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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Plant Science

Undergraduate Course: Plant Science Synoptic Examination (PLSC10006)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course provides an opportunity to synthesise knowledge gained over the past four years and apply it to wide ranging and challenging questions in plant science.
Course description Towards the end of Semester 2 you will sit a Synoptic Exam, lasting three hours, in which you will be required to write one essay from a choice of broadly defined subject areas. In writing this exam, you are expected to draw on knowledge and ideas from many sources (classes, field trips, background reading, seminars) from your whole four years at University to produce a coherent and well-argued responce. There will be 3 tutorials in Semester 2 to help you prepare, covering examples of synoptic questions and answers from previous years, strategies for writing this type of essay and a mock exam using the Exam Online software.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 93 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Exam only
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Plant Science Synoptic Examination3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Developing a hypothesis
  2. Collating data from a wide range of sources
  3. Structuring an extended argument
  4. Writing clearly and consisely to a deadline
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPLSCSynoptc
Contacts
Course organiserDr Catherine Kidner
Tel: (0131 6)51 3316
Email: Catherine.Kidner@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karen Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3404
Email: Karen.Sutherland@ed.ac.uk
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