After successfully completing this class students should be able
to do the following:
Understand and communicate the basic principles of water cycle
processes (evapotranspiration, condensation, precipitation,
runoff, stream flow, percolation, groundwater flow,
hydrosphere-biosphere/human interactions)
Use mathematical tools to describe water flow and transport
Measure key parameters in the hydrological sciences
Discuss challenges of sustainable water management on a
national and international scale (water quality and quantity)
Assemble a logical chain
of reasoning ranging
from observation to inference and action, not only to identify and
characterize a problem,
but also to find solutions
analyze, integrate,
synthesize, and evaluate complex information from multiple
and disparate sources
Handle uncertain, complex, real-world
problems
Apply appropriate analytical and quantitative
approaches
Organize, analyze, calculate
statistics and display
environmental data to interpret relationships, trends and
make predictions
about past and future change
Think
creatively,
resourcefully, and strategically, including identifying steps
needed to reach goals, manage projects, evaluate progress, and
adapt approach, developingboth self reliance,
and civic-mindedness
Utilize
advances
in environmental sciences and technology to resolve issues and
anticipate
implication