5 ECTS credits
125 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4004857FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
Educational team
Ann Van Griensven (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
12 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
24 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The workshop is built around the use of the hydrologic simulator SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). SWAT consists of a semi-distributed hydrologic rainfall-runoff model and hydrologic river and reservoir routing models, as well as erosion, sediment transport and diffuse pollution wash-off modules. The simulator is also suited to analyse the impact of alternative management (soil, vegetation, irrigation) and climate change scenario's.

In a first stage, the students have to learn about modelling problems in general. To this purpose, lectures will be organised, dealing with the classification and the use of models, data assessment problems and model calibration and evaluation. Also, a general introduction of the SWAT simulator will be provided.

The students will then be subdivided into working groups in order to apply SWAT on a given river basin. A SWAT model will be developed, calibrated and applied to analyse the impact of land use change scenario's on the hydrologic response, erosion and water quality for a real river basin. The application results will be presented and discussed in plenary sessions.

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Theoretical Documentation. Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Neitsch S.L., J.G Arnold, J.R. Kiniry and J.R. Williams, http://swat.tamu.edu/media/99192/swat2009-theory.pdf
Digital course material (Required) : SWAT www site : http://www.brc.tamus.edu/swat/index.html, http://www.brc.tamus.edu/swat/index.html
Digital course material (Required) : Lecture notes, gratis downloadbaar, W. Bauwens
Additional info

See canvas

Neitsch S.L., J.G Arnold, J.R. Kiniry and J.R. Williams (2001). Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Theoretical Documentation. Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Temple, Tx, USA.

SWAT www site : http://www.brc.tamus.edu/swat/index.html
 

E-learning materials for turorials

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The aim of the workshop is to familiarise the students with the problems associated to the use of comprehensive hydrologic models.

Additional aims are the fostering of the self-learning capacities of the students, training on multidisciplinary group work, on the search for information (including the use of the www), on the redaction of scientific reports and on the presentation of research results.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Teamwork determines 50% of the final mark.
PRAC Presentation determines 25% of the final mark.
PRAC Report determines 25% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • pers disc on indivi work perfo with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: the personal discussion of the reports will focus on the application report of the group to which the student belongs, with special focus on the work performed by the student. Open book examination.

Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • pres of application report with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

    Note: Report on the application (report +presentation) 10/20

Within the PRAC Report category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • report on the application with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

    Note: Report on the application (report +presentation) 10/20

Additional info regarding evaluation

Report on the application)  10/20
Group presentation and personal discussion of the reports 10/20

The personal discussion of the reports will focus on the application report of the group to which the student belongs, with special focus on the work performed by the student. Open book examination.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science: Standaard traject
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (BRUFACE)
Master of Sustainable Land Management: Urban Land Engineering