| Course title | Forest Exploitation |
| Course code | MežZP019 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 1.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 40.5 |
| Independent study hours | 40 |
| Date of course confirmation | 30/03/2021 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. sc. ing., Aleksandrs Saveļjevs Dr. sc. ing., Ziedonis Sarmulis |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Replaced course | |
| MežZR001 [GMEZR001] Forest Exploitation |
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| Course abstract | |
| Practice goal - to introduce harvested for the preparation of selections used technique and technology, providing grounding for further theoretical training course part of learning. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| After studying the course the student will:
• Knowledge, strengthen the theoretical knowledge of the full cycle of logging work, strengthen the knowledge of timber measurement, quality determination; • Skills, to prepare logging technological scheme, the proper choice harvesting machine system; • Competence, need the documentation to know the amount of logging operations, be able to apply the quality control method, reinforce the |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1 Works in felling area.
2 .Preparation of assortments, 3 Determination of wood defects. 4 Determination of wood defects. 5 Determination of wood defects. 6 Determination of wood defects. 7 Pre-processing of timber in companies. 8 Pre-processing of timber in companies. 9 Pre-processing of timber in companies. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Requirements for obtaining credit points Acquisition of the internship program, submission and defense of the report. Test. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Independent preparation for knowledge control by studying special literature and using study resources available in the e-learning environment within the study course | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Requirements for obtaining credit points Acquisition of the internship program, submission and defense of the report. Test. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Saliņš Z. Mežs - Latvijas nacionālā bagātība. Jelgava: Autora izd., 2002. 248 lpp.
2. Meža izmantošana Latvijā - vēsture, stāvoklis, perspektīvas. Sast. Z. Saliņš. Jelgava: Meža izmantošanas kat., 1999. 270 lpp. 3. Kopšanas ciršu rokasgrāmata. Autoru kolektīvs. Rīga: "Latvijas valsts meži", 2008. 108 lpp. 4. Meža autoceļu rokasgrāmata. Autoru kolektīvs. "Latvijas valsts meži". 96 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Skudra P., Dreimanis A. Mežsaimniecības pamati. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1993. 261 lpp. | |
| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Meža Avīze, ISSN 1407-6187 2. Baltijas Koks, ISSN 1407-6667 | |
| Notes | |
| The study course is included in the compulsory part of the MF academic education bachelor's study program "Forest Science". | |