Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to the hydrologic cycle, with an emphasis on the hydrology of British Columbia; description and analysis of the processes of water movement and storage measurements and analysis of hydrologic data. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Lectures. Assessment is based on much more than how well you read materials and can regurgitate ideas. Attendance is imperative to succeed in this course. Thus, it is your responsibility to attend all class sessions and to participate in class discussions and team presentations (if any).  Classes begin at the stated time; please be on time.  You are not allowed to record lectures.  

Course material such as PowerPoint lectures, and other material such as additional readings will be available on Canvas throughout the semester. Placing PowerPoint lectures and other course information on Canvas is not done so with the intent to facilitate missing class or for you to not take appropriate notes during class lectures. Please Do Not attempt to use this material as a substitute for attending class.  

Laboratories. Labs are an important component of this course. Labs are designed to allow you the opportunity to investigate selected topics presented during lecture in greater detail. Labs will consist of both group and individual instructional time. Typically, methods and techniques will be presented and discussed, followed by time for data gathering, individual work, and questions and answers. Lab assignments are designed to assess your knowledge of course topics and your ability to express it in written form. You may gather data and consult other students about the lab assignments, but each student is responsible for writing (the work you hand in must be written in your own words and unique) and submitting their own answers to lab questions (it is against the rules to plagiarize or copy your friends’ homework).  

Lab assignments will be posted on Canvas on Tuesdays and must be handed in at the beginning of the laboratory session the following week, unless indicated otherwise by the instructor. There will be a 15% penalty for each day a laboratory report is overdue; a 10% penalty will be applied for assignments submitted after the beginning of the laboratory session on the due date. Lab assignments are not accepted for marking after assignments have been graded and handed back to students. Students will not be graded on missed activities due to unexcused absence from lab. Thus, if you will be unable to hand in an assignment by the due date and time for a legitimate reason, such as a documented medical problem or other serious reason, please inform the TA and instructor as soon as possible, preferably prior to the due date. Otherwise, a mark of zero will be given for the missed lab assignment. In the case a documented reason for missed work is considered valid by the instructor, it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with the instructor to make up the assigned lab.  

Grading is done fairly and consistently, however, if a student is dissatisfied with any grade received on a lab assignment, such dissatisfaction must be lodged with the instructor within 48 hours (2 days) of receiving the marked lab assignment. I will not discuss grading of lab assignments and grades via email.  

NB There will be no labs in the first week of class.

Grading

Materials

REQUIRED READING: