FORE205-14S1 (C) Semester One 2014

Introduction to Forest Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 February 2014
End Date: Sunday, 29 June 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 9 March 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 25 May 2014

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.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Chair Board of Studies

Restrictions

FORE305, ENFO343, FORE578

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Forestry Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
System Costing 5%
Harvesting Practices Presentation 5%
Group Project 15%
Mid-Term Test 25%
Mid-Year Examination 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $841.00

International fee $4,100.00

* 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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