EXPERIENTIAL TRAININGFORESTRY

Forestry programmePrivate Bag X6531

GEORGE 6530

South Africa

(Revised January 2018)

GEORGE CAMPUS

GEORGE CAMPUS

Private Bag x 6531George

6530

Dear Mentor

It is the responsibility of each student to be credited with work performance through logbook entries and a comprehensively written work report. It is, however, expected that you as mentor and host certify that the work listed in the logbook has been satisfactorily completed and that the written report at the end of the period is signed off by you. The logbook should be signed on a weekly or two weekly bases.

As far as report writing is concerned, it will be appreciated if typing facilities can be made available to students. It is expected of students to hand in reports and logbooks two weeks after their new academic semester has commenced.

The student is under training and therefore a special/purposeful effort from work-host will be required. Please consider compiling a working programme for each student based on the training requirements as described in the Experiential training programme attached. Exposure of the student to work opportunities depends on the facilities offered by your estate and its environment. In the event that your estate does not offer a particular activity, it is suggested that an arrangement be made for the student to visit an estate where he/she can get exposure to the activity.

Note that special provision has been made to accommodate students who are doing their experiential training with organisations who specialise in a specific forestry discipline – see the attached: B: EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING: FORESTRY STUDENTS - SPECIAL PROJECTS.

The student(s) allocated to your estate should report for duty at the beginning of February and will conclude their training on 31 December. During this time, they are allowed a two-week holiday period, subject to approval by the mentor. Students who wish to extend their stay on the estate are welcome to do so with your approval.

On arrival at your premises the student will present you with a: TWO-MONTHLY EMPLOYER EVALUATION document. It is important for us to monitor student progress; therefore, we request that an accurate reflection of reality be conveyed by this report. This document is quick to fill in and only five need to be completed during the course of the year (May, July, Sept, Nov.). Students have to complete a similar document at the same time and present it to you for a signature. Forms can be posted or faxed to George Campus.

Any enquiries can be directed to the lecturer responsible for the student during his/her experiential training. Students should supply mentors with the name of the lecturer. For your convenience the names and telephone numbers of lecturers appear beneath.

Riaan Basson 074 7180051(experiential coordinator) (riaanbasson2@gmail.com)Tiaan Pool 044-8015024 Tadenda Mapeta 044-8015023Dr Keith Little 044-8015028Muedanyi Ramatswana 044-8015022Hannes van Zyl 044-8015140Sonia Roets 044-8015091 (Admin coordinator)FAX 044-8056612/044-8056691

As always we have the highest regard for the continuous support that we receive from industry and hope that the completion of this document will assist us to maintain a high standard of training and education to students.

For your convenience we include the following documents:

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TWO MONTHLY REPORT BY MENTOR TWO MONTHLY REPORT BY STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME LOGBOOK TEMPLATE FOR STUDENTS DIRECTIVE ON “REPORT WRITING BY STUDENTS”

These documents should be viewed as important links between the student and the work-host and between each student and the University.

The Department of Forestry want to thank you for the time and effort invested in students and wishes you and your student(s) a harmonious and successful experiential training year, in all respects.

Kind regards

Dr A Schmidt(Director of School: Natural Resource Management)

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Dear Student

It is necessary for you to accept co-responsibility to ensure proper exposure to learning opportunities during your experiential training. It is recommended that you ask your mentor to plan your experiential exposure period, that is: write it down in terms of what, where, when, who and how. Make sure he/she understands that you are not a production unit and that you are under training. Negotiate a method and means of controlling the progress of this programme, maybe through a monthly report system that will serve as feedback to the supervisor as to what exposure you are getting. Remember to let your mentor sign your logbook on a weekly basis – this way he/she will stay in touch with your progress on the estate.

If necessary, ask for a mentor to be appointed with whom you can discuss problems and progress. If you end up with a contractor, ask him/her to be seconded to a company for you to see their part of the operation/management. If you end up with a company, ask to be seconded to the various contractors to gain all round experience.

We would like you to get broad technical exposure on your plantation during your stay and report back on specific experiential events. We also want you to focus on a specific topic of interest and to investigate it as far as possible in your report. Obviously your topic depends a lot on where you are going to be stationed as you need to be close to activities supporting your topic. Consideration must be given to the possibility of publishing material in one of the more popular magazines or journals. Discuss this with your mentoring lecturer.

Although the main issue of the report will be the standard of the contents, we will be very strict on the technical aspects of the report. Through the use of computers there is no excuse for any spelling or grammar mistakes and referencing must be done strictly according to the supplied guidelines. A very good tip is to get a competent person to read through your report. We even suggest you have the work checked by an editor (see List of editors on Academic Literacy’s and Writing Development (Writing Centre) (ALWD) R-Drive). Remember that when submitting your report next year, we will first scan through it to see if there are any obvious mistakes, if so; it will immediately be returned to you before any marking is done.

All students will be required to give a 15-minute talk (including 5 minutes of question time) on your report during the first four weeks of the first semester. It has to be a PowerPoint presentation. A panel will evaluate your effort and the allotted mark will count 25% towards your experiential mark that will appear on your diploma. It is strongly recommended that you have this presentation ready before you arrive back at George Campus. (See ALWD R-Drive for assistance with PowerPoint).

Remember that the experience you will gain is as important as your theoretical training, so make the most of it.

Regards

Tiaan PoolProgramme Coordinator Forestry

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DIPLOMAIN FORESTRY: POLICY REGARDING EXPERIENTAIL TRAINING

With regard to the policy regarding experiential training, please note:

This document: EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING FOR FORESTRY STUDENTS is intended as a guideline for all work performed during the experiential period for the National Diploma in Forestry.

Apart from having to pass the prescribed academic subjects, the National Diploma Forestry will only be awarded to a candidate after he/she has received the required experiential training and obtained a pass mark of at least 50% in the logbooks and report (report consist of 75% for the written document and 25% for the presentation).Note that a minimum of 50% has to be achieved for the Logbook and the written document as well as the presentation, in order to pass. If less than 50% is obtained for any of these assessments, students will be subject to a re-examination.

No rigid rules are formulated regarding the full spectrum of experiential training to be undertaken, however, candidates are expected to undergo technical training on an approved ‘forestry’ estate where a normal range of activities are offered. It is in the interests of the candidate, the forestry industry and the University that experiential training should include as many of the fields of activities listed in the attached schedules as possible.

The candidate must see to it that his/her logbook is regularly kept up to date throughout the experiential training period and this must (on a weekly/two weekly basis) be endorsed by the senior supervisory manager of the estate. The logbook must account for each working day of the student’s training period. This includes periods of vacation leave taken. After-hour work activities, such as combating fires and legal action must also be clearly indicated. Standby duty over weekends is a forester's way of life and does not count as duty and does not need to be logged.

For logbook recording, it needs to be noted that each working day of the experiential training period must be accounted for, with the total adding up to more or less 36 weeks or 180 days.

Full records need to be provided concerning what work was done, where it was done and how much was done. It is suggested that long descriptions be avoided (see attached sample).

Logbooks must be duly coded and the number of days per activity (code) summarised according to the codes (see attached example).

Apart from the logbook, each candidate must complete a work report of about 25 typed pages (excluding annexures). The topic selected for this report has to be related to an activity on the estate where the student is doing experiential training. The report should include an evaluation of work conditions and general conclusions reached.

All reports must include the ‘Declaration of Plagiarism’ form. Reports without this declaration will not be accepted (see Chapter 4: Plagiarism).

All reports must receive an initial scan by the Writing Centre for obvious technical errors before it is handed in for assessment. See section on guidelines later (see Chapter 5: Writing Centre).

The report must be forwarded through the mentor and area manager of the company where the student completed his/her experiential training to George Campus. If possible students must collect their reports themselves from the companies to ensure they are not late. Employers are expected to briefly comment on the report concerned. If the report and logbook of a student is kept by his/her host company for evaluating purposes, a signed statement from the hosting company confirming this fact must be handed in on the due date stating the date that the company received the report as well as the date it will be released to the University. If the company did not receive the report well ahead of time (at least two weeks) the statement will be disregarded.

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All reports and logbooks must be handed in on the Friday two weeks after classes commence for the new semester. (That is the last Friday of the 2 week period February 2018 to Me Sonia Roets at North Campus).Reports and logbooks that are not duly signed by the student’s mentor and the senior manager of the division where he/she worked will not be accepted.

To prevent any plagiarism students must submit reports via TURNITIN. Students will be allowed to do multiple submissions. The minimum acceptable percentage of plagiarism is of 10%. However, 10% plagiarism from any single source will be unacceptable. Reference lists will be excluded and if file are too large for submission on the Webb, pictures should be excluded from the document. A screen print of the TURITIN result page must be attached to the hard copy of the report along with your plagiarism declaration page.

Written submissions for extension must be submitted well ahead of time. Students who hand in reports and logbooks late will fail their experiential semester. These students have to register for experiential training again and can only hand in the respective documents the following year. (The DOS will decide on special circumstances for late reports)

Students who fail their reports or presentations will get the opportunity for a re-exam. These re-exams have to be completed within one month from the first assessment. A maximum of 50% can be achieved during a re-exam.

If a student fails the 2ndattempt, he/she have to register for the experiential training again and can only submit their report the following year.

If a report, logbook or presentation is not completed by the end of the first academic semester, the student can only submit his/her report the following year.

Students must keep in mind that the National Diploma in Forestry has to be completed within five years. Failure to do so will result in students having to repeat some of the main subjects. The experiential period is regarded as a subject and has to be passed within the five-year period.

Students who fail their logbooks have to spend additional time with a suitable host until proof is provided that a 50% pass rate has been achieved in their logbook.

Submitted reports and logbooks are regarded as examination scripts and will not be returned to students.

Misbehaviour during experiential training - Students who are doing their experiential training are registered students of the NMU and should conduct themselves in a way that will create a good impression of the institution and the programme they are taking part in. Students who misbehave during this time are still bound by the rules and standards set by the University and will regardless of any disciplinary action taken against them by the company they work with, be disciplined by the University as well. Students who are expelled by their hosting companies because of an offence they committed will receive no assistance to find an alternative host to do experiential training. However, the alternative host will have to be approved by the NMU.

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TWO-MONTHLY EMPLOYER EVALUATION

NAME OF STUDENT

EXPERIENTIAL PERIOD

STUDENT NUMBER COMPANY

RATING SCALE 5 Excellent

4 Good

3 Satisfactory

2 Poor

1 Very poor

QUALITY OF WORK COMMUNICATION SKILLS

QUANTITY OF WORK HUMAN RELATIONS

RESPONSIBILITY / RELIABILITY PUNCTUALITY

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE / PROBLEM SOLVING

EXPERIENTIAL SKILLS REPORT WRITING

MOTIVATION

MENTOR

COMPANY'S OFFICIAL STAMP AND MENTOR’s SIGNATURE

POSITION

TELEPHONE

FAX

E-MAIL

DATE

DAYS ABSENT REASON

REASONS FOR UNSATISFACTORY WORK PERFORMED BY STUDENT:If in your opinion work is unsatisfactory, is it due to :

a negative attitude towards employment generally ? YES NO

a lack of interest in a specific task ? YES NO

a lack of self-confidence ? YES NO

uncertainty as to choice of correct career path ? YES NO

a lack of career-orientated motivation ? YES NO

the employee being lazy ? YES NO

the degree of difficulty of the task allocated to the employee ? YES NO

the employee being incorrectly placed within the firm ? YES NO

OTHER COMMENTS BY MENTOR

E-Mail: riaanbasson2@gmail.com Fax number: 044 805 6691/24

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TWO-MONTHLY STUDENT’S EVALUATION

THIS EVALUATION MUST BE COMPLETED ON A TWO-MONTHLY BASIS, SIGNED BY BOTH THE STUDENT AND THE MENTOR AND THEN SEND TO THE UNDER MENTIONED ADDRESS, TO EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF EXPERIMENTAL EXPOSURE.

STUDENT NAME

STUDENT NUMBER

MENTOR NAME

NAME OF COMPANY

YEAR OF TRAINING 20____ REPORT NO 1 2 3 4 5 6Feb/Mar Apr/May Jun/Jul Aug/Sep Sep/Oct Dec

IN YOUR OPINION : Yes Sort of No

Are you at the right place for training?

Are there any shortcomings?

Are there any serious problems?

Do you get along with management?

Do you get along with the workforce?

Are there any communication problems?

What % exposure according to the booklet do you expect to get? (Estimate) 90 % 65 % < 50 %

Comments on any negative responses above (‘Sort of’, ‘No’ or low exposure percentage)

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E-Mail: riaanbasson2@gmail.com Fax number: 044 805 6691/24

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A: EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING FOR FORESTRY STUDENTS - GENERAL

Code Details of experiential exposure Universityevaluation

1. ESTATE MANAGEMENT 1.1 Productivity measures1.2 Short term and long term management aims1.3 Economics and marketing of produce1.4 Legal matters1.5 General (purchases, meetings, supervision, etc. )

Four weeks

Weight: 11%

2. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 2.1 Wages and other remunerations2.2 Budget, cash flow2.3 Business plan2.4 Productive and general accounting2.5 Insurance2.6 Depreciation2.7 Profitability2.8 Book keeping

Three weeks

Weight: 8%

3. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3.1 Labour matters (liaison, housing, settling disputes, etc.)3.2 Safety and loss control3.3 Community relationships/extension3.4 Training and education3.5 Negotiating with unions

Three weeks

Weight: 8%

4. FOREST PROTECTION 4.1 Fires (prevention, protection, suppression)4.2 Fires as management tool4.3 Legal implications4.4 A particular plant or animal problem

Four weeks

Weight: 11%

5. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT5.1 Conservation works (erosion control, wetland management, etc)5.2 Forest fauna and flora (describe the natural environment)5.3 Environmental management plan5.4 FSC / ISO certification

Three weeks

Weight: 8%

6. SILVICULTURE 6.1 Nursery practice6.2 Genetics tree breeding6.3 Diversified silvicultural systems for specific products and sites6.4 Application of soil maps6.5 Growth responses on varying growth sites6.6 Experiential silviculture (planting, site prep., pruning, tending, thinning…)6.7 Silvicultural management (weed control plans, planting plans, …)

Five weeks

Weight: 15%

7. HARVESTING AND ENGINEERING7.1 Harvesting7.1.1 Thinning and clear felling operations (any product)7.1.2 Systems used7.1.3 Operational planning (compartment level) 7.1.4 Costing, safety control and planning of individual operations7.1.5 Harvesting management 7.2 Transport7.2.1 Configurations used7.2.2 Loading/off-loading methods7.2.3 Contractors or own ops7.3 Road construction and maintenance7.3.1 Classification7.3.2 Maintenance (equipment used, own ops vs. contractors)

Six weeks

Weight: 17%

8. CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT8.1 Legal matters8.2 Scheduling and phasing8.3 Logistics8.4 Quality control

Two weeks

Weight: 5%

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9. SHORT COURSES 9.1 Fire simulation courses9.4 Management courses (supervision and finance)9.5 Attending symposia, field days and conferences

One week

Weight: 3%10 FOREST MANAGEMENT

10.1 Mensuration techniques (stock surveying, volume determination, etc.)10.2 Normality regulation (age class distribution per working cycle)10.3 Use of management tools (GIS, GPS, Computer software, etc.)10.4 Sustainability (yields, human resource, environment, etc.)10.5 Programming and planning10.6 Working plan10.7 Territorial organisation

Four weeks

Weight: 11%

11. UTILISATION 11.1 Pulp and paper, fibre board manufacturing 11.2 Saw mills11.3 Pole preservation plant

One week

Weight: 3%

B: EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING: FORESTRY STUDENTS – Placed at a Host other than plantation forestry (e.g. nursery)

Code Details of experiential exposure Universityevaluation

1. ESTATE MANAGEMENT 1.1 Productivity measures1.2 Short term and long term management aims1.3 Economics and marketing of produce1.4 Legal matters1.5 General (purchases, meetings, supervision, etc.)

Three weeks

Weight: 8%

2. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 2.1 Wages and other remunerations2.2 Budget, cash flow2.3Business plan2.4 Productive and general accounting2.5 Insurance2.6 Depreciation2.7 Profitability2.8 Book keeping

Three weeks

Weight: 8%

3. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3.1 Labour matters (liaison, housing, settling disputes, etc)3.2 Safety and loss control3.3 Community relationships/extension3.4 Training and education3.5 Negotiating with unions

4. FOREST PROTECTION 4.1 Fires (prevention, protection, suppression)4.2 Fires as management tool4.3 Legal implications4.4 A particular plant or animal problem

Three weeks

Weight: 8%

5. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT5.1 Conservation works (erosion control, wetland management, etc)5.2 Forest fauna and flora (describe the natural environment)5.3 Environmental management plan5.4 FSC / ISO certification

Three weeks

Weight: 8%

6. SILVICULTURE 6.1 Nursery practice6.2 Genetics tree breeding6.3 Diversified silvicultural systems for specific products and sites6.4 Application of soil maps6.5 Growth responses on varying growth sites6.6 Experiential silviculture (planting, site prep., pruning, tending, thinning…)6.7 Silvicultural management (weed control plans, planting plans, …)

Four weeks

Weight: 11%

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7. HARVESTING AND ENGINEERING7.1 Harvesting7.1.1 Thinning and clear felling operations (any product)7.1.2 Systems used7.1.3 Operational planning (compartment level) 7.1.4 Costing, safety control and planning of individual operations7.1.5 Harvesting management 7.2 Transport7.2.1 Configurations used7.2.2 Loading/off-loading methods7.2.3 Contractors or own ops7.3 Road construction and maintenance7.3.1 Classification7.3.2 Maintenance (equipment used, own ops vs. contractors)

Five weeks

Weight: 15%

8. CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT8.1 Legal matters8.2 Scheduling and phasing8.3 Logistics8.4 Quality control

Two weeks

Weight: 5%

9. SHORT COURSES 9.1 Fire simulation courses9.2 Management courses (supervision and finance)9.3 Attending symposia, field days and conferences

One week

Weight: 3%10. FOREST MANAGEMENT

10.1 Mensuration techniques (stock surveying, volume determination, etc)10.2 Normality regulation (age class distribution per working cycle)10.3 Use of management tools (GIS, GPS, Computer software, etc)10.4 Sustainability (yields, human resource, environment, etc)10.5 Programming and planning10.6 Working plan10.7 Territorial organisation

Four weeks

Weight: 11%

11. UTILISATION 11.1 Pulp and paper, fibre board manufacturing 11.2 Saw mills11.3 Pole preservation plant

One week

Weight: 3%12. SPECIAL PROJECTS

Activities under this heading will include research (ICFR), forest pest management (FABI), rehabilitation (WITS mine dump rehab.), full time nursery practice, as well as other natural resource management activities not listed.

Four week

Weight: 11%

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EXAMPLE OF LOGBOOK ENTRIESSCHEDULE OF EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING

STUDENT Tshepo Moribola Ramasobana

PERIOD OF PRACTICALTRAINING

FROM 02 April 20??

TO 31 December 20??

FIRM Sappi Forests Venus Plantation

DATE Code Description of work Number of days

1 August 8

8.3 LogisticsIn the early morning together with forest manager we did a vehicle checklist on the labour carriers of the contractor. 1

2 August 8

8.1 Legal mattersTogether with District manager we attended court proceedings for unfair dismissal at CCMA of a previous employee that was dismissed.

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5 August 1

1.1 Productivity measures Together with Forester we did a time study for our own Ops to measure production per units per manday for a slashing operation that was done on B64,Sappi Kyloe recently bought plantation.

1

6 August 7

7.3.2 Road Maintenance (TLB and Grader)

Together with Forest manager, we inspected the work done at road 3, The road was graded and humps was also done.

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7August 8

8.1 Legal mattersTogether with district manager we attended court proceedings for an unfair dismissal case at CCMA. 1

8-9 August 3

3.5 Negotiating with unionsTogether with FAWU union representation, We had a meeting with Sappi Kyloe employees to explain the terms and conditions of their contracts prior they can sign, so that if there are any issues that need to addressed the employees can get a platform to raise their complaints .

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12-13 August 7

7.1.2 System usedTogether with harvesting forester we visited the operation were the Harvester was working. The system was changed from chainsaw operation to the harvester machine. We also did a time study to see the time difference of how many trees can it fell compared to the chainsaw.

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3.1 Labour matters(settling disputes) With forester we had a meeting together with the shop stewards, supervisor and safety representatives. The workers had a overtime pay disputes on high FDI days as they have to be on standby after work until the FDI drops thus we had to discuss with them the standby conditions and procedure that need to be followed for them to claim the hours of standby.

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STATEMENT BY EMPLOYER FOR UNIVERSITY USE

I hereby certify that the trainee has performed the above work to my satisfaction

COMMENTS :

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NAME Dalindyebo Phaqula

RANK Management Forester

SIGNATURE

DATE 31 September 2013 SIGNATURE

EMPLOYER’S STAMP DATE

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GUIDELINES TO WRITING OF THE REPORT

It is expected that every student write a report at the end of their experiential semester with the purpose of writing about the work done during that semester. The following advice is given from the Writing Centre:

1. SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT TO THE WRITING CENTRE

Please note the following: The ALWD offers support through emails and the R-Drive. Additionally, you can submit your report (or part thereof) via

the new online registration form to have it checked. This must be done via the ALWD online registration form. A new electronic booking sheet has to be filled in. This form is located on the NMU  ALWD website [Go to Student portal online forms forms ALWD registration form] or use this link: <http://forms.NMU.ac.za/writingcentre/registration/

It is recommended that a first draft be submitted to the ALWD to be checked before handing in the final copy to your lecturer. This is voluntary but is recommended. This needs to be submitted in or prior to November to allow for enough time for a response. The new online registration form must be used. Students may submit sections of their work throughout the year and may contact the ALWD with any queries they may have. However, the ALWD does not have time in January and February to check experiential reports as they are very involved in the Orientation Programme.

The ALWD does not offer an editing service. We check academic writing not spelling, grammar or sentence construction. It is strongly recommended that you have your report edited before you submit it. Should you require the services of an editor, a name can be obtained from the List of editors which is on the ALWD R-Drive. You will need to pay the editor.

2. ACADEMIC WRITING REQUIREMENTS: ALWD R-Drive

This report must comply with the requirements of report-writing as laid down by NMU George Campus, in the following documents which are available on the Writing Centre (ALWD) R-Drive:

Seminar report template Academic writing – technical requirements Writing assignments How to write an introduction? How to write a conclusion? Using and referring to figures and tables in reports Referencing guide – Anglia Ruskin Harvard method Using in-text referencing in different ways Numbering the pages of your assignment

3. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT

Follow the guidelines as specifically given in the Seminar report template. Do not write using first person.

4. TITLE OF THE REPORT

Each report must have a title which should be to the point, explicit and should cover a specialised forestry topic. The theme has to cover a project/activity that the student was exposed to during his/her experiential period. The theme should be decided upon by both the employer/mentor and the student concerned, in order to serve both parties’ interests. The title needs to reflect this theme and should preferably include the name of the estate at which you are completing your experiential training.

5. TITLE PAGE

Your title page must have the following format (figure 1). Do not include company logos or photographs on this page. (They could be included in the report as figures).

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Figure 1: Sample of a Title Page (adapted from Pool, 2010)

6. REPORTING ON THE PRACTICAL WORK

Although your report is based on a theme, you still need to report on your experiential training with regard to this theme. This is important. You need to discuss your experiences but need to base it on evidence from sources - your mentor being the main source. However, you also need to include theory from books, journals, company manuals, and internet sources to define and explain the concepts and best practices. It is recommended that you begin the paragraph with theory and then go on to explain what you experienced at your estate in this regard. Do not forget to include the in-text references.

7. REFERENCES

All references used, must be listed correctly. NMU George Campus is covered for copyright from Anglia Ruskin University which means that this is the system you need to use when referencing the sources within your report. Refer to the documents: Reference Guide Anglia Ruskin Harvard Method, and Using in-text referencing in different ways.The following needs to be applied to your report: The REFERENCE LIST is at the end of your report after the acknowledgements The REFERENCE LIST heading must be caps, bold and 12 point The sources are listed in alphabetical order The second and third lines of each reference must be indented (see document) ALL sources referred to in the report must be included in the REFERENCE LIST ALL sources given an in-text reference in the report must have the full reference in the REFERENCE LIST Every single paragraph in your report (excluding the introduction and conclusion) must have at least one in-

text reference in-text references for this report fall into three categories (Refer to documents on how to do this):

o sources – books, manuals, annual reports, company policies and plans, acts of parliament, PowerPoint presentations, documents off the company intranet (database), figures and tables. You must use third person when you speak about these sources. For example: According to Dube (2009), the processes involved in afforestation include.

o personal communication – conversations, email contact and telephone calls. This should be used often as much of what you learnt was from communication with the people you worked with. These contacts should also be included in the reference list. Simons (personal communication, 2011) told of the impacts of disease on … ; According to Ndlovu (personal communication, 2011) the harvesting process .............

o observation – what you have noted, seen and observed during your experiential training. You must in-text reference your observation. This should be used often as much of what you learnt was from observation. For example: It was observed that .............. ; Upon observation, ..............................; It was noted ..................; After observing .............................................

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NMU GEORGE CAMPUS (bold 14-point font)

TITLE OF DOCUMENT(bold 26 point font)

Report by: .............................................................. on the activities on .......................

forest estate for the period ............................................ to...........................................

Addressed to:

CF PoolNMU George CampusPrivate Bag X 6531GEORGE 6530

Through:

The Plantation/Estate Manager: ..........................................................................................

Date: .............................................................................................................................

8. RECOMMENDATIONS

This is a very important part of the report where the student evaluates his/her efforts and it is very often not done with enough insight and constructive criticism. The following are some of the factors that could be considered in this section: evaluate what you enjoyed the most evaluate at what you were most successful evaluate in which areas you grew the most evaluate where you would have liked to have had the opportunities to have grown more evaluate which structures within the company worked successfully and which did not (your opinion – be tactful) identify and comment on the implications of these successes and/or failures give recommendations (your own opinions) for improvements of systems or of future experiential training programmes

9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (on new page)

Under this heading, those persons who have been helpful with the practical training and particularly those who have helped with this report, are named and thanked. This is not a dedication to your family or anyone else so keep it short and to the point.

10. PLAGIARISM

Please note the following: Please read the necessary documents from the ALWD R-Drive on plagiarism. It is a serious offence and could result in suspension from the university. You avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing and in-text referencing – refer to documentation on the R-Drive. You need to print a copy of the Plagiarism Declaration off the ALWD R-drive, sign it and attach it to the front of your

report behind the title page.

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NAME: __________________ % EXPOSURE: ________________

NO PRESCRIBED EXPERIENTIAL WORK (working days exposure)

TALLY

SUM

WEI

GH

T %

TOTA

L

1 ESTATE MANAGEMENT (20 *DAYS) 11

2 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (15 DAYS) 8

3 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (15 DAYS) 8

4 FOREST PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION (20 DAYS)

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5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (15 DAYS) 8

6 SILVICULTURE (25 DAYS) 15

7 HARVESTING AND ENGINEERING (30 DAYS) 17

8 CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT (10) 5

9 SHORT COURSES (5 DAYS) 3

10 FOREST MANAGEMENT (20 DAYS) 11

11 UTILISATION (5 DAYS) 3

EXPOSURE OUT OF 180 DAYS 100

E.g. (NO 1) Did 12 days** of estate management = 12/20 x 11% = 6.6%

REMARKS:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________ _____________________________________________________

DATE: ____________ LECTURER: ____________________

**A day means a working day

Logbook marking sheet: General

Logbook marking sheet: Other placements

NAME: __________________ % EXPOSURE: ________________

NO PRESCRIBED PRACTICAL WORK (working days exposure)

TALLY

SUM

WEI

GH

T %

TOTA

L

1 ESTATE MANAGEMENT (15 *DAYS) 8

2 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (15 DAYS) 8

3 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (15 DAYS) 8

4 FOREST PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

(15 DAYS)

8

5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (15 DAYS) 8

6 SILVICULTURE (20 DAYS) 11

7 HARVESTING AND ENGINEERING (25 DAYS) 15

8 CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT (10) 5

9 SHORT COURSES (5 DAYS) 3

10 FOREST MANAGEMENT (20 DAYS) 11

11 UTILISATION (5 DAYS) 3

12 SPECIAL PROJECTS 12

EXPOSURE OUT OF 180 DAYS 100

E.g. (NO 1) Did 12 days of estate management = 12/15 x 8% = 6.4

REMARKS: _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DATE: ____________ LECTURER: ________* A day means a working day.

NMU George Campus

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Presentation assessment rubricName: Student Number: Date:Title: Assessor:1 Content Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 Tot

ala Introduction statement of purpose/objectives; outline of content

b Body/discussioninsight into topic; accuracy of content; use of terminology; substantial; academic content (novice, apprentice, proficient or distinguished); references relevant

X6 X6

X6 X6

X6

c Conclusion summation; adequate X2 X2

X2 X2

X2

d Questioning session

confidence; courtesy; enthusiasm; control of session; demonstrates knowledge and understanding of topic

X2 X2

X2 X2

X2

e Originality reflection of own experience; relevance to experiential training; new ideas; own interpretation

Sub-total 60

2 Presentation design Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 Tot

al

a Slide layout consistency; elegance; spacing; colours; font size; font style; bullets (6 x 6 rule); headings

b Figures and tables

relevant; quality; proportion; size; layout; labels; references

c Grammar on slides - use of language; sentence construction; spelling

d Referencing reference list; in-text references; labels to figures and tables; accurate;

Sub-total 20

3 Presenting style Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 Total

a Verballanguage; formal; professional; convincing; voice projection and clarity; speed; pauses; enthusiasm; expression; [not reading]

b Non-verbal gestures (hands and head); eye contact; body language; movement away from podium;

c Timing Presentation time management; questioning time management

d Use of equipment

lighting; flash drive working; confident; planned; [back not to audience]; control of cursor; use of pointer; reference to figures and tables using pointer or hand gesture; [not apologising for mistakes]

Sub-total 20

TOTAL 100

Rating scale: 5 - Excellent (80-100%); 4 - Very good (70-79%); 3 - Average (60-69%); 2 - Poor (50-59%); 1/0 - Very poor (0-49%)Comments to student:

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PLAGIARISM DECLARATION

Plagiarism is using someone else’s work, words or ideas and claiming them as your own.   To avoid being accused of plagiarism, all sources must be acknowledged by including in text referencing and a detailed reference list in the document.  Any work not referenced is assumed to be the author’s own ideas. 

Forms of plagiarism include:

Copying the text word-for-word and not acknowledging your source. Starting a sentence using your own words, using someone else’s work to complete the

sentence and not acknowledging your source. Rewriting someone else’s work/ideas in your own words and not acknowledging your

source. Using the information in a graphic (for example: diagram, flow-chart, picture, photograph,

graph), writing it up in your own words and not acknowledging your source. Creating a graphic from written information and not acknowledging your source.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. I have read and understand the information on plagiarism outlined above.

2. I have given in-text references (for example: Jones, 2006) for all quotations (whether direct quotations, paraphrasing or summaries) and all ideas I have borrowed from others.

3. Where I have used the exact words of others (direct quotations), I have indicated this by the use of double quotation marks (").

4. I have not allowed and will not allow anyone to plagiarise my work.

5. I understand that a zero tolerance approach towards plagiarism has been adopted by the George Campus of NMU and that I will receive no marks for any assignment in which plagiarism has been discovered.

Signed __________________________________________

Date ____________________________________________

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Forestry and Wood Technology, George Campus NMU, George CampusAssessment grid for assignments/seminar and scientific reports/experiential

training reports Assignment titleStudent

Student Number

SECTION 1: Technical requirements Mark

allocation

Student’s result

1a StructureIncludes: typed and bound; official cover page (no logo or figure); table of contents; list of figures, tables and annexures (if relevant); sections - introduction, body, conclusion; reference list; plagiarism declaration and Turnitin printout.

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1b Format Includes: font size – 12 (tables 10); font style – Arial, New Times Roman; line spacing – 1.5; margins – 2.4; headings and heading numbers ; and page numbers

6

1c Language and spellingIncludes: evidence of editing; sentences well-constructed; use of tenses correct; and use of linking words to create discussion

7

1d Use of figures and tablesIncludes: relevant to topic; quality excellent and no distortion; size consistent; referred to in the text; numbered correctly; label formatted correctly; centred on page; and reflected in list of figures/tablesUse of annexuresIncludes: of value to report; referred to in the text; numbered correctly in order of reference within the text; reflected in list of annexures; and included at end of report after reference list

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1e ReferencingIncludes: quality selection of sources – from journals, books, e-journals and e-books ; Harvard style consistently used; reference list – alphabetical, indented second line, all used in the report; in-text referencing (citations) - source is given for every statement; used in a variety of ways; accurate use; and all included in the reference list

10

SECTION 1: Technical requirements 35

SECTION 2: Content requirements Mark

allocation

Student’s result

2a IntroductionIncludes:

5

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Introduces report rather than topic States purpose and aim of report (present tense) Gives brief background to topic o Starts with broad background (bigger picture)o Goes on to more specific backgroundo Includes in-text references in background

Defines necessary terminology (in-text references) Gives breakdown of report (future tense) No tables or figures included

2b BodyIncludes: Clarity of purpose Logical sequence of discussion Information from research clearly and concisely presented Information from sources interpreted and applied Theory converted to the purpose of the report Important information highlighted Content accurate and relevant to topic Evidence of critical thinking in discussion New ideas put forward Figures, tables, annexures and in-text references used effectively to

support the discussion

40

2c ConclusionIncludes: Mirrors introduction States purpose and aim of report (past tense) Gives shortened breakdown of report (past tense) Summarizes report – concludes on findings made under each main

heading of table of contents Inferences made - insightful and relevant

10

SECTION 2: Content requirements 55

SECTION 3: General assessmentMark

allocation

Student’s result

Includes: Of value to students and lecturer Evidence of effort

Evidence of team effort where relevant

Evidence of sufficient research Adherence to criteria of assessment

rubric

10

SECTION 3: General assessment 10

SECTION 4: Penalties deductions

Student’s result

Deadlines not met Number of days late

-2% per day

Plagiarism infringements – zero or dependent on investigation/disciplinary -100%

SECTION 4: Penalties Negative marking

ASSESSMENT SUMMARYMark

allocation

Student’s result

SECTION 1: Technical requirements 35

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SECTION 2: Content requirements 55SECTION 3: General assessment 10SECTION 4: Penalties Negative

marking

TOTAL 100Lecturer’s comments:

Lecturer’s signature: Date:

Checklist before handing in Logbook and Report

REPORTItem Yes No

1. Report signed off by estate manager (your manager should read it, not just sign it)2. Report properly bound (e.g. ring bound) (Not stapled)3. Plagiarism declaration attached and signed4. Turnitin attached and signed (must reflect name of student)5. Pictures & graphs in colour6. Reference list alphabetic7. Referencing done according to the template for writing a Seminar on the NMU ALWD Centre site (R-drive)8. Grammar & spelling checked9. Report was sent to Academic literacy and writing development Centre (ALWD)10. Report was edited for English grammar and spelling11. All annexures referred to in text are attached12. All photos, figures and tables are referenced in the text13. I have consulted the template for writing a Seminar on the NMU ALWD Centre site (R-drive)14. My report is ± 25 pages long (Cover to cover – excluding annexures)15. My report is about an activity/topic I was exposed to during my practical period and not just a theoretical exercise

LOGBOOK1. Signed every week/two weeks2. Activity codes included3. Only one activity code per day4. No weekend days included in logbook5. Dates are listed chronologically6. Activities are described in detail as per guide lines, i.e. Sufficient detail per activity

TWO MONTH FEEDBACK REPORTS1. I have discussed the “Experiential Guidelines document” with the estate

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manager2. I was allocated a specific well qualified mentor3. I submitted my report every two months to George Campus (Mrs Sonia Roets)4. My two monthly report was discussed and signed by the estate manager before submitting it

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