Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM046 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Engin EROĞLU
Instructor(s)
Assistants
Goals Quantitative and some qualitative properties of forest ecosystems, landscape value of the forest, the forest ecosystem relationships and processes, to gain information about forestry organization structure, units and missions, national and international environmental and forestry processes.
Course Content Objective and scope of course, the presence of forest in the world and our country, classification of forestry activities, forest management, forest products industry and trade, types of forestry, forest ecosystem, Management shapes and forest forms, forest products industry, Integrated forestry
Learning Outcomes - Forest engineering and landscape architecture used to provide communication between professional groups
- Knows profession terms
- Have knowledge about forest assets, natural environment and landscape with general culture.
- Provide awareness about the natural environment, landscape and environmentalism
- Learn the legal status of forests and its organizational structure
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Objectives and scope of forestry knowledge lesson; single tree, stand and definition of forest and mutual relations Other Activities Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
2. Week The presence of forest in the world and our country; the general structure of forests in Turkey and geographical distribution; the presence of forest in Turkey, the presence of forest in European Union countries, the presence of forest in the world; comparison of the existence of our country’s forest with the western countries Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities
3. Week The historical development of forestry; classification of forestry activities, forest management, forest products industry and trade Course Hours Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Types of forestry; forest management or pure forestry; industrial forest management, functional (multi-objective) forest management, social forestry, urban forestry Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week Identification of forest ecosystem, different forest types in the world and our country Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
6. Week Classification of the objectives of forestry Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Verbal Expression
7. Week Management shapes and forest forms; forest forms and enterprises of stand; same elderly and single storey high stands; different elderly and multi storey high stands Course Hours Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week Midterm Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
9. Week Different elderly and closed vertical high stands (selection forest), clear-cutting coppice, high coppice forests Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week Management methods that used in forests of Turkey and applied forest forms Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week Forest products production - consumption projections and supply - demand adjustments Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities Research
12. Week Excess supply of wood on the closure of general comments and precautions Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week Forest products industry integration Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours Other Activities
14. Week International forestry processes: climate change, biodiversity Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Other Activities Verbal Expression
15. Week Integrated forestry, participation Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Yavuzşefik Y., Karagül R., Ormancılık Bilgisi, Düzce, 2004.
Asan, Ü. Ormancılık Bilgisi, İstanbul, 1999.
Current journals
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 2 2 3 3 3 1 40,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY2 2 1 3 2 2 1 40,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY3 1 1 2 1 2 1 60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY4 2 1 2 2 2 1 60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY5 1 1 2 2 1 1 40,60,60,40,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY6 2 2 2 2 2 1 40,60,60,40,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY7 1 1 1 1 1 1 60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY8 3 3 3 3 3 3 40,60,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY9 3 4 3 3 4 3 40,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY10 3 4 2 4 4 3 40,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
PY11 4 4 3 4 4 3 40,60,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60,40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 20 20
Final 1 25 25
Practice 1 2 2
Classroom Activities 13 2 26
Total Workload 73
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0