Course Project: CEE 348#
Due as a 3-5 minute video presentation during the Final Exam slot, 6/8, 10:30-12:20
Milestones will be due as part of weekly homework assignments. Completing each milestone on time will give you credit towards that week’s homework assignment.
As part of homework 2, you need to rank from 1 to 10, your top choices of topics for your video, from the topic list below. We will have a different person on each topic. I will strive to get everyone as close to their top choice as possible and will announce your topic on 4/21.
As part of homework 5, you will need a one-page storyboard (sketches and outline) of what you plan to present in your video – what will you cover and how you plan to present it. [Note that people responsible for later topics in the quarter should reach out to the professor for advance access to the material.]
As part of homework 6, you will need to provide feedback to two other people about what you think of their storyboard ideas.
As part of homework 8, you will need to provide a revised storyboard, as well as an update on how video recording and/or prepping is progressing.
Final prep for final exam day, upload or provide link to your video – realize that sometimes this can be slow and take overnight, so have your video finished the day before you want to present it.
Final exam day, present your video to the class.
Topic List for your Videos…#
Atmospheric stability (inversions)
Atmospheric winds (dynamics)
Moisture in the atmosphere (e.g., thermodynamics, fog, clouds)
Orographic precipitation
Atmospheric pollution (gaussian plume solution to advection/dispersion from a smokestack)
Atmospheric pollution (airshed box model)
Watershed delineation
Water balance
Calculating total precipitation over a watershed
Determining peak runoff (unit hydrograph or rational method)
Evaporation
Flood frequency
Groundwater – Darcy’s Law
Groundwater – Flow Nets
Groundwater – contaminant transport
Measuring and calculating river discharge
River velocities and flow resistance (bed friction
Momentum balance in a river channel
Predicting the concentration of a pollutant in a river
Shear flow dispersion
Seaward and landward flow speeds in an estuary
Mixing in an estuary
Grading Rubic#
Presentation#
(30 points; will account for 15% of total grade)
A powerpoint-type presentation, like you would expect at a conference, 10 minutes in length, with an additional 5 minutes for questions. Your classmates are your audience. Present your question, why it is important, what methods you employed to answer the question, your major results, and the implications of your results. For pairs, both project partners will present together.
Clarity of Overall Presentation (10 points)
Clear statement of the problem
Clear explanations of what you did, easy to follow
Good transitions from one section to the next
Ability to answer questions raised by audience
Quality of Visual Aids/Graphics (10 points)
All graphics easy to see, properly labeled, large enough font
Correct limits on plot axes to show relevant information
Proper choice of type of graph to convey information
Interest level – slides nice/interesting to engage audience
Technical Analysis and Discussion (10 points)
Proper methods applied
Accuracy of results
Explanation of why results are what they are
Ability to relate results to other studies and other presentations in the class