Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Basic Principles of Water Management (17.Z420)

Native organizations units: Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Environmental Engineering (Godina: 2, Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Environment Protection Engineering
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	4

Educational goal:

ntroduction to the basic elements of the natural and social environment and the way they impact on the water system. Also, students are introduced to the water management system and how it works

Educational outcome:

Overcoming curriculum course, students should: - understand the water system and locate their position and importance of their work within it - consider the possible constellation, mechanisms and instructions for water management and preparation for participation in water management.

Course content:

Introduction. The status and importance of water as a natural resource. Economic and social framework for water management. Natural frames. The goals of water management. Instruments for water management. Sustainable and adaptive management. Water system. Individual functions and activities. The role of global, regional and local institutions and mechanisms. World trends. Climate change and water. Water monitoring. EU directives related to water. The situation in our country.

Teaching methods:

Teaching is is performed through lectures and auditory exercises. Lectures presents the theoretical part of the material while doing tasks on the exercises - practical examples from different fields that follow the lecture. In addition to lectures and exercises, consultation are held regularly . Term papers are made by groups designated by the subject's teacher, while defense research paper in terms of auditory exercises. Each test consists of a theoretical and computational work that can be put down in writing during the semester of instruction. Students who did not pass the exam must take the tests over the entire final exam.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Dante A., Caponera, Marcella Nanni	Principles of Water Law and Administration	2007	Taylor & Frances	English
Đorđević B	Vodoprivredni sistemi	1990	Građevinska knjiga	Serbian language
Institut za vodoprivredu „Jaroslav Černi“,	Vodoprivredna osnova Republike Srbije	2001	Ministarstva za poljoprivredu i šumarstvo	Serbian language
Daniel P. Loucks, Eelco van Bee	Water Resources Systems Planning and Management - an introduction to methods, models and applications	2005	UNESCO Publishing	English
Vladisavljević, Ž.	O vodoprivredi	1969	Građevinski fakultet, Beograd	Serbian language
Dimkic A.Milan., Brauch Heinz-Jürgen, Kavanaugh Michael	Groundwater Management in Large River Basins	2008	IWA Publishing	English

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Coloquium exam	No	No	20.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	70.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Coloquium exam	No	No	20.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00