Silviculture
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KA01BYMME01 |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Tiainen, Juha |
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| Teacher Team: | Tiainen, Juha |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Students will learn the primary biological, technical and economical principles of Scandinavian Forest management by learn-by-doing- method. They will be able to do safely basic silvicultural treatments and manual logging operations in the forest .
Student's Workload
Lectures and tutoring meetings c. 20 hrs, practical work assignments c. 30 hrs, written case-studies 25 hrs
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
Multi-purpose uses of Forest in Finland
Silviculturar operations and manual logging
Impact of soil and climate on the growth of forests
Biological characteristics of the most common species of trees ; how to manage even-aged and uneven- aged forest stands
Methods for growing and renewing forests and applying those methods into practice
Recommended or Required Reading
Rantala, S. Finnish Forestry Practice and Management Metsälehti 2011 ( partly ); Russell, T. Cutler, V & Walters M. Trees of the World 2007 ( partly); http://www.forest.fi/
List of Moodle/online material will be given during lectures ( finnish and english)
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures and tutoring meetings: 25 %
Active participation on practical work assignments: 40 %
Approved case-studies: 35 %
Assessment Criteria
Grade 5: The student is able to list and define, clarify and analyse the chain of the timber production. She/he is able to utilize his/her skills in different forest stands and work safely.
Grade 3 :
The student is able to list and define the chain of the timber production. She/he is able to do the basic forest management
tasks safely.
Grade 1: The student is able to list the chain of the timber production. She/he is able to do the basic forest management
tasks safely with instructions.
Assessment Methods
- Active participation in lectures and tutoring sessions
- Active participation in practical work assignments and laboratories
- Approved case-studies (one case from Finland, another from California)
- Grading: 5 = A, 4= B, 3= C, 2 or 1 =D , 0= Fail
Work Placement
None
Further Information
1 SP in RDI.
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