Logging and Wood Processing Course unit title Course unit code Type of course unit Level of course

unit Year of study Semester Number of ECTS credits allocated Name of lecturer Logging and Wood Processing LZX01E Compulsory Second Cycle (MSc) 2 winter 6

doc. Ing. Ji Dvok, Ph.D.

+420 22438 3748

Learning outcomes of the course unit Knowledge Course graduates obtain the knowledge of the significance of harvesting, transport and wood processing. They know harvesting technologies indoor and outdoor forest preparation for harvesting, harvesting technologies and branching, wood sorting. They are familiar with transport technologies primary extraction, packaging, skidding, piling and timber hauling from the forest to the consumer. They are aware of work in forest depots loading and unloading, wood sorting and processing, wood conservation and recording. They have the knowledge of ergonomics and work hygiene. The knowledge of occupational safety is essential for their overall attainment. They become acquainted with non-wood production, especially with brush processing, with resin, sap and tanbark harvesting, with harvesting non-wood products and with stone mining and turf digging. Skills They have skills for the work of executives and rangers to provide work from both planning and technical-organizational viewpoints with regard to the fulfilment of forest management goals. They are able to file the load of production and provide fluent supplierconsumer ties. They are able to supervise work during harvesting, timber transport and in forest depots. Competencies - making judgments They can plan and organize the application of harvesting-transport technologies in the forest management. They can independently lead heterogeneous working teams. They can provide supplier-

consumer relationships on the international level with regard to teaching course in the English language. Competencies - communication On the basis of theoretical knowledge, they are able to create their judgment and qualified production estimate in order to provide an effective operation of production technologies. Competencies - learning skills They have competence for further self-training and education. They can continuously follow professional resources and determine their own educational needs and speed of study in unfamiliar and variable environment which requires a high level of independence. face-to-face Mode of delivery Prerequisites and co-requisites none Recommended optional programme components none Course contents
Lectures

1. General information on timber production in the Czech Republic 2. Wood assortment 3. Macroscopic and microscopic structure of wood 4. Logging and transport conditions of the Czech Republic 5. Logging technologies and their development 6. Forest mechanisation for the logging and skidding 7. New trends in logging and transport technologies harvesters and forwarders 8. Animal transport 9. Ergonomics and safety of forest working 10. Environmental influence of logging and transport technologies on forests 11. Timber certification 12. Non-wood-producting roles of the forest
Seminars

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Wood sorting Macroscopic structure of soft- and hardwood Physical and mechanical properties of wood Wood defects Manual felling and technical description of power-saws

6. Tractor skidding and technical description of logging tractors 7. Cableway yarding and technical description of cableways 8. Animal transport and other skidding technologies 9. Harvester technology 10. Ergonomics and safety of forest working 11. Timber processing on saw-mills 12. Non-wood-producting roles of the forest Recommended or required reading
Required literature

CONWAY Steve. Logging Practices - Principles of Timber Harvesting Systems. United States of America: Miller Freeman Publications, Inc, 1982. 431 p. ISBN 0-87930-144-9. DVORK, Jir et al. The use of Harvester Technology in Production Forests. Ed. 1. Kostelec nad Cernmi lesy: Lesnick prce, 2011. 156 p. Folia Forestalia Bohemica: edice puvodnch vedeckch prac a monografi; 21. ISBN 978-807458-018-5. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC. Information on Forests and Forestry in the Czech Republic by 2009. Praha: Ministerstvo zemedelstv CR, 2010. 36 p. ISBN 978-80-7084-942-2. PERSSON, Per-erik. Working in Harvesting Teams. Ed. 1. Sweden: CO Print EU 2001, 2011. 310 p. UUSITALO, Jori. Introduction to Forest Operations and Technology. Ed. 1. Hameenlinna: Kariston Kirjapaino Oy, 2010. 287 p. ISBN 978-952-92-5269-5.
Recommended literature

BERG Staffan. Terrain Classification System for Forestry Work. Kista: Skogsarbeten, 1992. 28 p. ISBN 91-7614-078-4. HAKKILA, Pentti. Utilization of Residual Forest Biomass. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelbeg, 1989.568 p. ISBN 3540-50299-8. SCHWEINGRUBER Fritz Hans. Atlas of Stem Anatomy in Herbst, Shrubs and Trees. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. 415 p. ISBN 978-3-642-20434-0. Planned learning activities and teaching methods 2 hours per week Lectures total: 2 hours per week Practicals total: The main forms of teaching are lectures and seminars. While the lectures provide theoretical background the seminars are of practical nature. During the seminars the students demonstrate

their knowledge from lectures. Also the documentary films and other electronic media are used to demonstrate the issues in Forest Harvesting and Transportation Technologies I. The students also must dedicate part of their time out of class to this course. This off-class work is determined by the teacher during the classes. Lectures they are delivered in interactive form as the dialogue between teacher and the students; demonstrations and case studies are used for the lectures Seminars. The students practice upon the supervision of the teacher their knowledge from the lectures and suggested reading. The students work on case studied provided by the teacher. All materials needed for study related to lectures and seminars are available via Learning management system Moodle which is also used by the student to communicate with the teacher. Assessment methods and criteria *To be eligible for the written exam the student must (the eligibility to participate in the exam is written in the students grade book before the date of the exam with the Czech word zpocet or in English pass-eligible): Participate in contact 12 seminars (if the student misses more than 2 (15%) of classes s/he is not eligible for the exam). Fulfill 5 tasks assigned by the teacher during the classes. The tasks are of practical nature and the students submit personally final working protocols to a teacher. *Once the student is eligible for the exam, the exam consists of: Oral examination through which the students demonstrate their knowledge, skills and also competencies. The teachers asks 3 questions from the lists available a month before the exam in LMS Moodle. The student has 5 minutes time to prepare the answers. The students answer in a form of the discussion with the teacher who asks additional questions to check knowledge, skills and the competencies of the student. English Language of instruction: