Water and Environmental Resources
CVEN2001

Year 2, Sem 2 Core Enabling Knowledge and Skills Engineering Application Experience Personal and Professional Skills Practical and ‘Hands-on’ Experience

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Code CVEN2001
Credits 25
Graduate Attributes

Introduction

Welcome to the unit CVEN2001. This unit looks at a very import aspect within Civil Engineering - ensuring that society can protect and rely on the environment for its needs and health. This breaks down into two sections - considering water and wastewater (as the most consumed material on the planet, you would think we would be doing a better job of securing and maintaining our supplies), and managing the environment we exist within.

This unit should have a fairly significant impact on your understanding of environmental health and the impacts that poor engineering and decision making can have. The content within this unit are critical for those who want to pursue a career in the water industry, regulatory bodies, as an environmental engineer, or anyone with an interest in the world around them.
Science Laboratory 1 x 2 Hours Once-only 
Online Lecture 1 x 2 Hours Weekly 
Tutorial 1 x 2 Hours Weekly 

Unit Learning Outcomes

  • 1 identify and apply key engineering issues to the use and treatment of water, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6
  • 2 identify and apply key engineering issues to the use and treatment of water, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6
  • 3 demonstrate awareness of environmental impact, including to air, water, and ecosystem health, GC1, GC4, GC5, GC6
  • 4 describe and evaluate best practice techniques to minimise environmental damage, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC4, GC6

Course Learning Outcomes

  • 1 Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of fundamental science, mathematics, data analytics, information science, and computing underpinning the broad field of engineering
  • 2 Solve complex civil and construction engineering problems of industrial and societal significance through the application of discipline-specific and integrated bodies of knowledge, design and sustainability principles
  • 3 Make decisions related to the design and implementation of solutions to engineering problems in a safe, ethical, and climate-responsible manner adhering to legal and professional standards and through respectful partnerships with local First Peoples and other diverse cultures as globally responsible citizens
  • 4 Apply systems thinking for innovative solutions to global civil and construction engineering challenges, discern knowledge and undertake applied research in a discipline of civil and construction engineering

Assessment Breakdown

Recent Unit Changes & Response to Student Feedback

Students are encouraged to provide feedback through student surveys (such as Insight and the annual Student Experience Survey) and interactions with teaching staff.

Listed below are some recent changes to the unit as a result of student feedback.

This year, the lectures have been pre-recorded to improve accessibility and allow for more flexible learning methods. The tutorial content now has some individual assessment to reduce the exposure to group assessments.