| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ORM2101 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3. Semester | 2 + 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Associate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. İsmail KOÇ |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | The aim is to teach students the regeneration, tending and rehabilitation of Turkish forests. |
| Course Content | Introduction, purpose and role of silviculture in forestry, silviculture as applied ecology, scope and terminology of silvicultural practice, role of cutting in silviculture, silviculture in application, Disturbances and regeneration, natural and artificial regeneration, ecological conditions of natural regeneration, preparation of regeneration site (weed control, prescribed burning, soil preparation etc.), Silvicultural systems, Turkish forests, pure and mixed species stands, Silvicultural systems and regeneration methods used in Turkish forestry, Selection system and its application in Turkey, Clear cutting system and its application conditions, advantage and disadvantage of the system, application in Turkey, Shelterwood system and its application conditions, advantage and disadvantage of the system, application in Turkey , Mixed species stands in Turkey, regeneration of mixed species stands and applications in Turkey, Coppice forests, conversion the coppices to high forests, application in, Even aged and uneven aged fir stands, secondary fir forests and their conversion to natural species stands, Stand development stages, forest tending and its role and importance in forestry practices, forest tending practices in Turkey, weed control, cleaning, Thinning methods, effect of thinning on individual tree and stand development, timing and planning of thinning, thinning in common species stands, Thinning practice in young oriental beach stand, Thinning practice in pine stands, and investigation of pine regeneration sites, Pruning practice, understory plantings, restoration of degraded forests |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Define scope and terminology of silviculture practice, |
| 2 | Define silvicultural systems used in Turkey, pure and mixed species forests in Turkey |
| 3 | Explain the role and importance of tending in forestry practice, |
| 4 | Planning and application of weeding, cleaning and thinning, |
| 5 | Explain regeneration ecology, |
| 6 | Regeneration methods used in Turkey and their application at various tree species, |
| 7 | Silvicultural planning for regeneration and its application |
| 8 | Selection systems and applications |
| 9 | Coppice forest and their conversion to high forests, |
| 10 | Rehabilitation of degraded forests, |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, purpose and role of silviculture in forestry, silviculture as applied ecology, scope and terminology of silvicultural practice, role of cutting in silviculture, silviculture in application | Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Interview |
| 2. Week | Disturbances and regeneration, natural and artificial regeneration, ecological conditions of natural regeneration, preparation of regeneration site (weed control, prescribed burning, soil preparation etc.) | Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Research, Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Silvicultural systems, Turkish forests, pure and mixed species stands, Silvicultural systems and regeneration methods used in Turkish forestry, Selection system and its application in Turkey | Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Clear cutting system and its application conditions, advantage and disadvantage of the system, application in Turkey | Preparation, After Class Study, Practice, Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | Shelterwood system and its application conditions, advantage and disadvantage of the system, application in Turkey | Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Preparation, After Class Study, Interview |
| 6. Week | Mixed species stands in Turkey, regeneration of mixed species stands and applications in Turkey | Presentation (Preparation), Research, Interview, Practice, Preparation, After Class Study |
| 7. Week | Coppice forests, conversion the coppices to high forests, application in | Practice, Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Preparation, After Class Study |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Even aged and uneven aged fir stands, secondary fir forests and their conversion to natural species stands | Fieldwork, Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Interview |
| 10. Week | Stand development stages, forest tending and its role and importance in forestry practices, forest tending practices in Turkey, weed control, cleaning | Presentation (Preparation), Research, Preparation, After Class Study, Interview |
| 11. Week | Thinning methods, effect of thinning on individual tree and stand development, timing and planning of thinning, thinning in common species stands | Practice, Fieldwork, Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Research |
| 12. Week | Thinning practice in young oriental beach stand | Fieldwork, Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 13. Week | Thinning practice in pine stands, and investigation of pine regeneration sites | Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice, Research |
| 14. Week | Pruning practice, understory plantings, restoration of degraded forests | Fieldwork, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Interview, Preparation, After Class Study |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Understanding the ecologic, economic and social functions of forests and relationship between these functions and the interactions at basic level | ✔ | |||||
| 1 | Understanding the ecologic, economic and social functions of forests and relationship between these functions and the interactions at basic level | ✔ | |||||
| 1 | Understanding the ecologic, economic and social functions of forests and relationship between these functions and the interactions at basic level | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Protection of forest resources, stable usage, regulate the usage according to sustainability and apply some of techniques aimed to scientific planning | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Essential knowledge of flora, fauna, ecosystem and natural resource concerning forestry | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Nursing and restoration the forests, intervention via ecosystem for generating new forests | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Applying techniques for protecting forest ecosystem and against biotic and abiotic factors | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Skill of using contemporary techniques and instruments needed for forestry practices and forest industry | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Essential knowledge about the administrative and legal structure, policy-making and planning processes, supply-demand relations, socio-economic situation concerning forest resources of national and international | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Adequate knowledge and skill of environment and occupational safety as part of forestry ethic | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Skill of designing and conducting experiments, analyzing the data, and interpreting the results, competence in taking initiative and acting independently | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Skill of production of forest products, usage areas, protection and sustainability | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Consciousness of professional ethics and social responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | DK9 | DK10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PY8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
|
| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Fieldwork | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Practice | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Workload | 78 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
