BSEN30280 Water and Wastewater Engineering

Academic Year 2022/2023

This module is focused on Environmental Engineering in relation to water, including: key parameters of water quality for different water sources; physical, chemical and biological techniques used in water and wastewater treatment and basic hydrologic principles.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

1. Critically assess current research in the area of water quality monitoring: extract, through literature and data search, information pertinent to a given water quality issue.

2. Describe important parameters of water quality, distinguish between drinking, surface and wastewater standards with reference to relevant Irish and EU legislation.

3. Describe and compare main methods for measuring water pollutants; analyse and interpret water quality data.

4. Explain and differentiate between the unit operations of water and wastewater treatment facilities; select appropriate unit processes to achieve specific treatment requirements.

5. Model simplified systems to using mass balances to understand and predict contaminant transport in water treatment plants and in the landscape.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Tutorial

4
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Total

96
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; enquiry & problem-based learning; student presentations, etc. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

It would be advantageous if students have studied engineering or science subjects and have a proficiency in mathematics.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BSEN40180 - Advanced Environmental Eng


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Assessment of current research Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Assignment: Water quality analysis Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Class Test: Written exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam n/a Graded No

60

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Individual feedback provided mid semester

Name Role
Saeedeh Mohammadi Tutor
Áine Ní Fhuaráin Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 15:00 - 16:50