CHEM ENG 7035 - Water & Waste Water Treatment PG

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017

Techniques for the characterization of wastewaters; fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially those processes used for the biological removal of nutrients; implementation of several newer technologies (e.g. UV disinfection, membrane filtration, and heat drying); concern for the long term health and environmental impacts of wastewater constituents; advanced wastewater treatment and risk assessment for water reuse applications; introduction to water waste minimization and associated methods.

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Course Details

Course Code	CHEM ENG 7035
Course	Water & Waste Water Treatment PG
Coordinating Unit	School of Chemical Eng and Advanced Materials(Ina)
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	tutorials, project, final examination

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor David Lewis

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	Understand fundamental water chemistry;
2	Learn the parameters that characterize the constituents found in potable water and wastewater;
3	Understand the common physical, chemical and biological unit operations encountered in treatment processes;
4	Understand the fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment;
5	Comprehend water quality data;
6	Characterise water and wastewater; and
7	Be able to formulate a preliminary design of a waterand/or wastewater treatment plant.

The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer.
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.2

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1-7
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	5-7
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	7

Learning Resources

Recommended Resources

Reference Books

Cornwell, D.A. & Davis, M.L. 2008, Introduction to environmental engineering, McGraw-Hill, Boston.

Stensel, H.D., Burton, F.L., Tchobanoglous, G., Metcalf & & Eddy 2003, Wastewater engineering: treatment and reuse, McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes

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Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Activity Contact Hours Workload Hours

Lectures 24 60

Tutorials 11 20

Plant Tour 6 2

TOTAL 41 82

Learning Activities Summary
Topic 1: Potable Water Treatment
- Hydrologic Cycle
- Water Chemistry
- Water storage
- Unit Operations – Potable Water Treatment
- Design of treatment plants
  
  Topic 2: Wastewater treatment
- Characteristics of wastewater
- Primary, secondary & tertiary treatment processes
- Sludge disposal
- Design of treatment plants

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Weighting (%)	Individual/ Group	Formative/ Summative	Due (week)*	Hurdle criteria	Learning outcomes
Weekly tutorials	20	Group	Formative	Weeks 2-12		1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Project	10	Group	Formative	Week 11		1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Critical literature review	10	Individual	Formative	Week 12		1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Final exam	60	Individual	Summative			1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Total	100

* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.

This assessment breakdown complies with the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.

Assessment Detail

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Submission

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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