| Forest & Landscape | |||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||
| Duration | Outside schedule | ||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Individual oral exam with point of departure in specified literature and the submitted report as well as field experiences 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Submission of group field work report of max. 3000 words | ||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Summer Course Week Structure: Outside schedule | ||||||||||
| Block Placement | Summer Course Week Structure: Outside schedule | ||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||
| Restrictions | 24 students; SUFONAMA students have first priority | ||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||
| Exposure to field level realities in Germany, including developing and implementing a minor research project related to sustainable forest and nature management. Pre-trip preparation of supervisor approved group synopsis, including detailed description of data collection instruments. A two-week field course to various areas in the Northern Germany. Students will be exposed to a number of topics and/or taken to a variety of sites which demonstrate a range of natural and managed vegetation, and a range of conservation and sustainability issues. Some of these will involve meeting and discussion with local experts. In the second week, students will work in small teams on a project evolved in discussion with the teaching staff | |||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||
| Students will apply concepts acquired during previous topic related theoretical lectures. Field exercises will demonstrate the applicability of the central concepts. Each student will participate in a supervised group. Each group will prepare the structure and potential contents of a synopsis before the fieldwork, conduct fieldwork, prepare and submit a course report. Two weeks field work in Germany | |||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||
| In relation to sustainable forest and nature management, the purposes of the courses are i) to visit and observe a range of field sites of diverse forest structure, land use and management practices; ii) to meet local stakeholders to understand local cultures and their dependency on the forest resource; iii) to introduce the key social and political influences on the management of natural resources by different groups of people in particular environmental contexts; iv) participate in group discussions about the issues raised during visits; v) to develop a critical and analytical attitude to the natural and managed environment; vi) to develop skills in designing and executing a research project. After finishing the course the student is expected to be able to: Knowledge Understand key contemporary issues in forest and nature management (group defined topics) Understand key social and political influences on the management of natural resources by different groups of people in particular environmental contexts Overview of data collection instruments and their limitations Skills Apply principles, theories and frameworks to locally specific knowledge/conditions Plan and implement field work under difficult conditions; process relevant information in the field Communicate clearly, concisely and confidently in written format Make judgment of the usefulness of methods and the reliability of collected data as well as the significance of obtained results Competences Argue cogently and think critically within the parameters of a particular academic discipline Demonstrate the values of scholarship: inquiry, reflection, integrity, open mindedness, evidence-based thinking, collegiality Tackle problems by collecting, analysing and evaluating appropriate qualitative and quantitative information and using it creatively | |||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||
| Key literature varies with group topic and field work country. Made available during web-based pre-trip preparation | |||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||
| Niels Strange, nst@life.ku.dk, Forest & Landscape Denmark/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 353-31753 | |||||||||||
| Attendance Fee | |||||||||||
| ?800 | |||||||||||
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