4th Semester Mandatory | Polytechnic Course Categories | Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources

Digital Design of Forest Road Construction – Forest Engineering

COURSE OUTLINE

GENERAL

SCHOOL	Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
DEPARTMENT	Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources
LEVEL OF STUDIES	7
COURSE CODE		SEMESTER		SPRING (4^th)
COURSE TITLE	Digital Design of Forest Road Construction – Forest engineering
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
THEORY:			3
LABORATORY/EXERCISES:			2
Total			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	SPECIALISED SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
PREREQUISITES:	NO
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE:	· GREEK · ENGLISH FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS:	YES
URL COURSE:	https://eclass.duth.gr/modules/course_info/index.php?course=425392

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 aim of the course is to help students design a comprehensive forest engineering plan according to the economic, technical, and environmental conditions prevailing in a region, along with an analysis and evaluation of the environmental impact of the technical project. The course also aims to help students: – acquire the necessary background in the design, organization and management of a forest road network; – obtain the appropriate knowledge about the protection of forest roads as well as the ways of reducing their vulnerability in cases of natural disasters. – acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge of the fundamental principles, rules and regulations pertaining to the layout design and construction of a forest road, as well as the mapping, schematic depiction, and spatial design of an integrated forest road system; – obtain a thorough understanding of and appreciate the contribution of forest roads to the sustainable development of mountainous areas; – be involved in processes of forest road cost planning and budgeting; – acquire a solid background in the planning and scheduling of forest road maintenance works, including maintenance applications/methods and costing, as well as techniques for the improvement of existing forest networks in complete compliance and harmony with environmental principles; – get a deep understanding of the layout and positioning of small forestry projects in the context of broader integrated forest road networks, as well as the applications and software programs available for the management of small forestry projects. Upon completion of the course, students will: · have a thorough grounding in the basic principles of the layout design of a forest road, as well as the various problems related to the planning, construction, and maintenance of forest road networks; · carry out improvements in order to upgrade a forest road to a higher category; · combine technical, economic and environmental considerations when planning the project, so that the result is a technically feasible high-quality construction; come up with road construction solutions that are fully harmonized with the natural environment.
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 for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology Decision-making Working independently Respect for the natural environment

COURSE CONTENT

THEORY

1) Basic principles, definition, subject matter, possibilities, means, types and methods of Forest Engineering.

2) Factors affecting forest road construction (technical, economic, environmental and political). Means of transport. Evolution of road networks in Greece.

3) Basic principles of design and selection of forest engineering projects. Elements of forest engineering.

4) Contribution of road networks to the economy and the development of mountainous areas. Main parts of forest roads – basic concepts. Analytical geometric data on the main parts of the road.

5) Stages of road layout design – specifications.

6) Factors affecting the layout design of a forest road. Classification of forest roads.

7) Road network management applications, maintenance works, reducing road vulnerability to natural disasters.

8) Mapping, schematic depiction and spatial design of an integrated forest road system.

9) Improvement of existing forest road networks fully harmonized with environmental principles.

10) Forest road budgeting and cost estimation.

11) Layout design and positioning of small forestry projects.

12) Software programs for the management and maintenance of small forestry projects.

13) Answering queries – correcting exam papers – handing back assignments.

LABORATORY/EXERCISES

1. The basics of a forest road construction plan; determination of the extent of clearing.

2. Types of wood skidding according to prevailing conditions. Skidding methods based on gravity.

3. Selection of the most suitable skidding means and methods. Wood piling locations.

4. Calculating and drawing horizontal alignments and isoclinal lines.

5. Layout design of polygonal roads, compilation of altitude tables, determination of alternative layout designs.

6. Calculating the right radius of curvature, drawing circular arcs and curves, densification of straight line segments.

7. Designing ground vertical alignments; elements of vertical alignment; slopes; widening.

8. Drawing the red line (drawing straight line segments and vertical arcs), determination of alternative layout designs.

9. Drawing of cross-sections, calculation of surface areas, surface diagrams.

10. Calculation of volumes, methods of calculation of forest road earthwork quantities, completion of earthworks tables.

11. Compilation of technical reports and budgeting.

12. Digital design, methods and application programs.

1. Answering queries – correcting exam papers – handing back assignments.

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 ICT in teaching and communication with students:

– Use of ICT in lectures (PowerPoint presentations, videos, etc.)

– Teaching is also supported by the e-class platform.

Use of specialized software: Daso5.

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 hours
Laboratory practice	26 hours
Self-study	85 hours
Total	150 hours

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.

Language of evaluation: Greek.

Erasmus students are assessed in English.

Methods of evaluation include:

– Written final examination with multiple choice questions, short answer questions or problem solving.

– Laboratory work completed at the end of the semester followed by oral examination.

Students’ final evaluation is based on both their performance in the final exam (50%) and their performance in the laboratory exercise (50%).

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. ΟΔΟΠΟΙΙΑ Ι – ΧΑΡΑΞΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΜΟΣ ΧΩΜΑΤΙΣΜΩΝ, Αναστάσιος Κ. Αποστολέρης

2. Εφαρμοσμένη Δασική Οδοποιία, Νίκου Νικόλαος, Εκδόσεις Σ. Γιαχούδης & ΣIA O.E. (2004)

3. Δασική Οδοποιία και Φυσικό Περιβάλλον, Δούκας Αριστοτέλης-Κοσμάς, Δρόσος Βασίλειος

4. ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΑ ΟΔΟΠΟΙΙΑΣ , ΚΟΦΙΤΣΑΣ Δ. ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ

5. Περιβαλλοντική οδοποιία, Τσώχος Γεώργιος Χ

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

Teacher (full name):	Apostolos Kantartzis
Contact details:	Via the e-class platform or email: apkantar@fmenr.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)
Evaluation methods: (2)	4th
Implementation Instructions: (3)	UG
	Written distance examination via the eclass.duth.gr platform combined with distance oral examination
	Course examination will take place via the ‘Assignments’ tool of the e-class platform (eclass.duth.gr), in accordance with the time schedule announced by the Department’s Secretariat. Entitled to the examination are all the students who have registered for the course at the beginning of the semester, in compliance with the University’s Rules of Studies, on condition that they have declared on the e-University Services platform that they are fully aware and agree with the terms of distance examination. Each student will be tested on multiple-choice questions and a multiple-choice exercise. Exam duration: 5 minutes for the multiple-choice questions and 15 for the multiple-choice exercise. Two points are assigned to each multiple-choice question and four to the exercise. Marks are deducted for incorrect answers. Total exam time will not exceed thirty minutes. In addition, students will be examined orally via the platform Microsoft Teams on their individual assignment to be submitted at the end of the semester. Final course grade will be determined by the students’ performance in the exam (50%) and the laboratory exercise (50%). Students will have to access the eclass.duth.gr platform and the Microsoft Teams platform via their university account.

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.

Forest Entomology and Zoology

COURSE OUTLINE

GENERAL

SCHOOL	Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
DEPARTMENT	Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources
LEVEL OF STUDIES	Level 7
COURSE CODE	ΔΣΔ5Υ	SEMESTER		summer
COURSE TITLE	forest entomology and zoology
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			3		4
Lab exercises			1

Add lines if necessary. The teaching organization and methods used are described in the point 4.			4
COURSE TYPE Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development	Scientific Area
PREREQUISITES:	no
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE:	Greek and English
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS:	yes
URL COURSE:	https://eclass.duth.gr/eclass/courses/OPE02144/

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
Introduction and education of students to identified of most important insects that cause damages to forest trees. With the successful completion of lesson the students will be able to: To group insects into Classes. To identify the most important forest insects. To propose ways for their confrontation. Knowledge to the students obtain: Knowledge to group insects to Classes Knowledge to identify the most important forest insects and the damages cause . Knowledge to propose ways for their confrontation.
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

COURSE CONTENT

1. Basic definitions, history and importance of entomology. Symptoms and damages cause forest insects, Ecology of forest insects.

2. Insect population and causes for their overgrowth. Pollution of atmosphere and damages of forest trees. Symptoms of fungi and attacks of forest insects.

3. Resistance of the environment. Attack and fragility, attractiveness, resistance of forest trees.

4. Taxonomy of insects.

5. Morphology and external anatomy of insects.

6. Internal anatomy of insects. Growth and metamorphosis.

7. Insects of nurseries soil and roots.

8. Insects of fur trees.

9. Insects of pine and cypress.

10. Insects of oak and beech tree.

11. Insects of poplar tree.

12. Insects of willow, chestnut and hazel tree.

13. Insects attack woods in use and other animals (birds, rodents, primates) attacks forest insects.

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

The lessons are made using information and communications technology (ICT).

The lectures are supported with power point and videos and the use of internet. The communication with the students is made with e mail and the e class.

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.

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
Study and analysis of literature	5
Interactive learning	5
Personal or group project	5
Laboratory exercise	20


Total	100

Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

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

The languages for evaluation are Greek and English.

The methods are applied for evaluation are:

Final written examination including questions with sort answers.

For improving their grade students can work personal or with groups project in insect taxonomy.

Lab exercises.

Students with dyslexia or other learning difficulties instead of the final written examination, they have oral examination. Before this comes the information of the department and the stuff from the student about the problem he/ she has.

After the exams the questions will be posted on the notice board so the students will be able to calculate their own grade by themselves. The grades of the students will be posted on the online platform. The students will have the ability to see their exam paper on demand to the professor. The students can also inquire about the way that their exam papers are graded and additionally will be able to see the comments of the professor about their evaluation.

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Μαρκάλας Σ. (2010). Δασική Εντομολογία, εκδόσεις Ζάνδες.

Καϊλίδης Δ.Σ., 2004. Δασική Εντομολογία και Ζωολογία. Τέταρτη έκδοση. Εκδόσεις Χριστοδουλίδη Μαρκάλας Σ. (2010) Εργαστηριακές Ασκήσεις Δασικής Εντομολογίας, εκδόσεις Ζάνδες.

Νικόλαος Αβτζής, Δημήτριος Αβτζής, Κωνσταντίνος Βιδάκης (2013) ΔΑΣΙΚΑ ΕΝΤΟΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ, Εκδότης ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΙΓΓΙΡΙΔΟΥ

Λαζαρίδου – Δημητριάδου Μ. 1992. Γενική Ζωολογία, Εκδόσεις Γιαχούδη – Γιαπούλη.

Hickman, Roberts, Keen, Larson, l’Anson, Eisenhour, 2011. Ζωολογία, Δεύτερη ελληνική έκδοση. Εκδόσεις Utopia.

.Other similar books in forest entomology and zoology has the library of the School…

-Similar science journals

Agriculture and Forest Entomology

Environmental Entomology

Journal of Insect Science

International Journal of Zoology

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

Teacher (full name):	Paraskevi Karanikola
Contact details:	pkaranik@fmenr.duth.gr, tel +3025522041136
Supervisors: (1)
Evaluation methods: (2)	Written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
Implementation Instructions: (3)	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.

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:

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

Forest Botany IΙ

COURSE OUTLINE

GENERAL

SCHOOL

AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

LEVEL OF STUDIES

Undergraduate – Level 7

COURSE CODE

82Δ1Υ

SEMESTER

4^th

COURSE TITLE

FOREST BOTANY IΙ

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.

TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK

ECTS CREDITS

Lectures and personal exercise

Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.

COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

Scientific Area

PREREQUISITES:

–

TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE:

Greek

COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS:

COURSE URL:

https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE02250/

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 aims to Provide the knowledge about the nomenclature, morphological traits, biological requirements and geographical distribution of perennial ligneous plants, trees and shrubs of the Greek flora · At the end of the course students will be able to identify and classify the tree and shrub flora of the forest ecosystems describe the basic traits of the above taxa know the essentials required for the management of forest trees
General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use 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 reasoning
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use Independent work Literature search, data analysis and synthesis Development of inductive reasoning Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an interdisciplinary environment Respect for the natural environment

COURSE CONTENT

1. Vegetation zones of Greece

2. Genera and species of the Pinaceae

3. Genera and species of the Cupressaceae – Taxaceae

4. Genera and species of the Fagaceae

5. Genera and species of the Betulaceae – Ulmaceae

6. Genera and species of the Platanaceae – Rosaceae

7. Genera and species of the Fabaceae

8. Genera and species of the Anacardiaceae – Hippocastanaceae

9. Genera and species of the Cornaceae – Rhamnaceae

10. Genera and species of the Aceraceae

11. Genera and species of the Salicaceae

12. Genera and species of the Tiliaceae – Apocynaceae

13. Genera and species of the Oleaceae

LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION

TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.

In classroom face to face

USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students

Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students. Support through e-class.

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

*Activity*	*Workload/semester*
Lectures	40
Laboratory courses focusing in implementation of methods	25
Personal exercise	20
Team exercise in excursion	5
Summer field practicum	20
Independent study	40
*Course total* *(25-hour workload per credit unit*)	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, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed

In order to pass this course, each student must succeed in personal exercise, field exercise deliverable and final written examinations.

Notes:

Students with identified dyslexia problems are examined orally (instead of the written final examination).

In addition, a condition for obtaining the degree is the successful completion of an individual exercise, in the context of the summer practicum.

The students’ grades are announced publicly.

The student can see his / her writing at any time.

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Korakis G. 2019. Forest Botany – Trees and shrubs native in Greece. Altintzi editions. Thessaloniki.

Korakis G. 2020. Forest Botany II. Teaching notes (updated). Orestiada.

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

Teacher (full name):	Georgios Korakis
Contact details:	Via e-class platform and e-mail
Supervisors: (1)
Evaluation methods: (2)	Written examination using e-class platform
Implementation Instructions: (3)	Guidance about the examination is provided through e-class announcement. In the announcement is clearly stated the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.

Please write 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:

a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
b) 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 administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinks for the examination, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
c) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.

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

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