Overview

The NCGRT Short Course program is Australia's leading professional training agency for groundwater hydrology. NCGRT runs the Australian Groundwater School twice yearly. The School was first established in 1965 and has become Australia's leading short course for training groundwater professionals. It introduces students to a wide range of well balanced … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to groundwater hydrology. It provides a breadth-first learning approach that covers a wide range of issues and is intended to present a "big picture" overview of groundwater hydrology and associated scientific, management and technology issues that relate directly to it. It is aimed at providing students with little or no background in groundwater hydrology with an overarching understanding of the greater discipline and presents both theoretical and practical aspects of the subject area and clearly articulates its relevance to society (and other less scientific factors such as political, economic, social and ethical considerations) and current pressing environmental issues. Furthermore this topic aims to foster higher level cognition (synthesis, application, critical thought etc) by way of enhanced student-directed learning on topics that are relevant and interesting to the students such that they can explore areas in greater detail by way of assessment that is designed to be flexible, yet comprehensive and fosters higher level cognitive skills (e.g., problem sets, well-designed essay topics, etc).

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Display a high-level vocabulary in groundwater hydrology
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Identify a groundwater management or contemporary issue and write a review about it
3.
Detail the practical drivers for the study of groundwater hydrology, including societal and environmental issues that critically relate to groundwater phenomena
4.
Apply basic and some of the more advanced scientific concepts and tools used by the groundwater hydrologist by way of problem solving

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Assumed knowledge

First year undergraduate level earth sciences and an undergraduate degree in environmental science, hydrology or a relevant discipline of science and engineering.