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Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will be introduced to the basic principles of hydraulics and hydrology used in civil and environmental engineering. You will apply the concepts of conservation of mass, momentum and energy. You are also introduced to flow measurements, physical modelling of hydraulic systems, and pump selection to suit given applications. The unit requires you to solve problems, prepare basic designs, and describe the construction and maintenance of pipe and open channel systems. You are introduced to monitoring and analysis of the basic components of the hydrologic cycle including rainfall, evapotranspiration, infiltration, runoff, and groundwater. In completing these tasks, you must use appropriate technical language in written communication and work individually and in teams to solve problems. Students enrolled in distance mode are required to attend a compulsory Residential School.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: (MATH11218 Applied Mathematics or MATH11160 Technology Mathematics) AND (ENEG11006 Engineering Statics or PHYS11184 Engineering Physics A or ENAG11005 Mechanics) Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
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| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 15% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 15% |
| 4. Practical Assessment | 10% |
| 5. Examination | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
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Unit resources can be better organised and aligned to assessment timelines.
The unit weekly topic schedule should be reviewed to align the unit content better with assessment timelines.
Additional sessions were held to explain assignments, with appropriate scaffolding provided. Student queries were addressed promptly to give clearer direction for assessments.
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Workload in the second half of the semester was high.
The unit content should be reviewed to spread the workload throughout the term.
The course plan was realigned, and the residential school was conducted in the first half of the semester to help reduce the workload in the latter half.
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Formulating answers for open-ended assessment tasks were difficult.
It should be clearly communicated to the students that the assessments are intentionally left open-ended to simulate real-world scenarios. Additional drop-in sessions should be organised to support unpacking the open-ended tasks.
Drop-in sessions and individual group meetings were also offered to support students with their tasks.
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The lecturer encouraged engagement and responded promptly to queries via forum posts, emails, and individual drop-in sessions.
This practice should be continued.
Implemented additional individual and team-based sessions and will continue this practice to strengthen student engagement with the unit.
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Providing progressive feedback for assessment would help student learning.
Additional sessions should be organised to provide progressive feedback for open-ended assessment tasks.
Drop-in sessions and individual group meetings were also offered to support students with their tasks.
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It is difficult to understand the usefulness of unit content.
Relevance of the unit content for their jobs and succeeding units in the course should be emphasised during the lectures and via guest lectures as well.
The unit contents were reviewed, and students were provided with useful materials while the latest technological trends were discussed during class and guest lectures.
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Students expect the unit profile to be explained during lectures, with particular focus on assessments.
The unit profile should be discussed in greater detail during the first week of lectures, with particular attention to assessment timelines.
In Progress
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Students find that some content may not be essential for their learning.
The unit learning materials should be reviewed to identify essential content and optional recommended material.
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Students find that the lecturer encouraged engagement and provided prompt responses to queries via forum posts, emails, and individual drop-in sessions.
This practice should be continued.
In Progress
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Students expect more detailed feedback on group assignments.
Additional drop-in sessions should be organised to support the group assignments.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply standard techniques, computational tools, and data used by engineers in conducting hydraulics analysis
- Solve problems involving combinations of basic hydraulic systems including pipes, pumps and open channels
- Explain the key components of the hydrologic cycle, and how they are monitored and analysed
- Determine runoff from rainfall and groundwater discharge from aquifers under specified conditions
- Prepare team technical reports based on thorough analysis of laboratory data and use of Civil Engineering language
All the learning outcomes are linked and comply with the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | |||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | ||
| 5 - Examination | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | ||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
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| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| 4 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 5 - Examination | • | • | • | • | |||||||