Application of Computer Technology and Document Processing in Forest Management and Natural Resources

Author

Dr. Suborna Ahmed, Forest Resources Management, UBC
Christina Howard, Forest Resources Management, UBC

Published

August 17, 2023

Outline

Application of Computer Technology and Document Processing in Forest Management and Natural Resources emphasizes learning data analysis techniques using programming routines and prepare professional documents using efficient tools. This book aims to equip students with a solid foundation in computer literacy, document processing, and data handling, using popular software tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, R, RStudio, R Markdown, and QGIS. Through reading this book, students will be able to:

  • Be proficient in document processing using powerful tools on MS Word
    • Prepare an academic report or paper or document using powerful tools
    • Efficiently design and format a long document: avoid manual formatting, use styles, references, layout, etc.
  • Be proficient in data handling and summarizing using powerful tools on MS Excel
    • Perform basic calculations (using formulas and functions) and interpret the results
    • Create and interpret basic graphs
    • Generate and interpret pivot tables and pivot charts
  • Perform data handling and analysis in RMarkdown statistical packages
    • Import/export data
    • Perform basic calculations
    • Create high-quality graphs
  • Manage and analyze geodata in QGIS
    • Create projects and organize geodata
    • Perform basic functionality and geoprocessing functions

By the end of this book, students will have a strong foundation in computer literacy and data handling that they can use in their academic and professional pursuits.

Version history

Materials were prepared for this book at the Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, August 17, 2023.

Contributor list

Contributors Affilations
Suborna Ahmed Faculty of Forestry, UBC
Christina Howard Faculty of Forestry, UBC
Ehsan Karim School of Population and Public Health, UBC

Citation

How to cite

Ahmed, S., & Howard, C. (2023). Application of Computer Technology and Document Processing in Forest Management and Natural Resources.

License

The online version of this book is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. You may share, adapt the content and may distribute your contributions under the same license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), but you have to give appropriate credit, and cannot use material for the commercial purposes.

Comments

For any comments regarding this document, reach out to Dr. Ahmed.