Environmental Engineering Design

Subject 421-522 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 8 lectures, 36 tutorial/practice classes; One one-day site visit; Non-contact time commitment: 84 hours
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Coordinator

Graham Moore
Subject Overview: General issues relating to environmental engineering design including engineering design methodology; systems and optimisation; application of economic analysis; environmental and social considerations; sustainable development; environmental impact statements and assessments; public participation; and design projects, analysis and presentation of large data sets.
Assessment: Four written reports not exceeding a total of 60 pages (inclusive of diagrams, tables, computations and computer output, and input from team colleagues) (85%). Present one seminar on sustainable development in design (15%).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: On completion, candidates should be able to:
  • use a spreadsheet to calculate and present descriptive statistics on time series of hydrologic data;
  • calculate, using Fourier analysis, a function to represent a time series of data;
  • develop equations between one dependent and several independent variables of a time series and present an analysis of the errors between the data and the equations;
  • apply the data analysis techniques to a design problem;
  • take a general statement of an engineering problem and articulate it in terms of objectives, criteria and constraints amendable to application of engineering analysis and design;
  • identify the key variables relevant to the design problem and scope the order of magnitude constraints on the solution;
  • implement at least one method of idea generation;
  • list the features of at least several methods of public participation in developing solutions to engineering design;
  • apply at least two methodologies for assessing competing solutions to a problem that have economic, technical, environmental and social aspects;
  • demonstrate an ability and willingness to participate in resource sharing, group problem solving and document production;
  • conduct and present a sensitivity analysis on a multi-parameter mathematical model of some aspect of the problem;
  • produce a professionally presented report outlining their achievements in proposing a solution to a moderate size problem.
Related Course(s): Master of Development Technologies
Master of Energy Studies
Master of Engineering Project Management
Master of Engineering Structures
Master of Environmental Engineering
Master of Utilities Management
Master of Water Resource Management

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