Course Title: Collect, prepare and preserve plant specimens

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C2215 Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management

Course Title: Collect, prepare and preserve plant specimens

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

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Course Contact: Bruce Partland

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8323

Course Contact Email: bruce.partland@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the process of collecting, preparing and preserving plant specimens and defines the standard required to: select the most suitable plant specimens for collection; collect and identify each plant specimen; press the plant specimens collected; identify plant specimens and store collection information; store and catalogue specimens correctly.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are none

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	AHCPCM202A Collect, prepare and preserve plant specimens
Elements:	1. Collect specimen 2. Press plants 3. Record data

Learning Outcomes

These are described above

Overview of Assessment

This may include observation in the workplace and a quiz.