ENEV20001 - Air Quality Management

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will give a straightforward and modern introduction to air pollution, air pollution meteorology and air quality management from an Australian viewpoint. The emphasis will be on practical applications rather than underlying theory. Within this unit, you will learn about the nature of air pollution, its behaviour and meteorological determinants, how to measure and identify pollutants and their source, as well as the methods of controlling the level and type of emissions (point and area source). You will also learn about the legislative and occupational health and safety issues as well as the principles of conducting effective air quality audits.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
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 Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2025

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 6-credit Postgraduate 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. Written Assessment 20%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Examination 30%

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 1 - 2017 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`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: Have your say survey via Moodle
Feedback
Students suggested the inclusion of 1. Additional information on the ecological affects of air quality . 2. The potential inclusion of more interactive discussion during the residential school (with student presentations).
Recommendation
Optimisation of the course structure, residential school and assessments will continue with further consultation with industrial partners.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Have your say survey via Moodle
Feedback
Students indicated that overall they were satisfied with the unit, the following aspects were highlighted 1. Delivery of content 2. Approachability of staff and their consistent reliable response to queries 3. Delivery and organisation of residential school 4. Quality and design of assessment pieces
Recommendation
Continue best practice.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Have your say survey via Moodle
Feedback
Students indicated that overall they were not unsatisfied with the unit, however they felt that the inclusion of a mandatory residential school was neither necessary or appropriate (which was contradictory to feedback from previous offerings).
Recommendation
This unit will not be continuing in its current format. The unit will be adapted into an undergraduate unit; Industrial Atmospheric Emissions - CHEM12078. Optimisation of the unit structure, residential school and assessments continued with further consultation with industrial partners.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the nature of air pollution, the behaviour of plumes and relevant meteorological determinants influencing the dispersion of pollutants
  2. Explain the current legislative framework affecting air quality management
  3. Describe the nature of pollutants, and methods of identification of pollutant sources
  4. Apply suitable methods available for control of emissions from point sources
  5. Explain the nature of emissions from a range of area sources, and the relevant control measures
  6. Document the key risks to occupational health and safety posed by gaseous and particulate emissions in the workplace, and describe the most important methods available for protecting the health of staff
  7. Apply the principles of conducting effective air quality audits

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
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