Emphasis on teamwork, cooperation and oral, written and graphic communication. This is the first of the 4-credit interdisciplinary courses and is offered each fall. The teams make oral and written presentations throughout the course, culminating in a team-produced final report and oral presentation. Emphasis is on teamwork, cooperation, coordination, issue definition, and communication. This course is normally taken at the start of a student's program.
Students use models to solve problems.
Emphasis on oral, written and graphic communication. It is not an in-depth exposure to modeling but is designed to give the students an appreciation of the limitations and uses of models. Students are given exercises in using computer models of surface hydrology, subsurface hydrology and economics. The course also has a strong communications component. Intensive experience with a field-based problem or suite of problems.