As a prelude to
independent seminar presentation, students will be introduced to organization
and structure of presentations, discussion of
good presentation styles, proper development and use of Slides,
overheads, power point, handouts and others necessary for good presentation.
Application of
business management principles to the formation and operation of small business
enterprises. Considers the problems of organizing, financing and marketing by
small firms. Projects and cases are assigned for problem analysis and
solutions.
The course deal with
basic anatomical features of wood for understanding hardwood & softwood species
cell structure & function. The course equips students with the knowledge of
wood anatomy ad identification. The course is designed to provide detail
description about tree growth & structure, cell composition/structure,
macroscopic characteristics, natural defects, hard/soft wood anatomy and major
factors affecting structure of cells.
Bio-energy-environmental
health –clean development; bio-energy sources: wood, animal manure, rubbish,
woodchips, seaweed, corn stalks and other wastes; bio-energy plants: sugar
cane, jatropha, short rotation forestry and other crop plants; species
selection, species-site matching, planting, managing, harvesting;
Bioconversion: briquetting, carbonization, fermentation and oil production,
biogas production, bagasse as bio-energy; waste management and recycling for
energy production, plant species and bio-energy production, bio-energy and food
production controversies.
Definition of terms;
Basic concepts and place of forest management in forestry; Objectives of forest
management; factors to consider during forest management planning and its
control means; principles of forest sustainability and Criteria and Indicators
(C&I) of sustainability; principles of forest planning; elements and
methods of forest management; approaches to forest management planning:
Strategies for forest regulation, timber harvesting scheduling, and strategic
forest planning for timber production; fundamentals of decision analysis to
achieve ecological, economic, and social values: problem identification and
decision analysis and application of mathematical departmentming.
The role of forest
resources in economic development and environmental protection; forest,
conflict, the role of the state and institution state of Ethiopia’s forest and
sustainable forest management; forest policy tools (including forest property
rights); defining forest policy; principles of forest policy; public (forest)
policy making cycle, goals, approaches and models; forest policy
implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Forest law: concept, purpose and its
relation to forest policy; Ethiopia’s forest resource and associated problems.
The concept of
system: agricultural systems, farming systems and agroforestry; Agroforestry
system classification; silviculture of multipurpose trees: basic biophysical
and socioeconomic attributes of agroforestry tree species, influencing factors,
Diagnosis and Design method, major tree and shrub species and their
silvicultural systems. Component interaction and management; major agroforestry
practices and technologies; Socio-cultural and economic aspects of
agroforestry; The role of agroforestry in climate change adaptation and
mitigation.
Scope of logging
operations, Harvesting in forest production systems: definition, Terrain
classification. Logging policy. Logging planning. Common logging tools, their
use and maintenance requirements. Logging systems: Felling and conversion; log
grading/scaling/measurements. Landing. Terrain transport operations: methods,
techniques & equipment. Long distance transport systems. Loading and
Unloading. The overall objective of the course is to expose the student to
practical logging and log transport techniques.
The course introduces
students to the principles and practices in forest pathology; in so doing, the
concept and development of disease in plants, disease cycle, mechanisms of
pathogenesis, the biology of disease-causing agents, disease symptoms and
pathogen signs as well as disease management will be discussed. The major types
of tree diseases and deterioration of wood and wood products will also be
studied. Students of this course will be required to isolate culture and study disease-causing
organisms in the laboratory and diagnose tree diseases in the field.