Consult Appendix A

·    Description of Tutorial Results Level for every study round according to the Qualification Context of the European Highest Education Area

·    Descriptive Indexes of 6th, 7th and 8th Level of the European Qualification Context of Lifelong Learning and Appendix B

·    Summary Guide for Writing Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to:

General Skills

Week     Thematic Lab Unit / Tutorial exercises

Analytical description of the educational way and methods. Περιγράφονται αναλυτικά ο τρόπος και μέθοδοι διδασκαλίας.

Lectures, seminars, lab exercises, field exercises, bibliographic study and analysis, tuition, fieldwork, clinical exercises, artistic workshop, interactive tuition, educational tours, projects.

Record the study hours of the student for every educational activity as well as the study hours of non – supportive study in order that the total semester workload be equal to the ECTS standards

Description of the evaluation procedure

Evaluation language, evaluation methods, Configurative or a priori, multiple choice questions, questions of short answers, questions with essays as answers, solving problems, projects, reports, oral exams, public presentation, lab exercises, etc

Assigned evaluation criteria are referred and if and where are accessible by the students

α) Questions with short answers (4)

β) Questions with essays as answers (2)

γ) Solving problems/exercises (2)

2. Individual or team projects (20%)

Students having ascertained dyslexia problems are examined with oral methods.

Students have access to his/her essay at any time

·      Polyzos S. 2019. Regional development. Kritiki editions. Athens.

·      Mergos G. 2007. Socio – economic evaluation of investments and policies. Vol A’. E. Mpenou editions. Athens.

·      Arampatzis G., Polyzos S. 2008. Natural resources, environment and development. Tziola editions. Thessaloniki.

-Related scientific journals:

Regional Studies, Forest Policy and Economics, Land Use Policy

Students should link to the course page in the e-class platform and go to the “Exercises” section and select the “Course Exams” exercise.

Each student should answer in 10 questions. Each of the multiple choice questions is scored with 1 point giving a total sum of 10 points

The duration of the test will be 10 minutes.

Any student wishing to take the exam must have logged in to the e-class platform 10 minutes before the start of the exam.

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

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

·        Understand the importance of environmental problems and be able to suggest solutions

·        Understand the complex nature of environmental problems

·        To develop new knowledge about modern approaches to solving environmental problems, which require interdisciplinary attitudes and collaborations, between experts and stakeholders

• To be able to transform knowledge into decision-making, incorporating practices of effective organization of environmental decision-making processes, in a modern environment – which presupposes cooperation and participation

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

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

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Respect for diversity and multiculturalism

Production of new research ideas

Respect for the natural environment

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

Implementation of  criticism and self-criticism

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

2.      Environmental justice, ethics and education – International Environmental policies (environmental taxes, pollution rights, etc.)

3.      Environmental accidents

4.      Overpopulation and consumption

5.      Intensive and extensive agriculture – Future challenges for food systems – Sustainable scenarios

6.      Land use changes – Deforestation and destruction of forests and forest areas

7.      Energy and environment – Renewable energy sources

8.      Air pollution, water scarcity, water pollution and policies to address them

9.      Impacts of climate change – Natural disasters – Climate migrants

10.   Biodiversity protection policies

11.   Environmental problems in urban areas and policies to address them

12.   Environmental decision-making processes – The participatory model and the role of stakeholders

13.   Organizing Innovative Systems to Manage Environmental Challenges – Smart Environmental Decision Making Models

Electronic communication via e-mail or e-CLASS with students.

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.

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.

Evaluation language is Greek. The following will be applied as evaluation methods:

• Written final exam with short answer questions.

• Individual Assignment (grade 0.2) and from the written final exam (grade 0.8).

• Students with identified dyslexia or other learning difficulties, instead of the written final exam, are examined orally. The organization of oral exams presupposes that the interested student had informed in time about the identified problem the Department Administration, and respectively the Department Administration should inform the professor.

• The topics are posted on the bulletin board of the professor after the end of the exams. Therefore students can calculate their grades themselves. The students’ grades are announced on the electronic platform of the Department.

• Students have the opportunity to see their writing sheet and access the evaluation method. In addition, they can see the corrector’s comments on his/her evaluation.

2.      Πρωτοπαπάς, Α., Kula, E. (2005). Οικονομικά και πολιτικές για τη βιώσιμη διαχείριση του περιβάλλοντος και των φυσικών πόρων, Εκδόσεις Σάκκουλα.

3.      de Azevedo Almeida, L., CorrêaGomes, R. (2020). MAIP: model to identify actors’ influence and its effects on the complex environmental policy decision-making process. Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 112, pp.  69-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.04.016

4.      Hou, S., Xu, J., Yao, L. (2020). Integrated environmental policy instruments driven river water pollution management decision system. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, No. 100977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100977

1. Walling, E., Vaneeckhaute, C. (2020). Developing successful environmental decision support systems: Challenges and best practices. Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 264, No. 110513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110513

Students should be connected to the DUTHNET e-CLASS e-learning platform in the “Exercises” field. Exam questions will be posted there in the form of closed-ended questions: True / False and Multiple Choice Answers.

The duration of the test is 8 minutes.

In order to ensure the integrity and reliability of the exam, a theme bank is created from where a random selection of questions is made for each examinee, in order to prevent the phenomenon of copying data. There will also be a time limit for answering the questions, so that it will not be possible to search for the answers in the suggested bibliography or in any other source.

Each student should answer 20 questions. Each of the questions is scored with 0.5.

A list will always be attached including only with their Student ID  (register number)  of the beneficiaries to participate in the examination, in a relevant announcement for the examination of the course.

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

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.

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

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

Decision-making

Independent Work

Teamwork

Project Planning and Management

Respect the natural environment

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Written assignment and/or exercises

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

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

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.