SW4313 : Advanced Soil and Water Conservation

Department

Department of Soil and Water

Academic Program

Master in Water Science

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

The advanced soil and water conservation course describes the importance of preserving natural resources for sustainable development. This course is concerned with identifying soil problems such as water erosion, wind erosion, and others. This course explains the ways and means of protecting the soil from erosion, and also explains the laboratory and field methods for conducting scientific research in the field of water erosion and wind erosion.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course the student will be able to:

A. Knowledge & understand

A.1. Know the importance of natural resource conservation

A.2. Know the relation between human and natural resource

A.3. Use the equations to evaluate the erosion and the related factors

A.4. Know the ways and methods of water conservation in dry land region

A.5. Know the gap of information in soil and water conservation`

B. Mental skills

B.1. Able to predict the amounts of surface runoff and amount of eroded soil

B.2. Know the relation between erosion and the factors effecting it

B.3. Propose ways and methods for soil and water conservation

B.4. Compare between different kinds of erosion and ways of reclamation

B.5. Understand the research methods in soil and water conservation field

C. Practical & professional skills

C.1. Deal with the erosion problems

C.2. Design small projects for soil protection

C.3. Supervise the establishing terraces and wind breaks

C.4. cooperate awareness activity about soil erosion and overland flow

C.5. Obtain the professional skills in using the internet

D. Generic and transferable skills

D.1. Can use the scientific terminology words in the communication

D.2. Can use the modern technology to searching for information

D.3. Work within research team to solve and soil problems

D.4. Propose new ideas

D.5. Actively communicate with others.

Teaching and learning methods

1. Theoretical lectures

2. Field visits

3. Independent study and homework

Methods of assessments

No	Assessment Methods	Assessment date	Percentage
1	First midterm exam	After the fifth week of study	25 %
2	Second midterm exam	After the tenth week of study	25 %
3	Final midterm exam	After the week of twelfth study	50 %
Total		100 %

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Advanced Ground Water Hydrology (SW4603)
Advanced Ground Water Pollution (SW4613)
Advanced Soil Physics (SW4503)
Advanced Soil – Water – Plant Relation (SW4553)
Advanced Soil and Water Conservation (SW4313)
Advanced Evapotranspiration (SW4703)
Advanced Pollution of Agriculture Environment (SW4353)
Advanced Management of Irrigation Water (SW4653)
System Analysis (SW4753)
Advanced Topics (SW4903)
Advanced Management and Design of Irrigation and Drainage Projects (SW4963)
Seminar (SW4971)
Advanced Remote Sensing (SW4973)
Thesis (SW4996)