LNAK10104U Location Specific Knowledge and Fieldwork in Temperate Forest and Nature Management
MSc Programme in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management
The course is a preparatory course for the subsequent course in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management. The course includes training in locating and assessing location specific literature; conducting critical online discussions as part of project preparation; preparing and analysing empirically based studies on contemporary sustainable forest and naturemanagement topics; discussing the selection of appropriate data collection instruments; finalising a fieldwork project proposal.
The aim is to impart a thorough understanding of the importance
of field work preparation. It includes a systematic review of
literature within contemporay topics within sustainable
forest and nature management. The course is providing the fundament
for the course Sustainable Forest and Nature Management.
Knowledge: An in-depth factual location specific knowledge,
building on theoretical knowledge obtained in other courses,
relevant to temperate forest and nature management issues
Skills: The course will develop students’ theoretical and practical
skills with emphasis on (i) ability to collect, analyse and
evaluate appropriate qualitative and quantitative information, and
combining this with (ii) choice of appropriate research tools in
order to plan high quality field work.
Competences: Students will learn to apply theory and methods within
sustainable forest and nature management to describe and predict
problems and develop suggestions for their solutions. In-depth
location specific factual knowledge; ability to collect, analyse
and evaluation qualitative and quantitative information; ability to
select and design relevant data collection instruments; ability to
design coherent research project proposal; ability to reflect on
risks and ethics in relation to data collection in developing
countries.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is recommended.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 10
- Preparation
- 20
- Project work
- 166
- Guidance
- 10
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentDescription of Examination: Each student will develop a literature and research synopsis. Final grade will be based 100 % on the synopsis.
Weight: Research synopsis 100%. - Exam registration requirements
Each of the 3-5 topical modules must be approved.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
- Re-exam
Same as ordinary.
If the 3 -5 modules has not been approved before the ordinary exam, the students must get them approved before the reexam.
Criteria for exam assesment
To obtain the grade 12 the student must fullfill the Learning Outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LNAK10104U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- This is a joint e-learning course run in collaboration with 4 other European universities.
This course is only relevant if you are also joining the blok 5 course Summer School in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management - Course capacity
- no limits, online course which is compulsory for MSc SUFONAMA
students. Not open to students from other programs.
The number of seats may be reduced in the late registration period - Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources, Environment and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Food and Resource Economics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Niels Strange (3-7e8384507976827f3e7b853e747b)