The University of Jordan
Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Land, Water and Environment
2013-2014/Second semester
Course title: Water Resources Management (634410)
1- Course information
3
Credit hours
Level
Second and ThirdYear
Hydrology
requisite
(604311)
Dr. Mohammad Duqqah, Office
112
Office
number
phone
http://www2.ju.edu.jo/sit E-mail
mmduqqah@ju.edu.jo Place
es/academic/mmduqqah/
default.aspx
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Lecturers
Course
website
Time
11:00-12:30
Office hours
Day/Time
Day
Time
Pre-
Sunday
-
Monday
*
10:00-11:00
22466
188
Thursday
11:00-12:30
Tuesday
-
Wednesday
*
10:00-11:00
Thursday
*
10:00-11:00
2- Course Description
The aim of the course is to give the student an up-to-date background for the planning and
design of systems to manage water resources through conception, planning, design, construction
and operations facilities and structures related with the utilization of the water available on the
earth. Also the course will deals with control of water and the water quality management for the
benefit of mankind. This course will present all relevant materials related to water resources in a
unified framework, emphasizing why things are done along with how they are done.
3- Learning Objectives
A primary objective of this course is to provide the students with “real world” engineering
problems. These problems will be very similar to the problems that new agricultural
engineers and engineering students will be expected to resolve immediately after they
graduate. You will be expected to perform in this class as an agricultural engineer or
engineer. In summary, this course is designed to provide the student with the basic
professional and academic tools necessary to start a productive and rewarding agricultural
and engineering career.
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4- Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):
Successful completion of the course should lead to the following outcomes:
A. Knowledge and Understanding: Student is expected to
A1. Students will obtain an understanding of hydrologic processes, particularly the processes
of precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, and surface water.
A2. Students will learn about methods of hydrologic analysis, including unit hydrograph,
flow routing, statistical methods and frequency analysis in hydrology.
A3. Students will learn about methods of hydrologic design, including the development of
design storms and design flows.
A4. Presents the fundamentals of groundwater hydrology since it forms the essential water
resources in semiarid regions.
A5. Student will learn about wastewater and it is characteristics
.
B. Intellectual Analytical and Cognitive Skills: Student is expected to
B1. Students can fit probability distributions to hydrologic processes such as rainfall and
stream flow, and they understand the breadth and limitations of statistical methods.
B2. Students understand the concepts of excess rainfall and direct runoff.
B3. Understanding of groundwater occurrence, groundwater movement, well hydraulics, and
groundwater quality.
B4. Understand the characteristics of wastewater and it is treatment processes.
C. Subject- Specific Skills: Students is expected to
C1. Students understand the concepts of excess rainfall and direct runoff.
C2. Students can estimate the time of concentration of a watershed, based on information
about surface type and travel length, slope, and rainfall intensity.
C3. Students can develop design storms and estimate infiltration and hydrologic losses based
on information about land use and soil type.
C4. Students can estimate peak discharges and develop unit hydrographs and design
hydrographs for small-scale watersheds.
C5. Students have a basic understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic methods of flow routing.
C6. Student understanding of groundwater occurrence, groundwater movement, well
hydraulics, and groundwater quality.
C7. Student will gain knowledge in wastewater treatment and quality.
C8. Student will gain knowledge in managing wastewater
D. Transferable Key Skills: Students is expected to
D1. Estimate peak discharges and develop unit hydrographs and design hydrographs for
small-scale watersheds and perform routing for river and reservoir.
D2. Estimate infiltration and hydrologic losses based on information about land use and soil
type.
D3. Know groundwater occurrence, movement and quality.
D4. Know how to manage wastewater as one of water resources
5- ILOs: Learning and Evaluation Methods
ILO/s
A. Knowledge
and
Understanding (A1-A7)
B. Intellectual Analytical
and Cognitive Skills
(B1-B3)
C. Subject Specific
Skills (C1-C9)
D. Transferable Key
Learning Methods
Lectures, and
Discussions
Lectures, and
Discussions
Evaluation Methods
Quiz and Exam.
Lectures, and
Discussions
Lectures, and
Quiz and Exam.
Quiz and Exam.
Quiz and Exam.
2
Skills (D1-D2)
Discussions
6- Course Contents
Session (s)
/Week
Subject
Sources
ILOs
4 / 1st and 2nd
week
Introduction
A1, B1
8/ 2nd, 3rd 6th
and 7th week
Descriptive Hydrology:
 The hydrologic cycle,
 Precipitation,
 Stream flow,
 Evaporation and transpiration,
 Collecting hydrologic data.
3/ 8th and 9th
week
Quantitative Hydrology:
 Hydrograph analysis,
 Estimating volume of runoff,
 Hydrograph of basin outflow,
 Storage and river routing.
1/9th week
Midterm exam
WaterResources
Engineerin
g. 1992. Ray
K. Linsley,
Joseph B.
Franzini,
David
L.
Freyberg,
George
Tchobanogl
ous. Fourth
Edition.
McGRAWHILL
WaterResources
Engineerin
g. 1992. Ray
K. Linsley,
Joseph B.
Franzini,
David
L.
Freyberg,
George
Tchobanogl
ous. Fourth
Edition.
McGRAWHILL
WaterResources
Engineerin
g. 1992. Ray
K. Linsley,
Joseph B.
Franzini,
David
L.
Freyberg,
George
Tchobanogl
ous. Fourth
Edition.
McGRAWHILL
14/04/2014
A2,
B1,B2,C1,
C2, C3, D1
A3,
B4,C3,C4,
C5, D1
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6- Course Contents
Session (s)
/Week
Subject
Sources
ILOs
2/10th week
Groundwater:
 Occurrence,
 Groundwater hydraulics,
 Wells,
 Groundwater quality.
A4,C6,
B3,D3
2/11th week
Sewerage and wastewater treatment:
 Quantity of wastewater,
 Characteristics of wastewater,
 Wastewater treatment,
 Wastewater management.
16th week
Exam week
WaterResources
Engineerin
g. 1992. Ray
K. Linsley,
Joseph B.
Franzini,
David
L.
Freyberg,
George
Tchobanogl
ous. Fourth
Edition.
McGRAWHILL
WaterResources
Engineerin
g. 1992. Ray
K. Linsley,
Joseph B.
Franzini,
David
L.
Freyberg,
George
Tchobanogl
ous. Fourth
Edition.
McGRAWHILL
Final Exam
as scheduled
by
the
University
registration
A5,B4,
C7,C8,D4
7- Intended Learning Methods
Question and answer teaching method will be used in this course; therefore, the students are
encouraged to participate in classroom discussions. All study material will be circulated
electronically, made available at the instructor’s website. The lectures will focus on
comprehensive understanding of the course material and problem solving. The quizzes are
designed to help the students to widen their understanding of the course material and practice
their problem solving skills. The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their newly
acquired knowledge through a series of quizzes.
8- Evaluation
Evaluation component
Points %
Date/Schedule
Midterm Exam
30
14/04/2014
Quizzes
20
Announced quizzes will be on each
Monday throughout the semester
4
Final Exam
50
Announced by the university
9- Reference (s)
9.1 Water-Resources Engineering. 1992. Ray K. Linsley, Joseph B. Franzini, David L. Freyberg,
George Tchobanoglous. Fourth Edition. McGRAW-HILL
10- Intended Grading
The scale below is usually followed for grading. This scale was based on results from the previous years;
therefore slight changes might occur based on class average and standard deviation. However, grade “A”
is given for the mark that exceeds 90 and grade “D” starts from 46 and above.
From (%)
To (%)
Scale
Mark
Result
0
41
0
H
Fail
42
45
0.75
D-
Fail
46
53
1
D
Accepted
54
57
1.5
D+
Accepted
58
61
1.75
C-
Good
62
69
2
C
Good
70
73
2.5
C+
Good
74
77
2.75
B-
Very Good
78
85
3
B
Very Good
86
89
3.5
B+
Very Good
90
93
3.75
A¯
Excellent
94
100
4
A
Excellent
11- Important Roles (Students shall read carefully)
1. Regular and timely attendances are expected from all students. University
regulations concerning class attendance will apply
2. The students are expected to set for quiz in due time.
3. Exams absentees are allowed to write makeup exams only if an acceptable and
documented excuse are provided; for example, a medical report. Makeup exam
are usually more difficult than regular exams
4. Zero tolerance for cheating and plagiarism
5. For more details on University regulations please visit:
http://www.ju.edu.jo/rules/index.htm
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