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Unit of Study ENG20005 - Hydrology (2015)

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Unit description

Develops a student's understanding of the water cycle and shows how to perform quantitative hydrologic analyses. Provides students with the knowledge to determine total and peak runoff from catchments for a variety of design calculations.

Unit content

Topic 1: The hydrologic cycle

Topic 2: Major hydrologic and climatological parameters and their measurement

Topic 3: Basic concepts of rainfall, runoff and infiltration

Topic 4: Quantitative methods for rainfall estimation

Topic 5: Quantitative methods for runoff estimation

Topic 6: Introduction to hydrologic design

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Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1

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 Understand and describe the global distribution of water on the earth's surface and how it moves through the hydrologic cycle.
2 Understand and apply probabilistic methods for quantitative analysis of rainfall variability and flood frequency analysis.
3 Understand, analyse and interpret stream hydrographs and hydrograph components, and implement techniques for calculating runoff from a catchment.
4 Undertake a detailed literature review to locate, identify and critically assess knowledge development in the discipline of hydrology.
5 Produce a written technical report based on proficient application of techniques for quantitative hydrologic analysis.

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

  1. Understand and describe the global distribution of water on the earth's surface and how it moves through the hydrologic cycle.
    • GA4:
  2. Understand and apply probabilistic methods for quantitative analysis of rainfall variability and flood frequency analysis.
    • GA4:
  3. Understand, analyse and interpret stream hydrographs and hydrograph components, and implement techniques for calculating runoff from a catchment.
    • GA4:
  4. Undertake a detailed literature review to locate, identify and critically assess knowledge development in the discipline of hydrology.
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  5. Produce a written technical report based on proficient application of techniques for quantitative hydrologic analysis.
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

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