Course Name: Forests and Their Management

Course abstract

The Science of Forestry and the management of forests has taken front seat as a mechanism of climate change mitigation. It is one of the few very effective measures available for the sequestration of atmospheric carbon. At the same time, management of forests provides access to tourism avenues, major and minor forest produce, food and water security for wildlife and also for people. In this course, we shall discuss the principles of forestry and silviculture. We shall use case studies and examples from India and abroad to understand how forests are planted, managed and harvested for optimising various economic and ecological values derived from forests.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Ankur awadhiya

Dr. Ankur Awadhiya (B. Tech IIT Kanpur 2009, Ph. D IIT Kanpur 2015, AIGNFA IGNFA Dehradun 2016, PGDAWM WII Dehradun 2018) is an IFS officer borne on the Madhya Pradesh cadre. His interests include photography, tourism, research, instrumentation and creative literary pursuits.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

Ravishankar Suman

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2020
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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020
 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2020

Enrolled

2330

Registered

130

Certificate Eligible

89

Certified Category Count

Gold

12

Silver

47

Elite

23

Successfully completed

7

Participation

9

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 11 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score Note: Week 3 Assignment is not considered as mentioned and score for the same is not displayed here.
Forests and Their Management - Toppers list

PUSALA PRAVEENNAYAK 100%

GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BILASPUR(CG)

DHINESH K 96%

HARSHA NABHAN 96%

VELLALAR COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

KOPPUKONDA PAVAN SAI KIRAN 96%

Andhra Loyola College

UTKARSH KUMAR 95%

RAMA UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2330

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 715

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.