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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Former School/College

Former School of Environment, Science and Engineering

Pre-requisites

MAT10251 - Statistical Analysis OR MAT00211 - Environmental Information Analysis

Co-requisites

MAT10251 - Statistical Analysis

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.

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