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ENEC14017 - Water Resources Engineering

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will be introduced to the application of the principles of hydraulics and hydrology to solve water engineering problems. You will study the probability, risk and uncertainty concepts governing hydrologic and hydrology design. You are also introduced to groundwater resources, river and reservoir routing, rapid and gradually varying flow in open channels, flood and stormwater control, design of hydraulic structures, and sedimentation and erosion hydraulics. The unit requires you to solve design problems in catchment hydrology and urban flood water management and prepare basic designs. In completing these tasks, you must use appropriate technical language in written communication and work in teams to solve problems.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: ENEC13009 Hydraulics or ENEC12010 Hydraulics & Hydrology

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2018

Term 2 - 2018 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Distance
Gladstone
Mackay
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 50%
2. Portfolio 50%

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%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 77.78% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 32.14% response rate.

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.

Source: Moodle
Feedback
The well-organised assignments allow everyone to work independently and in a team.
Recommendation
The assessment structure will be retained.
Action Taken
The assessment was the same.
Source: Moodle
Feedback
Moodle layout: Locating resources in the weekly block schedule is difficult.
Recommendation
The weekly block schedule will be divided into two parts: one for project-specific material and the other for general content.
Action Taken
The reorganisation of Moodle has been done.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Useful knowledge: software difficult to learn.
Recommendation
In order to emphasize how the knowledge and software skills acquired in this unit are helpful in professional environments, additional real-world examples should be presented.
Action Taken
TUFLOW was replaced with HECRAS and RORB software which are less complicated and also freely available software.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation & Self-reflection
Feedback
Some students perceived the workload as heavy.
Recommendation
Unit content evaluation should be carried out to assess the workload.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Some students found the useful feedback was limited.
Recommendation
A group feedback session to discuss overall feedback should be conducted after marking the assessment. It should allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the feedback provided and promote collective learning and improvement.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Apply skills in hydraulics and hydrology to water engineering design
  2. Conduct a hydrology assessment of a catchment
  3. Design urban stormwater management systems
  4. Prepare team reports for water engineering projects

The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Portfolio
2 - Portfolio
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Portfolio
2 - Portfolio