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Unit of Study AGR00215 - Water and Catchment Management (2016)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a 3 day compulsory residential workshop for Distance Education (i.e. external) students that will be held at the Lismore campus. Please refer to the external residential timetable which can be found on the Environment, Science and Engineering Student Centre in MySCU.

Unit description

This unit is designed to introduce you to many of the issues associated with the management of water resources with a focus on issues relating to ground and surface water. In the overall context of the degree course that you are doing, the unit draws on the sciences of hydrology, climatology, chemistry, biology, aquatic ecology and soil processes.

Unit content

The course examines the major issues effecting global surface and groundwater resources. It involves understanding the concepts of water transport in the environment, the major types of contamination that affect water resources, and the application of quantitative tools in the study of water management. Topics include:

  • History of water management
  • Climate and water resources
  • The water cycle
  • Groundwater resources
  • Surface water resources
  • Case studies of major water and catchment issues

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Critically evaluate the performance of their learning team and their own role in the project
2 Design and implement a water quality monitoring program to investigate a catchment issue.
3 Perform water quality analyses and determine appropriate uses for the water with reference to relevant guidelines
4 Understand the quantitative procedures used in the management of the quality, storage and movement of water.
5 Prepare reports and oral presentations pertaining to a number of water resource management issue of national significance
6 Understand and apply the principles of conflict resolution and teamwork in the context of resource management

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate the performance of their learning team and their own role in the project
    • GA6:
  2. Design and implement a water quality monitoring program to investigate a catchment issue.
    • GA4:
  3. Perform water quality analyses and determine appropriate uses for the water with reference to relevant guidelines
    • GA4:
  4. Understand the quantitative procedures used in the management of the quality, storage and movement of water.
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. Prepare reports and oral presentations pertaining to a number of water resource management issue of national significance
    • GA5:
  6. Understand and apply the principles of conflict resolution and teamwork in the context of resource management
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.