Course Syllabus
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Dr. Yang HongProfessor of Hydrology and Remote Sensing; Gallogly Chair in EngineeringSchool of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Gallogly College of Engineering Areas of Interest and Expertise:
Awards and Achievements:
Phone: 405-325-3644 Email: yanghong@ou.edu Live Session (Zoom Link): https://zoom.us/j/5260365370 |
Teaching Assistant: Dr. Teshome Yami
Email: Teshome.L.Yami-1@ou.edu
Teaching Assistant: Mr. Mengye Chen
Email: mchen15@ou.edu
Office Hours: Available via email or by appointment via Zoom
Course Prerequisite
Prior knowledge of hydrology fundamentals or equivalent undergraduate 3000-4000 level courses
Course Description
This course introduces students to what hydrology is and what hydrologists do. This course intends to answer those questions by dividing into three main sections:
- The first section covers traditional topics in fundamental hydrology such as: (1) fundamental hydrologic principles, global water cycles, and flood frequency analysis.
- The second section is designed to apply hydrological theory and the state-of-the-art hydrologic models to engineering designs, including floodplain analysis, groundwater and urban storm design. This section also provides enough details for practical case studies.
- The third section guides you to the next generation of distributed hydrologic models, low impact development evaluation, and water resources management.
Course Overview
This course is made up of 11 weekly modules. Each week you’ll read the assigned course materials and watch a series of lecture videos to learn the basic concepts and techniques associated with the weekly topic. You’ll also be required to complete a quiz and participate in discussions. Throughout the course, we will have live synchronous sessions via Zoom. During our live sessions, we’ll discuss the readings, quizzes, and answer your homework questions.
Recommended but not Required Texts:
- Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis, 5th Edition by P.B. Bedient, W.C. Huber, and B.E. Vieux. (check to see if available through OU Library or Pearson Publishing)
- Radar Hydrology: Principles, Models and Applications, 2014, 1stEdition by Y. Hong and J.J. Gourley, ISBN-13:978-1466514614; (chapter pdf will be provided in Canvas)
Course Materials
To be successful in this course, you will need the following hardware, software or web accounts:
- Access to a computer
- Zoom Account
- Webcam
- Scanner or Scanning applications to upload documents to Canvas
- Office Excel and Matlab
Expectations
All assignments, quizzes, projects and exams must be completed or uploaded in Canvas by the due date and time stipulated in the platform. Ensure your familiarity with the Canvas platform in advance, and allow enough time for assignment submission and any technical difficulties that may arise.
Grades
Breakdown
| Participation/Discussion - Live Sessions | 10% |
| Quizzes | 5% |
| Homework Assignments | 30% |
| Project/Presentation | 20% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
Exams
The final exam will be taken online through the Canvas platform.
Scale
| A > or = 90% |
| B = 80-89% |
| C = 70-79% |
| D = 60-69% |
| F = < 60% |
Course Policies
Late Policy
You will not get credit for work submitted late.
Attendance
Since this is a fully online class, you are expected to view all materials and complete all readings throughout the course.
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Online Library
Students can use the University of Oklahoma library by visiting: http://libraries.ou.edu/
Academic Misconduct
In addition to the course conduct policies outlined by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook.
It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the definitions, policies and procedures concerning academic misconduct. The Student Code is available from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and is contained in the Student’s Guide to Academic Integrity, available at http://integrity.ou.edu/students_guide.html This site also defines misconduct, provides examples of prohibited conduct, and explains the sanctions available for those found guilty of misconduct.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is basically no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism.
Go to http://integrity.ou.edu/students_guide.html to learn more about the rules for avoiding plagiarism. Test your skills in avoiding plagiarism by taking the library’s plagiarism tutorial, available at https://libraries.ou.edu/content/academic-integrity-tutorial
Reasonable Accommodation for Disabilities
The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course should contact their professor as early in the semester as possible.
Students with disabilities must be registered with the Disability Resource Center prior to receiving accommodations in this course.
If you have a disability and you would like to make a request for reasonable accommodation, please see the Graduate Student Handbook or visit the Disability Resource Center and other disability services at OU at: http://drc.ou.edu/
Adjustments for Pregnancy/Childbirth Related Issues
Should you need modifications or adjustments to your course requirements because of documented pregnancy-related or childbirth-related issues, please contact me as soon as possible to discuss. Generally, modifications will be made where medically necessary and similar in scope to accommodations based on temporary disability. Please see www.ou.edu/content/eoo/faqs/pregnancy-faqs.html for commonly asked questions.
Title IX Resources
For any concerns regarding gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking, or intimate partner violence, the University offers a variety of resources, including advocates on-call 24.7, counseling services, mutual no contact orders, scheduling adjustments and disciplinary sanctions against the perpetrator. Please contact the Sexual Misconduct Office 405-325-2215 (8-5, M-F) or OU Advocates 405-615-0013 (24.7) to learn more or to report an incident.
Religious Holidays
It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required classwork that may fall on religious holidays without penalty. It is the responsibility of the student to make alternate arrangements with the instructor at least one week prior to the actual date of the religious holiday.
Copyright Policy
It is illegal to download, upload, reproduce, or distribute any copyrighted material, in any form and in any fashion, without permission from the copyright holder or his/her authorized agent. The University of Oklahoma expects all members of its community to comply fully with federal copyright laws. If such laws appear to have been violated by any user, the university reserves the right (1) to terminate that user’s access to some or all of the university’s computer systems and information resources and (2) to take additional disciplinary actions as deemed necessary or appropriate. Repeat offenders will be sanctioned and their privileges terminated.
Registration and Withdrawal
If you choose to withdraw from this course, you must complete the appropriate University form and turn the form in before the deadline. If you stop attending the course and doing the course work without doing the required paperwork your grade will be calculated with missed homework and examination grades entered as zero. This could result in receiving a grade of F in the course. Deadlines are shown in the Academic Calendar, which is available from the Office of Admissions and Records or online at http://www.ou.edu/admissions/home/academic_calendar.html
Student Grievances
In addition to any policies outlined related to submitting an informal or formal grievance by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook for more information about the process of submitting a formal grievance.
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