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Timber measurement (5 cr)

Code: ME00AE38-3005

General information


Enrollment

14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021

Timing

11.01.2021 - 30.04.2021

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

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Forestry

Teachers

  • Timo Leinonen

Groups

  • MEMI19SPA
    Forestry, full-time studies
  • MEMI19SPB
    Forestry, full-time studies

Objective

You can measure timber volumes with the most common systems. You can describe how harvester-assisted bucking is controlled. You can study a new timber measurement systemindependently. You can recognise timber measurement systems applied in international trade.

Content

Howcan timber volumes be measured in different conditions? How can the reliability of the measurement method be defined? What statutes apply to timber measurement?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can: a. use professional vocabulary systematically. b. look for information in the key information sources of the field. e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Qualifications

Attending the course requires completing the course ofOperational environment of wood procurement.