| Course ID: | FANR 4500. 4 hours. 1 hours lecture and 1 hours lab per week. |
| Course Title: | Senior Project in Forestry and Natural Resources Management |
Course
Description: | Advanced problems in forest resources management integrating all courses to date. |
| Oasis Title: | SR PROJ FOR AND NR |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4750 or FORS 4730 or FANR 4600 |
| Nontraditional Format: | Remaining hours are scheduled by students to fulfill project requirements. Includes substantial field work. |
| Prerequisite: | FORS 3710-3710D or FANR 3300-3300D or FORS 4700/6700-4700L/6700L |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Apply information presented in prior courses to "real world "
problems of their selection.
Work with others.
Use training to frame a client's problem or interests into
achievable management objectives and to develop alternative
means of achieving these objectives (i.e., means for solving
the problem).
Identify, collect and analyze information necessary for
evaluating alternatives. This information may be from field
data, previous studies, library sources, personal
communications, etc.
Summarize results and make recommendations based on the best
combination of biological, financial, legal, social and ethical
considerations.
Complete an informative report and present analyses and
recommendations to peers, professors and clients. |
| Topical Outline: | Organizational Meeting.
Landowner objectives and constraints, developing alternative
management strategies, criteria for selecting among
alternatives.
Data collection considerations, economic evaluation: some
practical considerations.
Model availability and data requirements for forest stand
projection. SiMS orientation.
Model availability and data requirements for forest stand
projection. SiMS orientation.
Preparation of the written report: style, references,
appendices, and grammar.
Practical suggestions for using GPS and mapping data
Slide and visual presentation guidelines, PowerPoint.
Student Presentations |