Forest Products, 1TS013-25%

Welcome!

You have applied and been accepted (given that you got a positive admission result) to course 1TS013, Forest Products (7.5 credits) at the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Technology. You are welcome to the course.

Introductory meeting
We will start with a brief course introduction on 20 January (10:15-12:00). The course contains knowledge on wood anatomy, wood structure; chemical and physical properties; timber storage, handling and durability issues; pulp and paper processes; logging operations, transports, measurement and grading.

Teaching is conducted in the form of lectures, laboratory work and study visits. Laboratory report, wood block exam/assignment, study visit report and final written exam are different course elements.

Meetings
It is possible to complete all course elements from a distance. On April 19 (09:00 - 15:00) wood block review and laboratory work (Lab hall, building M); April 20 (09:15 - 15:00) remaining laboratory work (Lab hall, building M) and the wood block exam. Study visit to the wood processing industry on April 21 (09:00 - 16:00). There is a possibility to cancel study visits that we have arranged. In that case, you should preferably visit a nearby sawmill. If you have a lot of experience in sawmills and would rather visit another wood industry, it also works well. In that case, contact with the course coordinator for approval.

Get a student account and register
You need a student account in order to register. At Lnu.se/nystudent you will find information on how to do it. Registration is required for you to begin the education you have been accepted for. 

MyMoodle
MyMoodle is the learning platform used at Linnaeus University. Here you will find the digital course room where students and teachers meet. You log in with your student account, see above. Here you will find an introductory film in MyMoodle. 

In study guide, details about the course schedule, quiz, examination, grading criteria etc. are described which is available in MyMoodle page. This course will be taught in English. However, you can choose either English or Swedish in your final written exam.

Technical equipment
You need a computer and a USB headset with built-in microphone to participate in digital meetings and presentations. Read more

Literature
The list of course literature can be found in the course syllabus which can be found here: Course and programme syllabi. Enter the course code or course name in the search field to get the current course plan. If there are multiple versions, choose the latest version.

More information
If you have any questions, please contact the course manager via e-mail or telephone:
Sheikh Ali Ahmed, sheikh.ahmed@lnu.se, 0470-76-74-92

Linnaeus University switchboard: 0772-28 80 00

With kind regards,
Sheikh Ali Ahmed