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| ORML7543 | SILVICULTURE IN PLANTATION FORESTS | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Lab work , Practical | | 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 elucidate classification criteria by performing detailed silvicultural analysis of old-growth forests. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Have knowledge about how plantations should be established | | | | PO - 2 : | Have knowledge about where plantations should be established | | | | PO - 3 : | Make detailed silvicultural analysis in the development stages of plantations | | | | PO - 4 : | Have knowledge about silvicultural practices in plantation forests in Turkey | | | | PO - 5 : | Synthesize silvicultural applications in plantation 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, definition of plantation forest, main criteria plantation forest, definition the formation and development stages of plantation forests, maintenance of planted forests, pruning in plantation forests, plantation forests and existing plants in Turkey, the natural forests in systems with plantation to make the application in the forest, past the silvicultural practices of plantation forests, silvicultural results and recommendations. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition of plantation forests | | | Week 2 | Main criteria in establishment of plantation forests | | | Week 3 | Identification of formation and development stages of plantation forests | | | Week 4 | Tending methods in plantation forests | | | Week 5 | Tending methods in plantation forests | | | Week 6 | Quiz | | | Week 7 | Pruning in plantation forests | | | Week 8 | Plantation forests in Turkey | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Current silvicultural applications in plantation forests in Turkey | | | Week 11 | Comparing the silvicultural applications in natural forests and plantation forests | | | Week 12 | Detailed silvicultural analysis of silvicultural applications in plantation forests | | | Week 13 | Detailed silvicultural analysis of silvicultural applications in plantation forests | | | Week 14 | Silvicultural results and suggestions | | | Week 15 | Homework presentations and evaluation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | West, P.W., 2006, Growing Plantation Forests, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 304 s. | | | |
| 1 | Greenberg, C.H., Collins, B.S., Thompson F.R., (Editors), 2011, Sustaining Young Forest Communities, Mannaging Forest Ecosystems, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 319 s. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Quiz | 6 | | 1 | 5 | | Presentation | 15 | | 1 | 5 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 781011121314 | | 7 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 12 | 24 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Ödev | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 71 |
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