LOCATION SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE This module aims to impart a thorough understanding of the importance of field work preparation. This will be achieved through acquisition of in-depth factual location specific knowledge, building on theoretical knowledge obtained in other courses, relevant to tropical forestry issues and development of practical skills with emphasis on (i) ability to collect, analyse and evaluate appropriate qualitative and quantitative information, and combining this with (ii) choice of appropriate research tools in order to plan high quality field work. This module is a pre-requisite for students to attend the Joint Summer School Module.
MANAGEMENT PLANNING The module explains the concepts that underpin management planning for conservation and the process of planning using the Conservation Management System methodology. Additional components include landscape, recreation, archaeology and land law. The module is assessed on an individual basis by the production of a plan for a protected site.
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH This module analyses the philosophical basis for research in the management sciences, and examines a number of key methodological issues and approaches. Research designs for both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies are developed, including interviews, case studies, focus groups, surveys and experiments.
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The purpose of this module is to give students a theoretical understanding of the systems approach to managing natural resources to provide various ecosystem services, as well as a practical grounding in the ways in which natural resource managers can draw on a variety of knowledge sources to inform themselves and others of the impacts of land management interventions.
ORGANISATIONS & PEOPLE This module examines key issues arising from contemporary research in organisational behaviour and human resource management. It provides an integrated analysis of management,
organisations and people, developing the conceptual, strategic and practical skills necessary for managers in complex, global organisational contexts.
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT Emphasis is on the political and socioeconomic aspects of participatory/ community forestry as a means to promote rural development and conserve forest/nature resources in an equitable manner. Central themes are the theoretical foundation of participatory/community forestry vis รก vis the tragedy of the (unmanaged) commons, conflict management, institutional arrangements, policy, legislation and economic incentives.
RESEARCH METHODS The module aims to support the dissertation planning process and encourage critical thinking about the research process. The course covers principles of hypothesis generation, sampling, study design, spatial methods, social research methods, quantitative & qualitative analysis, and presentation of research findings. The practicals illustrate examples of www.bangor.ac.uk/senrgy
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