Study Guide

Objectives

During the course, you will learn about different job descriptions of forestry engineers in different organizations and different working life contracts. In addition, you will consider your own professional expertise and its development.

After completing the course, the student:
• can guide and lead the work of a team
• knows the professional competence required from a forestry engineer in the tasks offered by forest organizations
• can analyze his/her own competence and professional growth as a forestry professional
• knows the general ethical principles of the working life and the specific ethical rules of forestry sector
• can take into account the requirements for occupational well-being
• knows the basics of labor legislation

Content

Guidance of 1st year students in various exercises, introduction to the roles and tasks of a forestry engineer, generic workplace skills, self-assessment of competence and learning, time management, occupational well-being, labor legislation, and collective agreements, introduction to the ethical principles of working life.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student is able to guide and lead the work of the team, albeit to a limited extent. He is only partly familiar with the types of tasks a forestry engineer can perform in different organizations, and the kind of skills needed in those tasks. The student has shortcomings in analyzing his / her own skills and development as a forest officer. He is only partly familiar with the general principles of working life and the specific ethical rules in his field.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student is able to guide and lead the work of the team. He knows the professional skills required by a forestry engineer in the job positions of different organizations. The student is able to analyze his / her own skills and growth as a forest officer. They are familiar with the general ethical principles of working life and the specific ethical rules of their field.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to guide and lead the work of the team in a flexible and natural way. He is well aware of the professional skills required by a forestry engineer in the job responsibilities of various organizations. The student is able to analyze his / her own knowledge and growth as a forest officer and to plan and follow up his / her studies on this basis. The student is well aware of the general ethical rules of working life as well as the specific ethical rules of his / her field and understands the importance of the ethical rules as a supervisor.