Bot 2100 (1) (3 cr. hr.) Forest Management Fall
2007
Instructor: Dr. John Campbell
Office: SM 254 Text: Introduction to
Phone: 754-6140 Sharpe,
Hendee, and Sharpe
Email: john.campbell@northwestcollege.edu
Office Hours 9-9:50 M-F Meets TTH 9:25-10:40 SM 247
Course home page: http://biology.northwestcollege.edu
Course design: This lecture course is designed to give
a broad overview of the field of forestry. This overview will give the student
a clear understanding of the diversity of topics in forestry and will help them
evaluate forestry as a career field. Forestry encompasses concepts of biology,
management, and business, and each will be examined during the semester. Among
the many topics we will review are the biological processes that affect
trees. These include growth, physiology
and ecology of trees, ecosystem relationships, paths of energy and nutrient
flow, fire, and insect and animal interactions.
We will study principles of forest management as practiced in the
Catalog
Description: An
introduction to the principles and goals of forestry. Includes biology of trees and forest eco-systems, management
objectives and methods, and commercial aspects of the forest industry.
(3 hrs lec)
Course objectives:
1.
To
survey the breadth of the field of forestry and to begin learning how
professional forestry is practiced.
2. To provide insight for prospective
forestry majors into the subdisciplines in forestry that they might specialize
in later.
3. To help other biology majors explore how
forestry interacts with other fields of biology.
Program Specific Outcomes: A student completing this
course should be able to:
Evaluation
Your grade will be based on 4 exams. Each exam will be worth 25% of the total
course grade. The exams will be of the short essay and/or multiple choice types
and will be non-comprehensive. Quizzes may be added in addition to the exams if
they appear beneficial.
Grading Scale: Tentative
exam dates
90-100 A Exam 1 - Sept
27
80-89 B Exam 2 - Oct.
23
70-79 C Exam 3 - Nov.
20
60-69 D Final
Exam – Wednesday, Dec. 19, 3PM
<60 F
Absence policy: The college absence policy is to be
used. You may miss 3 class periods
without an excuse, after which your class grade may be dropped one letter grade
for each additional absence. Only illness and participation in a college
sponsored activity are excused absences. People involved in excused school
activities should plan on taking the exam prior to their absence. Makeup and replacement exams may be different
from the missed exam. Unexcused missing
of exams may result in no makeup exam being given or a grade penalty assessed.
Policy on Academic Integrity: You are expected to strictly observe NWC rules
regarding academic honesty. These rules are detailed in your Student Handbook.
These rules require you to abstain from cheating on exams, properly reference
published written and electronic material, and only submit work that is your
own. If you have any questions regarding what behavior is proper, including
what constitutes plagiarism, please do not hesitate to ask.
Students with Special Needs: Students who qualify for specific accommodations
under the Americans with Disabilities Act should notify the instructor in the
first week of class to ensure that their needs are met in a timely manner. It
is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of his/her needs and
to provide the necessary documentation to the
How
to contact me:
If you have any questions, need help or clarifications, or
need to tell me something, you may contact me in several ways (not in order of
priority):
1. See
me before or after class
2.
Visit me during office hours
3.
Visit me during non-office hours. Stop
by and see if I'm in my office or set up an appointment.
4. Call me in my office. My phone # is 754-6140. If I'm not there, leave a voice mail message.
5.
Email me. My email address is
john.campbell@northwestcollege.edu.
Emailed questions are very useful. Email allows you to ask me a question
at any time, it allows you to ask a question without embarrassment, and it
allows you to keep the answer that I return.
Course
outline:
|
Date |
Subject |
Chapter |
Reading
Assignment |
|
Aug. 28 |
Course Introduction |
1 |
1-16 |
|
Aug. 30 |
Forest Regions of N. A. |
3 |
47-75 |
|
Sept.4 |
Forest Regions of N. A. |
3 |
47-75 |
|
Sept. 6 |
Tree Anatomy |
Lecture |
80-84 |
|
Sept. 11 |
Physiology and Growth |
Lecture |
80-84 |
|
Sept. 13 |
Physiology and Growth |
Lecture |
80-84 |
|
Sept. 18 |
Ecology and Ecosystems |
4 |
76-96 |
|
Sept. 20 |
Ecology and Ecosystems |
4 |
76-96 |
|
Sept. 25 |
Ecology and Ecosystems |
4 |
76-96 |
|
Sept. 27 |
Exam 1 |
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|
Oct.2 |
Forest Pests and Disease |
6 + 7 |
118-151 |
|
Oct. 4 |
Forest Policy |
2 |
17-46 |
|
Oct. 9 |
Forest Policy |
2 |
17-46 |
|
Oct. 11 |
Forest Policy |
2 |
17-46 |
|
Oct. 16 |
Management Agencies |
17 |
385-403 |
|
Oct.18 |
Genetics and Tree Improvement |
5 +
lecture |
112-113 |
|
Oct. 23 |
Exam 2 |
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|
Oct. 25 |
Silviculture |
5 |
97-117 |
|
Oct. 30 |
Silviculture |
5 |
97-117 |
|
Nov. 1 |
Watershed Management |
10 |
209-234 |
|
Nov. 6 |
Forest Measurement |
16 |
359-384 |
|
Nov. 8 |
Forest Measurement |
16 |
359-384 |
|
Nov. 13 |
No Class - Spring Registration |
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|
Nov. 15 |
Forest Measurement |
16 |
359-384 |
|
Nov. 20 |
Exam 3 |
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|
Nov. 22 |
No Class - Thanksgiving Break |
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|
Nov. 27 |
Harvest Techniques |
13 |
292-311 |
|
Nov. 29 |
Fire |
8 |
152-186 |
|
Dec.4 |
Fire |
8 |
152-186 |
|
Dec.6 |
Fire |
8 |
152-186 |
|
Dec. 11 |
Forest Economics |
15 |
338-358 |
|
Dec. 13 |
Forest Economics |
15 |
338-358 |
|
Dec. 19 |
Final Exam 3 PM Wednesday |
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