LANDSCAPING FACULTY GARDENING TERRITORIES AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES DEPARTMENT STUDY PROGRAMME: GARDENING TERRITORIES ENGINEERING (code) 653H93003 IDALIJA BUZIENĖ UPDATING MATERIAL OF STUDY SUBJECT FUNDAMENTALs OF DECORATIVE PLANTS USAGE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT ‘INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGINEERING STUDY FIELD PROGRAMMES AND THEIR UPDATING BY CUSTOMIZING TO MEET COURSE DELIVERY NEEDS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT THE LANDSCAPING FACULTY OF KAUNO KOLEGIJA/UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES‘ (VP1-2.2-ŠMM-07-K-02-045) Mastaičiai 2012 Educational Institution: Kauno Kolegija / University of Applied Sciences Study Programme: Engineering of Growing Territories Study Subject Programme FUNDAMENTALS OF DECORATIVE PLANTS USAGE 1. The Annotation: In the programme of studies course, the decorative-morphological and bioecological features of annual, biennial, perennial, bulbous flowers and woody plants are disclosed. The knowledge and abilities are given by evaluating and applying the decorative plants in growing areas. 2. The Aim of the Programme: To describe and evaluate grass and woody decorative plants by choosing them for growing areas of different types. 3. The Length in Credits and Hours: Structure Length Practical In Study in Lectures, Consultations, Individual works, total: Assessment subject ECTS hours hours work, hours hours hours title credits Fundamentals of Accumulative Decorative Plants 9 52 52 16 120 240 evaluation Usage 4. Prerequisites: Information Technologies, a Foreign Language, Engineer Graphics and Drawing. 5. Links between Learning Outcomes and Intended Study Subject Outcomes and Student Achievement Assessment Methods Learning outcomes Study subject (module) Student achievement Study methods outcomes assessment methods 1. To know the Telling, explanation, Testing, frontal inquiry, morphological and demonstration, exam. bioecological characteristics brainsortming, group work Reading of individual To know the structure of of outside flowers and and claims provision in work, observation of growing areas, decorative decorative woody plants. virtual environment. verbal announcements. plants and their Individual work with characteristics, growing 2. To know the decorative software (NetOp School and conditions and usage in pecularities and application Flores – 2008). growing areas. possibilities of outside Writing a paper work. flowers and woody plants in Research report. growing areas. Telling, explanation, Testing, frontal inquiry, To understand the demonstration and claims exam. 1. To know the novelties of methods and ways of provision in virtual Reading of individual flower-growing of outside growing area and minor environment. work, observation of flowers. architecture design, Individual work with verbal announcements. equipping and software (NetOp School and 2. To know the novelties of management of a growing Flores – 2008). Writing a woody plants. territory. paper work. Research report. To be able to gather the 1.To settle the compositions Telling, explanation, Testing, frontal inquiry, necessary for equipping of of decorative plants by demonstration and claims exam. the growing territory data, using various technologies. provision in virtual Reading of individual to analyse and evaluate environment. work, observation of them, to choose optimal 2. To know how to organize Individual work with verbal announcements. variants of project the technologies of software (NetOp School and implementation, to decorative plants Flores – 2008). Writing a suggest rational equipping supervision works. paper work. methods considering the Research report. environment, aesthetical and architectural aspects, economical factors and intended exploitation conditions, to prepare the project and implement it. Telling, explanation, Testing, frontal inquiry, 1. To be able to to choose demonstration and claims exam. To design the elements of the grass decorative plants provision in virtual Reading of individual teh growing area of the for growing areas of a farm. environment. work, observation of farm and organize the Individual work with verbal announcements. implementation of the 2. To be able to to choose software (NetOp School and project the woody decorative plants Flores – 2008). Writing a for growing areas of a farm. paper work. Research report. 6. Subject Study Plan: Contact hour number Total number of Seq. Individual Titles of key topics Practical hours for study No Lectures Consultations work hours works per topic 1 Botanical characteristics of 9 4 4 1 decorative plants 2 Annual and biennial flowers 4 4 1 9 in Lithuania and the EU 3 Perennial flowers 8 6 1 15 4 Bulbous and corm flowers 2 4 1 7 5 Roses 2 2 1 5 6 Plants of water ponds and 2 2 1 5 their coasts 7 Flowers for vertical growing 2 2 1 5 8 Flowers for rock-gardens 1 2 1 4 9 Flowers for balconies, vases 1 1 and terraces 10 Ecology of woody plants and 1 2 1 4 introductive regions 11 Conifer trees and bushes in 7 4 1 12 Lithuania and the EU 12 Deciduous trees and bushes 12 8 2 22 13 Woody decorative plants for 2 2 1 5 rock-gardens and support walls 14 Woody decorative plants for 2 4 1 7 colourful groups and accents 15 Trees and bushes for hedges 1 4 1 6 and decorative cutting 16 Trees and bushes in beautiful 1 2 1 4 blooms 17 Individual studies of 36 36 theoretical topics when preparing for intermediate tests (according the topics of subject) 18 Flowers in my surrounding 22 22 and their application possibilities (integrated individual work - research) 19 Making of flowers assortment 20 20 for X growing area (research) 20 Decorative trees and bushes in 22 22 a farm (paper work) 21 Making of flowers assortment 20 20 for X growing area (research) Total number of hours for subject 52 52 16 120 240 studies: 7. Practical (and/or laboratory) Work Topics: 7.1. Evaluation of morphological-decorative features of flowers. 7.2. Evaluation of bioecological features of flowers. 7.3. Main annual flowers. 7.4. Biennial flowers. 7.5. Perennial flowers of spring blossom. 7.6. Perennial flowers of summer blossom. 7.7. Perennial flowers of autumn blossom. 7.8. Bulbous flowers. 7.9. Corm flowers. 7.10. Roses. 7.11. Plants of water ponds and their coasts. 7.12. Flowers for vertical growing. 7.13. Rock-gardens flowers. 7.14. Decorative features of woody plants and ir their evaluation criteria. 7.15. Conifer trees. 7.16. Deciduous trees. 7. 17. Conifer bushes. 7.18. Deciduous bushes. 7.19. Plants suitable for hedges. 7.20. Plants for decorative cutting and growing in conteiners. 7.21. Plants for rows and avenues. 7.22. Decorative plants for making colours groups. 7.23. Trees and bushes in beautiful blooms. 7.24. Plants for pools and support walls. 7.25. Plants resistant to polluted cities air. 8. Subject study outcome assessment system: Individual Cumulative Index (IKI) Midterm exams make up a part of exam/individual paper (project) performed) IKI = 0.2 (S) + 0.3 (P) + 0.5 (E), where S – Individual Work papers, P – practical works, E – examination. 9. Learning Outcome Assessment Criteria: (Provided in a separate part of Description of the Study Programme, intended to be executed on the basis of recommendations approved by the Ministry of Education and Science) The outcomes of decorative plants usage fundamental are evaluated according the intended in the programme criteria. LEARNING OUTCOME ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Grade and brief description of Full description of knowledge and Full description of abilities knowledge and understanding Pass Pass abilities threshold 10 (excellent) Excellent, exclusive, comprehensive The student applies theoretical knowledge of art Excellent, exclusive knowledge of art. The student has studied and architecture very well. additional reading independently, very well He/she performs complicated non-standard tasks Passed knowledge and abilities understands and uses architectural terms, very well. thinks originally and independently. The Performance quality is perfect and exclusive. student has excellent skills of assessment. Expression and presentation skills are excellent. Excellent eligibility for further studies. The student is perfectly aware of what and why he/she does. All objectives set have been achieved 9 (very good) Strong, good, exclusive, comprehensive The student applies theoretical knowledge of art Strong, good knowledge knowledge of art. The student has studied and architecture very well. and abilities additional reading independently, very well He/she performs complicated typical tasks understands the studied material, properly easily. uses architectural terms, and thinks Performance quality is very good. originally and independently. The student Expression and presentation skills are very good. has very good skills of assessment and The student is aware of what methods or synthesis. Very good eligibility for further techniques he/she applies and why. studies. No less than 90 percent of objectives set has been achieved 8 (good) Better than average knowledge of art. The The student applies knowledge of art and Knowledge and abilities student has familiarized himself/herself with architecture well. above average compulsory material, and is able to work He/she performs properly tasks of medium with additional reading independently, complicity and more difficult. understands the architectural terms and uses Performance quality is good. them properly. Good eligibility for further Expression and presentation skills are good. The studies. student is aware of methods and techniques to be applied. No less than 80 percent of objectives set has been achieved 7 (good