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| ORM4016 | Industrial Afforestation | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali Ömer ÜÇLER | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim TURNA | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge of industrial plantation, the main processes, aims, methods and application. To give them a perspective to develop the forest industries. The main problems and their solving methods for development of the industrial plantations. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | summarise the general knowledge of industrial plantation and be able explain its relation to the forestry reforestation | 3,4 | | | LO - 2 : | describe the selected tree species for industrial plantations | 3,4 | | | LO - 3 : | apply various techniques in search of industrial plantations | 3,4 | | | LO - 4 : | evaluate the results of industrial plantation and determine areas of potential areas | 3,4 | | | LO - 5 : | present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise | 3,4 | | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Plants that can be a subject for industrial plantations; silvicultural features of native and introduced plant species. Site preparation and plantation techniques. To selected forest tree species for industrial plantations. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, Definition of industrial plantations | | | Week 2 | Suitable areas for industrial plantation, physiographic, climatic and edaphic characteristics | | | Week 3 | Species selection for industrial plantations and tree breeding. Specie trials, genetic test programmes, clonal selection, biotechnological applications. | | | Week 4 | Species in Turkish Industrial plantations and regional distribution | | | Week 5 | Nursery techniques for selecting tree species | | | Week 6 | Establishment of industrial plantations, preparing of projects, preparing of interior division system | | | Week 7 | Preparing of industrial plantation area for planting, cutting ground cover, soil treatment | | | Week 8 | Tending in industrial plantations: First third year tending, pruning and thinning | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Conservation in industrial plantations, coservation from biotic and abiotic factors and general conservation precautions | | | Week 11 | Volume growth in industrial plantations | | | Week 12 | Economy of industrial plantation | | | Week 13 | Assessment of industrial plantation investments in Turkey | | | Week 14 | Support applicaitons of industrial plantation investment | | | Week 15 | Harvesting, marketing and using of industrial plantations | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Birler, A.S. 2009; Endüstriyel Orman Ağaçlandırmaları, D.Ü. Orman Fakültesi Yayın No: 4, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 01/04/2018 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 03/06/2018 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 75 |
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