Course Form
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
Forestry
Course Title
Prefix and Course
#
Forest Contract Administration
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
Forest Contract Admin
Summarize the change(s) proposed
Title change
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Beth Dodson
Phone/ email :
5542 /
elizabeth.dodson@umontana.edu
Program Chair/Director:
Beth Dodson
Other affected programs
Dean:
FORS441
Date
James Burchfield
Are other departments/programs affected by this modification
Please obtain signature(s) from the
because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework. No
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus into
section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
Common Course Numbering Review (Department Chair Must Initial):
YES
NO
Does an equivalent course exist elsewhere in the MUS? Check all relevant disciplines if
course is interdisciplinary. (http://mus.edu/transfer/CCN/ccn_default.asp)
If YES: Do the proposed abbreviation, number, title and credits align with existing course(s)? Please indicate
equivalent course/campus. 
If NO: Course may be unique, but is subject to common course review. Be sure to include learning outcomes
on syllabus or paste below. The course number may be changed at the system level.
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) 
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
Complete for UG courses (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment - see procedure 301.30
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/grad_council/procedures/default.aspx
Complete for Co-convented courses
Companion course number, title, and description (include syllabus of companion course in section V)
See procedure 301.20 http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/grad_council/procedures/default.aspx.
New fees and changes to existing fees are only approved once each biennium by the
Board of Regents. The coordination of fee submission is administered by Administration
and Finance. Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions
according to Policy 940.12.1 http://mus.edu/borpol/bor900/940-12-1.pdf . Please
indicate whether this course will be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
YES
NO
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
X
Course Number Change
From:
Level U, UG,
From:
G
To:
To:
Co-convened
Description Change
Repeatability
Change in Credits
From:
Cross Listing
(primary
To:
program
initiates form)
Prerequisites
X
Is there a fee associated with the
course?
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog
2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
UG 441 (FOR 441) Timber Management II 3 cr. Offered
UG 441 (FOR 441) Forest Contract
spring. Prereq., FOR 440 the immediately preceding autumn
Administration 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
semester. The management and manipulation of the timber
Prereq., FORS 440 (FOR 440) or consent of
resource on private lands to reach multiple objectives, with a instructor. The development of project
focus on the administration of forest operations.
documents, bidding procedures, and
contracts for forest operations.
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program & course number
4. If co-convened course: companion course number, title, and description
(include syllabus of companion course in section V) See procedure 301.20
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/grad_council/procedures/default.aspx.
5. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering?
http://mus.edu/transfer/CCN/ccn_default.asp
If yes, please explain below whether this change will eliminate the course’s common course
status.
6. Graduate increment if level of course is changed to UG.
Reference procedure 301.30:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/
grad_council/procedures/default.aspx
(syllabus required in section V)
7. Other programs affected by the change
8. Justification for proposed change
YES NO
X
Have you reviewed the graduate
increment guidelines? Please check
(X) space provided.
Initially FORS440 (formerly Timber
Management I) and FORS441 (Timber
Management II) were linked with the idea
that the projects (primarily timber sales)
students put together in the fall would then
be followed into the spring semester with
students performing timber sale
administration duties. In practice, however,
this has not worked for a variety of reasons
and the two courses need to be decoupled.
The change in course description reflects this
decoupling of FORS 440 and 441 and does
not change course content. The new title
"Forest Contract Administration" also
recognizes that other forest operations
beyond timber sales may serve as instructive
class projects and serve a broader need
within the College of Forestry and
Conservation and at Lubrecht Experimental
Forest.
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach and send
digital copy with form.
FOR441 Forest Contract Administration
Instructor:
Office:
Phone:
Email:
Office Hours:
Class Times:
Beth Dodson
FOR 201A
(406) 243-5542 office
(406) 396-6893 cell
beth.dodson@cfc.umt.edu
TBD
1. Course Description:
The development of project documents, bidding procedures, and contracts for forest operations. In
this course students will perform all field and office work necessary to carry out a forest operation. The
specific forest operation will vary by class and may include operations such as timber sales, pre-commercial
thinning, prescribed fire, reforestation, or other functions of a working forest. Forest operations will be
coordinated closely with managers at Lubrecht Experiment Forest (LEF) to ensure compliance with forest
practices and University contracting procedures.
2. Course Learning Objectives:
 Design a timber sale or other forest operation (e.g. prescribed burn, reforestation, road construction),
including field layout and all proper documentation.
 Understand other resource implications of forest operations and ways to mitigate issues.
 Administration of a timber sale or other forest operation.
 Tracking of operations, for example forest products from a timber sale or progress of a road project.
 Know how to write and use contracting instruments such as timber sale contracts.
3. Course Policies:
 All assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class or lab. Late assignments will not be accepted.
 All work must be neat, legible and complete.
 While you are allowed to work with fellow students on individual assignments, all submitted
assignments must represent your own individual work.
 All students must practice academic honesty. Academic misconduct is subject to an academic
penalty by the course instructor and/or a disciplinary sanction by the University.
 All students need to be familiar with the Student Conduct Code. The Code is available for review
online at http://life.umt.edu/vpsa/student_conduct.php.
4. Grading:
The majority of the class will be participation-based and will include written sale documents, memos
describing interaction with contractors and the public, product tracking reports, and summaries of
conversations with sale administrators and other professionals.
5. Schedule:
Each offering of the course will be unique with a project on LEF selected that will both allow for the
achievement of course learning objectives and complete useful work for LEF managers. The schedule of
events will vary to accommodate the particular requirements of the operation. Likewise, course meeting
times will be set by the class in conjunction with managers at LEF.
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list course
number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary of
proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.
Revised 5-4-11