FORE305-07S1 (C) Semester One 2007

Forest Engineering

23 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 26 February 2007
End Date: Sunday, 1 July 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 11 March 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 May 2007

Description

Forest roading and forest layout; forest harvesting methods and systems; environmental and safety aspects of forestry operations; the Resource Management Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act; forest hydrology; harvest planning; mechanisation and costing of harvesting operations; transfer of power and machine capability calculations.

Forest roading and forest layout; forest harvesting methods and systems; environmental and safety aspects of forestry operations; the Resource Management Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act; forest hydrology; harvest planning; mechanisation and costing of harvesting operations; transfer of power and machine capability calculations

Restrictions

FORE578, ENFO343

Lecturer

Ron O'Reilly

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
LOGGERPC 5%
Machine Capability 5%
Method Study Lab 10%
Network Lab 5%
SKIDPC Assignment 5%
Written Essay 15%
Fieldtrip Reports (2) 5%
Test 2 35%
Test1 15%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Bromley, Willard S.. , American Pulpwood Association; Timber harvesting : a textbook for use in courses in timber harvesting at the high school and post-high school levels and as an introductory college text ; 4th ed.; Interstate Printers & Publishers, 1988.

Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia; Cable yarding systems handbook ; Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 1993 (Available from the School of Forestry office, cost c. $45).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $899.00

International fee $4,255.00

* 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

  • FORE305-07S1 (C) Semester One 2007