READING COURSE OUTLINE

1. COURSE TITLE:

ENGG*6910 Special Topics in Water Resources Eng. - Advances in Water Management

2. CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course will discuss recent advances in water management; the focus in urban watersheds will be on development of spill management tools and early warning systems; both lateral and longitudinal mixing and dispersion of pollutants in streams will be discussed; the focus in rural watersheds will be on qualitative habitat evaluation index method and linking land management, water quality and geomorphology as key stressors to biologic responses.

3. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:

· To explore the specific area of knowledge and experience not covered in required or elective courses.

· To broaden the depth and breadth of bibliographic understanding of advances in water management.

· To develop research skills in water resources monitoring, modelling, and policy development.

· To improve academic writing skills.

3. METHODS OF COURSE PRESENTATION:

In total three meeting with the instructor will be scheduled roughly once every three to four weeks that will correspond to:

· first meeting in second week of May to discuss essay number 1 due on Monday June 7th;

· second meeting first week of June to discuss essay number 2 due on Monday July 5th;

· third meeting first week of July to discuss essay number 3 due Monday August 2nd;

4. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS METHOD OF EVALUATION:

With the guidance of the instructor, students will review roughly 120 journal papers and submit a total of three essays of roughly 2000 words each of written work that reflects a scholarly treatment of the topic at the graduate (masters or doctoral) level with a comprehensive, up-to-date bibliography. Each Essay is worth 33% of the total grade.

5. REASONS FOR THIS COURSE OFFERING AND INTENDED STUDENTS:

This reading course is intended for selected graduate students in their particular area of interest that is not addressed by the regularly scheduled course offerings.