Wood Technology

Course: Wood Technology
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Prerequisites: Mandatory
Credits: ECTS 3
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COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
DEPARTMENT Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources
LEVEL OF STUDIES Undergraduate
COURSE CODE   SEMESTER 8ο
COURSE TITLE Wood Technology
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 Exercises 4 3
     
     
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:

 

  
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: Yes (in English)
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 material aims at the knowledge of the methods of industrial production of various wood products with mechanical and chemical treatment as well as the techniques of improving the properties of wood products.

Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to:

a)      Have a comprehensive view on the potential of wood in primary industrial products

b)      Know sufficiently the production technology as well as the quality control of wood products

•  sawn timber

• plywood

• veneers

• glued wood

• particleboards

• fibreboards

• paper

c)      Know the various wood treatments used to produce certain products as well as to improve their properties

• drying

• steaming

• protective impregnation

• adhesives

 
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, synthesis of data and information using the necessary technologies

 
  1. COURSE CONTENT
i. Sawn timber. Saw – band saw – circular saw. Handling of logs – saws. Efficiency and quality of production

ii. Natural and Artificial drying of wood. Drying agents. Drying rules. Steaming.

iii. Protective impregnation of wood. Categories and applications of impregnating substances. Methods and consequences of impregnation.

iv. Veneers.  Raw materials, production methods, quantitative yield

v. Adhesives.  Mechanism and welding factors. Natural and synthetic adhesives.

vi. Plywood. Production technology and properties.

vii. Glued or composite wood. Advantages, uses, production techniques

viii. Particleboards. Raw materials. Production technology.

ix. Properties of particleboards. Special construction particleboards and new products.

x. Fibreboards. Types of fiberboard. Raw materials and preparation.

xi. Fiberboard production technology. Properties of fiberboard.

xii. Paper and paper products. Raw materials. Mashing methods. Machinery and production stages. Properties of pulp – paper products.

xiii. Secondary woodworking products. Wood and energy production.
  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		 Use of e-Media: Power point.
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 40
Bibliography analysis and classroom presentation 5
Practice exercises with application of methodologies in individual management issues 10
Group work in case studies (problem solving process)  
Independent study 20
   
   
Course Set 75
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 (in Greek) with development questions (knowledge, conclusions, problem solving).

Students with identified dyslexia problems are examined orally.

The students’ grades are announced publicly. The student can see his / her writing at any time.

 
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Wood Science and Technology. Volume II: Industrial Utilization “, Author: Tsoumis G. Publications: Department of Publications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Year of Publication: 2007.

 

Related scientific journals: Forest Products Journal, Journal of Forest Products and Industries, Wood Science and Technology, Journal of Wood Science, International Journal of Wood Science, Technology and Forestry, International Journal of Forestry and Wood Science.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Michael Tsatiris
Contact details: tsatiris@fmenr.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)  
Evaluation methods: (2) Written examination via e-Class (this was stated). But if there is a problem, then Oral remote examination via SKYPE FOR BUSINESS will be done
Implementation Instructions: (3) The examination in the course will take place with a written examination through e-Class on Wednesday 24-6-2020 and time 15: 00-21: 00.

In case there is a problem, then alternatively the examination will be performed orally through SKYPE FOR BUSINESS. The link will be sent to students via eclass exclusively to the institutional accounts of those who have registered for the course and have learned the terms of distance education.

Students will have to log in to the examination room through their institutional account, otherwise they will not be able to participate. They will also take part in the examination with a camera which they will have open during the examination. Before the start of the exam, students will show their identity to the camera, so that they can be identified.

Each student should answer 5 questions. Each of the questions is scored with 2.0.

 

 

 

  • 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.