About the course
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Following Oregon State University guidelines, the learning outcomes of students enrolled in BOT 440 emphasize knowledge, comprehension, and application. After successfully completing BOT 440, students will be able to
- Describe and use various methods of measuring vegetation characteristics.
- Describe and use the concepts of statistical sampling in vegetation science.
- Understand the relative advantages and of different techniques in different field circumstances.
- Design, implement, analyze and report a vegetation field study.
The learning outcomes of students enrolled in BOT 540 emphasize analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. After successfully completing BOT 540, students will be able to, in addition to the accomplishments listed above,
- Draw original conclusions from data.
- Apply relatively advanced quantitative methods to sampling of vegetation data.
- Compare and explain the limitations and validity of various field methods in vegetation science.
- Analyze and evaluate the field methods, sampling designs, and comparative designs of articles in the scientific literature.
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