Undergraduate Course: Plant Science Synoptic Examination (PLSC10006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
93 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam only |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Plant Science Synoptic Examination | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Developing a hypothesis
- Collating data from a wide range of sources
- Structuring an extended argument
- Writing clearly and consisely to a deadline
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | PLSCSynoptc |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Catherine Kidner
Tel: (0131 6)51 3316
Email: Catherine.Kidner@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Karen Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3404
Email: Karen.Sutherland@ed.ac.uk |
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