College of Micronesia-FSM Course Modification Request Form

Course title and code:
SC/SS Ethnobotany		 Division:
Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences		 Initiator:
Dana Lee Ling
New course objectives:
1. Identify local plants by scientific and local names, their reproductive strategies, and morphology.
2. Communicate and describe the cultural use of local plants for healing, as food, as raw materials, and in traditional social contexts including the social impacts accompanying related to changes in ethnobotanical uses, practices, and custom.
3. Demonstrate basic field work competencies related to management of culturally useful plant resources and foods.
New course description:
An introduction to the natural and social sciences of the plants people use in Micronesia including plant diversity; cultural uses of plants in contexts of healing, feeding, material culture, and tradition; and basic field work involved in the maintenance of culturally useful plant resources and foods.
New textbook:
Lee Ling, D. (2014). Micronesian ethnobotany: a course companion (Fourth ed.). Pohnpei, FM: College of Micronesia-FSM. Or latest edition.
Justification for revising course:
Revision to reflect inclusion of only the course learning outcomes, reflect the addition of a new program learning outcome for the course.
Decision: [ ] Approved
[ ] Not approved
Comment:
CAC chair signature: Date:
Division chair signature: Date:
VPIA COM-FSM signature: Date:

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New Course Number and Title:

College of Micronesia-FSM Course Outline: Cover Page

1) GENERAL INFORMATION:
COM-FSM addressCOM-FSM, PO BOX 159, Pohnpei, Kolonia, FM96941
Course title:
SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany		 Campus:
National		 Initiator:
Dana Lee Ling		 Date:
21 May 2014
Course description:
An introduction to the natural and social sciences of the plants people use in Micronesia including plant diversity; cultural uses of plants in contexts of healing, feeding, material culture, and tradition; and basic field work involved in the maintenance of culturally useful plant resources and foods.
2) Course hours:
Lecture: 3
Laboratory:
Workshop:
TOTAL: 3
Purpose of course [ X ] Degree requirement
[ X ] Degree elective
[ ] Certificate
[ ] Other
Prerequisite courses: ESL 089.
3) PLOS OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS:
PLO# Program Learning Outcome
GE 3.4 Define and explain scientific concepts, principles, and theories of a field of science.
GE 4.2 Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural issues of a person's own culture and other cultures.
MSP 2 Demonstrate proficiency in the geographical, historical, and cultural literacy of the Micronesian region.
ANR 2 Demonstrate basic competencies in the management of land resources and food production.
CAC chair signature: Date recommended:
VPIA, COM-FSM signature: DATE approved:

College of Micronesia-FSM Course Outline Format

(1) INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs): The student will be able to:
[ ] 1. Effective oral communication
[ ] 2. Effective written communication
[ ] 3. Critical thinking
[ ] 4. Problem solving
[ X ] 5. Intercultural knowledge and competence
[ ] 6. Information literacy
[ ] 7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning
[ ] 8. Quantitative reasoning
(2) PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):
Primary program the course serves: General education
The student will be able to:
GE 3.4 Define and explain scientific concepts, principles, and theories of a field of science.
GE 4.2 Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural issues of a person's own culture and other cultures.
MSP 2 Demonstrate proficiency in the geographical, historical, and cultural literacy of the Micronesian region.
ANR 2 Demonstrate basic competencies in the management of land resources and food production.
(3) PLOS AND ILOS MATRIX
PLOs ILO1 ILO2 ILO3 ILO4 ILO5 ILO6 ILO7 ILO8
1
2
3
4
(4) STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) GENERAL: The student will be able to:
1. Identify local plants by scientific and local names, their reproductive strategies, and morphology.
2. Communicate and describe the cultural use of local plants for healing, as food, as raw materials, and in traditional social contexts including the social impacts accompanying related to changes in ethnobotanical uses, practices, and custom.
3. Demonstrate basic field work competencies related to management of culturally useful plant resources and foods.
(5) PLOs AND SLOs MATRIX. I = introduced D = demonstrated M = mastered
SLO PLO1 GE 3.4 PLO2 GE 4.2 PLO3 MSP 2 PLO4 ANR 2
1 D
2 D D
3 D
(1) COURSE CONTENT
1. Cyanophyta, mosses, lycophyta, and monilophyta
2. Healing plants
3. Gymnosperms
4. Food plants
5. Angiosperms: vegetative morphology
6. Material culture plants
7. Angiosperms: floral morphology
8. Psychoactive plants
(2) METHOD OF INSTRUCTION This course emphasizes participation via presentations by students, hikes on which students learn to field identify plants, the preparation of local foods to share with other students, field trips to botanic gardens and ethnobotanically relevant ceremonies. Students engage in group work, hikes, field trips, presentations. Students also actively engage in field work relevant to the course content including maintaining of ethnobotanical plantings on campus. Other methods include lectures and guest speakers. [ X ] Lecture
[ ] Laboratory
[ ] Audio visual
[ X ] Demonstrations 		[ X ] Cooperative
[ ] learning groups
[ X ] In-class exercises
[ ] Other
(3) REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS Lee Ling, D. (2014). Micronesian ethnobotany: a course companion (Fourth ed.). Pohnpei, FM: College of Micronesia-FSM. Or latest edition.
(4) REFERENCE MATERIALS None.
(5) INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS None
(6) EVALUATION None.
(7) CREDIT BY EXAMINATION None