SW4963 : Advanced Management and Design of Irrigation and Drainage Projects

Department

Department of Soil and Water

Academic Program

Master in Water Science

Type

Elective

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

This course aims to plan and manage irrigation and drainage projects, to introduce the concepts of water resources and their management in order to make optimal use of the management of irrigation and drainage projects. This course deals with the scientific methods used in studying irrigation and drainage projects and managing them properly. This course explains the various problems of exploiting marginal waters by studying groundwater reservoirs. Where the student learns scientific applications in the field of water and land resources management, as well as analyzes the causes of pollution of various water resources and the environmental effects of that.

Intended learning outcomes

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

A. Knowledge & understand

A.1. Understand the groundwater problems resulting from over-exploitation in irrigation and drainage projects.

A.2. Explains the mechanism of action of seawater interactions with groundwater.

A.3. Name the modern concepts used in the management of irrigation and drainage projects.

A.4. Classify the negative effects resulting from poor management of irrigation and drainage projects.

A.5. Explain the importance of water resources and the need to preserve them from depletion and pollution.

Mental skills:

B.1. Reformulating the arrangement of information in the management of irrigation and drainage projects.

B.2. The student predicts the design of irrigation and drainage project management operations programs.

B.3. The student devises a solution to the problems related to the exploitation of water in order to achieve sustainable development through irrigation and drainage projects.

B.4. It gives value to make the most of the environmental impact assessment of irrigated agricultural projects.

B.5. It discovers the negative effects of water shortage on the agricultural sector in general.

C. Scientific and professional skills:

C.1. Employ, describe and interpret terms related to the specialization.

C.2. Writes, reads and interprets information in the field of specialization.

C.3. The student deals with the negative effects resulting from mismanagement of irrigation and drainage projects.

C.4. Reformulate the construction, operation and maintenance costs of irrigated projects.

C.5. Measures soil properties and their suitability for permanent irrigation.

D. General and transferable skills:

D.1. Has the ability to work in a practical team.

D.2. Possess effective presentation skills for business, ideas and trends.

D.3. He has the ability to manage time properly.

D.4. Uses the computer and all available teaching aids.

D. 5. He is fluent in writing and preparing scientific reports, as well as reading and benefiting from scientific research in his field of specialization.

Teaching and learning methods

1. lectures.

2. discussions and Seminar.

Methods of assessments

N

Evaluation methods

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 exam (After the twelfth week of study)

50 %

Total

100%