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Nature management in commercial forestsLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: ME00DS80

Credits

5 op

Objective

You take into consideration ecological sustainability and biodiversity in forest management.
You are able to pay attention to legislation and forest certification concerning ecological sustainability
You promote sustainability and biodiversity in forestry.

Content

Do you know the challenges and opportunities of ecological sustainability and biodiversity in the forestry field?
Do you know the restrictions and possibilities of nature management?
Do you know how to promote ecological sustainability and biodiversity?

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
  • Heikki Manninen
Groups
  • MEMI23SPB
    Forestry, full-time studies
  • MEMI23SPA
    Forestry, full-time studies

Objective

You take into consideration ecological sustainability and biodiversity in forest management.
You are able to pay attention to legislation and forest certification concerning ecological sustainability
You promote sustainability and biodiversity in forestry.

Content

Do you know the challenges and opportunities of ecological sustainability and biodiversity in the forestry field?
Do you know the restrictions and possibilities of nature management?
Do you know how to promote ecological sustainability and biodiversity?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
  • MYY_Metsä
Teacher in charge

Kirsi Itkonen

Groups
  • MEMI24KM
    Forestry, part-time studies

Objective

You take into consideration ecological sustainability and biodiversity in forest management.
You are able to pay attention to legislation and forest certification concerning ecological sustainability
You promote sustainability and biodiversity in forestry.

Content

Do you know the challenges and opportunities of ecological sustainability and biodiversity in the forestry field?
Do you know the restrictions and possibilities of nature management?
Do you know how to promote ecological sustainability and biodiversity?

Materials

The study material for the study course is in Learn.
The teaching utilizes Tapio's nature management materials and digital forest management recommendations, as well as Metsäkeskus' nature management materials (e.g. spatial data on the objects of the Forest Act). In addition to these, we study the METSO program and forest certification issues with the help of electronic material.

Teaching methods

Work-integrated learning path:

The course consists of the next few days and independent learning tasks with the help of online material. The next few days consist of both lecture and field teaching.
Instructions for independent exercises will be given in the next few days.
The course consists of contact teaching (40%) and independent study (60%).

Employer connections

During the study period, a nature management expert from Metsäkeskus will visit.

Exam schedules

Returning learning assignments by the deadline.
The field test and the written test (online test) are in Learn.
The date of the exams will be announced at the beginning of the study period.

International connections

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Student workload

The student participates in the lesson, does the assignments and returns them on time.
The student does field exercises and assignments (online assignments) and prepares for exams. Completing the course requires the student to work 135 hours.

Content scheduling

-

Further information

-

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course evaluation consists of the following areas:
Written theory exam
Field test
Assessment tasks.

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 12.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 30

Teachers
  • Kirsi Itkonen
  • Kati Kontinen
Teacher in charge

Kirsi Itkonen

Groups
  • MEMI23KM
    Forestry, part-time studies

Objective

You take into consideration ecological sustainability and biodiversity in forest management.
You are able to pay attention to legislation and forest certification concerning ecological sustainability
You promote sustainability and biodiversity in forestry.

Content

Do you know the challenges and opportunities of ecological sustainability and biodiversity in the forestry field?
Do you know the restrictions and possibilities of nature management?
Do you know how to promote ecological sustainability and biodiversity?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 20.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

30 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
  • Heikki Manninen
Groups
  • MEMI22SPB
    Forestry, full-time studies
  • MEMI22SPA
    Forestry, full-time studies

Objective

You take into consideration ecological sustainability and biodiversity in forest management.
You are able to pay attention to legislation and forest certification concerning ecological sustainability
You promote sustainability and biodiversity in forestry.

Content

Do you know the challenges and opportunities of ecological sustainability and biodiversity in the forestry field?
Do you know the restrictions and possibilities of nature management?
Do you know how to promote ecological sustainability and biodiversity?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
  • Heikki Manninen
Teacher in charge

Heikki Manninen

Groups
  • MEMI21SPB
    Forestry, full-time studies
  • MEMI21SPA
    Forestry, full-time studies

Objective

You take into consideration ecological sustainability and biodiversity in forest management.
You are able to pay attention to legislation and forest certification concerning ecological sustainability
You promote sustainability and biodiversity in forestry.

Content

Do you know the challenges and opportunities of ecological sustainability and biodiversity in the forestry field?
Do you know the restrictions and possibilities of nature management?
Do you know how to promote ecological sustainability and biodiversity?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
  • Kirsi Itkonen
Teacher in charge

Kirsi Itkonen

Groups
  • MEMI22KM
    Forestry, part-time studies

Objective

You take into consideration ecological sustainability and biodiversity in forest management.
You are able to pay attention to legislation and forest certification concerning ecological sustainability
You promote sustainability and biodiversity in forestry.

Content

Do you know the challenges and opportunities of ecological sustainability and biodiversity in the forestry field?
Do you know the restrictions and possibilities of nature management?
Do you know how to promote ecological sustainability and biodiversity?

Evaluation scale

1-5