Valid for: 2022/23
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED W
Date of Decision: 2022-04-04
Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: W1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
The objective of the course is to display connection between hydrological and ecological processes as influenced by humans. The students should after the course have a basic knowledge in solving water environmental problems using hydrology and aquatic ecology. The students should also have an insight in to the relationships between biological and physical processes in water-based ecosystems. Special emphasis is given to ability to work and communicate in groups and a critical viewpoint.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Some of the main topics are: water resources, the hydrological cycle and processes, lakes and running water, ecological concepts, nutrient cycles, human impact. The course contents strives to give a holistic view on the water environment: water resources and water circulation (hydrological processes: precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, soil and groundwater and runoff) and also the circulation of nutrients, food webs, water chemistry, species knowledge (ecological relationship between organisms and the aquatic environment). Fundamentally, the course (period 1 and 2) is divided in to three blocks; 1) Physical/chemical mechanisms, 2) Organisms, and 3) Restoration. Block 1) och 2) are treated mainly during period 1 and block 3) during period 2
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Examination is done both individually and in group. Part 1 is graded by the compulsory written exam at the end of period 1. Part 2 is graded partly by a group based project work. The weighted total grade (3, 4, or 5) is based on the examination and project work. To pass the course, passed written test, passed written and oral presentations from excursions, and passed written and oral presentation of project work are required.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0117. Name: Part 1.
Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination and oral and written presentation of field work. Contents: Water circulation, human influence, and ecology. Further information: Examination at the end of period 1.
Code: 0217. Name: Part 2.
Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written and oral presentation of project work. Contents: See central information Further information: Oral and written presentation of project work at the end of period 2.
Assumed prior knowledge: Knowledge in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology corresponding to college level.
The number of participants is limited to: No
Selection: See general information on LTH home page.
The course overlaps following course/s: VVR111
Course coordinator: Professor Lars-Anders Hansson/Limnologi, Lars-Anders.Hansson@limnol.lu.se
Course coordinator: Dr Erik Nilsson, Erik.Nilsson@tvrl.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tvrl.lth.se/utbildning/
Further information: The course is a cooperation between the Department of Water Resources Engineering and the Department of Ecology.