| Upon completion of this
course, students should be able to:
1. Use the tools of project planning, project management,
teamwork, leadership and continuous quality improvement to
plan and execute a “real world” water quality monitoring project,
including: setting goals and objectives, scope of work, and
timelines using contemporary project planning software.
2. Demonstrate understanding and use of the scientific method
in a field research study.
3. Demonstrate a high degree of skill, precision, and accuracy
while performing the following water quality tests: barometric
pressure, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, pH, B.O.D., temperature,
total phosphate, nitrates, turbidity, total solids, conductivity,
salinity, ammonia, hardness, alkalinity and discharge of water.
4. Work safely, both individually and in teams, in a supervised
lab and field setting.
5. Express creativity through field notebooks and journals,
seminars, and written and oral presentations of research reports.
6. Improve esteem and self-confidence while working in teams
as leaders and followers.
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