Jing Yang

Jing Yang

Associate Professor, Northwest A&F University

Teaching

Hydrological Models and Intelligent Forecasting

Undergraduate course, Northwest A&F University, College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, 2024

The elective course “Hydrological Models and Intelligent Forecasting” is designed for students specializing in Intelligent Water Conservancy and Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering. This course serves to provide a comprehensive overview of key topics in hydrological forecasting, including the foundational theories, classifications, and characteristics of watershed hydrological models. Specifically, emphasis is placed on the Xin’anjiang and SWAT models, widely recognized within the field. Additionally, the curriculum covers real-time flood forecasting, dry-season runoff prediction, machine learning methodologies for time series forecasting, and intelligent forecasting techniques integrating big data analytics and deep learning methodologies. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to demonstrate a proficient understanding of both lumped and distributed watershed hydrological models, alongside a familiarity with their practical applications. Furthermore, students will have acquired a mastery of the fundamental principles, methodologies, and modeling techniques essential for hydrological forecasting. Armed with this knowledge, students will be equipped to utilize hydrological models and machine learning methods effectively for the purposes of forecasting. Ultimately, this course aims to establish a robust foundation for students, enabling them to engage confidently in the planning, construction, and management of water projects, as well as initiatives pertaining to flood control and drought management.

Surveying

Undergraduate course, Northwest A&F University, College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, 2024

This course is compulsory for undergraduate students in nearly 20 non-surveying majors such as Forestry, Resources and Environmental Science, Geographic Information Science, Landscape Architecture, Grassland Science, and Soil and Water Conservation at Northwest A&F University. It is a provincial-level quality course in Shaanxi Province’s higher education system. The theoretical content is divided into ten chapters: basic knowledge of surveying, leveling, angle measurement and straight line orientation, total station surveying, global satellite navigation positioning systems, surveying error theory, control surveying, topographic mapping, topographic map applications, and basic work of construction staking. The laboratory sessions include familiarization and use of the DS3 level, fourth-order leveling with a digital level, familiarization with the total station and data collection, familiarization with RTK and data collection, large-scale digital mapping, total station construction staking, and RTK construction staking.

Water Laws and Engineering Ethics

Undergraduate course, Northwest A&F Univeristy, College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, 2023

This course is an elective course for undergraduate students majoring in Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, and Energy and Power Engineering. The main content includes the Water Law, the Soil and Water Conservation Law, the Flood Control Law, the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, basic issues in engineering ethics, core values of engineering ethics, and basic norms of engineering ethics. Through this course, students will understand the basic knowledge of water conservancy laws and engineering ethics, improve their theoretical level of water conservancy laws and regulations and moral judgment ability, and increase their moral sensitivity and ethical standards in water conservancy engineering practice and academic activities.