Coastal and Maritime Studies 1

Code:

PRODEC051

Acronym:

ECM I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Eng.- Hydraulics, Water Res., Environment

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEC	5	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims to acquaint students with physical aspects of interfaces and interaction in maritime and coastal zones, through maritime hydrodynamics and coastal hydromorphology as well as an introduction to conception, design, modeling and observation of maritime and port structures.

Learning outcomes and competences

Advanced engineering fundamental knowledge, engineering reasoning and problem solving, experimentation and knowledge discovery, system thinking, conceiving, designing, implementing of coastal engineering systems.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Hydrodynamics; Coastal and estuarine hydromorphodynamics; Biophysical environments: beaches, dunes, cliffs, estuaries and lagoons; Port structures and interventions; Base data and databases; Applications of physical and numerical modeling; Case studies.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:

The syllabus are coherent with the curricular objectives.

Mandatory literature

International journal and conference papers related with the syllabus.; .

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching involves sessions with theoretical presentations and discussions. The student grading will be based on a report assignment and a written exam if necessary.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The report assignment and the discussion of the UC contents allows for an efficient learning experience at this education level.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	0,00
Total:	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

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