ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS

Course Information
TitleΥΔΡΑΥΛΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ / ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS
Code426Ε
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolAgriculture
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID420001392

Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600103716
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • 026Ε AGRICULTURAL HYDRAULICS
General Prerequisites
Students should be familiar mathematics, physics, chemistry and computers.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. to understand the processes of water resources pollution and protection 2. to handle and solve of water resources management and use in agriculture. 3. to find the optimus solution for wastewater treatment, the disposal in the natural systems and the protection of water systems. 4. to colaborate and desing case studies of water management, eg natural resources use, treatment, disposal of effluents and wastewater, lake. stream water and groundwater manageemnt 5. to find solution of using marginal water quality sources, as salty and semisalinity and effluent of wastewater treatment in agriculture
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Water quality of aquatic systems, pronciples, sources and types of pollution. Concepts of biodegradation, deoxygenation, reaeration, and stream oxygen deficit analysis. Quality of surface and ground water. Description of physical and chemical phenomena. Nitrogen, phosphorus and other inorganic material of aquatic environment.Mathematical description and solution of mass transport problems. Water quality standards for different uses. Iriigation water quality and standards Limnology principles: Thermal stratification, eutrophication and wality in lakes. Wastewater treatment and processes and design of treatment systems.
Keywords
water quality, protection, pollution
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Teaching, powerpoint, basic programs of data management and computation as excell
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures
Tutorial
Project
Written assigments
Total
Student Assessment
Description
70% written exams 30% individual project assignment (a set of exercises) - Exams .
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
06-05-2014