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SoSe 2020 - SoSe 2021

English

Modeling of Environmental Systems

12

Hellweger, Ferdinand Leberecht

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Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit


Fakultät III

Institut für Technischen Umweltschutz

33331300 FG Wasserreinhaltung

MSc Technischer Umweltschutz

Kontakt


KF 4

Lackner, Carsten

ferdi.hellweger@tu-berlin.de

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Learning Outcomes

Surfacewater Quality Modeling (SQM) After the successful completion of the module the students: Understand the mechanisms through which environmental water quality becomes degraded, control strategies for mitigating degradation, and resource management strategies for preventing degradation. - Know how to quantify and simulate contaminant sources - Understand basic eutrophication processes, environmental transport and transformation processes, water quality measurements and monitoring - master basic principles of contaminant fate and transport modeling in lakes, rivers and estuaries The module´ s qualification profile is: 40% knowledge and understanding, 20% development and design, 20% research and evaluation, 20% application in practice Agent-based modeling (ABM) The students: - have understanding of basic principles of ABM and other modeling methods (e.g. cellular automata, individual-based modeling), available software, computational strategies (e.g. up-scaling, agent accounting), model development, model calibration and testing, and model application. - have experience in independently designing, implementing and applying an ABM. The module´ s qualification profile is: 40% knowledge and understanding, 20% development and design, 20% research and evaluation, 20% application in practice

Content

Surfacewater Quality Modeling (SQM) Examines mechanisms through which environmental water quality becomes degraded, control strategies for mitigating degradation, and resource management strategies for preventing degradation. Topics include contaminant sources, eutrophication processes, environmental transport and transformation processes, water quality measurements and monitoring, contaminant fate and transport modeling in lakes, rivers and estuaries. Agent-based modeling (ABM) - IV: Introduction and motivation of ABM, basic principles, comparison to other methods (e.g. cellular automata, individual-based modeling), available software, computational strategies (e.g. up-scaling, agent accounting), model development, model calibration and testing, and model application. - UE: Hands on exercises using NetLogo

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course NameTypeNumberCycleLanguageSWSVZ
Agent-based modeling (ABM)IV0333 L 670WiSeEnglish2
Agent-based modeling (ABM)UE0333 L 671WiSeEnglish2
Surfacewater Quality modelingIV0333 L 620SoSeEnglish2
Surfacewater Quality modelingUE0333 L 621SoSeEnglish2

Workload and Credit Points

Agent-based modeling (ABM) (IV):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre/post processing15.02.0h30.0h
60.0h(~2 LP)

Agent-based modeling (ABM) (UE):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre/post processing15.03.0h45.0h
75.0h(~3 LP)

Surfacewater Quality modeling (IV):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre/post processing15.02.0h30.0h
60.0h(~2 LP)

Surfacewater Quality modeling (UE):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre/post processing15.03.0h45.0h
75.0h(~3 LP)

Course-independent workload:

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Prüfungsvorbereitung1.090.0h90.0h
90.0h(~3 LP)
The Workload of the module sums up to 360.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 12 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

Surfacewater Quality Modeling (SQM) This module utilizes IV (lectures and discussions) and UE (problem solving) teaching methods. Agent-based modeling (ABM) This module utilizes IV (lectures and discussions) and PR (project and lab) teaching methods. In the PR the students design, implement and apply a NetLogo ABM to a problem of their choice.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

none

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

100 Punkte insgesamt

Language

English

Test elements

NamePointsCategorieDuration/Extent
ABM: exam17written60 min
ABM: Homeworks10writtenca 1/week
ABM: Term project presentation10oralca 12 min
ABM: Term project report13written10 pages
SQM: Final exam15written60 min
SQM: Homeworks5written10 homeworks
SQM: Mid-term exam10written60 min
SQM: Term project presentation8oralca 12 min
SQM: Term project report12written10 pages

Grading scale

Notenschlüssel »Notenschlüssel 6: Fak III (2)«

Gesamtpunktzahl1.01.31.72.02.32.73.03.33.74.0
100.0pt90.0pt85.0pt80.0pt75.0pt70.0pt66.0pt62.0pt58.0pt54.0pt50.0pt

Test description (Module completion)

Portfolio examination Each part will be graded individually using a grading rubric and can have a maximum of 100 points. The points will be weighted based on the following and then added.

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Winter- und Sommersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

The registration for the exam is done via the Prüfungsamt.

Recommended reading, Lecture notes

Lecture notes

Availability:  unavailable

 

Electronical lecture notes

Availability:  unavailable

 

Literature

Recommended literature
ABM: "Agent-based and Individual-based Modeling: A Practical Introduction" by Railsback and Grimm (2012)
ABM: "NetLogo User Manual" by Uri Wilensky (2015), http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/docs/
SQM: Surface Water-Quality Modeling by Steven C. Chapra, 2008, Waveland Pr Inc, ISBN-10: 1577666054, ISBN-13: 978-1577666059
ABM: "Agent-Based Models (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)" by Nigel Gilbert
ABM: "Cities and Complexity: Understanding Cities with Cellular Automata, Agent-Based Models, and Fractals" by Michael Batty
ABM: "Individual-based Modeling and Ecology" by Volker Grimm and Steven F. Railsback
ABM: "Managing Business Complexity: Discovering Strategic Solutions with Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation" by Michael J. North and Charles M. Macal
ABM: "The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration" by Robert Axelrod
ABM: Individual-based Models and Approaches in Ecology" by Donald L. DeAngelis and Louis J. Gross, Editors
SQM: Environmental Modeling by Jerry L. Schnoor, 1996, John Wiley, New York
SQM: Principles of Surface Water Quality Modeling and Control by Robert V. Thomann and John A. Mueller, 1987, HarperCollins, New York

Assigned Degree Programs


This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

Studiengang / StuPOStuPOsVerwendungenErste VerwendungLetzte Verwendung
This module is not used in any degree program.

Miscellaneous

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