This assessment task is designed to allow for students’ demonstration of their understanding of the topics covered during the first five weeks and covers LOs 1 and 2. The questions require demonstration of adequate presentation of hydraulics problems, and the topics may include:

• determination of forces on inclined planes and curves surfaces;
• stability of floating bodies;
• pipe flow and
• open channel flow.

Assignment questions will be available in Moodle course website by end of Week 1.

Each question will be assessed using three key criteria.

• problem formulation which covers clarity of the data given, clarity of the desired result, and assumptions stated;
• solution process which covers presentation of appropriate diagrams, statement of the principles and formulas in the correct order, presentation of all necessary steps in the analysis in the correct order, clear presentation of workings with links to the desired results, and use of correct units;
• accuracy and correct results.

This assessment task consists of one Online Test (Quizzes) covering topics of Weeks 1-6. The main characteristics of the Online Test are:

• You are allowed to attempt the test only two times within a given time frame as specified in the unit Schedule on Moodle.
• There will be between 10 and 20 questions.
• You have 120-180 minutes from when you start your attempt to submit your answers.
• On each attempt all questions must be answered and the average score of the two attempts will be used.
• Feedback is immediate as to whether the correct or wrong answer has been entered but no detailed information is given on the processes.
• Questions may vary from student to student, and/or each student will use different variables to solve the same questions, the questions/variables changing on each attempt with different correct numerical responses.

Only a single numerical answer is required per question.

The objective of this assessment item is to assess students’ ability to relate the practical knowledge with the course learning outcomes. There will be 5 experiments:

• centre of pressure

• stability of floating bodies

• turbulent flow in pipes

• centrifugal pump and

• open channel

Students will work in teams and rotate their roles as team leaders. Coordination of all information to prepare the final laboratory report is the responsibility of the team leader of that experiment. LOs 1, 2 and 5 will be addressed by the practical assessment task. However, there is particular emphasis on LO5 dealing with team work and preparation of technical reports based on thorough analysis of laboratory data and use of Civil Engineering language. Students enrolled in distance mode will carry out the experiments during the compulsory Residential School. There will be weekly schedule for on-campus students.

The laboratory reports are assessed using these key criteria:

• presentation of the data;
• analysis of the results;
• discussion of the results including comparison of the experimental and theoretical values;
• conclusions.

This assessment task is in a similar vein as Written Assessment 1 with the exception that the questions are on different topics. It is designed to demonstrate whether students have understood the topics covered from Weeks 5 to 11, and addresses LOs 2, 3 and 4. The questions may include the following topics:

• open channel flow
• dimensional analysis
• pumps and turbines
• hydrological processes: rainfall, runoff.

Assignment questions will be available in Moodle course website by the end of Week 6.

Each question will be assessed using three key criteria.

• problem formulation which covers clarity of the data given, clarity of the desired result, and assumptions stated;
• solution process which covers presentation of appropriate diagrams, statement of the principles and formulas in the correct order, presentation of all necessary steps of the analysis in the correct order, clear presentation of workings with links to the desired results, and use of correct units;
• accuracy and correct results.