| Course name | Introduction to Environmental Modeling: Flow Processes in Hydro- and Geosystems |
|---|---|
| Module | [2012 MI.04] |
| Category | Introductory |
| Type | Block course |
| Target group | PhD students from related fields of research |
| Contents |
(I) Overview of conceptual and numerical models in flow, mass, heat, and deformation processes in porous media (II) Exercise in groundwater flow modelling (III) Exercise in geotechnical modelling (The complementary course "Introduction to Environmental Modelling II" in 2011 will deal with concepts, methods and applications in Landscape and Ecological Modelling) |
| Didactic aim / competences | Providing the students an overview on conceptual and numerical approaches in subsurface modelling, practicing modelling using software, developing own concepts for modelling projects |
| Didactic elements | Lectures, exercises, and project development |
| Schedule | 3 days |
| Date | November 19-20th and 22th,2012 |
| Time | 9:00-12:00/13:00-16:00 |
| Location | UFZ Leipzig,Blauer Salon (above canteen building) |
| Work load | 15 hours presence / 15 self-study |
| Expected performance | Active collaboration, modelling exercises, joint preparation of a concept for a modelling project |
| Number of participants | 25 |
| Deadline | October, 22th, 2012 |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Sabine Attinger |
| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr. Sabine Attinger Prof. Dr.-Ing. Olaf Kolditz |
| Evaluation | The course will be evaluated by the students as a whole and on a lecture-by-lecture basis. |
| Credit points | 1 |
