10001198 Soil and Water Resources Course Information Description Analyze integrated concepts of soil and water resources at the landscape level. Examine physical, chemical, and biological interactions relating to watershed processes and response to land use and management. Total Credits 3 Course Outcomes Explain the role that soil and water play as components of the natural ecosystem Criteria Relate soil and water properties to human activity Relate soil and water properties to ecology with organisms Describe physical and chemical property of soil and water Criteria Describe soil texture, water color, pH, and nutrient analysis Perform field techniques to measure properties of soil and water Criteria Measure texture, color, pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium levels in soil Measure BOD, conductance, color, and nutrient status of water bodies Explain how management of soil and water resources affects land use planning, erosion, and nutrient cycling Criteria Describe the effect of land use on soil and water Explain nutrient cycling and how erosion affects it This Outline is under development.