OEKB100187 Interdisciplinary project study with excursions

Type
course with continuous assessment
Semester hours
4
Lecturer (assistant)
Maschek, Oliver , Holzinger, Andreas , Schafellner, Christa
Organisation
Forest Engineering
Offered in
Wintersemester 2025/26
Languages of instruction
Deutsch, Englisch
Content

1) The course begins with a joint kick-off event during which the supervisors provide brief introductory statements on their respective subject areas.
2) As part of (1), mini-projects are presented.
3) As part of (1), group formation takes place.
4) The subsequent work phase (research, interviews, data collection, experiments, fieldwork, etc.) and the writing of a report are carried out by the group in a self-coordinated and self-organised manner. Regular meetings with the supervisor are planned.

The course takes the form of independent student group work, conducted in a problem-oriented manner. Students independently address topics from both the core and broader context of forestry through a division of labour. The aim is to provide as comprehensive an understanding of the problem area as possible.
Previous knowledge expected

Project Management
Scientific Work
Knowledge from scienctific information management
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Students are able to scientifically examine a question from the problem areas of forestry studies. They can obtain suitable literature on a given topic and critically evaluate its content. Students are able to write a report that meets scientific criteria and deliver a professional presentation to an informed audience. They are able to justify the methods used in a scientific discourse and to substantiate their hypotheses with the results/findings obtained. Students can work together in a team with several members, divide a task into individual work packages, and finalize these on schedule. They are able to organize themselves within a team and subordinate themselves to the common success of the group.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.