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Wood Science and Trade

Language of instruction

lithuanian

Qualification degree and (or) qualification to be awarded

Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences

Place of delivery

Kaunas, K. Donelaičio g. 58, LT-44248

Institution that has carried out assessment

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Institution that has performed accreditation, accreditation term

Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras, 8/31/2020

Data provided or updated (date)

8/1/2014

Order on accreditation

SV6-15
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Summary of the Profile

Objective(s) of a study programme:
The objective of the study Programme is to equip the bachelors in forestry with theoretical knowledge, methods and technologies, and tending of forest ecosystems, sylviculture, wood science and wood business. The students shall be capable of analysing and solving problems of the sustainable forestry, wood industry and bioenergy. The students shall be able to assess quality of the roundwood and wood products, manage forest holdings in the context of changing environment.
The first partial aim is directed towards the training of active, creative, able to critically think citizen of a democratic society, capable of accepting values that are later perceived essential as the personal maturity, professional initiative, and career development.
The second partial aim is to equip the students with the fundamental knowledge of biomedicine, physics and technologies needed for the adaptive forestry, to develop their ability to put into practice their knowledge, to solve typical, complicated and unpredicted problems in forestry, wood industry, and trade in a changing natural and economic environment.
The third partial aim is to provide professional knowledge on forest, wood technologies, and trade, to develop entrepreneurship and management skills, needed to manage enterprises in forest sector.
Learning outcomes:
Shall know the common methods in mathematics, physics, and chemistry applicable in forestry, wood technologies and trade problem solving.
Shall know forest plants, their biology, anatomy and physiology, site types, forest ecosystems, common principles of human safety and environmental protection; plant genetics, and heredity, cloning and breeding of the woody plants.
Shall know the Lithuanian and global soils, their structure and classification; marketable Lithuanian tree and shrub species; methods, rules, and regulations of natural and artificial regeneration of tree species; regularities and main theories of stands yield, methods of stand treatment; wood pests and diseases, and protection methods.
Shall know the methods and specifics of forest logging and timber harvesting planning, organization, shall be able to realize the importance of timber harvesting in forest sector; main methods and modern technologies in timber harvesting, adequate to changing demand; Shall be able to understand the essence of processes of timber logging, extraction, transportation and storage and their relationship with the related activities; Requirements for environmental protection and labour safety in forest harvesting, regulations and methods of their implementation; common and wood logistics,
Shall know quantitative and qualitative overground and remote estimation methods of stems, trees, stands, roundwood and chipped wood, biomass, carbon overground and remote estimation methods; standwise and sampling methods of forest inventory; use of geomatics methods in forestry and wood science.
Shall know the principles of sustainable and multipurpose forest use; Shall be able to employ computation models to estimate forest use; Shall know requirements for forest management plans, Shall know the methods and ways of forest resources and carbon assessment in the EU; Systems of forest health control; Principles of non-timber and integrated use of forest landscape.
Shall be able to understand micro and macro structure of wood as well as its physical and chemical properties, the process and regularities of wood formation; Methods and technologies of mechanical wood processing, drying, impregnating and gluing; Principles of constructional engineering using wood and wood products; Principles and methods of chemical wood processing; Methods and technologies in production of particle boards, pulp and paper; Methods of wood finishing, nano technologies; Preparation, energetic value and production costs of logging residues, roundwood, and recycle wood for fuel.
Shall be able to identify forest plants, fungi, insects, animals, birds, wood of the main Lithuanian and alien tree species; Identify sustainability of forest ecosystems, identify pathological symptoms and their causes to the aim to protect forests from pests and diseases; Select effective chemical and biological measures having the least impact on ecosystems.
Shall be able to identify, describe and assess forest soils; Identify, describe and assess marketable Lithuanian species of trees and shrubs; Select effective methods of artificial and natural regeneration, afforestation and stands treatment to grow productive and resistant stands under global climate change; Apply proactive measures against pests and diseases of trees and wood using mother chemical and biological methods.
Shall be able to assess volume and biomass of stems, trees, stands, roundwood and chipped wood using ground and remote quantitative and qualitative methods; Use tools of geographical positioning for measurements of land surface, wood production stacks and piles; Compile and use geographical databases, prepare forest maps; Use satellite and aerial images; Data collection methods based on laser scanning; Instant solution of different forestry issues; Assess forest resourced and carbon budget.
Shall be able to prepare forest management plans for small and medium holdings by principles of multipurpose and sustainable forest use. Prepare, organize and manage projects of different scope and scale; Assess and interpret quantitative indicators of landscape structure suggesting of landscape formation measures.
Shall be able to plan, organize and supervise processes of timber harvesting in a safe and environmentally friendly way; Select the most suitable technological solutions for specific situations in timber harvesting and wood supply chain; Assess and organize processes of wood logistics, provide basic technological indicators for economic calculations and
Shall beable to understand and assess micro and macro structure, physical and chemical features of wood; Understand and apply methods and technologies of mechanical wood processing, drying, impregnating, and gluing; Understand and analyse peculiarities of wooden buildings; Understand principles, methods and technological processes of chemical wood processing; Assess quality and suitability of raw materials for production of particle board, pulp and paper; Organize supply of raw materials. Understand nano technological methods of wood processing; Organize production and logistics of logging residuals, roundwood and recycle wood for fuel.
Shall know theories and methods of preparation and management of projects; Principles methods and tools of forest policy formation and implementation; Principles, methods and economic background of management planning and organization enterprises of Lithuanian forest sector; Markets of roundwood and wood products, general and wood marketing principles; General and specific principles and methods of forest land, standing timber, roundwood and wood products pricing; Global regularities of wood and wood products use and trends of international wood flows. Generate and search for business ideas, organization and planning of business in the EU environment.
Shall understand processes in forest sector at enterprise, country, regional and global levels; Shall have general knowledge on public and corporate finance, taxes and taxation, accounting, principles of analysis and management of enterprise finances.
Shall be able to assess, prepare and manage typical small and medium projects in forest sector; Assess current economic and political situation at enterprise, sector, country and international levels, make assumptions for possible changes; Assess markets of standing timber roundwood and wood products; Plan, organize manage and analyse small and medium enterprises of forestry, forest industry and bioenergy under changing market conditions; Manage accounting and finances of personal and small enterprises; Understand peculiarities of accounting and finances in large enterprises; Organize activity of typical forest sector enterprises in the EU environment
Activities of teaching and learning:
Visualized problem oriented lectures and seminars designed to develop curiosity and activity of students. Students are motivated to join thematic discussions, express insights based on obtained knowledge and experience. Practicums and laboratory works are carried out in specialised laboratories and computer classes, using the newest scientific achievements and technologies related to study subject, standard and specialized simulation software. Case study method is used in practicums and laboratory works. Students carry out individual, pair and group tasks, use printed or virtual descriptions of practicum, online programs, are consulted by lecturer. Results of a work are presented to student audience, discussions are initiated. Methods of brainstorming, reflections, insights, expertise, creation of examples, comparison of theories, ideas generation are used to analyze problems. Natural examples of plants, insects, birds, animals, and wood are used in practicum and laboratory works. Discussions, forums, debates are initiated in the seminars, testing results are discussed. Practical trainings are carried out in learning natural, research and industrial objects of the University as well as in objects of social partners. During training practices students carry out measurements and observations, solve practical tasks and prepare suggestions for solution of specific problems. Professional training practise is carried out in real enterprises. Students are familiarized with company activities, production, services provided, accounting of resources, production and finance, economic indicators. Individual and group self-assignments are dedicated to develop students ability to analyse available sources of information and prepare written reports, for later presenting in seminars. SWOT and PESTEL analysis are used for critical analyses and assessment in course works, projects and final thesis. After presentations and analyses in lectures, practicums and laboratory works the material of the subject is summarised before the examination. Final thesis is prepared independently under the consultation of supervisor.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Assessment of knowledge is carried out during exams, control works and seminars according to correctness, comprehensiveness, inventiveness of answers to test, short and cognitive problem oriented questions. Abilities acquire during the studies of the subject are assessed taking into account quality of performance and presentation of practicums, laboratory works, course works, ability to complete individual and group tasks, assess problematic situations, analyse critically, making summarises, present results for audients, reasonably defend main statement, discuss, identify and assess specific examples used in study process. Assessment of outcomes of practical training is based on ability of students to evaluate particular practical situations, make conclusions and summarises, give innovative proposals in a professional way. Professional training is assessed according to ability to apply knowledge in practical situations, understand technologies used and analyse and assess particular problematic issues. Individual assignment is assessed according to quality of preparation and presentation of report. Method of self- assessment and assessment of colleagues is being used considering the ability to defend presented statements. Assessment of final thesis is based on fulfilling requirements of thesis structure, formulation and matching of main aim and tasks, research subject, validity and novelty of methods used, thesis performance level, adequacy of abstract, correctness of language style and spelling, layout quality of tables, figures and formulas, choice and systemization of references, their applicability to theoretical statements and research results, value of work and quality of presentation, generalization of work results, validity of conclusions, oral presentation, fluency and academicism of speech. Use of special terms and expressions in a proper context, ability to discuss and answer to questions, critical thinking, consistency and integrity of presentation, knowledge on the research subject, visualisation of the work.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
General University study subjects – 18 credits.
Main subjects: Philosophy, Development of Society, Psychology, Foreign languages.
Study major field subjects – 177 credits.
Main subjects: Plant biology, Forest ecology, environment protection, Human safety, Dendrology, Soil science, Forest mensuration, Geomatics, Remote sensing, Forest genetics and basics of biotechnology, Forest regeneration and afforestation, Timber harvesting, Principles of research and technical creativity, Forest growth, yield and formation of forest stands, Forest management planning, Forest and timber protection, Wood Science, Inorganic and wood chemistry, Physics of wood, Wood machining, Technologies of wood kiln drying, impregnating and gluing, Woof finishing and nanotechnologies, Wood engineering and building basics, Forest bioenergetics, Forest logistics, Technology of wood based panels and pulp production, Forest products science, Forestry integrated field practice, Practice of wood processing, practice of professional activity, Basics of game management, Landscape ecology, Forest recreation, Assessment of forest resources and carbon sequestration, Forest health monitoring
University prescribed and students optional study subjects of Management study field – 33 credits.
Main subjects: Timber products marketing, Management and Economics of Forest sector, Practice of Forest enterprise Planning Accounting and Finance. Forest policy and Law. Communicating and Rhetoric, Entrepreneurship, Projects management, Finance and Acounting, Business Environment in European Union, International markets of roundwood and wood products.
Specialisations:
No specialisations.
Optional courses:
Optional subjects of the main study field – 9 credits
Optional subjects of Management study field – 12 credits
Optional general university subjects
Distinctive features of a study programme:
University students have the opportunity to study individual subjects abroad under the Erasmus program, the International Silviculture Graduate Program – “Euroforester” (the possibility to gain a dual degree), as well as studies at NOVA, BOVA organized courses.