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| ORM3015 | Basic Principles of Silviculture | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Zafer YÜCESAN | | Co-Lecturer | DOCTOR LECTURER Ercan OKTAN, | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge of silviculture, to enable them to understand the characteristics of stand, effects of important habitat factors on tree and forest, forest types and their distributions around the world, to help them use their knowledge to understand the ecological factors on the forest formations and changing of natural and exotic forest tree species according to the geographical regions in Turkey.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | summarize the concept of the Silviculture
| 1,2,6 | | | LO - 2 : | describe stand parameters
| 1,2,6 | | | LO - 3 : | compare habitat factors with tree species distribution
| 1,2,6 | | | LO - 4 : | evaluate forest types according to the ecological regions
| 1,2,6 | | | LO - 5 : | present the silvicultural characteristics of the natural and exotic tree species of Turkey
| 1,2,6 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Description of forest, biocoenose in forest, mechanic and organic vision in forestry, description of Silviculture, aim and principles of Silviculture, relations of Silviculture with other forest sciences, locality and sustainability in forest, concept of stand, stand construction analyze, stand management types, stand stratum, stand canopy, canopy types and degrees, importance and effect of canopy, mixture and density of stand, mixture types, tree species of mixture, ratio of mixture, sustainability of mixture, mix stand types in Turkish forests, stand age, development and changing, stand growth speed and biodiversity, effects of important habitat factors on tree and forest, forest forms and types around the world, forest zones, natural forest borders, important characteristics of forest trees, main and accessory tree species in Turkish Forests and their silvicultural characteristics.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Description of forest, biocoenose in forest, mechanic and organic vision in forestry | | | Week 2 | Description of Silviculture, aim and principles of Silviculture, relations of Silviculture with other forest sciences, locality and sustainability in forest | | | Week 3 | Concept of stand, stand construction analyze, stand management types | | | Week 4 | Stand stratum, stand canopy, canopy types and degrees, importance and effect of canopy | | | Week 5 | Mixture and density of stand, mixture types, tree species of mixture, ratio of mixture, sustainability of mixture, mix stand types in Turkish forests | | | Week 6 | Stand age, development and changing, stand growth speed and biodiversity | | | Week 7 | Effects of important habitat factors on tree and forest | | | Week 8 | Forest forms around the world | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Forest types around the world | | | Week 11 | Forest zones, natural forest borders | | | Week 12 | Important characteristics of forest trees, | | | Week 13 | Homework exam | | | Week 14 | Main tree species in Turkish Forests and their silvicultural characteristics. | | | Week 15 | Accessory tree species in Turkish Forests and their silvicultural characteristics. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Saatçioğlu, F. , 1976, Silvikültür-I (Silvikültürün Biyolojik Esasları ve Prensipleri), İÜ Orman Fakültesi, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Demirci, A., 2006, Silvkültürün Temel İlkeleri, KTÜ Orman Fakültesi, Trabzon. | | | 2 | Nyland, R.D., 1996, Silviculture: Concepts and Applications, McGraw-Hill Companies. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/11/2018 | 1 | 35 | | Quiz | 14 | 22/12/2018 | 32 | 15 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 11/01/2019 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 24 | 1 | 24 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 95 |
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