Water & Environmental Engineering

This capstone unit of study aims to further develop your understanding of sustainability as it applies to water and environmental engineering principles and practices. This unit also develops your skills in undertaking feasibility design.

 

After successfully completing this unit, you should be able to:
1. Conduct scientific research using appropriate sources of data and interpret and synthesise these in terms of ongoing scientific debates. (K1, K4, K5, S1, S2, S4, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7)
2. Discuss and debate the most effective means of dealing with current and future water shortages in an urban context with an appreciation for climate change and sustainability issues (K4, K5, K6, S2, A2, A5, A2, A7)
3. Plan and design a recycled water pipeline, assess alternative design strategies in terms of economic, social and environmental factors and justify your design in terms of these factors and standard engineering principles and practices. (K2, K3, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7)
4. Appraise and assess the quality of your colleagues project work and presentation skills and reflect upon your own experiences within your project team. (K6, A4, A5, A6, A7)
5. Discuss and interpret your research and/or design findings with a your professional colleagues by conducting a professional presentation. (K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, A2, A4, A5, A7)
6. Use and improve your negotiation, planning, management, research and analysis skills to form an effective part of a project team. (S2, S4, A2, A5, A6, A7)

 

Swinburne Engineering Competencies for this Unit of Study
This Unit of Study will contribute to you attaining the following Swinburne Engineering Competencies:
K1 Basic Science: Proficiently applies concepts, theories and techniques of the relevant natural and physical sciences.
K2 Maths and IT as Tools: Proficiently uses relevant mathematics and computer and information science concepts as tools.
K3 Discipline Specific: Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge of the specific discipline within that context.
K4 Emerging Disciplinary Trends: Interprets and applies current or emerging knowledge from inside and outside the specific discipline.
K5 Practice Context: Discerns and appreciates the contextual factors affecting professional engineering practice.
K6 Professional Practice: Appreciates the principles of professional engineering practice in a sustainable context.
S1 Engineering Methods: Applies engineering methods in practical applications.
S2 Problem Solving: Systematically uses engineering methods in solving complex problems.
S3 Design: Systematically uses engineering methods in design.
S4 Project Management: Systematically uses engineering methods in conducting and managing projects.
A1 Ethics: Values the need for, and demonstrates, ethical conduct and professional accountability.
A2 Communication: Demonstrates effective communication to professional and wider audiences.
A3 Entrepreneurial: Appreciates entrepreneurial approaches to engineering practice.
A4 Information Management: Demonstrates seeking, using, assessing and managing information.
A5 Professional Self: Demonstrates professionalism.
A6 Management of Self: Demonstrates self-management processes.
A7 Teamwork: Demonstrates effective team membership and team leadership.