Course Syllabus

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Instructor: Jim F. Chamberlain, PhD, P.E., BCEE

Co-Director for Education and Outreach, OU WaTER Center Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science Areas of Interests and Expertise: sustainable systems, life cycle assessment (LCA), biogeochemistry, and systems optimization Office Phone: 405-325-5140 Cell Phone: 405-826-2272 Email: jfchamb@ou.edu  Live Session: Thursdays, 8:00-9:00 pm CDT Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/6189559359

 

Teaching Assistant: Tiffany Legg

Email: tiffanyalegg@ou.edu

For a list of course activities, scroll to the bottom of this page.

Course Prerequisites 

Admittance into the Hydrology and Water Security (HWS) Masters degree program and successful completion of Calculus I.

Course Materials

You will be required to have access to the following textbooks:

1. Brooks, Ffolliott, and Magner. Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds. Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. ISBN-13: 978-0470963050

2. Postel, Sandra. Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity. Island Press. 2017. ISBN 10: 1-61090-790-1

Selected readings are included on the calendar and additional readings may be assigned throughout the semester.

Grades

Breakdown

Mid-term Exam	15%
Final Exam	20%
Book Review Essays (2)	30%
Homework (4) and Quizzes (8)	30%
Class Participation (Live Sessions)	5%

Scale

100 – 90.0	A
< 90.0 – 80.0	B
< 80.0 – 70.0	C
< 70.0 – 60.0	D
< 60.0	F

Course Components

Book Review Essays

You will be required to write two short essays that give your response and interaction with the Postel book.  The first will be over material in the first half of the book, and the second will cover the second half of the book. These essays will deal more directly with issues of water security in a modern context by looking at specific topics discussed in the book. More specific instructions for writing the essays will be given in the Assignments section of Canvas.

Online Live Session Policies

Students must strive to maintain regular attendance in the online, live discussions and are expected to participate in the discussions each week. If you cannot attend the live session in real time, you can watch it later and submit a make-up assignment described in the Assignments section.

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ACADEMIC POLICIES AND STUDENT SUPPORT

Catalog

Please familiarize yourself with the student catalog: http://catalog.ou.edu/courses/courses.htm

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. Watch this video and then test your skills in avoiding plagiarism by taking this plagiarism tutorial and quiz. 

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 your options. 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 coursework 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.