Forest Management I

Course: Forest Management I
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Prerequisites: Mandatory
Credits: ECTS 6
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COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
DEPARTMENT Forestry and Management of the Environment and of Natural Resources
LEVEL OF STUDIES Level 7
COURSE CODE   SEMESTER 7th
COURSE TITLE Forest Management I
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
in case the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to a course as a whole, then please note down the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.		 TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS CREDITS
Lectures and Lab/applied tasks 5 6
     
     
Add lines if necessary. The teaching organization and methods used are described in the point 4.    
COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

 Scientific Area
PREREQUISITES:

 

 No
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek, English
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: Yes
URL COURSE: https://eclass.duth.gr/eclass/courses/OPE02131/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
The course syllabus aims to introduce students to the principles of management and the concepts of forest management, the available planning and analysis tools, the basic characteristics of planning targets and the methods of rational goal selection according to the level of planning. It also refers to the transition from the sustainability principle to sustainable forest management and its consequences on forest management. Finally, the aim of the course is knowledge of the growth patterns of the basic stand forms and the corresponding models of normal (evenaged) forest and un-evenaged forest and the analysis of their application in forest management practice.

The course is the basis for the forest management methods described and analyzed in Forest Management II.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

·      He has understood the principles and functions of management, the basic concepts of forest management and the way they are composed in the organization of forest enterprises.

·      He has knowledge of the tools and techniques of planning and analysis and uses them in the organization and planning of tasks to identify basic elements such as critical path, dependencies and a realistic time schedule.

·      It is able to distinguish strategic from objective goals and select the appropriate forestry goals for a managed forest, recognizing and assessing the key interactions between goals.

·      It recognizes the evolution of the sustainability principle over time and distinguishes the impact that the principle of sustainable forest management has brought to the modern management practice.

·      He recognizes the structural differences of the various stand forms and identifies the basic growth and yield parameters that are necessary for their rational management.

·      He combines his knowledge to choose the appropriate model of normal forest and apply it, adapting it appropriately, in each case study or actual situation.

 
General Skills
Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as they are listed in the Diploma Supplement and are listed below), which of them is intended (for the course)?
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

 Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking
Independent Work

Teamwork

Project Planning and Management

Respect the natural environment

 
  1. COURSE CONTENT
1.     The objectives of Forest Management and its position in forestry.

2.     Historical development, principles and functions of management

3.     Planning and analysis tools

4.     Problem resolution process

5.     Linear programming

6.     Time scheduling

7.     Principles and peculiarities of forestry

8.     Basic concepts of forest management

9.     Growing process of evenaged stands

10.  The model of the normal forest

11.  Stand maturity and rotation time

12.  The un-evenaged forest model

13. Division of forest compartments
  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.		 Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students		 Project management software, Spreadsheet software, Presentation software, e-class.
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The student study hours for each learning activity are listed as well as the non-guided study hours so that the total workload at the semester level corresponds to the ECTS standards.
Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 65
Practice exercises with application of methodologies in individual management issues 20
Group work in case studies (problem solving process) 20
Independent study 45
   
   
   
Total Course 150
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Public Presentation, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Explicitly defined assessment criteria and if and where are accessible to students are mentioned.

 Written final exam with questions (knowledge, conclusion, problem solving).

Mid-term evaluation exercises/work.

Students with identified dyslexia problems are examined orally.

The topics of the written final exam include the points with which each question is evaluated. The students’ grades are announced on the electronic platform. The student can see his writing.
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.    Gatzojannis St. 1989. Forest Management Notes (bases of Forest Management). A.U.Th. Thessaloniki.

2.    Asteris K. 1991. Forest Management – Vol. A. Α.Π.Θ. Publications Service. Thessaloniki.

3.    Eleftheriadis N. 2003. Management of Natural Terrestrial Ecosystems – Teaching Aid. Version. Art of Text. Thessaloniki.

4.    Karteris M. και D. karamanolis. 2004. Forest Management I. Quantitative Procedures. A.U.Th. Publications Department.

5.    Montana P. J. and B. H. Charnov. 2002. Management. Publications KLEIDARITHMOS.

6.    Tzortzakis K., Tzortzaki A. M. 2007. Organization & Administration. Fourth Edition. Rosili publications.

7.    Robbins S. P., D. A. DeCenzo, M. Coulter. 2017. Business administration. Principles and applications – 2nd edition. KRITIKI publications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Spyros Galatsidas
Contact details: Email: sgalatsi@fmenr.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)  
Evaluation methods: (2) Written examination with remote methods

Written assignment and/or exercises
Implementation Instructions: (3)  

 

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  • written assignment or/and exercises
  • written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
  • In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:

α) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submitting them to the teacher, the grading system, the participation of the assignment in the final grade and every other detail that should be mentioned.

β) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of pronouncing topics, the applications to be used, the necessary technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the way the hyperlink is sent, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

γ) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for assigning the topics, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of the beneficiaries to participate in the examination.