COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Groundwater Flow and Transport – Course 1
Instructor ____David Scarpa_____________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
Aquifer geology, formation.
Institution _________Bethlehem University_________________
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to
do)
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Define terms related to
the geology of aquifers
 Describe how aquifers
are formed
Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
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2.
Characterize aquifer properties
and exploration techniques.
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Describe infiltration to
saturation level
Identify fratic aquifers
Explain how water
moves to confined
aquifer
Describe natural water
flow, spread and
discharge processes
Describe preogometic
surfaces
Describe characteristics
of perched aquifers
Describe leachage
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Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials
and supplies we need)
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Video
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Video
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Television/VCR
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Television/VCR
Time Allotted
3.
Predicting and calculating
groundwater flow.
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4.
Natural and artificial recharge
processes.
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Explain historical basis
of Darcy’s Law
List procedures for
sampling, testing,
interpreting and making
recommendations
Use Darcy’s Law to
predict groundwater
flow
Describe obstacles to
using Darcy’s Law in
the Middle East
Explain how Darcy’s
Law works with water
flow in sandstone
Develop a flow net to
estimate groundwater
flow
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Define terms related to
recharge processes
Describe methods to
assess net and artificial
recharge
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Demonstration
Group Discussion
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
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Overhead
Projector
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
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5.
Draw-down during pumping
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6.
Pumping tests, aquifers
hydraulics and aquifer
evaluation and protection
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Describe factors that
affect draw-down
process
List conditions
necessary for drawdown to occur
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
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Overhead
Projector
Describe characteristics
of pump test
Describe information
provided by pump test
Describe process of
testing wells in Middle
East
Use a pumping test to
derive aquifer
hydraulics
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Field Work
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Overhead
Projector
White Board,
Markers, Eraser
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7.
8.
Abstraction limits and
wellhead protection.
Flow and transport problems
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Define abstraction limits
Explain wellhead
protection procedures
 Describe effect of
abstraction limits and
wellhead protection
procedures on:
a. Water quality
b. Water availability
c. Sustainability
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Describe techniques
used to measure rate of
flow
Describe process of
leachage, natural
discharge, recharge
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9.
Characterizing recharge areas
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Describe geophysical
test procedures that
characterize recharge
areas
Represent and interpret
in a graphs of recharge
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Out of Class
Assignments
Field Study
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Trip to Well Site
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Group Discussion
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Overhead
Projector
Geophysical
Equipment
Computer
Facilities
10. Groundwater/surface water
interactions
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11. Formal report writing on a
groundwater related topic
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Describe springs and
base flow
Describe how
groundwater comes
from springs
Characterize interaction
between aquifers and
rivers
Describe seasonal
effects of groundwater
and surface water
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Review prohibited
reports
Conduct field work
research on a topic
Write a report over the
topic
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Field Trip
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Group Discussion
Field Work
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Group Discussion
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Overhead
Projector
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Overhead
Projector
12. Groundwater pollution and
transport of pollutants
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13. Salt/seawater intrusion
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Asses extent of
groundwater pollution
Describe pollutant
transport processes
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Describe characteristics
of geohydrochemistry
Describe components of
fresh – salt water
equation
Explain importance of
using correct drilling
wells
Explain potential
damage resulting from
using improper drilling
procedure
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Computer Model
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Field Work
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
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Overhead
Projector
Computer
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Surface Water Flow and Transport - Course 2
Instructor ________Anan Jayyousi_________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1. The hydrologic cycle
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to
do)
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2. Channel hydraulics and flow
dynamics
Institution ___________An-Najah University_______________
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Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials
and supplies we
need)
Describe process of
runoff, infiltration,
interception,
evapatrousperation,
precipitation
Explain the relationship
between runoff and
precipitation
Describe components of
the Hydraulic cycle
Describe component of a
Unit Hydrograph
Develop a hydrograph
for a given storm event
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Lecture
Demonstration
Group Discussion
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Describe characteristics
of open channel flow
methods
Explain how to route the
flow downstream
Describe techniques to
measure surface water
flow
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Group Discussion
Supplemental
Exercises
Computer Model
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Overhead
Projector
Television/VCR
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
Time Allotted
3. Management and control of
excess flood, storm and
harvested water
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4. Reservoir management
techniques
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5. Sediment and Pollutant
transport
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Explain theoretical
background
Define flood event
Describe PMP & PMF
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Laboratory Exercises
Lecture
Supplemental
Library Assignment
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Overhead
Projector
Explain how
management techniques
differ for varying
reservoir types
Evaluate Storage vs.
demand conditions
Describe processes of
sedimentation
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Lecture
Group Discussion
Field Problem
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Trip to reservoir
Overhead
Projector
Identify characteristics
of pollutants
List transport methods
and techniques
Use transport models to
predict sediment and
pollutant transport
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Group Work
Discussion
Lecture
Computer Modeling
Program (TR-55 &
HEC-RAS)
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Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
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6. Effects of point and non-point
sources of pollution effects on
water quality
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7. Preventing point and non-point
water pollution
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Distinguish point and
non-point pollution
Describe how point and
non-point source
pollution affects water
quality
Hydraulic structures
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Describe on site
treatment methods
Explain role of lyric
structure
List advantages and
disadvantages of
chemical and water
application methods
Describe alternatives to
chemicals usage
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Computer Programs
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Lecture
Case studies
Discussion
Transparencies and
Slides
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Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
Overhead
Projector
8. Frequency Analysis
Techniques
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9. Global Climate Change effects
on Surface Water
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Be able to predict
characteristics of rainfall
events
Construct an Intensity
Duration Frequency
Curve
Use Exceedance
Probability to measure
contribution to surface
and groundwater
Explain possible effects
global climate change
could have on:
a. The future of water
resources
b. The hydrologic
cycle
c. Ecological factors
d. Freshwater
ecosystems of
streams and rivers
e. Energy and water
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Lecture
Group Discussion
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Lecture
Group Discussion
Video
 Overhead
Projector
 Television/VCR
Overhead
Projector
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Irrigation Principles and Practices – Course 3
Instructor ______Anan Jayyousi___________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
Cost analysis of Irrigation and
rain fed systems
2.
Principles of flow.
Institution _________An-Najah University_________________
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to
do)
 List costs of
components of
irrigation and rain-fed
systems
 Given specific sites,
compare costs of
irrigation and rain-fed
systems.
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Describe flow principles
in hydrosystems
Describe flow processes
and hydrostatic forces in
pressurized pipes and
open channels
Explain forces that
control water flow
Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
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Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials
and supplies we need)
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
 Transparencies and
Slides
 Discussion
 Case Study
 Computer Program
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Out of Class
Assignment
Overhead
Projector
 Slide Projector
 Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Time Allotted
3.
Crop water requirement
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4.
Soil Characteristics that affect
infiltration and water holding
capacity
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Distinguish Potential
evaporanspiration from
Actual
evaporanspiration
Explain Crop
coefficients
List water requirements
for crops produced in
the Middle East
Describe how crop
water requirements
change over growing
season.
Describe how
infiltration rates differ
for different soils
Describe factors affect
on water holding
capacity of a soil
Explain how soil depth
affects water holding
capacity
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Demonstration
Computer Based
Assignment
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Laboratory Exercise
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
5.
Water quality-crop yield
relationships
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6.
Reuse of treated wastewater
for irrigation
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Explain effect of salinity
on crop growth
Describe factors that
affect crop tolerance to
salinity
Define SAR and explain
its effects on water
quality
Describe how using
treated wastewater for
irrigation affects:
a. Production aspects
b. Selection of crops
c. Selecting irrigating
systems
 List potential human
and animal health
aspects, and
Socioeconomic aspects
of using treated
wastewater for irrigation
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Video
Laboratory Exercise
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Out of Class
Assignment
Field Trip
Video to wastewater
treatment facility
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Television/VCR
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Television/VCR
7.
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8.
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Closed pipe irrigation systems
For a closed pipe
irrigation system,
calculate the amount of
water required for a
given crop
Construct an irrigation
schedule
Design the layout of an
irrigation system
Explain how to operate
a closed pipe irrigation
system
Irrigation system efficiency
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Write the components of
overall efficiency
Explain factors that may
cause efficiency of
different irrigation
systems to differ
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Demonstration
Out of Class
Assignment
Video
Computer Program
Model
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Video
Demonstration
Out of Class
Assignment
Field Trip
Computer Program
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Television/VCR
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Television/VCR
9.
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Criteria affecting crop
selection
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10. Hydroponics as a cropping
system
Describe effects of the
following on selecting
crops to be grown under
irrigation
a. Water quality
b. Climatic
conditions
c. Water
availability
d. Soil factors
e. Socioeconomic
aspects
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Group Discussion
Out of Class
Assignment
Video
Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Discussion
Out of Class
Assignment
Video
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Television/VCR
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Television/VCR
11. Impact of irrigating with low
quality water on soil, water and
crop
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Describe affect of using
low quality irrigation
water on:
a. Soil salinity
b. Soil sodality
c. Boron
concentration
d. Groundwater
pollution
e. Crop
productivity
f. Crop quality
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Lecture
Supplemental
Material
Transparencies and
Slides
Out of Class
Assignments
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Water Resource Conservation and Management – Course 4
Instructor ____Dr. Nahed Ghabn_____________________ Institution __________Islamic University of Gaza________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
Conserving water resources
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to do)
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Describe existing water
conditions
Explain causes of
increasing gap between
supply and demand
List major causes of
depletion of water
resources
Describe management
practices that aid water
resource conservation
Explain the significance
and consequences of water
conservation in arid areas
Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
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Lecture
Discussion
Computer
Program
Group Discussion
Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials,
and supplies we
need)
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Computer
Field Trip
Selected
Readings and
Reports
Time Allotted
2.
Best management practices for
water conservation
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3.
Water system analysis and
models
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Explain importance of
public awareness and
regional cooperation to
managing water
conservation practices
Describe methods used to
manage leakage
Describe indoor water
conservation practices
Describe water demand
management
Explain principles of water
harvesting
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Group Discussion
Lecture
Computer Model
Out of Class
Assignment

Explain how water systems
function
Build a model of a water
system
Use decision support tools
Describe management
alternatives
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Lecture
Transparencies
and Slides
Computer Model
Group Discussion
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Computer
Field Trip
Selected
readings of
reports and
feasibility
studies
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Computer
Selected
readings and
reports
4.
Surface and groundwater
interactions:
a. Natural and artificial
recharge,
b. Agricultural impacts
c. Wetlands
d. Best management practices
evaluation
e. Related economical issues
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5.
Stakeholder participation in
watershed management
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Describe how surface and
groundwater interact in a
watershed
Describe interaction
between surface and
groundwater.
Describe recharge
methods.
Explain role of wetlands in
surface and groundwater
interactions
Explain role of springs in
discharge rehabilitation
efficiency
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Demonstration
Field Trip
Group Discussion
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Field Work
Selected
readings and
reports
Describe management
options
Develop process to identify
stakeholders and get them
involved
Describe how to raise
awareness of stakeholders
List methods that
encourage stakeholder
cooperation
Explain importance of
customary law
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Lecture
Group Discussion
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Books, journals,
and publications
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6.
Economic, environmental and
social policy considerations.
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7.
Storm water conservation
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Explain economic aspects
of water resources
ownership
Conduct a cost/benefit
analysis
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Group Discussion
Case Studies
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Describe methods of
conserving storm water
Evaluate potential uses of
conserved storm water
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Lecture
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Selected
readings and
reports
Selected
readings and
reports
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Water Quality Safety and Pollutants – Course 5
Instructor ______Alfred Rabbo/Hamed Nakhal___________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
Principles of soil, water, and
wastewater chemistry
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to do)
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2.
Physical and microbiological
parameters of water.
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Institution ______Bethlehem University/Islamic University of Gaza____
Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
Explain the chemistry
of water within the
hydrologic cycle
Describe how soil
interacts with water and
wastewater
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Explain the physical
properties of water
Describe
microbiological
properties of water
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Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials
and supplies we
need)
Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Group
Discussion
Video
Out of Class
Assignment
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Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Group
Discussion
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
VCR
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Time Allotted
3.
Waste water characteristics
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Describe characteristics
of wastewater
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4.
Water and wastewater quality
standards
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5.
Collecting, storing, and
transporting water samples for
water quality assessment
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List water quality
standards from WHO
and local standards
Describe treated
wastewater quality
standards for drinking
and non-drinking use.
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Describe how to filed
sample and test water
from springs and wells
Explain how to use
field probes to
determine temp, elec.
Conductivity, PH, and
total dissolved solids
Describe how to
properly transport
samples
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Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Group
Discussion
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Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Group
Discussion
Video
Assignment
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Supplemental
Readings
Video
Field Trip
Laboratory
Assignment
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Overhead
Projector
VCR
Laboratory
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
VCR
6.
Water and Wastewater quality
analysis
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7.
Principles of water treatment
processes
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Describe how to
analyze for chemical,
physical, heavy metal
and microbiological
parameters of water
Describe how to
operate analytical
equipment and
computer programs to
analyze data
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List methods to restore
water to appropriate
standards
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Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Group
Discussion
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Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Group
Discussion
Out of Class
Assignment
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Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
8.
Wastewater collection,
treatment and reuse processes
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Explain how to collect
wastewater by separate,
combined, partially
combined, cesspool
Explain how chemical,
physical and biological
treatments are used to
treat wastewater
Describe characteristics
of wastewater that
make it suitable for
reuse in agriculture and
tourism.
Describe the role of
wastewater in artificial
recharge of surface and
groundwater.
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Lecture
Supplemental
Readings
Group
Discussion
Field Work
Out of Class
Assignment


Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Statistical and Stochastic Methods in Water Resources – Course 6
Instructor _______Mohammad AL Agha__________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
Preparing water resources data
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to do)
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2.
Regression and factor analysis
Institution ______Islamic University of Gaza____________________
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Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials,
and supplies we
need)
Describe how to organize
and manage data for
analysis
Analyze water resources
data
Graphically represent data
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Lecture
Group Discussion
Demonstration
Out of Class
Assignment

Explain the concept of
correlation coefficient
Describe linear and nonlinear regression
Calculate regression and
factor analysis
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Lecture
Group Discussion
Demonstration
Guided design
assignment
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Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Data sets
Overhead
Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Slide Projector
Books, journals,
reports
Data sets
Time Allotted
3.
Using uncertainty and
hypothesis tests
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
Describe characteristics of
uncertainty tests and
hypothesis tests
Use uncertainty and
hypothesis tests to predict
future events
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Lecture
Group Discussion
Demonstration
Guided design
assignment
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4.
Temporal and spatial
variability
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Lecture
Discussion
Guided design
assignment
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5.
Probability distribution
functions
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Lecture
Guided design
assignment
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Overhead
Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Slide Projector
Books, journals,
reports
Overhead
Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Slide Projector
Books, journals,
reports
Overhead
Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Slide Projector
Books, journals,
reports
6.
Stochastic analysis

Describe characteristics of
stochastic analysis
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Lecture
Out of Class
Assignment
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
7.
Probability, risk and
uncertainty analysis for
hydrologic and hydraulic
prediction

Use probability risk and
uncertainty analysis to
predict hydrologic and
hydraulic events
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Lecture
Group Discussion
Demonstration
Guided design
assignment

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
Overhead
Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Books, journals,
reports
Overhead
Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Slide Projector
Books, journals,
reports
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Groundwater Modeling – Course 7
Instructor ______Dr. Nahed Ghabn___________________ Institution ________Islamic University of Gaza__________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
Concepts of groundwater
modeling
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to do)
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2.
Concepts of finite difference
and finite element analysis
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Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
Describe components of
groundwater system input
and output
Quantify and model
groundwater input and
output
Identify geological &
hydrological boundaries
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
Define finite difference
and finite element
analysis
Identify and use
differential equations to
make finite difference and
finite element analysis
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Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials
and supplies we
need)
Lecture
Computer Models
Transparencies
and Slides

Lecture
Small Group
Discussion
Out of Class
Assignment


Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Overhead
Projector
Books, Journals,
and Reports
Time Allotted
3.
4.
5.
Mathematical models for flow
and transport

List appropriate
mathematical models to
use for flow and transport
Calibration limits and sensitivity
analyses
Using decision support systems

Describe how to use
decision support systems
for water resources
management
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Lecture
Out of Class
Assignment

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Lecture
Out of Class
Assignment

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
Lecture
Transparencies
and Slides



Overhead
Projector
Books, Journals,
and Reports
Overhead
Projector
Books, Journals,
and Reports
Overhead
Projector
6.
Modeling water flow and
transport

Use databases to develop
models of surface and
subsurface water flow and
transport
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Lecture
Computer Models
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
7.
Modeling aspects

Describe the following
aspects of modeling:
 Field
characterization
 Parameter
estimation
 Calibration,
validation, and
evaluation
 Model limitations
 Spatial and
temporal
variability


Lecture
Field Trip
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
Computer Lab
Overhead
Projector
8.
Computer modeling packages
software to simulate water flow,
transport and modeling
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
9.
Describe numerical flow
and transport models
Use a model such as
"MOD FLOW, MTD3"
for ground water flow and
transport
Translate mathematical
models into numerical
problems with proper
boundary and initial
conditions
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Evaluate and test solutions

10. GIS application to water
resources management


Describe appropriate GIS
packages to use in water
resources management
Apply a GIS system to a
water resources
management situation
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
Small Group
Discussion
Out of Class
Assignment
Out of Class
Assignment
Demonstration
Lecture
Field Trip
Demonstration
Small Group
Discussion

Books, Journals,
Reports
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Water Utility Administration and Management – Course 8
Instructor ______Dr. Nahed Ghaban ___________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
Principles of water
management
Institution ______Islamic University of Gaza___________________
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to
do)

Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials
and supplies we
need)

Define water utility
management terminology

2.
3.
Principles of water and
wastewater operations
Management of public water
supply systems at local and/or
regional levels
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Lecture
Institutional Trip
Group Discussion
Examples and
Exercises

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
Lecture
Small Group
Discussion



Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Overhead
Projector
Books, Journals,
and Reports
Overhead
Projector
Reports,
samples of
conducted
feasibility
studies &
project
documents
Time Allotted
4.
5.
Water management and
administration procedure
differences based on multiinstitutional approach and
responsibility
Concepts of consumer affairs
management
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
Lecture
Computer Models
Examples and
Exercises



Computer Models
Samples and Case
Studies
Small Group
Discussion

Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities


Slide Projector
Overhead
Projector

6.
Principles of planning for
investment and emergency
programs



Transparencies
and Slides
Demonstration
Group Discussion

Overhead
Projector
Computer
Hardware and
Software
Facilities
7.
8.
9.

Water management, in
developed and developing
countries
Economic aspects of water
utilities including budgeting,
financial management, and tariff
systems
Water utility standardization
and regulation processes



Describe importance of
budgeting, financial
management and tariff
systems
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

Transparencies
and Slides
Group Discussion
Examples and
Exercises

Transparencies
and Slides
Discussion

Transparencies
and Slides
Group Discussion
Institutional Trip




Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Slide Projector
Overhead
Projector
10. Private participation in water
resources management
11. Management and staging
process
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
Lecture
Examples and
Exercises



Lecture
Examples and
Exercises
Small Group
Discussion




Overhead
Projector
Books, Journals,
and Reports
Overhead
Projector
Reports,
samples of
conducted
feasibility
studies &
project
documents
COURSE PLANNING GUIDE
Water Rights/Environmental Law – Course 9
Instructor ____Mohammad Al Agha_____________________
Competency Area
(What our students must know)
1.
2.
The legislation process
Institutional aspects and
structures that affect the
implementation of
environmental and water
legislation
Institution ______Islamic University of Gaza____________________
Performance Objectives
(What we expect students to
do)

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Teaching Method
(How we will teach)
Explain how legislative
processes affect water
conservation and the
environment


Describe components of
institutions that affect
water legislation
Describe how these
components affect
implementation of
legislation
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Needed Resources
(Facilities, materials
and supplies we
need)
Lecture
Guided Design
assignment
Small Group
Discussion

Lecture
Guided Design
assignment
In-class debate





Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Books, Journals,
and Publications
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Books, Journals,
and Publications
Allotted Time
3.
4.
Water law and water
conservation
Water law and legislation



Explain how water laws
affect water quality and
conservation at the
following levels:
o Local
o National
o Regional
o International
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
Lecture
In-class Debate
Case Study
Group
Discussion

Describe characteristics
of Agenda 21
Explain current global
trends


Lecture
Guided Design
Project
In-class Debate






Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Books, Journals,
and Publications
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Books, Journals,
and Publications
5.
6.

Role of water conservation in
reducing regional and
international conflict
Middle East Water laws,
Palestinian water and
environmental law and Israeli
water law and/or water law in
another middle eastern country


Describe major
components of water and
environmental laws for:
o Palestine
o Israel
o Other Middle East
Countries


Small Group
Discussion
Course paper and
presentations

Small Group
Discussion
Course paper &
presentation





Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Books, Journals,
and Publications
Overhead
Projector
Slide Projector
Books, Journals,
and Publications