Availabilities:
Not currently available in 2017
Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Unit content
The following topics are explored in this unit (the listed topic numbers referring to chapters in the Study Guide).
The application of the ecological engineering approach (Topic 1)
Human settlements: energy and material flows (Topic 1)
The integrated urban water cycle and water sensitive urban design (Topic 2)
Designing localised water supply systems (especially rainwater tanks) and managing potable demand (Topic 2)
The use of models and spreadsheets as design tools (Topics 1-9)
Wastewater treatment trains including sedimentation tanks, ponds, wetlands and vertical flow devices (Topics 3- 5)
Hydraulic issues in water cycle design (Topic 6)
The design of innovative on-site wastewater management systems to comply with current regulatory requirements (Topics 3-9)
Miscellaneous secondary wastewater treatment devices (Topic 7)
Application of treated wastewater to land (Topic 8)
Ecological sanitation (Topic 9)
Managing nitrogen in the modified water cycle (Topic 9)
Factors affecting the adoption of ecotechnologies (Topic 10)
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | analyse flows of water and nutrients through human settlements and perform calculations relating to: a) the design of efficient water supply systems b) natural domestic waste and wastewater treatment systems including elements such as ponds, constructed wetlands, packed bed filters and ecological sanitation systems. | |||||||
2 | use standard engineering design techniques (including codes and computer based models) to design elements of water supply and wastewater treatment systems | |||||||
3 | adopt an engineering approach when communicating in a professional practice context | |||||||
4 | design on-site wastewater management systems in accordance with NSW and Australian regulatory requirements. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
-
analyse flows of water and nutrients through human settlements and perform calculations relating to:
a) the design of efficient water supply systems
b) natural domestic waste and wastewater treatment systems including elements such as ponds, constructed wetlands, packed bed filters and ecological sanitation systems.
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
-
use standard engineering design techniques (including codes and computer based models) to design elements of water supply and wastewater treatment systems
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
-
adopt an engineering approach when communicating in a professional practice context
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
-
design on-site wastewater management systems in accordance with NSW and Australian regulatory requirements.
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4: