ENEC20005 - Advanced Water Engineering

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Advanced Water Engineering will introduce you to different components of the hydrologic cycle that are essential for designing complex water infrastructures. In this unit, you will discuss concepts of probability and uncertainty governing water resources projects. You will estimate design rainfall and losses, and peak flows and volumes for engineering design. You will also be introduced to the design of pipe networks for water supply and collection of wastewater and stormwater. You will also learn how to apply the concept of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD). In completing these tasks, you must use appropriate technical language in written communication and work in teams to solve problems.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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 No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Melbourne
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 Postgraduate 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. Project (applied) 30%
2. Project (applied) 30%
3. In-class Test(s) 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%).

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 69.23% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% 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
More support to struggling students
Recommendation
Identification of students requiring additional assistance early on in the term and offering additional support as appropriate.
Action Taken
Students were offered regular support. No additional support requests or needs were identified during the term.
Source: Self-reflection
Feedback
Assessments should be redesigned to incorporate additional industry-specific methods and practices.
Recommendation
The assessments should be revamped to incorporate additional industry-specific methods and practices into the projects.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of available resources.
Recommendation
The learning resources currently lack cohesion, and an excess of resources overwhelms students. The resources should be closely aligned with the content and categorised into essential and reference groups.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Formulate, plan, manage and complete projects individually or in teams considering stakeholder requirements and principles of sustainable development and communicate the outcomes professionally
  2. Design different components of urban water distribution, wastewater collection and stormwater collection systems
  3. Analyse a range of WSUD assets for a given urban setting
  4. Assess the hydrology of a catchment and estimate design floods.

The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Intermediate
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. (LO: 1I )
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 1I )
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 1I )
3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour. (LO: 1I )
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 1I )
Advanced
1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. (LO: 4A )
1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. (LO: 4A )
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. (LO: 2A 3A 5A )
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 4A )
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. (LO: 2A 3A 5A )
2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. (LO: 2A 3A 5A )
2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 1A 2A 3A 5A )
3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership. (LO: 1A 6A )

Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate and A - Advanced.
Refer to the Engineering Postgraduate Units Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Project (applied) • • •
2 - Project (applied) • •
3 - In-class Test(s) • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge • • •
2 - Communication • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • •
4 - Research • • • •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • •
7 - Leadership •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8