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| ORMI7274 | Forest Fires and Management of Forest Resources | 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 | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Kadir Alperen COŞKUNER | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide students with information about the integration of fires into forest management plans and their effects on forest ecosystems. To gain the ability to evaluate and analyze these issues. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Can discuss concepts related to fire management and fire prevention. | 4,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | Can explain concepts related to fire regime and its components | 4,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | Can evaluate the integration of forest fires into forest management planning | 4,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 4 : | Can evaluate the effects of fires on forest ecosystems | 4,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 5 : | Explain how the effects of forest fires on forest ecosystems can be detected using remote sensing methods. | 4,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 6 : | Can make temporal and spatial analysis of the effects of fires on forest ecosystems | 4,7 | 1,3, | | 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 | | |
| Fire Management, Temporal and spatial analysis of the effects of fires on forest ecosystems, Integration of fires into forest management plans, Factors affecting the success of integration: Uncertainties, forecasting difficulties and goal differences |
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| 1 | Forest Fires: Behavior and Ecological Effects. Editor(s): Edward A. Johnson, Kiyoko Miyanishi, Academic Press, 2001, 594. P. ISBN 9780123866608, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012386660-8/50002-7. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 30 | | Project | 13 | | 12 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
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