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Before You
Arrive for the First Day:
Required Forester Materials from
Forestry Suppliers
Inc:
These are required
BEFORE the first lab. If you have
your own, please make sure they meet the following minimum
characteristics. If you do not own these items, please purchase them
BEFORE arriving at the class.
1 Silva Ranger Compass:
Azimuth model, with sighting mirror, and declination adjustment screw.
Typical cost: up to $45
1 Bullard Fire
Helmet: We recommend a fire-fighter's helmet with Ratchet
support. Typical cost: up to $45. This item is required for the STAND
EXAM as it takes places on a working forest. Hard hats are not required
during other labs.
1 x 50 foot Spencer Loggers Tape +
nail: We recommend a 50' combination tape - this includes
distance and diameter measurements. Typical cost: up to $40
A calculator
with trigonometric functions.
Course Structure
The class format will
include:
3 x 50 min Lectures
1 x 3 hour Lab (per section).
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Classroom: CNR 10
Credits: This course is 3 credits.
Assignments: Each assignment will be due on Monday at
Midday in the departmental office (by Brenda Haener, CNR Room 203).
Course Duration: Standard duration.
Labs:
The 3 hour lab will consist
of up to 3 hours of measurements outside. Although the "official room"
is listed as CNR 25 all labs on campus will meet at the Shattuck
Amphitheatre. The course will usually contain at least two field trips that will
be off campus during this lab time.
Office
Hours: Monday 1:30-3:00 (CNR 204C)
Books & Resources
Required Textbook (Purchase at UI
Bookstore or Amazon.com):
Forest Measurements by Avery and Burkhart, 5th Edition
Other Material that may be Helpful:
FREE Forest Sampling: Agricultural Handbook No.
232 (PDF)
FREE USDA Book on Sampling and Measurement Methods (PDF) Grading (A-F)
| Assignments (450
/ 575) |
450 |
| Quizzes |
100 |
| Lab Hand-ins |
100 |
| Stand Exam (individual) |
200 |
| Final Exam |
150 |
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| Total |
1000 |
Extra Credit Policy: Extra credit (maximum of 100) will only count towards your grade if you get at least
a D in the course. i.e. Extra Credit can improve your
grade but will not make you pass.
Grades: 90+ = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, etc This class
rounds up but does not grade on a curve. Close grades (67s, 77s, etc)
may be rounded up depending on attendance and effort at the discretion
of the instructor.
Late Work Policy: Students can email the instructor for
reasonable extensions to the deadlines. Otherwise, 10% will be deducted
from the maximum score each day it is late (up to 50%). Work late past 5
days will be graded with the permission of the instructor up to the day
of the final exam - these very late submissions will be graded at 50%
deducted from the total possible score (i.e. there is no such thing as
too late). However, no late work will be graded after the final exam has
been taken.
Cheating: Cheating and plagiarism will result in a F in
the course and automatic referral of the case to the Department Chair
and Dean of Students.
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