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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

SWAYAM’s CC-Botany 1 or Plant Groups is a programme on basic plant diversity and it consists of forty modules. The programme provides a comprehensive account of various classes of plants including; bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and mycorrhizae, archegoniate in the form of gymnosperms, including pteridophytes, bryophytes and even spermatophytes.

Each community discusses in-depth their ecological significance, classification, phylogeny, some significant forms of genera, and also their economic significance. The participants should be in a situation to take a detailed understanding of the major plant classes ranging from microbes to gymnosperms. These both form the basis of plant science which can be mastered by completing the forty modules.

This Plant Groups programme is designed for those who are students of biology. This programme will be refreshing as well as giving new knowledge to them. The certification will be useful and it will have a good position in the CV. For the higher studies, candidates from any branch of biological sciences would find the curriculum of the Plant Groups programme important and useful.

The Highlights

Free learning programme
100% Online learning
Undergraduate level programme
Certification provided by Swayam
MHRD certified programme
Certification imparted by government

Programme Offerings

online learning
video modules
Reading Materials
Study Materials
Mock Tests
practice test
Assessment quiz

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	St Xavier's College, Kolkata

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

To get qualified for the certification of the Plant Groups programme, candidates should score enough in the exams. They should secure 30 percent marks in the internal assessment and 70 percent in the term-end final proctored exam.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Biology

Candidates will be having these as leading out comes after completing the Plant Groups programme.

Plant classes like; bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and mycorrhizae, archegoniate in the form of gymnosperms, including pteridophytes, bryophytes and even spermatophytes.
In depth details of ecological significance, classification, phylogeny, some significant forms of genera, and also their economic significance.
Economic importance of bacteria, range of thallus organization, ecology and distribution, general characteristics and reproduction in algae classification of algae.
Morphology and life-cycles: Nostoc, Chlamydomonas, Oedogonium, Vaucheria, Fucus and Polysiphonia.
General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Penicillium, Alternaria, Puccinia and Agaricus.
Economic importance of Fungi and a lot of other things will be learned by candidates from the programme.

Who it is for

EcologistEnvironmental Engineer

Application Details

Follow the given below steps for applying to the Plant Groups programme.

Step 1: Click the given link to this programme by visiting the programme URL of SWAYAM which is given below:

https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec20_bt11/preview

Step 2: Register or sign-in on the website then click on the “Join” button.

Step 3: Now candidates can fill the application form. After filling, click save for saving the profile.

The Syllabus

Viruses: Discovery, general structure
Virus Replication
Economic Importance of Virus

Bacteria – Discovery, General characteristics and cell structure
Vegetative, asexual reproduction of bacteria
Conjugation, Transformation and Transduction of Bacteria

Economic importance of bacteria
General characteristics, Ecology and distribution
Range of thallus organization, Reproduction in algae

Classification of algae
Morphology and life-cycles: Nostoc and Chlamydomonas
Morphology and life-cycles: Oedogonium and Vaucheria

Morphology and life-cycles: Fucus, Polysiphonia.
Economic Importance: Blue green algae and higher algae
General characteristics, ecology and significance of Fungi

Range of thallus organization in fungi, cell structure and nutrition.
Classification and Reproduction in fungi
General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Rhizopus (Zygomycota)

General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Penicillium and Alternaria
General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Puccinia and Agaricus
Economic Importance of Fungi

Smbiotic Associations-Lichens: General account, reproduction and significance
Mycorrhiza: ectomycorrhiza and endomycorrhiza and their significance
Unifying features of archegoniates, Transition and Alternation of generation.

General characteristics and Land adaptations of Bryophytes
Detailed Classification of Bryophytes
Range of thallus organization, Morphology, anatomy and reproduction: Marchantia and Funaria
Ecology of bryophytes and Economic importance of bryophytes with special mention of Sphagnum

Economic Importance of bryophytes with special mention of Sphagnum
General characteristics, classification of Pteridophytes

Early land plants (Cooksoniaand Rhynia).
Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Selaginella

Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Equisetum
Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Pteris

Heterospory and seed habit, stelar evolution..
Ecological and economical importance of Pteridophytes

General characteristics and Detailed Classification of Gymnosperms
Morphology anatomy and reproduction of Cycas

Morphology anatomy and reproduction of Pinus
Ecological and Economic Importance of Gymnosperms

Evaluation process

For the certification of the Plant Groups programme, candidates should have minimum marks in the internal assessment and term-end final proctored exam.

Instructors

St Xavier's College, Kolkata Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What will be the course schedule?

Everything related to the schedule will be mentioned on Swayam website.

2: What is SWAYAM?

SWAYAM is a programme launched by the Government of India with the goal of achieving the three core principles of education policy: access, equality, and efficiency.

3: What is the perspective of SWAYAM?

The aim of this initiative is to provide the best tools for teaching-learning to everyone, even the most vulnerable. For students who have so far been unaffected by the digital revolution and have not been able to enter the mainstream of the information economy, SWAYAM aims to bridge the digital divide.

4: What method is followed on SWAYAM for teaching?

There will be four quadrants; video lecture, specially prepared reading material (downloadable/ printable), self-assessment via quizzes and tests, and an online discussion forum for clearing candidates' doubts.

5: Who is the contributor of this course?

This Plant Groups programme is contributed by the St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.

6: Who are the coordinators of SWAYAM courses?

AICTE, NPTEL, UGC, CEC, NCERT, NIOS, IIMB, NITTTR

7: Do the SWAYAM programmes offer credit?

SWAYAM programmes offer credits that can be transferred between every Indian university.

8: Who is the faculty of this course?

Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra, associate professor of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata will be handling this programme.