Forest Resources and Fiber Management (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student knows the forest resources of Finland and also global forest resources. The student knows the change in global forestry during the last decades. The student knows the importance of forest sector in society and also the importance of forest biodiversity and multiple use of forests globally.

Content (course unit)

Forest Resources in Finland
Forest Resources in Europe and in the world
The use of wood and wood flow
Forests and climate change
Wood as raw material, forest energy
Forest biodiversity and multiple use of forests

Location and time

Lectures on wednesdays 8.-10, classroom H1-26 and on the following mondays: 20.9., 27.9., 4.10., 11.10. between 10-12 (distance teaching),
Starting September 15th, ending December 15th

Exam schedules

Final exam on Friday 15.12.
Retake exams in Exam room

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation, homework tasks 50 % (how many of the homework tasks have been returned, 4 miniexams 29.9., 6.10., 13.10., 27.10.)
Final exam 50 %

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work and discussions, possible field trip

Learning materials

Material in Moodle
Finnish Forest Industries web page https://www.forestindustries.fi/
FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4808e.pdf
Forest certification links:https://www.fsc.org/ and https://pefc.org/certification-services/forest
Global Forest, Paper and Packaging Industry Survey. 2016 Edition Survey of 2015 Results
https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/industries/assets/pwc-annual-fpp-industry-survey-2016-10.pdf

Student workload

24 contact hours
Exam 2 hrs
Self-studying 50 hrs

Content scheduling

Preliminary structure
Introduction to the course and evaluation principles
Finnish forests and forestry + TASK (group work) (different countries´ and regions´ forestry/ forest industry)
Group discussions about different countries forestry and hometasks
Logging site visit -Timber harvesting - will be confirmed later
Timber harvesting in different countries/areas, principles
Wood as raw material for industry and other purposes
Forest energy
Biodiversity and multiple use of forests
Forest legislation and forest certification(FSC/PEFC)
Forests and carbon cycle, climate change and forests
Future expectations and challenges
Exam

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student fails the final exam and/or doesn´t return any of the pre-tasks and/or doesn´t pass the small lecture exams and/or is not enough present on the lectures (minimum 12 lecturers/contact times of the total 16 )

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student has basic knowledge of international forestry and forest industry. He/she is very passive during the lectures and doesn´t participate in discussions. Hometasks are only partly done.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student has achieved quite a lot of information of forestry and forest industry in different parts of the world. He/she knows how forests and forestry differ in different parts of the world, which countries have a lot of forest industry and why, knows where plantation forestry is common and which species are used, he/she is aware of other values of forests and their role in maintaining biodiversity and in carbon cycling. The student is active during lectures and he/she has done most of the homework tasks.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student has a broad picture of global forests, forests and forest industry. He/she has spent also a lot of own time in searching for information and that is why he/she has a very thorough knowledge of different topics of the course. He/she can combine information from different sources and make own synthesis of various topics. The student is very active during the lectures and he/she has done all homework tasks.