Course Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Tiantian Yang
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Assistant Professor Civil Engineering and Environmental ScienceAreas of Interests and Expertise
Awards and Achievements Phone: (949)378-0928 Email: tiantian.yang@ou.edu Live Session: Monday 6:00-7:00 CDT Zoom link: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/3766438124 |
CEES 4373/5373:
Water Resources Management
Course Syllabus — Spring 2020
Instructor Information
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Instructor |
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Live Session |
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Dr. Tiantian Yang |
TBD |
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Phone Number |
Office |
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949-378-0928 |
National Weather Center Room 4644 (during office hours or by appointment) |
Office Hours
(1) Main office hours are on MW 1:00 – 2:00 pm (National Weather Center Room 4644 for on-ground students) during Weeks 1 to 16. (2) Other time by appointment via email or whenever possible (also for online students).
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Teaching Assistant |
TA’s Office Hours |
TA Office |
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Lujun Zhang (Email: Lujun.Zhang@ou.edu) |
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:00 CDT |
Email for online students
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The TA will grade homework assignments. Inquires on grades should be made directly to the TA via emails after the TA being announced.
Communication Plan with TA/Instructor
Email communication is the primary method with me in this course. I will respond to students’ emails within 48 hours or sooner. To ensure a prompt response, please put “CEES Water Resources Management” in your email subject line as a prefix. For example, your subject line could be: CEES Water Resources Management: Question about Assignment.
Tech Support
If you cannot access canvas.ou.edu or do not see the enrolled course, please contact 405-325-HELP.
Course Description
Course Website
Materials and additional reading assignments will be posted on Canvas.
Course Prerequisites
- For 4373: CEES 3213 or approved equivalent or concurrent enrollment or instructor permission.
- For 5373: Graduate standing and instructor permission.
Required Course Materials
No required textbooks.
Additional Reference Books or Materials (optional)
- “Water Resource Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models, and Applications 1st ed. 2017 Edition” by Daniel P. Loucks (Author), Eelco van Beek (Author)
- “Water Resources Management: Principles, Regulations, and Cases 1st Edition” by Neil S. Grigg (Author)
- “Handbook of Hydrometeorological Ensemble Forecasting” by Editors Qingyun Duan, Florian Pappenberger, Jutta Thielen, Andy Wood, Hannah L. Cloke (Authors)
- “Method to Estimate Optimal Parameters” by Tiantian Yang, Kuolin Hsu, Qingyun Duan, Soroosh Sorooshian, Chen Wang (Authors)
- Other lecture materials and print-outs
Course Expectations
Undergraduate Students (Non-hydrology track online students)
- Expected to learn the fundamental principles and theories of water resources management, system modeling, hydrologic models, optimization, manual and automatic calibration on model parameters.
Graduate Students (hydrology track online students)
- Expected to also be able to use the theories to solve complex engineering problems individually and be able to conduct critical thinking on scientific problems and extract key information from scientific articles. In addition, graduate students are expected to conduct some basic scientific programming on hydrologic models and be able to use automatic calibration method to find optimal solutions for complex problems.
All Students
- Expected to engage in readings, discussions, presentations, learning groups, individual and collaborative assignments, complete homework and exams on time.
Course Grades
Breakdown
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Tasks |
Grade |
Notes |
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Homework (individual efforts) |
20% |
Periodically |
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Quizzes and Participation |
10% |
Periodically |
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Midterms |
20% |
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Project (individual efforts) |
25% |
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Scientific Presentations or Additional Programming Assignment (group or individual efforts) |
0% for online
For online course, we will do some Additional Programming Assignments merged in HWs and Final Project
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Final |
25% |
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Course Components and Policies
Homework Policy
- Periodically, exercise problems will be assigned as a homework set. Each assignment due date will be announced by the instructor.
- No late homework submissions will be accepted except for serious medical situations with proof or/and other approved circumstances from the instructor.
- Discussion on homework problem with other students is allowed. Cooperation on homework assignments is also encouraged, but work submitted for grading must be original. Copying and plagiarizing others’ homework answers will not be accepted and will be considered as academic misconduct.
- Make sure that you staple (or otherwise securely bind) all the pages for on-ground students, or use pdf submission of your hand-writing pages.
- It is recommended that you submit your homework assignment on engineering pad, A4 papers (or similar) paper on one side of the paper only.
- The submitted pdf files for online students must be clear and readable.
- Homework problems are to be done in a neat, professional manner with each problem starting on a new page.
- Write down your name, assignment set number, and student ID, OU email address on the upper right-hand corner, or the very top of your assignments.
Exam Policy
- (not applicable to online students) For all exams, each student will have to bring his/her valid University of Oklahoma ID card and have it available for checking for on-ground students.
- No make-up exam will be accepted.
- No late submission will be accepted.
- Academic misconduct in any form will not be tolerated. It will be reported to the College of Engineering (CoE) Dean’s Office.
Quizzes, Participation and Project Policy
- Teamwork is suggested for students to participate in some in-class activities. The participation of individuals and quality of work as a team will be used in grading by the instructor (see grading system section).
- Quizzes will be assigned from time to time and graded by the instructor. Specific requirements will be given on whether a quiz is either open-book open-notes or closed-book closed-notes. Recommended time limit to finish each problem in most of the quizzes will be given to make the students better prepare for the two exams. No make-up quizzes will be accepted.
- Your attendance record throughout the semester will be evaluation-based quizzes, team activities, and in-class/on-line discussions. Any occurrence of being absent from the lectures, and or, weekly live session, if identified would result in a 1% deduction from your attendance grade.
- The assigned project (if any) will be individual efforts. No make-up project will be accepted.
University of Oklahoma Academic Policies and Student Support
Catalog
Please familiarize yourself with the student catalog: http://catalog.ou.edu/courses/courses.htm
Online Library
Students in the CEES program can use the University of Oklahoma library by visiting:
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 http://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.
Tentative Course Schedule
(Subject to slight revisions)
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Weeks/ Dates |
Schedule (possible invited field expert presentations and lectures to students related to Water Resources Management) |
Notes and Announcements |
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Week 1 Date – Date |
Syllabus, Introduction to Water Cycle and Surface Water Resources Management |
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Week 2 Date – Date |
Introduction to Water Resources Management and Planning |
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Week 3 Date – Date |
Water Resources Systems Modeling: Its Role in Planning and Management I |
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Week 4 Date – Date |
Water Resources Systems Modeling: Its Role in Planning and Management II |
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Week 5 Date – Date |
Models for Identifying and Evaluating Alternatives Model I |
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Week 6 Date – Date |
Models for Identifying and Evaluating Alternatives II |
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Week 7 Date – Date |
Introduction to Optimization Models and Methods I |
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Week 8 Date – Date |
Introduction to Optimization Models and Methods II |
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Week 9 Date – Date |
DataFitting, Evolutionary Algorithms, and Qualitative Modeling I |
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Week 10 Date – Date |
DataFitting, Evolutionary Algorithms, and Qualitative Modeling II |
Midterm
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Week 11 Date – Date |
Basic Bucket Model and Hydrologic Model |
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Week 12 Date – Date |
Matlab Tutorial I |
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Week 13 Date – Date |
Matlab Tutorial II |
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Week 14 Date – Date |
Practice of a Hydrologic Model Simulation in selected programming language – Manual and Automatic Calibration of a Hydrologic Model |
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Week 15 Date – Date |
Group Presentation and Discussion I |
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Week 16 Date – Date |
Group Presentation and Discussion II and Research Projects Design and Discussion |
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Final Week Date – Date |
Final Exam |
Final |
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ACADEMIC POLICIES AND STUDENT SUPPORT
Course Catalog
Search the OU Course Catalogue.
Student Handbook
Please familiarize yourself with the OU Student Handbook.
Online Library
Access digital materials and other resources at OU Libraries.
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.
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.
For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.
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 get in touch with the Disability Resource Center.
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. Learn more about the rights of pregnant and parenting students by consulting the FAQ sheets provided by the Institutional Equity Office.
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 the Registrar.
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.
Course Summary:
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