FORE205-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012

Introduction to Forest Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2012
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 4 March 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 20 May 2012

Description

Introduction to Forest Engineering

Forest Engineering covers many of the operational aspects of working with forest resources, whereby this course focuses on providing an introduction to harvesting and harvesting systems, roading, environmental best management practices, safety and planning harvesting operations. The course starts with a history of logging and provides reasons for harvesting, including possible economic and environmental benefits. An important focus is learning the steps in the harvesting process and the associated equipment used with machine capabilities and limitations. These include ground-based, cable and helicopter systems and also covers machine costing and system productivity estimation. An overview of forest construction is also given.

To successfully carry out forest engineering operations a person must have a very good understanding of both environmental and safety aspects of forestry operations. In this course we will cover the development of both, as well as review the relevant legislation being the Resource Management Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act respectively.

The culmination of the course is the development of a harvest plan that takes all of the above elements into consideration.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will:
  • Understand the importance of timber harvesting, including historical developments;
  • Be able to describe the steps in the harvesting process, including alternatives for each step;
  • Know the key factors and variables needed to develop a basic harvest plan; and
  • Understand the importance of both safety and protection of the environment in forest operations.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval Chair Board of Studies

Restrictions

FORE305, ENFO343, FORE578

Course Coordinator

Rien Visser

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Harvesting Practice Overseas Presentations 5%
Mid-Term Test 25%
System Costing Assignment 5%
Safety Assignment 5%
Group Project 10%
Mid-Year Exam 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $777.00

International fee $3,875.00

* 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 .

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