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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
MAT10251 - Statistical Analysis OR MAT00211 - Environmental Information Analysis
Co-requisites
Unit aim
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
The Australian hydrologic cycle
Measurement of hydrologic parameters
Statistical analysis of hydrologic data
Rainfall-runoff modelling
Hydrologic analysis in modern engineering practice
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | Understand and describe the global distribution of water on the earth's surface and how it moves through the hydrologic cycle. | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
2 | Understand, analyse and interpret stream hydrographs and hydrograph components, and implement techniques for calculating runoff from a catchment. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
3 | Perform flood frequency analysis and elementary runoff modelling. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
4 | Produce a written technical report related to hydrologic analysis. | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
5 | Work collaboratively within a team to successfully complete a project related to hydrologic analysis. | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Understand and describe the global distribution of water on the earth's surface and
how it moves through the hydrologic cycle.
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- Understand, analyse and interpret stream hydrographs and hydrograph components, and
implement techniques for calculating runoff from a catchment.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- Perform flood frequency analysis and elementary runoff modelling.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- Produce a written technical report related to hydrologic analysis.
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- Work collaboratively within a team to successfully complete a project related to hydrologic
analysis.
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.