| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Management | OM462 | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Visual Presentation/ Lecture |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hayati ZENGİN Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Salih DEĞERMENCİ |
| Instructors | |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The main objective of this course is to give students designed to provide forest management plan with an understanding of the principles and concepts of forest management including inventory, sustained yield, forest management costs, silvicultural systems, economic analysis, multiple use, forest sustainability, ecosystem management. |
| Course Content | Forest management concept, planning systems, approaches, techniques and processes, management prescriptions, harvest scheduling, rotation period, annual allowable cut and planning principles of NWFP. Field work, reading and orienting maps, taking sample plots and measuring all parameters C. Uneven-aged forest management, its principles, site index and harvest scheduling. Planning approaches in Turkey, Mediterranean Model Forest, Stand-based Planning, FRIS, ETÇAP E. Forest Dynamics, decision making tools, management strategies. Management plans: determining AAC, conservation areas, treatment areas, afforestation areas, preparing, assessing and presenting management plans to the class for group discussion |
| Learning Outcomes |
- 1. Understand current trends in the ecology and management of Turkish forests - 2. Acquire an economic, ecological, social, political, and cultural perspective on the role of forestry in the lives of traditional Turkish people. - 3. Application of GIS and GPS technologies - 4. Made areal forest inventory and multiple use forest management plans case study areas. - 5. Discuss the differences between the traditional use of forests in Turkish and World regions - 6. Describe the economical, ecological, social and cultural context in how Turkish views their forest - 7. Cooperate with fellow staff in carrying out and planning a case study are forest management activities with GIS experiments |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to forest management, history and missions, relationship other sciences | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 2. Week | Information systems, data types in forestry, Resource base–present and future demands, current practices | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 3. Week | Valuation for trees, stump age, even aged and uneven aged stand, non–wood forest outputs. | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 4. Week | Concepts of normal forest increment and yield. | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Sustained yield, sustainable forestry, rotation. | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 6. Week | Evaluating intensive management decisions–spacing and thinning. | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 7. Week | Classical approaches to forest yield regulation–principles and its application to Turkish Forests. | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | The Model Plans in Turkish Forest | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 9. Week | The design of planning processes to manage forest change by orchestrating harvest and silviculture activities. | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 10. Week | The social, economic and ecological contexts of forest management. | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 11. Week | The characterization and distinction between trees, stands, and forests. | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 12. Week | Determination of sustained yield and the operability limits on forest harvesting. | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | Stand regeneration, and the changes in forest dynamics resulting from harvesting and silviculture operations. | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 14. Week | Working Forest Management Plan demonstration an presentation | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| • 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 | Measurement Method |
|---|
| 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 | 20 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Practice | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
