Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Logging Techniques OM306 Turkish Compulsory 6. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Öğr. Gör. Tarkan URAL, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz TÜRK
Instructor(s)
Goals Planning of forest transport system starting from cutting of raw material of wood till the store where sale takes place.
Course Content Course contents are given in detail in the course of flow.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1  Comprehend transport technique, economic, social and environmental features.
2  Comprehend the whole process from cutting wood raw material at growing point to arriving at bazaar
3  Get the ability of forming transport plan.
4  To describe forest products transportation environmental affects decreasing methods
5  To describe the techniques storing to utilize maximum degree from forest productions
6  To comprehend all process about the period between the point where wood raw materials is cut and the store from where the woods are presented to the market
7  To get transport plans abilities
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction, forestry transport and its relationship with other disciplines, factors that affect forest road nets and formation of alignments.
2. Week Arrangement of forest road and its technical peculiarities to commission forests, concepts of planning of forest road nets.
3. Week Commission of stand and forests with forest road and transport relationships, forest air nets systems, other transport system
4. Week Forest transport vehicles, tractors, forest tractors, forest air nets, lorries and lorry trailers, combined harvest machines
5. Week Logging, aim, importance, and principles. Factors that determine logging method.
6. Week Logging methods with manpower. Logging with animal power,
7. Week Logging with agriculture tractors. Logging with forest tractors.
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week Logging with forest carriage lines.
10. Week Logging with other forest transport institution and vehicles.
11. Week Lorry shipment and unloading techniques.
12. Week Remote transport techniques.
13. Week Transport plans and make up transport plan in mountainous area. Storage and storage techniques.
14. Week Technical trip
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Understanding of sustainable resource use
2 Essential knowledge of flora, fauna, ecosystem and natural resource concerning forestry
3 Essential knowledge about the administrative and legal structure, policy-making and planning processes, supply-demand relations, socio-economic situation concerning forest resources of Turkey
4 Competence in defining, modelling and solving a problem concerning the field of forestry
5 Skill of using contemporary techniques and instruments needed for forestry practices
6 Skill of applying the knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in forestry problems
7 Skill of designing and conducting experiments, analyzing the data, and interpreting the results
8 Skill of team-work within the forestry discipline as well as with other disciplines
9 Adequate knowledge and skill of foreign language to follow the facts and developments concerning forestry
10 Skill of effective verbal and written communication
11 Competence in taking initiative and acting independently
12 Knowledge and consciousness of quality
13 Consciousness of life-time learning
14 Consciousness of professional ethics and social responsibility
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7
PY1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY12 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY13 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY14 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 3- H. H. Acar, 2004. Ormancılık İş Bilgisi, KTÜ Orman Fakültesi Ders Notları Serisi, 197 s.
  • H. H. Acar, 2004. Ormancılıkta Transport, Ders Notları Serisi, KTÜ Orman Fakültesi, 268 s.
  • 1- Bayoğlu, S., 1996, Orman Nakliyatının Planlanması, İstanbul.
  • 2- Aykut, T., 1984, Orman Ürünleri Taşımacılığında Araç ve Teknikler, İstanbul.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 30 30
Homework 1 1 27 27
Final 1 40 40
Practice 14 2 28
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 153
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0