SSC 3223: Water Resources Management

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  Dear Student,

  Welcome to the module of Water Resources Management.

  This module is composed by two component: Irrigation Principles and Drainage Principles.

  Brief description of aims and content

  The aim of this module will be to help students acquire knowledge needed to design, implement, operate and manage irrigation and drainage systems for optimal agricultural production. It will involve irrigation principles and practices and also drainage principles and practices. Specifically, it will introduce students to crop responses to soil moisture, crop and irrigation water requirements, irrigation water resources and quality, soil factors affecting irrigation and drainage; irrigation and drainage planning, networks, methods, operation and assessment, and management and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems. The course will comprise of lectures, seminars, tutorials, and field/ lab work.  

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of the course, students will be expected to:

  1. Understand physical principles and laws underlying irrigation and drainage in relation to land characteristics and plant response to critical soil moisture conditions.
  2. Manage projects, acquire methods to evaluate project effectiveness and impact.
  3. Measure, record, analyse and interpret crop needs and soil and soil moisture conditions in order to plan irrigation and/or drainage.
  4. Diagnose, assess irrigation/drainage requirements, design, implement, operate and manage irrigation/drainage systems.

  Assessment

  Continuous Assessments (Practicals, Assignments, and Tests): 50%

  Main Examination: 50%  

  Contact hours  : 14 hrs

  Study load         : 26 hrs

  Teacher: NIYONKURU Rose

   

    

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