| Course title | Forest Technology |
| Course code | MežZ2036 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Independent study hours | 81 |
| Date of course confirmation | 10/12/2020 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
| Course developers | |
| Mg. sc. ing., pasn. Māris Davidāns Dr. sc. ing., asoc. prof. (Emeritus) Ziedonis Sarmulis |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| MašZ4021, Technical Graphics Mate1033, Mathematics II Mate4016, Mathematics I MežZ2045, Mechanization of Forestry Work II MežZ3046, Mechanization of Forestry Work I |
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| Course abstract | |
| The study course is designed to use the capacity of skills and theoretical knowledge to choose machines and non-mechanics for forest management. For the acquisition of skills in the selection of felling technologies in a number of different options in support of the number of workers and machines, in the assessment of the size of ancillary works. During the course, students shall prepare a technological plan for the felling area and a calendar plan for the development of the felling area. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| • Knowledge – know the technology of forest works and machines in relation to specific conditions.(course project)
• Skills to identify the number of workers required, prepare technological planning for the felling area and a development calendar.(course project) • Competency – responsible to assess practical practices in the production of logging tasks.(course project) |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1. Choice of forest works for the development of a technological content course project.
2. General description of the state of play in the type of forest works selected for the course project. 3. Choosing an object corresponding to the topic of the course project in nature. 4. The wording of the specific objective of the project and the main objectives for achieving it. 5. General characteristics of the site in nature. 6. Methodological justification for the collection of field data needed to perform project tasks. 7. Collection of field data needed to perform project tasks in the given conditions. 8. Description of the field data harvested. 9. Methodological justification for data casmeral processing. 10. Actual progress on course project tasks. 11. Quality of the results obtained from the development of the course project. 12. Relevance of the results of the project to the information known to date on the type of forest works in question. 13. An assessment of the achievement of the project target and the fulfilment of key tasks. 14. Preparation of conclusions and proposals. 15. Preparing a draft course for submission. 16. Submitting and defending a draft course. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| The course project must be designed in full and evaluated with a note. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Literature studies. Preparation of the course project according to the methodological instructions. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Subject spotlight; assessment of achievement of purpose and tasks; implementation of the methods applied; structure and presentation of work; literature used and sources of information; presentation skills. In defending work, the student answers questions about the developed course project and the subject studied. As a result, the course project supervisor shall evaluate the developed and defended course project | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Meža tipoloģija. I. Liepa u.c. Jelgava: Studentu biedrība Šalkone, 2014. 118 lpp.
2. Sarmulis Z. Meža darbi un tehnika: Metodiskie norādījumi kursa darba izstrādei. Jelgava: LLU Meža izmantošanas katedra, 2010. 26 lpp. 3. Sarmulis Z. Cirsmu tehnoloģiskais plānojums mežizstrādē. Jelgava: LLU Meža izmantošanas katedra, 2006. 45 lpp. 4. Drēska A. Kokmateriālu sagatavošana ar harvesteru: metodiski norādījumi. Jelgava: LLU Meža izmantošanas katedra, 2006. 40 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Uusitalo J. Introduction to Forest Operations and Technology. JVP Forest Systems, 2010. 287 p.
2. Saliņš Z. Mežs - Latvijas nacionālā bagātība. Jelgava: Autora izd., 2002. 248 lpp. 3. Жуков А.В., Федоренчик А.С., Коробкин В.А., Бычок А.Н. Лесные машины. Минск: БГТУ, 2001. 149 c. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Baltijas Koks, ISSN 1407-6667
2. Meža Avīze, ISSN 1407-6187 3. SkogForsk Results, ISSN 1103-6222 |
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| Notes | |
| The study course is included in the compulsory part of full-time and part-time studies of the professional higher education bachelor study program “Forest Engineer” of the Faculty of Forestry. | |