Course Description

Research methods applied to sustainable forest management. Framing a testable research question. Models and hypotheses. Bayesian and Frequentist approaches to research. Sustainability and its influence on decision-making in forest management, with example from forest certification, climate change, biodiversity conservation, and equity. Interpret and disseminate methods and results.

PREREQS: Intro to statistics

Learning Objectives

Students completing this course will be able to understand, explain and apply concepts, assumptions, and reasoning that define a forest related research investigation.

The course has four objectives:

1. Understand and apply concepts, assumptions, and reasoning that frame research.
2. Identify the main ideas defining a sustainable forest management research
3. Effectively convey technical and non-technical information on various media.
4. Perform scholarly and professional activities in an ethical manner.
5. Diversity and equity in forest research

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