課程目標及內涵 (Course Objectives and Contents) :
植物形態學是一個涉及對維管植物（包括生存的和滅絕的）在植物演化史的不同支系中的外部形態、內部結構、發育和生命週期進行理解的領域。通過比較活體和化石植物的形態和發育特徵，可以大大增進對植物進化和親緣關係的理解。
本課程的整體目標是為學生發展對不同植物群體的定義特徵的理解，並對它們的親緣關係以及解決這些親緣關係的方法有所認識。
- 區分維管植物的主要群體；
- 理解不同類型陸地植物的生殖週期；
- 瞭解不同維管植物支系的親緣關係，並欣賞植物征服陸地環境的歷史；
- 使用植物形態學和親緣關係的專業術語進行溝通；
- 確定與植物形態學領域相關的問題以及解決這些問題的方法；
- 以書面形式傳達研究結果。
Plant Morphology is a field that involves understandings of the external forms, internal structure, development, and life cycles of vascular plants, both living and extinct, in different lineages of plant evolutionary history. By comparing the morphological and developmental features among living and fossil plants, the understandings of plant evolution and phylogeny are greatly enhanced.
The overall goals of this course are to develop for students an understanding of the defining characteristics of the different plant groups, and an appreciation of their phylogenetic relationships and the methods used to resolve them.
Specifically, each student will learn:
- to distinguish between major groups of vascular plants;
- to comprehend the reproductive cycles of the different types of land plants.
- to understand the phylogeny of different vascular plant lineages and to appreciate the history of the conquest of the terrestrial environment by plants.
- to communicate by using the specialized vocabulary of plant morphology and phylogeny;
- to identify questions relevant to the field of plat morphology and ways of addressing them;
- to communicate the results of research in writing.
多元教學方式 (Muliti-Teaching Methods) :
1.小組討論
2.邀請其他來賓進行專題演講
3.機構或企業參訪
4.實作示範或演示
5.期末報告/策展/發表
1. Group discussions
2. Inviting guest speakers for special lectures
3. Visits to institutions or companies
4. Practical demonstrations or presentations
5. Final reports/exhibitions/presentations
主要參考書籍/資料 (Textbooks and References)：
Raven, P.H., Evert, R.F., Eichhorn, S.E., 2004. Biology of Plants, W.H. Freeman & Co.
