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VIrtual Campus In hydrology and water Resources « VICAIRE Project »

VIrtual Campus In hydrology and water Resources « VICAIRE Project ». by A. Musy – EPFL (CH) R. Drobot – UTCB (RO). VIrtual Campus In hydrology and water Resources « VICAIRE Project ». An e-learning and distance training courses in Water Resources Use and Management

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VIrtual Campus In hydrology and water Resources « VICAIRE Project »

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  1. VIrtual Campus In hydrology and water Resources « VICAIRE Project » by A. Musy – EPFL (CH)R. Drobot – UTCB (RO)

  2. VIrtual Campus In hydrology and water Resources « VICAIRE Project » An e-learning and distance training courses in Water Resources Use and Management for students – engineers & interested scientists

  3. E-learning facility • Modern teaching method • with nodirect contact with the students • with a course support as exhaustive as possible - on a suitable computational platform (Web)- allowing - interconnections between the various documents offered - interactivities between the people concerned • offering a specific discipline, validated by a international system of credits (ECTS) • using moderntechniques of communication (internet, umts,…)

  4. Main objectives and advantages Accessibility to a greater number of people Flexibility in the training of students More person-oriented teaching E-learning teaching system

  5. VICAIRE Partners • Hydrology & Land Improvement (HYDRAM-ISTE), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland • Faculty of Hydrotechnology, Technical University of Civil Engineering (TUCEB), Bucarest, Romania • Faculty of Hydrotechnics, « Politehnica » University Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, • Faculty of Hydrotechnics, Technical University « Gh. Asachi » of Iasi (TUI), Iasi, Romania • Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University « St. Kliment Ohridski », Sofia, Bulgaria • Kharkiv State Technical University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (KSTUCA), Kharkiv, Ukraine • Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Ecological Problems (USRIEP), Kharkiv, Ukraine • Technical University of Moldova (UTM), Chisinau, Moldova

  6. VICAIRE Sponsors • VICAIRE was proposed within the « SCOPES 2000-2003 Scientific Cooperation between Eastern Europe and Switzerland ». • The project was accepted in October in 2000 and launched in January 2001. Its main sponsors are: • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) • Each partner’s Institution through internal manpower • Hydrology & Land Improvement Laboratory (HYDRAM- ISTE), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland through internal manpower

  7. Main objectives of the VICAIRE project • Elaborate and develop an international and competitive distance learning programme in the field of hydrology and water resources • Provide hydrology and water resources courses, primarily, to students within the partner institutions by offering them appropriate teaching support documents with interactive connections, and, secondly, propose them to other students of the field, worldwide • Improve and modernise the existing teaching systems of higher education in the partner’s institutes by adding web-based courses easily available • Train specialists in the above-mentioned fields, capable of managing surface and groundwater resources in any country, whatever its geographical and/or socio-economical situation

  8. Module 0 « Overview and Guide» This particular module has been set up to present the general organisation and structure of the e-learning course to students and other users. It offers several facilities divided in three parts, namely: Generalities: - Introduction - Presentation of the modules Team: - Partner institutions - Module leaders - Authors Guides: - Pedagogical concept - Recommendations - Reading guide

  9. Structure of the e-learning VICAIRE programme • Five scientific modules on hydrology and water resources: • 1.A. Basic Hydrology: introduction and description of the water cycle processes (11 chapters) • 1.B. Engineering Hydrology: criteria and modelling for the design of water works and their impacts (12 chapters) • Qualitative Hydrology: water quality and polluted system (13 chapters) • Groundwater Hydrology: behavior and use of water in the porous media (12 chapters) • Management of Water Resources: hydrosystems behaviours & management and decision-making principles (8 chapters)

  10. Structure of module • Each scientific module is composed of several chapters and subchapters • an extended summary, available for downloads • textbooks with interactive links and keywords • exercises with solutions • quiz and self evaluation tests • extended web-links (not completely implemented) • a specific bibliography

  11. CONTENT : Module 1 a« Basic Hydrology » • The hydrological cycle • Watershed characteristics • Precipitation • Evaporation and Transpiration • Infiltration • Surface and sub-surface storage • Runoff and sub-surface flows • Hydrographs • Instrumentation and monitoring • Hydrological data • General bibliography

  12. CONTENT : Module 1 b « Engineering Hydrology » • Basic concepts of the systems theory • Design storm • Production function • Transfer function • Routing Function, Part 1 « Hydrological approach » • Routing Function, Part 2 « Hydraulic approach » • Mathematical modelling in hydrology (basic concepts) • Catchment hydrology, Part 1 « Floods models » • Catchment hydrology, Part 2 « Medium- & low-flow models » • Urban hydrology • Parameters calibration • General bibliography

  13. CONTENT : Module 2 « Qualitative Hydrology » • Terminology and definitions • Water quality characteristics • Water quality and hydrological cycle • Natural quality in streams and rivers • Temperature and quality of water • Pollution & self-purification of streams and rivers • Surface-water quality in urban areas • Transport of reacting solute in streams and rivers • Water quality modelling • Water quality management • Eco-hydrological consequences of polluted streams and rivers • River sediments • General bibliography

  14. CONTENT : Module 3 « Groundwater Hydrology » • Porous media • Aquifers • Water in porous media • Water potential in porous media • Darcy’s Law • General flow equations in porous media • Transport equation in porous media • Field and laboratory tests • Regional groundwater flow • Mathematical modelling of regional aquifers • Rehabilitation of the polluted aquifers • General bibliography

  15. CONTENT :Module 4 « Management of Water resources » • Water resources • Modern water-economy complex, water supply, water consumption, water usage • Water legislation, economic and ecological constraints • Strategy of water resources management • Water resources monitoring • Protection of water resources • Water resources management tools • Case studies • General bibliography

  16. VICAIRE requirements • (at the Institution level) • To be able to use this e-learning facility, the elements below should be available: • a computer room with web access, opened to students with opening hours similar to a library • a computer system organisation (intranet or internet) for a forum of discussion (questions and remarks) • in the institution concerned and during the semester in which the courses taken place, scientific personnel trained to answers the questions within a 24-hours period, maximum, if possible • email connection for the teacher concerned

  17. TO BE CONTINUED

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