Analysis & Design-Environmental Systems

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

• 421-580 Hydrological Processes 1 or 421-490 Quantification of Physical Processes A and
• 421-581 Hydrological Processes 2 or 421-491 Quantification of Physical Processes B and
• 421-322 Environmental Engineering Design 1 or 421-522 Environmental Engineering Design or
• Equivalent

At the conclusion of this subject students should be able to identify the processes in the environment that impinge on a range of practical problems they will encounter in their career. With this skill and foundation theory of physical hydrology, design and management, they will be able to develop solutions to these problems. Typical problems may include irrigation and drainage design, hydro-geological problems such as landfill containment, catchment management, stream rehabilitation and rehabilitation of degraded land such as mine sites. Particular emphasis will be placed on how projects are managed/implemented within each working group and how group members are making coordinated efforts to achieve the design goals

This subject aims to provide students with training and experience of problem solving and resources management by assigning them to a range of engineering problems that require group-based work.

On completion of this subject students should have developed the following generic skills:

• Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
• In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline

• Three written group reports and participation (30% each) due at end of weeks 4, 8 and 12
• One assignment due in week 12 not exceeding 20 pages each inclusive of diagrams, tables, computations and computer output (10%)
• Students must attend the site visit and achieve a pass on each report in order to pass the subject

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals.
• In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline.
• Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution.
• Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning.
• Ability to make coordinated efforts with group members to achieve project goals.