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Learning Objectives
Recognition of the main organisms that degrade wood and of the characteristics that these leave on the wood.
Prerequisites
The frequency of the 24-hour frontal session of Wood alteration and protection
Teaching Methods
Observations of degraded samples and evaluation of degradation by evaluation of wood species, morphological characteristics of the attack on the wood.
Type of Assessment
Practice through delivery of degraded samples to students and preparation of a pptx or docx report, the evaluation of which will correspond to the suitability or otherwise of the exam