Cognitive skills: After the course the students will understand the basic structure-property relationships, effects of environmental factors on wood properties and behaviour, as well as the properties and manufacturing principles of the most important wood based products. Students get familiar with industrial production processes and research and development methods in the field of wood materials science. 

General skills: Basic wood science research methodology, academic writing and presentation skills, teamworking, information search. The course is especially targeted for the first year students of MSc Wood Materials Science.

Wood structure and properties, wood based products, wood materials science methodologies and research fields. 

Lectures (16 h). Excursions and learning tasks (12 h). Poster and its presentation as a team (6 h). Individual writing of literature review and feedback discussion (50 h). Individual learning (24h).

To be delivered during the course.

Examination 0-5 (0 = failed, 5 = excellent).

Wood Materials Science professor

Every year, next time in September 2018.

Joensuu, video connection to Kuopio campus.

The course is held in English. The course is mainly intended as an orientation course for new MSc Wood Materials Science students.