This subject has a strong practical, laboratory and field component, as we consider this as an inseparable part of theoretical botanical knowledge. Therefore, students must be responsible for keeping up to date with the knowledge acquired during the theoretical, practical and seminar sessions.

- Guided activities

- Theoretical classes:

The diversity, ecology, life cycles and classification of plants, fungi and other photoautotrophic groups will be presented in 50-minute lecture sessions. The teaching material corresponding to each theoretical topic will be available to students on the virtual campus.

- Seminars:

Part of the contents of this subject will be taught through two seminars of two hours each. In these sessions, a connection will be established between theory and practice and assessable autonomous work. Knowledge and skills for plant identification will be developed through the use of dichotomous keys and the recognition of diagnostic characters. Special attention will be paid to the study of the morphology and diversity of flowers and fruits.

- Laboratory practices:

They consist of two-hour sessions where samples of the different groups of organisms treated in the theoretical classes will be studied with the guidance and support of the teaching staff and the necessary equipment and tools. The documentation necessary for each practice will be available to students on the virtual campus.

- Field trips:

Three field trips will be made to places with different climatic, geological and human impact characteristics, factors that determine a particular flora and vegetation. On each trip, the teaching staff will provide an introduction to floristic diversity and general aspects of the ecology of plant communities, adaptations to the environment, and human impact. With the support of the teaching staff, students will learn to recognize the main plant species of each area and become familiar with plant morphology. The documentation necessary for each practice will be available to students on the virtual campus.

- Autonomous activities

- Study:

Passing the subject requires the dedication of numerous hours of independent study, since much of the content has a memory component and is assessed through exams.

- Preparation of an assessable independent work:

Students must prepare and present a work, which will mainly consist of the identification and morphological description of plants following the methodology and terminology worked on in the laboratory practices, field trips and seminars. This work will be part of the assessment of the subject.

This subject does not allow the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in any of its phases. Any work that includes fragments generated with AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in serious cases.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

The assessment consists of a theoretical part and a practical part. To pass the subject, the grade for the theoretical part must be equal to or greater than 5 and the grade for the practical part must be equal to or greater than 5.

I. Theoretical part: 55%

Written exam first partial: 27.5%

Written exam second partial: 27.5%

It is necessary to obtain a grade equal to or greater than 4.5 in each of the partials to be able to be evaluated for the subject. Students who have not passed the partials may take a retake exam for the part corresponding to the partial or partials not passed. For the calculation of the average of the theoretical part, the grade obtained in the retake exam will replace the original grade corresponding to the partial that must be recovered.

II. Practical part: 45%

Practical exam: 25%

Assessable independent works: 20%

The practical exam will consist of the identification of fungi and plant organisms from the groups studied in the laboratory practices and field trips, and the recognition and description of morphological structures and functional aspects.

Students must prepare one or several assessable works independently, following the instructions of the teaching staff throughout the course, and submit them on the date indicated.

It is necessary to obtain a grade equal to or higher than 4 in the practical exam and in the independent works to be able to be assessed for the subject. Only the practical exam will be retaken.

A date will be set in advance so that students can review the grades obtained.

Attendance at practices, both laboratory and field, is mandatory. Students will obtain the grade of "Not assessable" when their non justified absence exceeds 20% of the scheduled sessions.

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SINGLE EVALUATION:

For students who have requested it in accordance with the regulations, the single evaluation of this subject consists of:

A single synthesis test in which the contents of the entire theory program and seminars of the subject will be evaluated. The test will consist of multiple-choice questions. The grade obtained in this synthesis test will represent 55% of the final grade for the subject and it is necessary to obtain a grade equal to or greater than 5 to pass the subject. The single evaluation test will be held on the same date set in the calendar for the last theory test of the continuous assessment (date of the second partial exam) and the same recovery system will be applied as for the continuous assessment.

The evaluation of the practical activities will follow the same process as the continuous assessment. The grade obtained in the practical block will represent 45% of the final grade for the subject. Students who take the single assessment will take the practical exam on the same date set in the calendar for the last theory test of the continuous assessment (date of the second partial exam). The practical exam will have a weight of 25% of the final grade and will also consist of the identification of fungi and plant organisms from the groups studied in the laboratory practices and field trips, and the recognition and description of morphological structures and functional aspects. The work will be prepared in the same way and must be submitted on the same date established for the continuous assessment or on the date set in the calendar for the last theory test of the continuous assessment (date of the second partial exam), as agreed with the students during the course. The work will have a weight of 20% of the final grade for the subject. As in continuous assessment, it is necessary to obtain a grade equal to or greater than 4 in the practical exam and the autonomous work to be able to be assessed for the subject. The average of these two grades must be equal to or greater than 5 to be able to be assessed for the subject. There will only be a retake of the practical exam, on the date agreed upon.

A date will be set in advance so that students can review the grades obtained.

Attendance at practices, both laboratory and field, is mandatory. Students will obtain the grade of "Not assessable" when their non justified absence exceeds 20% of the scheduled sessions.

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In both continuous evaluation and single evaluation, students will obtain a grade of "Not assessable" when the assessment activities carried out have a weighting of less than 67% in the final grade.

Any irregularity committed during an assessment activity (academic misconduct, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that activity being graded as 0. If the course syllabus stipulates that obtaining a minimum mark in this assessment is an essential requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who incurs any of these irregularities.