Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM046 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Engin EROĞLU
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tarık ÇİTGEZ (Güz)
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
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Forest engineering and landscape architecture used to provide communication between professional groups
2 Knows profession terms
3 Have knowledge about forest assets, natural environment and landscape with general culture.
4 Provide awareness about the natural environment, landscape and environmentalism
5 Learn the legal status of forests and its organizational structure
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Objectives and scope of forestry knowledge lesson; single tree, stand and definition of forest and mutual relations Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
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, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week The historical development of forestry; classification of forestry activities, forest management, forest products industry and trade Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Types of forestry; forest management or pure forestry; industrial forest management, functional (multi-objective) forest management, social forestry, urban forestry Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Identification of forest ecosystem, different forest types in the world and our country Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Classification of the objectives of forestry Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
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 Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Midterm Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Different elderly and closed vertical high stands (selection forest), clear-cutting coppice, high coppice forests Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Management methods that used in forests of Turkey and applied forest forms Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Forest products production - consumption projections and supply - demand adjustments Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview
12. Week Excess supply of wood on the closure of general comments and precautions Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Forest products industry integration Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week International forestry processes: climate change, biodiversity Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
15. Week Integrated forestry, participation Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
*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 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
PY1 2 3 3 3 1
PY2 1 3 2 2 1
PY3 1 2 1 2 1
PY4 1 2 2 2 1
PY5 1 2 2 1 1
PY6 2 2 2 2 1
PY7 1 1 1 1 1
PY8 3 3 3 3 3
PY9 4 3 3 4 3
PY10 4 2 4 4 3
PY11 4 3 4 4 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Yavuzşefik Y., Karagül R., Ormancılık Bilgisi, Düzce, 2004.
  • Asan, Ü. Ormancılık Bilgisi, İstanbul, 1999.
  • Current journals
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 20 20
Final 1 25 25
Practice 1 2 2
Classroom Activities 13 2 26
Total Workload 73
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0