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Spring 2024  |  HORT 1015 Section 001: Plant Families for Plant People (67048)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (56 of 60 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
The most recent surveys reveal there are 347,298 vascular plant species in the world! During this course, you will acquire the skills that will allow you to identify many plants you encounter day-to-day in Minnesota and around the world. By the end of the term, you will have been introduced to over 150 woody and herbaceous plants and learned the key distinguishing features for identifying some of the most important ones. You will be introduced to plant families that are important from a human perspective, where in the world they are most commonly found, some of the problems they can experience or create, and some of the ways they are used by humans.
Class Description:
During this course you will master the skills that will allow you to identify plants from around the world. By the end of the term, you will have been introduced to a few hundred os the most important herbaceous and woody cultivated plants for northern climates. You will learn their distinguishing features for identification, common uses, cultural specificites, and notable cultivars. In addition to the regular class sessions, there will be one Saturday field trip during the term.
Grading:
58% Midterm Exam
28% Reports/Papers
14% Special Projects
Exam Format:
Fill in the blank, short answers
Class Format:
31% Lecture
69% Discussion
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67048/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

Spring 2024  |  HORT 1015 Section 002: Plant Families for Plant People (67549)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (56 of 60 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
The most recent surveys reveal there are 347,298 vascular plant species in the world! During this course, you will acquire the skills that will allow you to identify many plants you encounter day-to-day in Minnesota and around the world. By the end of the term, you will have been introduced to over 150 woody and herbaceous plants and learned the key distinguishing features for identifying some of the most important ones. You will be introduced to plant families that are important from a human perspective, where in the world they are most commonly found, some of the problems they can experience or create, and some of the ways they are used by humans.
Class Description:
During this course you will master the skills that will allow you to identify plants from around the world. By the end of the term, you will have been introduced to a few hundred os the most important herbaceous and woody cultivated plants for northern climates. You will learn their distinguishing features for identification, common uses, cultural specificites, and notable cultivars. In addition to the regular class sessions, there will be one Saturday field trip during the term.
Grading:
58% Midterm Exam
28% Reports/Papers
14% Special Projects
Exam Format:
Fill in the blank, short answers
Class Format:
31% Lecture
69% Discussion
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67549/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

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