CVEN40700 Water Engineering

Academic Year 2021/2022

Water Resources; Applied hydrology; Development of water resources; Water treatment processes; Water distribution; Sewer systems; Wastewater treatment processes.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

1. Develop, from first principles, the basic equations describing the physics, chemistry and biology of water resources systems.
2. Apply these equations to solve problems relating to the design of water and wastewater infrastructure.
3. Appreciate the contribution that water resources engineers make to society at large and their responsibilities towards people and the environment.
4. Develop communication skills relating to water resources systems: written, oral and graphical.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36

Small Group

12

Autonomous Student Learning

75

Total

123

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Critical Writing
Student Presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Class Test: This will use Brightspace Quizzes and cover material delivered throughout the module. Week 12 n/a Graded No

25

Class Test: This will use Brightspace Quizzes and cover material delivered in the previous weeks (Week 1 to Week 5) Week 6 n/a Graded No

25

Continuous Assessment: Two assessment spaced over the trimester. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

50


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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