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Wood as raw material (5 cr)

Code: ME00DS72-3001

General information


Enrollment

16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020

Timing

01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Forestry

Teachers

  • Heikki Manninen

Teacher in charge

Heikki Manninen

Groups

  • MEMI20KM
    Forestry, part-time studies

Objective

You identify the most important domestic tree species macroscopically. You know the microscopic and chemical structure and the physical properties of wood. You are able to identify the defects in wood and you know their significance in the woodprocessing industry. You can analyse the connection between raw material and end products in the different stages of refining processes of the forest industry.

Content

What are the features of the microscopic and macroscopic structure wood material ?
What kind of impacts can the physical and chemical properties cause in woodprocessing industry?
What are the most important processing methods in the woodprocessing, paper and cardboard industry?

Evaluation scale

1-5