Utility plants Field of study: Biotechnology
Programme code: W2-S1BT19.2023

Module name: Utility plants
Module code: 1BT_23_55
Programme code: W2-S1BT19.2023
Semester:
  • summer semester 2026/2027
  • summer semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: depending on the choice
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the module is to extend the knowledge of the usefulness of plants and the importance of biotechnology in expanding the possibilities of plant use. The module provides the student with knowledge on the grouping of plants due to their use in human life (e.g. food, medicinal, dyeing, spice, industrial). The student acquires the skills of recognizing selected representatives and determining the taxonomic diversity of the most important plants for various types of use. Great emphasis, due to the importance for biotechnology, is placed on the ability to identify basic crops. In addition, the student consolidates knowledge about the basic groups of organic compounds (classifies their belonging to specific groups of secondary metabolites), which are obtained from individual plants. The module also familiarizes the student with the issues related to the threats arising from the introduction into the natural environment, due to the utility, of foreign plant species and new cultivars, including genetically modified ones.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
understands the threats to the natural environment resulting from the intensive exploitation of plants and the consequences of introducing new varieties of crops into cultivation [K01]
 1BT_K03 [5/5]
is able to recognize plant species of utility importance cultivated and selected wild species in Poland and indicate which of them are of interest to biotechnology [U01]
 1BT_U02 [4/5] 1BT_U11 [3/5]
knows the taxonomic diversity of vascular plants of utility for humans and describes their features and determines their origin [W01]
 1BT_W03 [4/5] 1BT_W04 [5/5]
describes the most important groups of secondary metabolites (alkaloids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds) and their functions in plants [W02]
 1BT_W02 [3/5] 1BT_W08 [4/5]
describes the diversity of crop plants, explains the processes leading to the domestication of plants and methods of obtaining new cultivars also using biotechnological methods [W03]
 1BT_W04 [3/5] 1BT_W05 [4/5] 1BT_W06 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [1] 10 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Lecture-discussion [b02]  		course work K01 W02 W03
laboratory classes [2] 20 Activating method – peer learning [b08] 
Exhibition [c01] 
Demonstration-imitation [c06] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Working with another teaching tool [d03] 
Laboratory exercise / experiment [e01] 
Observation [e06]  		course work U01 W01
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Consulting the schedule [b03] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
getting acquainted with the class schedule, possibly in the presence of the year tutor, in order to optimize participation in classes, including those supplementary to the core subjects listed in the pursued study programme
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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