Forest Management II

Course: Forest Management II
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Prerequisites: Mandatory
Credits: ECTS 4
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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 8th
COURSE TITLE Forest Management II
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 4
     
     
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/OPE02130/
  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 at studying the evolution of management methods over time in Europe, the identification of the key factors that influenced the management methodology and their importance in the current management of forest ecosystems. It also aims to understand current management methods as a result of the evolution of historical methods and the development of science and modern technology.

It analyzes the concept and content of sustainable management of forest ecosystems and the ways of integrating into the management practice all the services (forest functions) that the forest offers to the community.

Finally, the aim of the course is to familiarize students with the contents of the management plan of a Greek forest.

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

·  He has understood the main factors that led to the diversification of forest management methods and the results brought about by the application of the methods in forest practice.

·  He has understood and appreciated the importance of the stand growth characteristics in the management of wood production.

·  He has experienced the current management methodology and the corresponding technology of collecting, processing, analyzing data and drawing conclusions for forest management.

·  He combines his knowledge and examines the possibilities of handling the forest ecosystem, so that it can offer all its services to the community.

·  It uses the available technology to gather data from the forest ecosystem, process and analyze them and draw conclusions for the rational management of the ecosystem.

·  It is able to draw up parts of the management plan of a forest, using actual forest inventory data.

 
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
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Decision-making

Independent Work

Teamwork

Project Planning and Management

Respect the natural environment

 
  1. COURSE CONTENT
1.     Planning in Forestry – Introduction to management methods

2.     Annual Cut methods

3.     Method of periodic wood harvesting

4.     Periodic cuts method – Combined Method

5.     Methods of age classes

6.     Methods of normal woodstock and increment or mathematical formulae

7.     Control methods

8.     Current management methods – Multiple Use Forestry

9.     Pan-European Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management

10.  Pan-European Operational Level Guidelines for SFM

11.  Improved Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management

12. Modern technology in the management plan

13. The content of the management plan
  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		 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
Independent study 15
   
   
   
   
Total Course 100
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 (Forest Management Methods). A.U.Th. Thessaloniki.

2.    Asteris K. 1991. Forest Management – Vol. B., A.U.Th. Publications Service. Thessaloniki.

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

4.    karamanolis D. and Karteris M. 2004. Forest Management II. Methods and Techniques of Forest and Natural Environment Management. A.U.Th. Publications Department.

5.    Galatsidas S. 2012. Chapter. 6. The framework of Greek forests management. p. 201-211, in A.C. Papageorgiou, G. Karetsos and G. Katsadorakis (edit.). The forest: An integrated approach. WWF Greece, Athens.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

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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.