Spring 2027

Water Management Systems

Water Management Systems covers engineering and management applications of soil-plant-water relationships for efficient water use in management systems.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Anita Thompson

Past students reported that attending lectures and listening to examples was key, as the instructor expected them to have listened well. The course was rated as relatively easy by the reviewer.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify, formulate and solve complex water management and engineering problems by applying hydrologic, biologic, and engineering principles applicable to the design of efficient water management systems and components.

  • Apply engineering design to produce water management solutions that meet agricultural production needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

  • Communicate effectively through engagement during in-class discussions

  • Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in water management and engineering situations and make informed judgements, which must consider the impact of water management solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal context

  • Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge of water use

  • Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of clean water and efficient use of water

  • Identify, evaluate, and synthesize contemporary literature on a specific water management issue

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MATH 217, 221, or graduate/professional standing

    • MATH 217
    • MATH 221
    • graduate/professional standing
    take one
BSE 473

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  • Any of
    • MATH 217
    • MATH 221
    • graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANITA THOMPSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Anita Thompson

Anita Thompson taught the course as approachable and clear, focusing on important information without fluff. Students found her engaging and noted that attending lectures was essential for understanding.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.45 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Anita Thompson

Past students reported that attending lectures and listening to examples was key, as the instructor expected them to have listened well. The course was rated as relatively easy by the reviewer.

Past student reviews · Anita Thompson

Students appreciated the instructor's sense of humor and clear explanations. The teaching style was described as down-to-earth, making the content easier to grasp when students paid attention during live examples.

Topics

  • Soil-plant-water relationships
  • Hydrologic, biologic, and engineering principles for system design
  • Sustainability challenges of clean water and efficient use

Skills

  • Solve complex water management and engineering problems using hydrologic, biologic, and engineering principles
  • Apply engineering design for water management solutions meeting agricultural needs and societal factors
  • Evaluate and synthesize contemporary literature on water management issues

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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