2020-2021 / FORE0022-3

Ecological fondations of the silviculture

Duration

12h Th, 2h Pr, 12h AUTR

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering2 crédits 

Lecturer

Hugues Claessens

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Methodology of silvicultural guidelines elaboration for forest tree (biological based)
In-depth cases studies : - valuable broadleaves, - norway spruce - beech.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The student will be able to propose silvicultural guidelines based on the forest species characteristics.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge in sylviculture
Course : FORE0001-2

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures
2 days-internship in a forest managers team
field trips about silviculture (2 days)

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Lecture notes
Different silviculture guides presented during the course
Popularization periodic papers : Forêt-Entreprise (IDF, France), Revue Forestière Française (ENGREF, Nancy, France) and Forêt Wallonne (Forêt Wallonne asbl, Namur)

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Forest Internship report including a discussion about the field trips : by group of 2, 40% of the final evaluation Personal report : developing a silvicultural guidelines for a forest tree species : 60% of the final evaluation
Second session : only personal report, without considering the forest internship report
 

Work placement(s)

2 days on the field with forest managers

Organizational remarks

Contacts