Simulation alternative scenarios. Management at a basin level
| Title | ΠΡΟΣΟΜΕΙΩΣΗ ΕΝΑΛΛΑΚΤΙΚΩΝ ΛΥΣΕΩΝ-ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ-ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΣΕ ΕΠΙΠΕΔΟ ΛΕΚΑΝΗΣ ΑΠΟΡΡΟΗΣ / Simulation alternative scenarios. Management at a basin level |
| Code | I7 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | IPPS Ecological Water Quality and Management at a River Basin Level (2012-today) |
| Collaborating Schools | Biology Civil Engineering Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Voudouris |
| Common | No |
| Status | Inactive |
| Course ID | 40002364 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600115427
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600115427
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- I1 Physical functions of a river basin
- I2 Methods of sampling, Typology. Remote sensing. GIS
- I3 Land use. Human pressures. Impact assessment
General Prerequisites
Knowledge of the WFD 2000/60 E.C.Familiarity with GIS.
Learning Outcomes
The students will be able to:
- Estimate the groundwater balance
- Calculate the water needs
- Assess the safe yield of an aquifer
- Propose and evaluate different management proposals at river basin level
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Groundwater balance, Water demands, Assessment of aquifer safe yield, Water resources management,Evaluation of alternative proposals
Keywords
Groundwater balance, Water demands
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
G.I.S., Blackboard, Powerpoint presentations
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Total | 23 |
Student Assessment
Description
The student writes a paper on a given subject, the literature of which should find from electronic bibliographic databases. He also has to present it by a power point presentation to a committee. The committee raises relevant questions. The grade is based 65% on the written presentation and 35% on the oral.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Given at each lecture (https://blackboard.lib.auth.gr/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_group=courses&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2FcourseMain%3Fcourse_id%3D_1639_1)
Last Update
01-09-2013
