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Unit of Study ENG30012 - Water and Wastewater Engineering (2015)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a compulsory three day residential program for distance education students that will be held at the Lismore Campus. Please refer to the external residential timetable on the Environmental Sciences Student Centre in MySCU.

Unit description

Introduces students to the principles and processes involved in the removal of contaminants from water. The unit covers  physical, chemical, and biological treatment principles, and the application of these principles to the design of functioning water treatment plants.

Unit content

Topic 1: Physical, chemical and biological considerations in water treatment
Topic 2: Treatment plant design components
Topic 3: Sedimentation
Topic 4: Biological treatment and microbiology
Topic 5: Activated sludge
Topic 6: Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR)
Topic 7: Water treatment modelling
Topic 8: Membrane reactors
Topic 9: Eco-technology
Topic 10: Potable water treatment

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 gain a comprehensive understanding of the engineering fundamentals associated with the treatment of contaminated water
2 demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the options to treat water and wastewater based on engineering concepts
3 apply engineering principles to the design of water and waste water treatment plants to achieve relevant industry standards for water treatment
4 apply engineering solutions to the treatment of onsite waste water.

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

  1. gain a comprehensive understanding of the engineering fundamentals associated with the treatment of contaminated water
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the options to treat water and wastewater based on engineering concepts
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. apply engineering principles to the design of water and waste water treatment plants to achieve relevant industry standards for water treatment
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. apply engineering solutions to the treatment of onsite waste water.
    • GA4:

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