Harvesting Planning (6 cr)
Code: BIM6060-3002
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2021 - 30.04.2021
Timing
20.09.2021 - 30.11.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 80
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
- Ollipekka Hakonen
- Jyry Eronen
Teacher in charge
Jyry Eronen
Groups
-
BIMNS20Forestry Engineer, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2020
Objective
Students are able to make a plan for stand marked for cutting, taking into account the economic, technical, safety and environmental considerations. In addition, students know the importance of post harvest quality and are able to make an inventory of quality issues. Students are able to measure timber with different measurement methods and know timber trade, the principles of round wood pricing and terms of trade. They are also able to work as a wood buyer / seller agent. Students know about the long-distance transportation of raw wood.
Content
Key concepts. Planning of the harvesting site. The significance of post harvest quality. Post harvest inventory methods. Safety issues in harvesting. Harvesting planning and implementation of peatland, shore and island forests. Long-distance transportation of timber. Timber measurement. Roundwood trade.
Evaluation scale
H-5