| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principles of Forest Management | OM461 | 7. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Visual Presentation/ Lecture |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Salih DEĞERMENCİ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hayati ZENGİN |
| Instructor(s) |
Hayati ZENGİN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To explain definition, objective, scope of Foret Management and its relations to the other branches of science of forestry, to introduce forest, the forest ecosystem and benefits and functions of forests, to assess forest structures from functional aspects by providing information about forest structures, to introduce forestry and forest enterprises, to inform about objectives, principles, planning systems and criterions in forestry, to explain the basic concepts applied for the establishment of infrastructure and regulation of utilization in forest enterprises |
| Course Content | A. Forest management concept, its contents, relationships with other disciplines, historical developments, planning systems, approaches, techniques and processes at national and international scale B. Sustainable forest management and green certification C. Forest resource values, management objectives, conservation targets, forest forms and values, and planning approaches D. Forest values, description, criteria and indicators as well as silvicultural interventions to be applied for each forest values E. Plan and planning concepts F. Forest inventory and stratification, setting a plot, measuring trees for inventory, observing forest values, determining stand types and site index, management units, compartments and sub-compartments, creating all relevant maps, use of empirical yield tables, growth and yield for wood production, water production, NWFP, soil protection, carbon balance, O2 level, ecotourism value G. Use of decision making techniques in forest management planning |
| Learning Outcomes |
- 1.The basic concepts of Forest Management - 2.Information production methods in Forest Management - Forest ecosystem and the production processes of products and services in forest ecosystems - 4. Forest functions - 5.The emergence reasons of forest structures, the distinctive features and a comparison from aspect of different forest functions - 6.The different types of forestry in our country and the world - 7. Forest enterprises and the difference of them from earthbound economic enterprises such as agriculture and mining and other industrial business - 8. Different purposes that to be in forestry and the basic principles considered in the realization of these purposes - 9.Planning types an the general principles in foresty - 10. The general principles and planning criterion in Forest Management - 11.Spatial layout and infrastructure of forest enterprises - 12.The basic concepts utilized the regulation of yield in forest enterprises |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to forest management, history and missions, relationship other sciences | Visual Presentation Field Work |
| 2. Week | Forest Ecosystem and General Properties Sub-Units and Properties of Forest Ecosystem, Production Processes of Products and Services in Forest Ecosystems; | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 3. Week | Forest Functions, | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 4. Week | Forest Forms and Classification, Evaluation of Forest Structures from Functional Aspects | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 5. Week | Forestry, Definition of Forestry, Forestry Types Applied in Different Countries, Forest Enterprises | |
| 6. Week | Forestry Goals, Planning Types and The General Principles in Foresty I | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | Forestry Goals, Planning Types and The General Principles in Foresty II | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 8. Week | Mid-Term Exam | Other Activities |
| 9. Week | The General Principles and Planning Criterions in Forest Management, | |
| 10. Week | The General Principles and Planning Criterions in Forest Management, | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 11. Week | Spatial Layout and Infrastructure of Forest Enterprises , The Main Stage of Regulation of Yield in Forest Enterprises and Control of Forest MAnagement Plans | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 12. Week | The Basic Concepts Utilized The Regulation of Yield in Forest Enterprises | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 13. Week | The Basic Concepts Utilized The Regulation of Yield in Forest Enterprises | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 14. Week | The Growing Stock and its Sorts; The Increment and its Sorts; Yield and its Sorts, The Allowable Cut and its Sorts; Site Index and Necessity; Stand Density and its Sorts | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| • Eraslan, Orman Amenajmanı, 1982, İstanbul • L.S. Davis and K.N. Johnson, P.S. Bettinger, T.E. Howard, Forest Management (To Sustain Ecological, Economic, and Social Values), 4th edition, Publisghed: MsGraw-Hill, 2001, 804 pp.USA • F. Kapucu, Orman Amenajmanı, 2002, Trabzon • P, Bettinger, K. Boston, J.P. Siry, D.L. Grebner, Forest Management and Planning, Elsevier, 2009, 331pp. UK, |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | DK9 | DK10 | DK11 | DK12 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60,40,60 |
| PY5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Quiz 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Quiz 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Total Workload | 78 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
