Forest Products Harvesting
| Title | ΣΥΓΚΟΜΙΔΗ ΔΑΣΙΚΩΝ ΠΡΟΙΟΝΤΩΝ / Forest Products Harvesting |
| Code | 042Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420000051 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600273692
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600273692
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12929
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
With the successful completion of the course, students will have acquired the following knowledge, abilities, or skills:
1. Knowledge of forest work conditions in Greek and Foreign Forestry.
2. Ability to select appropriate protective equipment.
3. Ability to select appropriate wood harvesting equipment.
4. Ability to design safety measures for forest work.
5. Ability to calculate productivity and labor costs.
6. Minimization of environmental impacts during forest operations.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Preparation of the harvest: Forest management plan, transport network, equipment, personnel, buildings, harvesting season. Work methods. Harvesting plan.
2. Wood harvesting tools: Axes, saws (hand saws), wedges, hooks, log rotators, hammers, forest tape measures. Chainsaw. Peelers. Harvesting machines (harvester, forwarder, skidder). Draft and load animals.
3. Harvesting tasks: Felling. Felling direction and technique. Tree processing: debranching, bucking, measuring and debarking logs. Spliting firewood. Wood extraction. Logyards. Management of logging residues.
4. Forestry workforce: Forestry work. Training of forest workers. Accidents. Practical measures in the forest. Personal Protective Equipment (parts and use).
5. Mechanization of forest operations: Advantages and disadvantages. Application of mechanical means especially in Greece.
6. Financial aspects: Harvesting expenses: i) wages of forest workers, ii) expenses for purchasing and using of tools, animals and machinery, iii) administration and management expenses iv) expenses of buildings and forest roads. Cost calculation. Time studies. Time study methods. Selection of forest workers. Data collection sheets. Expenses of employment of tools, animals and machinery. Importance of time studies. Calculation of cost per unit of production.
7. Organization of harvesting operations: Silvicultural targets. Terrain attributes. Forest personnel. Problems of the Greek forest workers.
8. Harvesting of Non-Wood Forest Products: Resin production (harvesting methods, consequences of resin production, factors affecting tree growth). Christmas trees (production, cultivation). The importance of NWFPs at the local and global level.
Keywords
Forest operations, wood harvesting, environmental impacts
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Extensive use of multimedia. Use of wood harvesting equipment in a simulation environment.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Internship | 15 | ||||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 3 | ||||
| Written assigments | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
The course is examined in writing (or orally when the appropriate conditions are met) with descriptive and multiple choice questions (80%)
The remaining 20% of the grade comes from their grade in the laboratory exercises.
Students are also given the opportunity to prepare and present a project on a topic related to the course.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Συγκομιδή Δασικών Προιόντων, Τσουμής Γεώργιος, 2009. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 2258. ISBN: 978-960-6859-12-0
Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΓΑΡΤΑΓΑΝΗΣ ΑΓΙΣ-ΣΑΒΒΑΣ
Additional bibliography for study
Πανεπιστημιακές Παραδόσεις, Παύλος Ευθυμίου, 2012. Σελ. 210.
Last Update
26-06-2025
