Study program
Plan and program of postgraduate studies "Road infrastructure in forests"
Leading unit: Forest Department of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Duration of studies: 2 semesters
Total number of hours – 190
Total number of ECTS credits 30
| No. | the name of an object | Range | Class dimension (in + exercise) | ECTS |
| 1 | Planning of spatial systems of forest road networks | Communication infrastructure in terms of forest works, especially timber harvesting and exports. Fire protection – implementation of fire commuting in the planning of communication systems. Organization of harvesting and logging works in the aspect of forest road protection. The impact of skidding technology on the communication system. Verification of the communication system for the selected forest area. | 20 (10 + 10) | 3 |
| 2 | Road infrastructure – legal basis | Basic scope of legal acts related to road infrastructure. Basic concepts, definitions, classifications of roads. Characteristics of the existing infrastructure. Strategies in PGL LP regarding engineering infrastructure. Conducting the legal and construction process: stages of the process, people involved in it (rights and obligations). Definitions and concepts of construction works and road works. Classification of damage to road elements – their causes, possible repairs and elimination of causes. The scope of road documentation in terms of planned works. Classification of works in the scope of the planned scope. The scope and necessity of proceeding with the environmental impact for forest roads. Water law permits for road works | 20 (15 + 5) | 3 |
| 3 | Elements of road documentation | Elements of road documentation and their scope. Basic rules for the development of documentation (design elements). Analysis of selected documentation – a case study. The process of verification and receipt of project documentation. Factors influencing road parameters: traffic structure on roads, vehicle parameters. Planning of forest road load. Minimum parameters of internal roads. Designing the surface structure of forest roads. Terrain conditions as a determining factor in the design of elements of a forest road. Design issues of road drainage elements. | 45 (25 + 20) | 6 |
| 4 | Road manager as a works investor | The road manager as an investor (contractor) of works related to the maintenance of the road infrastructure – “from defining the needs, through the tender for the design and its acceptance, to the supervision of works and their acceptance”. The issue of disappearing works to be covered. Road works acceptance procedures and their definition – analysis of detailed technical specifications. | 10 (10 + 0) | 2 |
| 5 | Road infrastructure management | Responsibilities of the road infrastructure manager. Threats in road infrastructure management (taxes, fees, construction violations). Records of internal roads with particular emphasis on forest roads. Marking of internal roads. Responsibility and traffic management on internal roads. Functioning of internal communication systems in the local road infrastructure – connections, signage and cooperation with other managers. Organization and design of connections. Providing access to internal roads for public traffic. Joint projects in the road infrastructure of two different managers. | 20 (20 + 0) | 3 |
| 6 | Technologies and materials in road construction | Aspects of road surface classification and their influence on the choice of technology and design solutions. Soil classification and recognition. Determination of land features and their field research. Soil and water conditions. Technologies for strengthening road substrates. Technologies and materials in road construction, with particular emphasis on roads with low and medium load – internal roads. Classification of road aggregates and their most important features in forest road construction. | 40 (25 + 15) | 5 |
| 7 | Field exercises | Comprehensive field exercises related to the scope of subjects (first semester – winter 15h) at the Rogów Forestry Facility – soil science issues, field research of road substrates, presentation of road aggregates, road maintenance. Exercises organized in the selected forest district, thematically covering the scope of studies (in the second summer semester 15 h) – road management, communication systems, road investments. | 20 (0 + 20) | 2 |
| 8 | Completion of studies, Final exam | The listener presents the selected issue in the form of a presentation (approx. 10-15 minutes), which is assessed by the group and the teacher. The topics of the issues are set at the beginning of the second semester and approved by the head of studies (electronic and paper versions of the study are attached to the documentation). At the end of the Study, students write a final exam (test) in the subjects discussed. | 15 (0 + 15) | 6 |
| 190 (110 + 80) | thirty | |||
Conditions for completing postgraduate studies "Road infrastructure in forests":
– obtaining credits in subjects provided for in the study program;
– presentation (paper) and electronic presentation (approx. 10-15 minutes), the subject of which is determined at the beginning of the second semester and approved by the Head of Studies.
– passing the final examination. At the end of their studies, students write a final exam (test) in the scope of the subjects they cover.
Description of the learning outcomes at postgraduate studies
| Effect symbol | Directional learning outcomes, graduate: |
| Knowledge | |
| P_W01 | Has extensive knowledge of the legal basis for the functioning of internal roads, enabling independent solving of problems related to the management of road infrastructure. |
| P_W02 | Has extensive knowledge of the role of internal roads in the functioning of forest areas and in local infrastructure, allowing for planning and creating directions for their development. |
| P_W03 | Has knowledge of the techniques and technologies used in road engineering, taking into account the local conditions, economic and ecological, allowing to ensure the proper functioning of the road infrastructure. |
| P_W04 | He has knowledge of the role of the investor and the manager of state treasury assets in processes related to the maintenance of road infrastructure. |
| P_W05 | He has knowledge in the field of management and organization of work, including managing human resources. |
| Skills | |
| P_U01 | Has the ability to analyze and use data (legal acts) necessary to manage internal roads. |
| P_U02 | Has the ability to analyze the directions of changes in the rules of road infrastructure management at the forest district, RDSF and local level |
| P_U03 | He can verify and use new technologies used in road engineering, taking into account local conditions. |
| P_U04 | He can make a critical analysis of the presented documentation and technology used in the road maintenance process and can indicate the directions of their modification. |
| P_U05 | Is able to provide appropriate structures for the management and organization of work in the field of road infrastructure. |
| Competencies | |
| P_K01 | Is aware of the need for targeted supplementation of knowledge in the field of road infrastructure management in PGL LP. |
| P_K02 | Correctly identifies and solves problems related to performing the function of road infrastructure manager. |
| P_K03 | Is aware of the role of the forest district in shaping and managing internal roads in a given area. |
| P_K04 | It creates cooperation with various social groups and economic entities in the field of road infrastructure |