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| ORML7540 | Overview of forest silvicultural Turkey | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ercan OKTAN | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To make detail silvicultural analysis in different regions in Turkey. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Get knowledge about the Turkey forests in different regions | | | | PO - 2 : | Get knowledge about the main tree species in Turkey | | | | PO - 3 : | Make detail silvicultural analysis | | | | PO - 4 : | Get knowledge about the silvicultural practices in Turkey | | | | PO - 5 : | Make synthesis about the useful silvicultural practices in Turkey forests | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Basic concepts, forest zones and regions in Turkey, background of forest assets in Turkey, current forest assets in Turkey, spreading areas and silvicultural features of basic tree species in Turkey, evaluation of silvicultural treatments in Turkey Forests, silvicultural results and suggestions. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Changes in Turkey Forest Entity | | | Week 2 | Forest belts and regions in Turkey | | | Week 3 | Distribution areas of the main tree species in Turkey | | | Week 4 | Silvicultural features of the main tree species in Turkey | | | Week 5 | Overview to silvicultural practices | | | Week 6 | Quiz | | | Week 7 | Detail analysis of silvicultural practices | | | Week 8 | Detail analysis of silvicultural practices | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Regional differences of the main tree species | | | Week 11 | Detail silvicultural analysis according to the tree species | | | Week 12 | Detail silvicultural analysis according to the tree species | | | Week 13 | Assessment of the silvicultural practices in Turkey forests | | | Week 14 | Silvicultural results and suggestions | | | Week 15 | Homework presentations and evaluation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Saatçioğlu, F., 1979. Silvikültür tekniği (Silvikültür II). İ.Ü. Orman fakültesi yayınları, No 2490/268, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Saatçioğlu, F., 1979. Silvikültür tekniği (Silvikültür II). İ.Ü. Orman fakültesi yayınları, No 2490/268, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Odabaşı, T.; Çalışkan, A.; Bozkuş, H.,F.,2004. Orman bakımı.İ.Ü. Orman fakültesi yayınları, No 4458/474, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Saatçioğlu, F., 1971. Orman bakımı. İ.Ü. Orman fakültesi yayınları, No 1636/160, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 26/1/2021 | 1,00 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 24/12/2021 | 10 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 16/01/2022 | | 50 | | |
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