This course is acknowledged as a provincial-level high-quality course for foreign students and selected as an excellent example posted on the official website of Jiangsu Provincial Department of  Education (http://english.jsjyt.edu.cn/2020-09/18/c_537580.htm).

This is a 2-credit course introducing coastal morphodynamics with a special focus on muddy coasts (e.g., their spatial distribution, geomorphologic characteristics, sediment properties, hydrodynamics, evolution and engineering applications). The course “Estuarine and Coastal Dynamics”, in which some fundamental knowledge is introduced, serves as a good background for this course. In total, it is consisted of 32 class hours, distributed within about 5 weeks’time.

The student will learn basic concepts and simple applications in the broad field of muddy coasts. Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to:
(1) define muddy coasts and tell the differences compared to sandy coasts;
(2) calculate the shear stresses of tidal currents and waves;
(3) acquaint mud sediment properties and transport;
(4) understand the mechanisms governing the pattern formation and evolution of muddy coasts;
(5)  apply simple theories to real muddy coasts for management.

(6) know Chinese remarkable coastline, understand “Ecological civilizationconstruction”, “the Belt and Road” and other strategic ideas, and cultivate thespirit of knowing and loving China.

对于有兴趣选修本课程的中国学生：《Advanced Coastal Dynamics （高等海岸动力学）》是江苏高校省级外国留学生英文授课精品课程，课程共2个学分（32个学时）。本课程是专门为留学生开设的研究生课程，该课程致力于使学生认识与掌握海岸水动力、泥沙运动、以及地貌演变的基本规律，侧重于介绍淤泥质海岸的自然成因及演变规律，了解淤泥质环境的海岸工程、海岸防护措施、资源利用与保护方法等，为进一步开展海岸动力数值模拟、港口海岸工程等工作以及从事相关科学研究打下基础。讲授过程中也充分融入课程思政内容，认知中国壮美绵长的海岸地貌，领会引领我国沿海地区绿色高质量发展的“生态文明建设”、“一带一路”等战略思想，培养知华、爱华精神。

Chapter 1 Introduction to muddy coasts (淤泥质海岸概览)

1.1 Overview of the course（课程概览）

1.2 Characteristics of muddy coasts（淤泥质海岸特点）

1.3 Some basic concepts and significance（一些基本概念）

1.4 Course structure and arrangement（课程内容及安排）

Chapter 2 Cohesive sediment properties andtransport in muddy coasts (淤泥质海岸粘性泥沙特性及输运)

2.1 Sediment types, properties and bio-chemicaleffects (泥沙类型及电化学性质)

2.2 Initiation and Erosion (泥沙起动及侵蚀)

2.3 Biological effects (生物效应）

2.4 Suspension and transport mechanisms (悬浮及输运机制)

2.5 Deposition, flocculation and consolidation (沉降、絮凝及固结)

2.6 Sediment mixture, ETM and lag effects （泥沙混合物，最大浑浊带以及滞后效应）

Chapter 3 Morphodynamics of coasts and estuaries (河口海岸动力地貌学)

3.1 Techniques for studying morphodynamics（动力地貌学研究手段）

3.2 Coastal morphology (海岸地貌形态)

3.3 Morphodynamic feedbacks (动力地貌反馈机制)

3.4 Morphodynamics of open-coast tidal flats (开敞型潮滩的动力地貌演变)

3.5 Morphodynamics of tidal inlets and estuaries (潮汐通道和河口的动力地貌演变)

Chapter 4. Muddy coast conservation (淤泥质海岸保护)

4.1 Overview (概览)

4.2 Adaptation options (策略和方法)

Chapter 5 Engineering perspectives and applications(工程应用)

5.1 Case studies in Yangtze estuary/delta (长江三角洲工程实例讲解)

5.2 Case studies in Jiangsu tidal flats（江苏潮滩实例讲解）

Chapter 6 Guest lecture: The art of modeling in Advanced Coastal Dynamics (国际学者应邀针对高等海岸动力学的特别课程)

6.1 Basics and concepts (基本概念)

6.2 Model abstraction and systhesis（模型抽象与整合）

6.3 Practical training（实践指导）

Chapter 7 Field trips and students' presentations (野外实地考察与学生报告)

7.1 Field trips along the Jiangsu coast (江苏海岸现场考察与讲解)

7.2 Students' presentations（翻转课堂：学生汇报与点评）

Below is a rough plan of teaching hours for this course, small adjustment may occur depending on needs.

下面是一个大体的教学计划，具体安排可能会根据情况微调。

Chapter 1: 2 hours

Chapter 2: 6 hours

Chapter 3: 12 hours

Chapter 4: 2 hours

Chapter 5: 2 hours

Chapter 6: 2 hours

Chapter 7: 6 hours

To maximize students' benefit and understanding of the course, we try our best to link theory with practice and invite the world-leading scientists and lecturers to deliver high-quality classes. Some highlights of teaching methods include:

(1) To improve students' understanding, we combine regular indoor teaching and outdoor field trips to deliver this course. Students enjoyed a lot during the field trips when they entered the wild. They know, by walking on the mud and viewing the sea, the knowledge we are delivering.

(2) To broaden students' horizon, we invite some international well-known scientists to deliever guest lectures for this course, including foreign academicians.

(3) To train students' presentation skills, we organize short seminars and the students are encouraged to do oral interpretation of knowledge learned.

The teaching slides and exercises have been uploaded along with the videos. One can see them by click on each sections.

授课课件教案以及习题已随授课视频上传了，可以通过点击每个授课单元看到。

The practice of this course includes the following parts:

（1）A 2-3 day field trips to the Jiangsu coast;

（2）A visit to the laboratory related to the course.

本课程的实践环节主要包括如下方面：

（1）一个为期2到3天的江苏沿海现场考察；

（2）一次课程相关的实验室参观。

[1]“Dynamics of estuarine muds”,  Richard Whitehouse, Richard Soulsby, WilliamRoberts and Helen Mitchener, Thomas Telford Publishing, 2000

[2]“Muddy coasts of the world: processes, deposits and function”, Healy Terry, Ying Wang, and J-A. Healy (eds). Vol. 4. Gulf Professional Publishing, 2002

[3]“Introduction to the physics of cohesive sediment dynamics in the marine environment”, Winterwerp, Johan C., and Walther GM Van Kesteren. Elsevier, 2004.

[4]“Introduction to Coastal Processes & Geomorphology (second edition)”, Gerhard Masselink et al., Routledge Press, 2011.

 (Note: you can click the book pictures below to the download page):

Since the course was open, we have been working hard to ensure its quality so that the students can benefit from this course. Every year, we design a feedback questionare and ask the students what we can do to further improve the quality of the course. The overall mark we got from students was around 4.8/5.0.