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(1) Prepare students to be both environmentally conscious and
economically successful by using renewable materials (RM) to
meet society’s needs and solve important problems.
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1.1 Contemporary Issues of Wood/RM Use - Understanding the demand and use of RM-based products from a regional to a global perspective and the
impact of that use on society and the environment.
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1.2 Understanding the principal applications of RM-based materials includingthe important positive and negative attributes of the use of those products and
those of alternative materials.
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1.3 Choosing and specifying appropriate RM-based products for a variety ofend uses.
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1.4 Understanding the major policy, regulation, environmental and other
societal issues that impact the manufacturing and use of wood-based products.
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1.5 Understanding of professional ethics, including the SWST Code of Conduct,and recognition of ethical responsibility to adhere to those standards.
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1.7 Be able to explain and defend the term 'renewable material' from
environmental and economic perspectives.
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(2) Equip students with professional skills and knowledge to use
renewable materials to make positive contributions in a world
that’s rapidly becoming more complicated and challenging.
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2.1 Basic Wood/RM Sciences
2.1.1 Anatomy and biology of wood and RM Wood/RM formation; wood identification; Understanding the basic physiology
of a tree stem, the scientific nomenclature of commercial tree species, cellular composition and organization of hardwoods and softwoods, and the structure of the wood cell wall; Identification of commercial woods using macroscopic and microscopic techniques.
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2.1.2 Pyhsical Charactersitics and Properties Understanding the physical properties and characteristics of RM and RM based
composites; Understanding the relationships between structure and its physical properties in RM; Understanding higroscopicity and moisture transport in RM; Understanding the influence of environmental factors on the physical properties of wood and other RM; The ability to determine the physical properties of RM and RM-based composites.
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2.1.3 Mechanical Charactersitics and Properties Understanding elementary statics and strength of materials as applied to wood
and RM-based composites; Understanding the elastic and strength properties of solid wood in the three orthotropic directions in response to axial, shear and bending actions; Understanding the relationships between anatomical and chemical structure, physical properties and decay on the mechanical properties of wood and RM-based composites; Understanding the influence of
environmental factors on the mechanical response of wood and RM-based products subject to short term and long-term applied load.
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2.1.4 Chemical Characteristics and properties Understanding the composition, structure and distribution in the cell wall of
the chemical constituents of wood; Understanding the primary differences in chemical composition between hardwood and softwood species;
Understanding the polymeric characteristics of the chemical components of wood; Understanding how wood and RM-based composites respond to chemical treatments.
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2.1.5 Wood degradation and deterioration Understanding the biological and non-biological agents and conditions that
may cause deterioration of wood and RM-based products; Understanding the effects that deteriorating agents have on the material properties of wood and RM-based products.
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2.1.6 Composite Materials Understanding the fundamentals of composite theory; Understanding the
morphology of constituent wood elements and their impact on wood
composite properties; Understanding the principles of adhesion and adhesion technology.
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2.1.7 Basic lab literacy and etiquete: planning and executing and reporting lab activities. The ability to test, or direct the testing, of wood and RM-based products using standard testing procedures and equipment to assess their mechanical properties, and to interpret the results against known standards or goals. Use writing as a way of learning and thinking critically about course content. Learn and practice writing as professionals in the fields of wood science and technology, and renewable materials.
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2.1.8: Rows 19-25 Explain the chemistry and anatomy of plant-based materials commonly used used in
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properties of each component of the cell wall and how it affects physical properties.
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Draw each of the cell types used in renewable materials, including approximategeometry, labeling their anatomical structures.
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Identify whether a sample is a ring-porous hardwood, a diffuse-porous hardwood, a softwood, bamboo, palm, a bast fiber, or a cereal straw using the naked eye, hand lens, or microscope.
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For each of the material types above, tell what part of the plant it comes from and
what the plant type is called.
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Explain the major differences for wood utilization of the following: heartwood and sapwood; juvenile and mature wood; bole and branch wood; compression wood, tension wood, and normal wood.
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Define 'quality' of the resource in terms of the material and the user's needs.
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(3) Equip students to work with, and in, diverse groups of
professionals on a global scale.
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3.1 Understanding of how science and scientists work to produce, critique and
disseminate new information.
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3.2 Understanding of work group dynamics and how collaboration can
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speakers and seminars.
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3.4 Understanding of global market dynamics associated with manufacture and trade
of products made from renewable materials.
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(4) Inform students on how to start-up new businesses and
develop new products based on renewable materials.
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4.1 Processing and Manufacturing of RM based composites Mechanical reduction: Understanding the principles of machining wood to
produce a variety of wood and wood-based materials; Drying processes: Understanding wood drying processes and systems; Manufacture of solid wood products; Understanding the operations and equipment needed to produce lumber and other; Manufacture of solid wood products; Understanding the operations and equipment needed to produce lumber and other solid wood products from softwood and hardwood logs.
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4.2 Understanding the flow of material from the forest to the finished solid
wood and/or RM-based products.
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4.4 Understanding the flow of materials from the raw material source to the
finished composite product
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4.5 Chemical Wood ProcessingUnderstanding the chemical and thermal processing of wood to produce fiber,
energy, chemicals and chemically-modified wood.
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4.6 Wood protection and enhancementUnderstanding the fundamental mechanisms and relevant practical methods
for protecting wood from deterioration
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4.7 Understanding of finishes and coating systems to enhance wood and wood-based
materials
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4.8 Be conversant in the in the technologies and issues associated with the potential
of biomass to serve as a feedstock for producing energy
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4.9 Understand the main regulations and permitting techniques that society and the regulatory community uses to control environmental impacts of renewable material
manufacturing operations.
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4.10 Understand the technologies used to control emissions from RM manufacturing
facilities
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4.11 Understand the principles of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing and how
to apply them in the work place
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4.12 Understand the architecture and capabilities of modern manufacturing process
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workplace.
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4.14 Understand the design and capabilities of computer-based manufacturing
maintenance programs
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4.15 Understand how to read mechanical drawings and control schematics.
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4.16 Understand basic laws of thermodynamics as they apply to renewable energy
technologies
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4.17 Understand Life Cycle Analysis as it applies to renewable energy and products
made from renewable materials
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4.18 Be prepared to meet future renewable material manufacturing challenges by
factoring both economic and environmental considerations into business plans
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4.19 Understand the elements and applications of statistical process and quality
control and how to apply them n the workplace.
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4.20 Understand the principles and elements of continuous process improvement
programs such as Six Sigma, and how to apply them in the workplace
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4.21 Understanding the principles of convering fibrous plants to produce a
variety of materials
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4.22 Understanding the operations and equipment needed to produce lumber
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4.23 Understanding the flow of material from the growing site to the finished
product.
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4.24 Understanding the operations and equipment needed to produce
composite materials.
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4.25 Understanding the flow of materials from the raw material source to the
finished composite product
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(5) Equip students with a set of skills and tools for
self-development and life-long learning for a successful career in the
globalized economy.
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5.1 Demonstrate use porficiency with computers and commonly used software
packages in work assignments.
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5.2 Incorporate library and internet research to complete work assignments.
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5.3 Display critical thinking skills in the completion of assignments.
