Course Title: Hydrology and Water Resources

Course Code: CE 423

Program: B.Sc
Department: Civil Engineering
College: Engineering
Institution: University of Business and Technology
 Table of Contents
A. Course Identification .................................................................................................... 3
6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply) ............................................................................... 3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes ............................................................... 3
1. Course Description ................................................................................................................. 3
2. Course Main Objective............................................................................................................ 3
3. Course Learning Outcomes ..................................................................................................... 4
C. Course Content ............................................................................................................. 5
D. Teaching and Assessment ............................................................................................ 5
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Assessment Tasks for Students ............................................................................................... 6
E. Student Academic Counseling and Support .............................................................. 7
F. Learning Resources and Facilities............................................................................... 7
1.Learning Resources .................................................................................................................. 7
2. Facilities Required................................................................................................................... 7
G. Course Quality Evaluation .......................................................................................... 7
H. Specification Approval Data ....................................................................................... 8

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 A. Course Identification

1. Credit hours:
2. Course type
a. University College Department X Others
b. Required X Elective
3. Level/year at which this course is offered: Level-8/year 4
4. Pre-requisites for this course (if any):
Hydraulics CE 322

5. Co-requisites for this course (if any):

6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

No Mode of Instruction Contact Hours Percentage
1 Traditional classroom 45 100%
2 Blended N/A -
3 E-learning N/A -
4 Distance learning N/A -
5 Other N/A -

7. Contact Hours (based on academic semester)

No Activity Contact Hours
1 Lecture 30
2 Laboratory/Studio 9
3 Tutorial 6
4 Others (specify) -
Total 45

B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

1. Course Description
Hydrologic cycle: precipitation, interception, depression storage, infiltration,
evapotranspiration, overland flow, snow hydrology, groundwater and stream flow processes.
Stream hydrographs and flood routing. Hydrologic modeling and design. Objectives of water
resources development. Water demand. Reservoirs, dams and spillways. Conjunctive use of
surface and groundwater. Planning for water resources development. Economic analysis of
water resources projects. Computer applications. Design project.
2. Course Main Objective
When the student finishes the course he will be able to:
• have a fundamental understanding of the hydrologic processes and cycle.
• use this knowledge to conduct hydrologic synthesis and simulation, and hydrologic design,
building on knowledge gained in CE 322.

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 3. Course Learning Outcomes

Aligned
CLOs
PLOs
1 Knowledge:
1.1 Define the principles of Civil engineering disciplines (construction, structural, 1.1-M
transportation, and environmental engineering)
CLO 1.
Justify knowledge of basic hydrological cycle, hydrological data
collection.
CLO 2.
Combine between the global water resources especially S. A.

CLO 5.
Compare between the groundwater flow, aquifers and wells
1.2
1.3
1...
2 Cognitive Skills:
2.1 Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying 2.1-M
principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
CLO 3.
Propose different types of runoff hydrographs.

CLO 4.
Eestimate losses from precipitation such as evaporation,
evapotranspiration, and infiltration.

CLO 6.
Design the groundwater flow in wells.
2.2
2.3
2...
3 Interpersonal Skills& Responsibility
3.1
3.2
3.3
3...
4 Communication, Information Technology and Numerical:

5 Psychomotor

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 C. Course Content
Contact
No List of Topics
Hours
Introduction
1 Field of Water Resources Engineering 3
Surface water, Ground water, Desalination, Renovated water
Water Demand
Utilization and prevention types
2 3
General requirements (quantity & Quality)
Water uses and demand and balance
Engineering Hydrology
3 Hydrologic Cycle 6
Water Balance
Evaporation & Transpiration
Calculation of potential evaporation
4 6
Factors controlling Evapotranspiration
Measurement of Evapotranspiration
Precipitation
5 Types of precipitation, Measurement of precipitation, Analysis of Rainfall 6
data, missing records, Variation in precipitation
Rainfall Runoff relationship
Measurement of runoff
6 9
Development of runoff
separation, Unit Hydrograph, Flood routing & Hydrograph analysis
7 Hydraulic structures and stream measurements 6
Groundwater Hydrology
Groundwater flow
8 3
Aquifer types
Well design
9 Economics & Water Resources Planning 3
...
Total 45

D. Teaching and Assessment

1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods
Code Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies Assessment Methods
1.0 Knowledge:
CLO 1.
Justify knowledge of basic
hydrological cycle, hydrological data
collection.
CLO 2.
Class lectures and
1.1 Combine between the global water HW, Quiz, Exams
tutorials
resources especially S. A.

CLO 5.
Compare between the groundwater
flow, aquifers and wells

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 Code Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies Assessment Methods
1.2
…
2.0 Cognitive Skills:
CLO 3.
Propose different types of runoff
hydrographs.

CLO 4.
Estimate losses from precipitation HW, Quiz, Exams
2.1 Class lectures & PPT
and Research Report
such as evaporation,
evapotranspiration, and infiltration.

CLO 6.
Design the groundwater flow in wells.
2.2
…
3.0 Interpersonal Skills& Responsibility
3.1
3.2
…
Communication, Information
4
Technology and Numerical:

5 Psychomotor

2. Assessment Tasks for Students

Percentage of Total
# Assessment task* Week Due Assessment Score
1 Homework End of a topic 10%
2 Quizzes End of a topic 20%
Mid-term Exam End of week 20%
3 7
Research Report End of Week 5%%
4 13
PPT Presentation End of Week 5%
5 13
Final Examination End of Week 40%
6 15
7
8
*Assessment task (i.e., written test, oral test, oral presentation, group project, essay, etc.)

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 E. Student Academic Counseling and Support
Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice:
All faculty are required to hold 10 office hours per week. Faculty are expected to spread their
office hours over a minimum of four days per week. Office hours are clearly stated in the course
syllabus and are posted on LMS system. Students may set appointments with faculty outside
office hours by phone or email.
Teaching faculty with administrative duties may hold less than 10 office hours per week
depending on their teaching load.

F. Learning Resources and Facilities

1.Learning Resources
Applied Hydrology, 2nd edition (2013), Ven Te Chow, David R. Maidment,
Required Textbooks and Larry W. Mays, McGraw Hill. 978-0071743914

• Physical Hydrology, S.L. Dingman, Waveland Press, 3rd edition,

2014, 978-1478611189
Essential References • Engineering Hydrology by Ojha, Bhunya and Berndtsson (Jul 15,
Materials 2008) Oxford University Press, USA ISBN-10: 0195694619, ISBN-13:
978-0195694611

Electronic Materials NA

Other Learning
Other Learning material accessible through Moodle.
Materials

2. Facilities Required
Item Resources
Accommodation
(Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration Classroom
rooms/labs, etc.)
Technology Resources
(AV, data show, Smart Board, software, Smart Board, MS software, and U tube
etc.)
Other Resources
(Specify, e.g. if specific laboratory
BLACKBOARD vertual meeting
equipment is required, list requirements or
attach a list)

G. Course Quality Evaluation

Evaluation
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
Areas/Issues
Effectiveness of Teaching • Students Indirect - Students Feedback
through Course Evaluation
survey

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 Evaluation
Areas/Issues
Effectiveness of Teaching
and Learning Process
Effectiveness of Assessment
External reviewer
Extent of achievement of
course learning outcomes
Quality of learning resources
Overall evaluation
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
• Peer Reviewer Direct- In class peer
• HOD observation
• External reviewer Course Portfolio review
Pass rate & grade distribution
• Peer Faculty Direct: Assessment methods
• Course coordinator evaluation as part of Course
Portfolio review
Indirect: Students Feedback
on assessment through Course
Evaluation survey
Pass rate and grade distribution
• Faculty members Direct: Course report review
• Peer faculty Direct: CLOs assessment
• Course coordinator
• External reviewer
• Department Quality Direct: faculty input
Committee Indirect: Students Feedback
• External reviewer through Course Evaluation
survey
• Program Quality Revise and approve all the
Committee reports and course files

Evaluation areas (e.g., Effectiveness of teaching and assessment, Extent of achievement of course learning
outcomes, Quality of learning resources, etc.)
Evaluators (Students, Faculty, Program Leaders, Peer Reviewer, Others (specify)
Assessment Methods (Direct, Indirect)

H. Specification Approval Data

Dr. Maged Hassan Daoud
Dr. Remon Eskander
Council / Committee
Dr. Wael Fawzy Mohamed

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