Management of non-Timber Forest Functions

COURSE OUTLINE

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		7^th
COURSE TITLE	Management of non-timber forest functions
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			3		2


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/OPE02175/

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 complement management knowledge by examining the non- timber functions of the forest as autonomous services of the forest ecosystem and exploring ways of integrating them into management practice. In this context, methods for assessing the benefits of a forest function are examined, the relationships between the functions are studied and techniques for their quantitative expression are assessed. Finally, real applications for the management of non-timber functions in Greek forests are analyzed. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: · Understand the need to integrate the non-timber functions of the forest into management plans. · Recognize that forest functions do not exist autonomously, but in close interdependence with each other. · Specifies and clearly defines the management objectives for each non-timber function. · Explain the interactions between objectives and assess the offsets of achieving the objectives on the other functions of forest ecosystems. · Distinguish the type of information needed for each function, search for data and information necessary for the management planning. · Process the data using the management methodology and available technology and forms a picture of the current situation and the evolution trends of each forest function. · Analyze the results, draw conclusions for the management of each function and assess the impact of the proposed measures on the other forest functions.
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

COURSE CONTENT

1. Non-timber vs. non-wood forest products

2. The importance and characteristics of the non-timber functions of the forest

3. Methods of assessing the benefit resulting from a function

4. Relationships between forest functions and ways of quantitatively expressing them

5. Exploitation of non-wood forest products – Circular economy

6. Management of non-wood products (individual use – industrial production)

7. Management of non-wood production operations (management plans)

8. Management applications of non-wood forest functions in Greek forests

9. Water catchment management

10. Management of resinous forests

11. Recreational forest management

12. Management of protected areas

13. Habitat management

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, Database management and GIS 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	39
Independent study	11





Total Course	50

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

Mid-term evaluation exercises/work.

Students with identified dyslexia problems are examined orally.

The evaluation criteria of the written assignment are explicitly defined and announced prior to the assignment (e-class).

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.

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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

2. 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.

3. Additional bibliography, according to the topic, is given to the students.

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)

To be completed with YES or NO
Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
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.

Course: Management of non-Timber Forest Functions

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Prerequisites: Elective

Credits: ECTS 2

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