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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Develops a detailed technical knowledge of the complex hydrodynamic and sediment transport processes that operate in rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean. The combined influence of these processes is used to explain and interpret the geomorphology of fluvial and coastal landscapes.
Unit content
Hydrodynamics of natural streams
Mechanics of sediment transport
Fluvial erosion, sediment transport and sediment deposition
Geomorphic characteristics and evolution of Australian fluvial systems
Mechanics of water waves
Hydrodynamics of the coastal ocean
Erosion, transport and deposition of marine sediments
Geomorphic characteristics and evolution of Australian estuaries and beaches
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 | Model and interpret the movement of water in rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean | |||||||
| 2 | Model and interpret the movement of sediments in rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean | |||||||
| 3 | Proficiently use parameters needed to characterise hydrodynamics and sediment transport dynamics of rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean | |||||||
| 4 | interpret and evaluate causal relationships between hydrodynamics, sediment transport processes and the geomorphic evolution of rivers, estuaries and beaches. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Model and interpret the movement of water in rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean
- GA4:
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Model and interpret the movement of sediments in rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean
- GA4:
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Proficiently use parameters needed to characterise hydrodynamics and sediment transport dynamics of rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean
- GA1:
- GA4:
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interpret and evaluate causal relationships between hydrodynamics, sediment transport processes and the geomorphic evolution of rivers, estuaries and beaches.
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.