Water Course
California Water Course
Science, Management and Policy
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Course Description
Objective: Provide relevant and applied education of water science, policies and management to residents, businesses, community water advocates, and entry level professionals in California.
Audience: any person interested in water issues and solutions in California, including water advocates, community leaders and entry level professionals.
Minimum requirements: Course enrollees should have basic knowledge of arithmetic and algebra
Student learning objectives: At the end of the course, the student will be able to
● identify the natural and human-made components of their water system and recognize how they are connected
● distinguish the water policies that apply in their region of interest,
● evaluate the current water management in their region of interest, and
● critique and propose alternative water management alternatives for their region of interest
Length: 40 hours total. 2 hours of video content, 14 hours self-guided content, and 24 hours of in person events
Important Dates
Deadline to Register: July 31, 2025
Kickoff meeting (remote): August 2nd, 8:30 to 10 am
In-person meetings (at UC Davis): Aug 23rd, Sep 27th and Oct 25th, 9 am to 4 pm
The California Water Course it's a different course of water in California, because it is:
(1) Self-guided, you can take it at your own pace, you only need to attend three in-person meetings,
(2) Self-interest driven, each assignment is tailor towards the interest of each of the participants,
(3) Authenticated, meaning that the course is based on real-world examples,
(4) Question driven, meaning that the content is based on asking questions rather than explaining topics,
(5) Flipped-classroom, the theory and homework is done on your own, and the hand's on training is done during in-person events, and
(6) Bilingual, you can take the class in English or Español.
Course Content
Module 1 - Water systems and basic concepts of hydrology
Module 2 - Water policy
Module 3 - Water budgets
Module 4 - Discussion of water system's self-assesment
Course Materials
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