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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Understand the concept of SFM and its global and national context, historical and current.
2. Demonstrate an appreciation of how the SFM paradigm has influenced forest management.
3. Identify the key components of successful third party forest certification schemes and exhibit specific understanding of the major schemes in operation currently.
4. Differentiate between SFM and certification and critique whether certification is relevant to achieve SFM.
5. Discuss in detail the application of types of forest certification in Irish forests and timber processing entities.
6. Research topics & communicate findings to others.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 21 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 111 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: Format to be defined. | Week 8 | No | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Group Project: Students prepare a lecture on a given topic and deliver it to the class. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Project: Students will prepare a physical copy of their 'lecture' for distribution to the class to support study. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
? the feedback will be on the assessments....