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31. Associate Degree in Wood Products Management

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31. Associate Degree in Wood Products Management
    31.1. Course objectives
    31.2. Career opportunities
    31.3. Course outline
    31.4. Enterprise Management stream
    31.5. Timber Pest Management stream

31. Associate Degree in Wood Products Management

This two-year full-time course (or part-time equivalent) is offered at the Creswick campus of the University. The course offers specialisations in Enterprise Management and Timber Pest Management.

31.1. Course objectives

Students who have completed this course should have acquired:

an understanding of fundamental wood science (knowledge of wood as a raw material) and applied technology relevant to the selected stream;
an understanding of the theory and principles of business practices and business tools;
an understanding of the application of business practices and skills to the issues facing such businesses;
effective communication skills applicable in a variety of situations; and
a capacity for initiating cooperative relationships with colleagues, employers and clients.

31.2. Career opportunities

The course will develop in students an increase in the level of technical expertise, innovation and enterprise management required by the Australian timber industry. This includes a need for business planning and human resource skills as well as the core technical skills.

31.3. Course outline

The Associate Degree in Wood Products Management is provided in detail below. Students require 200 points to graduate. The course can be taken full-time (2 years) or part-time (4 years) and is taught in block mode or by a mix of block teaching and flexible learning (distance education).

There are two specialisations. These are Enterprise Management and Timber Pest Management. Both have a number of subjects in common with each other and with the existing Associate Degree in Forest Management as indicated below.

31.4. Enterprise Management stream

First year

Semester 1		Points
	202-155 Information Technology and Communication	12.5
	220-150 Leadership and Working in Teams	12.5
	220-152 Wood Processing and Products	12.5

Semester 2
	208-166 Financial Management I	12.5
	220-153 Occupational Health and Safety	12.5
	220-154 Wood Science	12.5
	220-155 Timber Resources	12.5

Year-long subject
	220-166 Forestry Work Skills I	12.5
	Sub total	100.0

Second Year

Semester 1		Points
	220-250 Project Management	12.5
	220-251 Service Quality	12.5
	220-252 Improving Asset Reliability	12.5
	220-253 Evaluating Process Effectiveness	12.5

Semester 2
	208-274 Managing Staff	12.5
	220-254 Wood Products Marketing	12.5

Year-long subject
	220-287 Forestry Work Skills II	12.5

Electives
	202-252 Quantitative Skills for Land and Food	12.5
	or
	220-157 Wood Biodeteriorating Agents	12.5
	or other approved Associate Degree elective	12.5
	Sub total	100.0

31.5. Timber Pest Management stream

First year

Semester 1		Points
	202-155 Information Technology and Communication	12.5
	220-150 Leadership and Working in Teams	12.5
	220-152 Wood Processing and Products	12.5
	220-157 Wood Biodeteriorating Agents	12.5

Semester 2
	208-166 Financial Management I	12.5
	220-153 Occupational Health and Safety	12.5
	220-154 Wood Science	12.5

Year-long subject
	220-166 Forestry Work Skills I	12.5
Total Points		100.0

Second year

Semester 1		Points
	220-250 Project Management	12.5
	220-251 Service Quality	12.5
	220-255 Remedial Treatment of Timber In-Service	12.5

Semester 2
	208-274 Managing Staff	12.5
	220-256 Timber Pest Management	12.5

Year-long subject
	220-287 Forestry Work Skills II	12.5

Electives
	Two of:
	202-252 Quantitative Skills for Land and Food	12.5
	220-254 Wood Products Marketing	12.5
	or
	220-155 Timber Resources	12.5
	or other approved Advanced Diploma electives
	Sub total	100.0
Total Points		100.0