FOR30180 Professional Work Experience

Academic Year 2023/2024

Every forestry student is required to acquire a minimum of 16 weeks professional experience in a working forestry environment during the period between the end of 2nd trimester in stage 3 and the beginning of the 1st trimester in stage 4.
The work experience may include work in any aspect of forestry and related activities (wood processing, amenity etc.) including forest research.

Students initiative to organize work experience within the private forest sector, both in Ireland and abroad, is encouraged. In all cases the student must seek approval for their programme from the module coordinator.

The credits associated with this module are not included in the calculation of grade point average and are not included in the assessment of honours. Students must familiarise themselves with and abide by the regulations for PWE as set out by the Agricultural Sciences Programme Board. For each placement, a host contract must be completed, signed by the host and received by UCD, before the placement will be deemed to have commenced by UCD. Furthermore, placements (and parts thereof) which have been completed in the absence of an appropriately completed host contract will not be accepted. Only in the most exceptional circumstances will any deviation from this requirement be permitted and this must have the agreement, in writing, of the PWE co-ordinator.

Students must participate in any skills training provided (unless there are exceptional reasons that preclude this) and must undertake a minimum of two separate placements.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the routine manual tasks involved in some sections of forestry and/or in the forestry research environment and/or an appreciation of the steps involved in the wood processing chain.
- Evaluate the problems faced and the decisions made by professional foresters in the day-to-day management of forest resources.
- Apply and develop ideas in relation to the sectors of forestry they might want to make their career in.
- Reflect on and critique their experiences

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Placement/Work Experience

200
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will primarily involved in task-based learning. During the course of this module they will also have to employ problem based learning 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Co-requisite:
RDEV20140 - Health, Welfare & Safety


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Based on students own efforts to find placements. Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Assignment: Reports / projects associated with accessing placements. Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

15
Continuous Assessment: Reflection reports on placements. Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

65

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will be given feedback on their diaries and drafts of their final report

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 10:00 - 10:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 6 Wed 12:00 - 12:50
Spring