FORE305-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010

Introduction to Forest Engineering

23 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 May 2010

Description

History of logging and reasons for harvesting. Steps in the harvesting process; common equipment use in forest operations; machine capabilities and limitations. Developing harvesting systems, including ground-based, cable and helicopter. Introduction to harvest planning and forest roads; machine costing and system productivity. Environmental and safety aspects of forestry operations; the Resource Management Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Forest hydrology; with a focus on minimising impacts of operations on water quality.

Restrictions

FORE578, ENFO343

Course Coordinator

Rien Visser

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
System Costing 5%
Mid-Term Test 25%
Safety 5%
Harvesting Practices 5%
Group Project 5%
Mid-Year Exam 50%
Participation 5%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,040.00

International fee $5,032.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Forestry .

All FORE305 Occurrences

  • FORE305-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010
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