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| OREL7264 | Wood desroying Insects | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST INDUSTRY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Engin Derya GEZER | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Following objectives are expected from this course
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| General information about wood boring insects, classification and the place of insects in the animal kingdom; characteristic of insects; the general biology and development of insects; structural, chemical and physical properties of wood regarding insect attack; wood degrading insects; termites; wood degrading marine organisms; inspection of insect attack in wood and wooden structures; insecticides for protection; biological mechanisms of insecticides; non-chemical protecting methods for insect attack; fumigation and fumigants; fumigant applications; other methods |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to wood destroying insects and their categorization | | | Week 2 | Classification of insects in animal kingdom | | | Week 3 | The factors effecting the development and growth of insects | | | Week 4 | The growth and development of wood destrying insects and economic importance of their damage | | | Week 5 | Wood destroying insects (bark beetles) | | | Week 6 | Wood destroying insects (bees, ants) | | | Week 7 | Wood destroying insects | | | Week 8 | General information about termites, worldwide distribution of termites and their damage | | | Week 9 | Mıdterm | | | Week 10 | Required conditions for termites growth and development | | | Week 11 | Marine borers | | | Week 12 | Marine borers | | | Week 13 | Inspection of wooden structures and identification of wood destroying insects | | | Week 14 | The methods and techniques used for eliminating wood destroying insects | | | Week 15 | The methods and techniques used for eliminating wood destroying insects | | | Week 16 | Homework and presentation | | | |
| 1 | Kollmann, F.F.P. and W.A. Côté, Jr. 1968. Principles of Wood Science and Technology. I. Solid Wood. Springer-Verlag. New York. | | | 2 | Michael P. Levi. A Guide to the Inspection of New Houses. Prepared as a part of interagency agreement IAA-25-75 between the USDA Forest Service and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | | | 3 | P.J. Pellitteri and W.L. Gojmerac.1995. Identifying and controlling wood-destroying insects. USDA R-02-95. WI, USA.Harry B. Moore. 1993. An introduction to wood destroying ins | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 25 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 14 | | 2 | 15 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | | 2 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 30 | 1 | 30 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 214 |
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