421-476 Environmental Engineering Design 2

Successful completion of all core BE 300-level subjects and 421-490 Quantification of Physical Processes A and 421-491 Quantification of Physical Processes B.

Students completing this unit should have an ability to carry out a substantial investigation or design of a water and/or land related problem as part of a small team.

Topics covered include investigation/design projects associated with a contemporary environmental engineering problem or opportunity.

• ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals

• ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution

• ability to function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member

• understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development

• expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, capacity to do so

• capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning

Written reports and assignments during weeks 4 and 5 up to a total of 60 pages (inclusive of diagrams, tables, computations and computer output) (80%). An oral assessment of up to 30 minutes (20%).