NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 植物分類學及實驗(2260)
(Eng.) Plant Taxonomy:with Practice
Offering Dept Department of Life Sciences
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher SHEUE,CHIOU-RONG
Department Department of Life Sciences/Undergraduate Language 中/英文 Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description This course is coordinated with a lab. There are two parts included: the first part comprising the history, concepts, principles, nomenclature of plant taxonomy and characters of plant morphology; the second part introducing plant diversity based on the level of ‘family’.
There are 4-5 field trips within a semester to learn local flora and train the ability for identifying plants. Various activities, including botanists, botanic gardens, ‘plant shows’ of subclasses, are mingled with lectures. Students are asked to collect plant samples to make high quality specimens with proper herbarium labels.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. Principles and methodology of plant taxonomy 2. Plant characters, keys & identification 3. Plant diversity in ‘family’ level

2.The methods and techniques of experiments
3.The training of the ability of expression and the logics of thinking.
4.The background knowledge of biodiversity
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10
50
Lecturing
Other
Practicum
topic Discussion/Production
Other
Quiz
Oral Presentation
Attendance
Study Outcome
Internship
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction of plant taxonomy (online- course)
Descriptive terminology_1
Week 2 Descriptive terminology_2
Week 3 Diversity of vascular plants and gymnosperms
Introduction of angiosperms (APG4)
[Test 1: Unit 1, online]
Week 4 9/29 Moon Festival (中秋節補假)
Week 5 Field trip: 合歡山高山植物 Alpine plants
Week 6 Botanical nomenclature & hierarchical classification
Botanist show (3 groups, 10 min)
Week 7 Low land plants青桐林步道 (Plant identification I 跑台1)
Week 8 Taxonomic evidence
Botanic garden show (3 groups, 10 min)
Week 9 Subclass Magnoliidae (Basal groups)

Week 10 Monocots
Week 11 Field trip: Huisun Forest (惠蓀林場) [2天,暫定,保留變更可能]
Plant identify 2 (跑台2)
Week 12 Eudicots 1
Week 13 Eudicots 2
Week 14 Riparian vegetation & pioneer plants
種瓜坑溪field survey (移為12/9週六進行)
Week 15 River conservation (NBS), design & engineering (Case studies)
Week 16 Map tool, Forestation methods
Week 17 Discussion & design 2
Week 18 Oral report (group-based): How to restore the riparian vegetation with ecological function? (分組報告) [如何復育具有生態服務功能的溪流植被,確保水資源及健康生態系?]
Final test of plant identification ability (植物辨識三級檢定)
Evaluation
Quiz, Mid term, Presentation and Homework, Final exam (including identifying plants), field trip performance

Textbook & other References
1. Simpson, M. 2020. Plant Systematics, 3rd edition. Academic Press. (教科書)
2. Singh, G. 2003. Plant Systematics, an Integrated Approach. Science Publishers, Inc. Plymouth, UK.
3. 黃增泉,1993。植物分類學。南天書局。
4. 黃增泉,1993。植物分類學原理。華香園出版社。
5. Flora of Taiwan, 1993-2002, Vol. 1-6.
6. 楊遠波等,臺灣維管束植物簡誌,農委會,I~ VI卷。
7. 汪勁武,民國80年。怎樣識別植物。地景出版社。
8. 邱文良、蔣鎮宇,2013。植物系統分類學。南天書局。
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
i-Learning

Office Hours
Friday 16:00-18:00

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