Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore | Term3 | Term3 |
| Online | Term3 | N/A |
Unit description
Introduces students to forest operations and technology. These include transport infrastructure, fire management, recreation and conservation and wood production. Issues of project management, budget and finance, legal matters and engineering design are incorporated.
Unit content
The scope of forest operations and operational objectives
Legislation codes of practice and operational management
Landscape zoning
Transport infrastructure
Fire management operations
Recreation and conservation operations
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | capable of planning an operation incorporating an account of relevant technology, legislation, codes of practice, and operations management methods. |
| 2 | proficient in landscape management zoning and communicating this skill as maps and associated land-use specifications. |
| 3 | design roads and other types of infrastructure required by operations management through practical demonstration |
| 4 | demonstrate knowledge of operations and infrastructure required by wood production, fire management, recreation and conservation land uses. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- capable of planning an operation incorporating an account of relevant technology, legislation, codes of practice, and operations management methods.
- proficient in landscape management zoning and communicating this skill as maps and associated land-use specifications.
- design roads and other types of infrastructure required by operations management through practical demonstration
- demonstrate knowledge of operations and infrastructure required by wood production, fire management, recreation and conservation land uses.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hr (Weekly) |
| Residential 1 day (Once) |
| Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Project proposal | 30% |
| Project report | 50% |
| Quiz | 20% |
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hr (Weekly) |
| Residential 1 day (Once) |
| Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Project proposal | 30% |
| Project report | 50% |
| Quiz | 20% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
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