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Syllabus 2020-21 - 10411010 - Hydrology and Hydrogeology (Hidrología e hidrogeología)

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DEGREE: Grado en Ciencias Ambientales
FACULTY: FACULTY OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020-21
COURSE: Hydrology and Hydrogeology
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Hydrology and Hydrogeology
CODE: 10411010 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020-21
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 2 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: JIMÉNEZ ESPINOSA, ROSARIO
DEPARTMENT: U117 - GEOLOGÍA
FIELD OF STUDY: 427 - GEODINÁMICA EXTERNA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 332 E-MAIL: respino@ujaen.es P: -
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7080-4405
LANGUAGE: - LEVEL: 2
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Introduction and Basic Concepts

  • 1. Geomorphological analysis of a hydrological basin. Introduction to watershed geomorphology. Basic aspects of watershed: definition and delimitation.
  • 2. Water as a renewable resource. The water balance equation. Surficial water vs. groundwater. Advantages of groundwater.

 

Basic Concepts of Hydrology

  • 3. Precipitations. Types of precipitations. Measure. Complete and detection of errors in rain series. Areal estimation.
  • 4. Evaporation and transpiration. Introduction: concept of evapotranspiration. Potential evapotranspiration and real. Water balance.
  • 5. Runoff. Definition. Los aforos. El hidrograma y su descomposición. Estimación de la escorrentía de una cuenca.
  • 6. Infiltration. Concept and conditioning factors of the infiltration. Methods of estimation and measure.

 

Basic Hydrogeological Concepts: groundwater

  • 7. Aquifers. Concept of aquifer. Types of aquifers. Aquifer vertical zonation. Aquifer horizontal zonation. Aquifer natural recharge and discharge. Springs.
  • 8. Hydrogeological properties of rocks. Porosity. Permeability. Hydraulic conductivity. Storativity. Transmissivity.
  • 9. Water flow in porous media: Darcy Law. Darcy experience. Principles of groundwater flow: Piezometric surface, level and maps.

Specific Hydrogeology

  • 10. Igneous and metamorphic hydrogeology. Conceptual model.  Methodology. Catchment.
  • 11. Detrital hydrogeology. Sediments. Rocks. Conceptual model.  Methodology. Catchment.
  • 12. Karstic hydrogeology. Karstic aquifer typology. Concept of karstification. Modelo conceptual. Conceptual model.  Methodology. Catchment.

 

  Hydrogeochemistry and pollution

  • 13. Groundwater physic and chemistry. Concentración de solutos en el agua. Main physic-chemical parameters. Groundwater composition. Chemical analysis. Sampling.
  • 14. Interpretation of hydrochemical data. Concept of facies. Chemical quality of water as use. Spanish and EC quality laws. Graphic plots.
  • 15. Pollution of groundwater. Concept. Mechanisms of pollution. Protection, control and fight against pollution.

    PRACTICE PROGRAM:

    1. Obtention of hydrometerological parameters
    2. Identification and cartography of surficial hydraulic forms
    3. Potential and real evaportranspiration 
    4. Elaboration of a potentiometric surface map. Quantitative analysis of potentiometric surfaces
    5. Aplication of Darcy Law
    6. Treatment of hydrogeochemical data
    7. Hydrogeochemical diagrams
    8. Bibliographic study
    9. Field trips

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

  • Lectures (3,2 ECTS credits): theoretical academic sessions with the support of ICT which teaching materials, references, Internet sites will be provided, in which the student can continue the work personally, this activity will acquire the skills 1-4.
    - Practices (compulsory): Problems and seminars, Practices in Computer Rooms and Field Trips (2.6 ECTS credits): In Problems classes and seminars in 4 sessions of 2 hours each and the resolution of exercises on the subject worked in theory, as well as exposition and defense of works. Practices in Computer Rooms that will consist of 3 face-to-face sessions in the computer room, each lasting 2 hours. Field trips: two field trips of 6 hours each will be made, one of them at the beginning of the term to introduce the concepts and the other at the end to analyze a specific area of hydrogeological interest.
  • - Tutorials in small groups (0.2 ECTS credits) for discussion on topics of interest related to the subject. This activity will allow you to acquire skills 5-6.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

There will be an evaluation of the theoretical-practical training in which all the generic competences will be valued, as well as the specific competences and the contents presented in the different thematic units proposed. Specific and attitudinal competences will be dealt with in specific group work activities, as well as in other specific activities such as attitude in debates.
To carry out this evaluation, the following will be done:

Attendance to tutorials, presentation of works and debates (5%):

There will be a daily control in class of this attendance and participation. CT-2 competition.

Theory evaluation (50%):

There will be an objective written exam type test (30%) + continuous evaluation in the form of questionnaires and / or directed activities at the end of the main theoretical blocks (20%), up to adding a weight of 50% of the grade. This part will allow to evaluate the CE-33, CE-2, CE-24, CB-1 and CT-2 competences.

Evaluation of the practices (30%):

After the completion of each practical content block, there will be an evaluation exercise during class time. The qualification of said exercises will be saved as a qualification of the practical exam in case of being greater than 4 in each block: Block 1: Computer classroom practices; Block 2: Cabinet practices; Block 3: Field practices. (30%).

Delivery of practices + Bibliographic study.

It will include: Continuous evaluation through attendance and delivery of the activities carried out during the course, and assistance and delivery of resolved activities carried out during the scheduled field work bibliographic study. Competences CT-2, CE-24, CE-33 and CB-5 (15%).

Minimum qualifications:

In order to successfully pass the subject, it will be necessary to obtain a grade equal to or greater than 5 in the whole subject (see percentages in the Assessment System). It will only be done if the student scores at least 4.5 in the evaluation of the practices and 4.5 in the theoretical exam.

No parts of the subject are saved for the following course.

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6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Practical and applied hydrogeology [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: Şen, Zekâi, author. Publisher: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, England : Elsevier, 2015  (Library)
  • Hydrogeology : principles and practice Kevin M. Hiscock and Victor F. Bense.. Edition: 2nd ed.. Author: Hiscock, K. M. (Kevin M.), author.. Publisher: Wiley Blackwell  (Library)
  • Hydrogeology laboratory manual Keenan Lee, C.W. Fetter, John E. McCray. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Lee, Keenan. Publisher: Pearson Education  (Library)
  • Applied hydrogeology. Edition: 4th. ed. Author: Fetter, C. W.. Publisher: Prentice Hall  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Appelo, C. A. J.. Publisher: Boca raton[etc.] : CRC Press, cop. 2005  (Library)
  • The Dynamic earth: an introduction to physical geology. Edition: 4th ed. Author: Skinner, Brian J.. Publisher: New York: John Wiley & Sons, cop. 2000  (Library)
7. VIRTUAL / CLASSROOM TEACHING SCENARIO

I.- TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES

 

Formation activities

Format (classroom / online)

Teaching methodology: Description

32 Theory sessions of the program contents

On line

32 sessions of participatory master classes (1 hour/each), carried out by synchronous videoconference or by means of personalized explanatory videos.

3 practical sessions in computer room

50% face to face

They will consist of 3 face-to-face / virtual sessions in the computer room (Google Suite), lasting two hours each and working in a weekly rotational mode, making subgroups that rotate every two weeks. In parallel, the students will be able to prepare the practice explained on video by the teacher. If there is a possibility, the class will be retransmitted synchronously.

4 Problem solving sessions / exercises + Bibliographic study

50% face to face

They will consist of 3 face-to-face / virtual sessions in the laboratory, lasting two hours each, and work in a weekly rotational mode, making subgroups that rotate every two weeks. In parallel, the students will be able to prepare the practice explained on video by the teacher. If there is a possibility, the class will be broadcast synchronously. One of the sessions will be devoted to exposition to the class by G. Meet of a summary of the bibliographic work.

2 Field Trips sessions

Face to face

We plan to carry out two field trips of 6 hours each, depending on the health regulations established at that time.

1 Academically Directed Activity 

Face to face

There will be a 2-hour activity dedicated to How to Obtain Hydroclimatic Data

Tutoring

On line

All tutoring sessions will be conducted online (synchronous and asynchronous)

 

II. EVALUATION SYSTEM

REGULAR AND EXTRAORDINARY EVALUATION

There will be an evaluation of the theoretical-practical training in which all the generic competences will be valued, as well as the specific competences and the contents presented in the different thematic units proposed. Specific and attitudinal competences will be dealt with in specific group work activities, as well as in other specific activities such as attitude in debates.
To carry out this evaluation, the following will be done:

Attendance (5%):

There will be a daily control in class of this attendance and participation both face-to-face and online. CT-2 competition.

Theory evaluation (50%):

There will be an objective written exam type test (30%) + continuous evaluation in the form of questionnaires and / or directed activities at the end of the main theoretical blocks (20%), up to adding a weight of 50% of the grade. This part will allow to evaluate the CE-33, CE-2, CE-24, CB-1 and CT-2 competences. These examination and control tests will be done through Google forms.

Delivery of practices + bibliographic work (15%)

In addition, there will be continuous evaluation through attendance and delivery of the activities developed during the course plus the bibliographic work. Competences CT-2, CE-24, CE-33 and CB-5. Percentage: 15%.

Those students who do not pass the controls in continuous evaluation of the practices and the bilibliographic work will take a practice exam in the classroom (percentage 45%).

Those students who do not pass the controls in continuous evaluation of the practices will take a practice exam through a Google forum.

Minimum qualifications:

In order to successfully pass the subject, it will be necessary to obtain a grade equal to or greater than 5 in the whole subject. It will only be done if the student scores at least 4.5 in the evaluation of the practices and 4.5 in the theoretical exam.

No parts of the subject are saved for the following course.

 

III. MEANS

The computer resources provided by the University of Jaén (ILIAS Virtual Teaching Platform, Videoconference through GoogleMeet, other applications in the Google environment: Docs, Slides, Calendar, Drive) will be used in order to encourage student participation, as well as resources Electronic bibliographies available in the library of the University of Jaén.

8. VIRTUAL TEACHING SCENARIO

 

 

Formation activities

Format (classroom / online)

Teaching methodology: Description

32 Theory sessions of the program contents

On line

32 sessions of participatory master classes (1 hour/each), carried out by synchronous videoconference or by means of personalized explanatory videos.

3 practical sessions in computer room

On line

Replacement of the 3 practical sessions in the computer room with online training activities using Google Suite software in synchronous or asynchronous mode. Duration: two hours each session

4 Problem solving sessions / exercises /bibliographic study

On line

They will consist of 4 online sessions synchronously, lasting two hours each.

Tutoring

On line

All tutoring sessions will be conducted online (synchronous and asynchronous)

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM: ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY CALLS

There will be a continuous evaluation of the theoretical-practical training in which all the generic competences will be valued, as well as the specific competences and the contents presented in the different thematic units proposed. Specific and attitudinal competences will be dealt with in specific group work activities, as well as in other specific activities such as attitude in debates.
To carry out this evaluation, the following will be done:

Attendance to tutorials, presentation of works and debates (5%):

There will be a control in virtual classes by Meet. CT-2 competition.

Theory evaluation (50%):

There will be an objective written exam type test (30%) through Google Forms + continuous evaluation in the form of questionnaires and / or activities directed at the end of the main theoretical blocks (20%), up to a weight of 50% of the grade . This part will allow to evaluate the CE-33, CE-2, CE-24, CB-1 and CT-2 competences. These examination and control tests will be done through Google forms.

Evaluation of the practices (30%):

For the evaluation of the practices, a continuous evaluation will be carried out by attending them and carrying out conceptual tests and handing over the activities carried out in each practice session. Competences CT-2, CE-24, CE-33 and CB-5

Bibliographic study (15%)
For those students who have not completed the continuous assessment tasks, they will be given an exam that will include all the theoretical and practical contents.

Minimum qualifications:

In order to successfully pass the subject, it will be necessary to obtain a grade equal to or greater than 5 in the whole subject (see percentages in the Assessment System). It will only be done if the student scores at least 4.5 in the evaluation of the practices and 4.5 in the theoretical exam.

No parts of the subject are saved for the following course.

DATA PROTECTION CLAUSE (on line exams)

Institution in charge of data processing: Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén

Data Protection Delegate: dpo@ujaen.es

Purpose: In accordance with the Universities Law and other national and regional regulations in force, carrying out exams and assessment tests corresponding to the courses students are registered in. In order to avoid frauds while sitting the exam, the exam will be answered using a videoconference system, being able the academic staff of the University of Jaén to compare and contrast the image of the person who is answering the exam with the student's photographic files. Likewise, in order to provide the exam with evidential content for revisions or claims, in accordance with current regulation frameworks, the exam will be recorded and stored.

Legitimacy: compliance with legal obligations (Universities Law) and other national and regional regulations currently in force.

Addressees: service providers who are the owners of the platforms where the exams are carried out and with whom the University of Jaén has signed the corresponding data access contracts.

Storage periods: those established in current in force regulations. In the specific case of exam videoconference recordings, not before the examination records and transcripts are closed or the exam can still be reviewed or challenged.

Rights: you can exercise your right of access, amendment, cancellation, opposition, suppression, limitation and portability by sending a letter to the postal or electronic address indicated above. In the event that you consider that your rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection www.ctpdandalucia.es

CLASS RECORDING CLAUSE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Person in charge: Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las Lagunillas, s/n; Tel.953 212121; www.ujaen.es

Data protection delegate (DPO): TELEFÓNICA, S.A.U. ; Email: dpo@ujaen.es

Procedure aim: To manage proper recordings of teaching sessions with the aim of facilitating learning process under a multimodal and/or online teaching

Period for record storage: Images will be kept during legal term according to regulations in force

Legitimacy: Data will be managed according to legal regulations (Organic Law 6/2001, December 21, on Universities) and given consent provided by selecting corresponding box in legal admission documents

Data recipients (transfers or assignments): Any person allowed to get access to every teaching modality

Rights: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, portability, limitation of processing, deletion or, where appropriate, opposition. To exercise these rights, you must submit a written request to the Information, Registration and Electronic Administration Service of the University of Jaen at the address above, or by e-mail to the address above. You must specify which of these rights you are requesting to be satisfied and, at the same time, you must attach a photocopy of your ID card or equivalent identification document. In case you act through a representative, legal or voluntary, you must also provide a document that proves this representation and identification. Likewise, if you consider that your right to personal data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Andalusian Data Protection and Transparency Council www.ctpdandalucia.es