Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 22)
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Year 2 Forestry.
Credit points: 10.0
Coordinator: Mr R. Hateley.
Contact: 20 field days and one excursion of up to 10 days.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should: better appreciate the integrated nature of forestry and land management in Australia; be able to contrast and compare issues and practices; have basic skills including first aid, care use and maintenance of handtools and chain saws.
Content:
20 field days involving a range of field-based activities which demonstrate the range of forestry and land management issues. These will be presented in an integrated and multi-disciplinary manner. Some of these activities will be hands-on. In addition, basic instruction in skills including first aid; care, use and maintenance of handtools and chainsaws, and use of computers will be given. An excursion of up to 10 days duration will examine the forestry and land management issues of regions too remote to be serviced by the field days. This excursion may be interstate.
Assessment:
Attendance and participation in the field days and excursions. Submission of a report detailing the activities. The subject will be marked as pass or fail only.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 22)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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