecules and understand their function in biological processes.
  • CE15 : Identify the main metabolic pathways.
  • CE18 : Analyse the structure and functions of animal and plant viruses, cells, tissues, organs and systems.
  • CE19 : Study animal and plant anatomy and morphology.
  • CE22 : Analyse and interpret the development, growth and biological cycles of living beings.
  • CE23 : Analyse the components of the physical environment: hydric, atmospheric and terrestrial and their relationship with the biotic environment.

 

Specific Competences:>>Ability

  • CE30 : Interpret, evaluate, process and synthesis Biological data and information.
  • CE31 : Recognise and implement good scientific practices for measurement and experimentation.
  • CE32 : Safe handling: biological material, reagents, instruments and devices used in Biology.
  • CE34 : Plan, design and execute practical research studies, evaluating the results.
  • CE35 : Interpret data gathered from observation and measurement in the laboratory and the field.
  • CE36 : Prepare, present and defend scientific and technical reports both in writing and orally to an audience.
  • CE37 : Ability to find, analyse, understand and write scientific and technical texts.
  • CE45 : Carry out biological biotests and diagnoses.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2023-24

Specific objectives:

- Promote interest in how plants work, encouraging positive attitudes towards Plant Physiology as a discipline
- Study the basic processes that explain plant biology
- Apply the scientific method in Plant Physiology
- Develop several skills and abilities related to methods and techniques of the discipline
- Acquire and develop the ability to solve problems in Plant Physiology

 

 

General

Code: 26529
Lecturer responsible:
GARMENDIA LOPEZ, IDOIA
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,32
Practical credits: 1,08
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Area: PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGY
    Theoretical credits: 1,32
    Practical credits: 1,08
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught