Integrated Water Design
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48 hours
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
This unit provides the fundamental knowledge of the objectives, design and management strategies adopted for integrated water design. The unit will focus on the design and management of issues related to both water quality and quantity within urban catchments and natural catchments supplying water to urban areas. Design of water infrastructure, including, weirs, storage dams and urban stormwater drainage. Students will be given the opportunity to develop skills in the application of computer models in the design and assessment of urban water management strategies, and use these models to develop a better understanding of the application of best design and management practice in integrated urban water systems.
Unit Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Identify the fundamental objectives of urban water systems, including management of both water quantity and quality. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3)
2. Identify the issues affecting the supply of potable water to urban communities. (K1, K2, K5, K6, S1)
3. Analyse the processes by which floods are generated in urban drainage systems and the different mitigation strategies adopted. (K4, K5, K6, A4, A5)
4. Interpret the processes by which pollutants are generated within urban catchments and the different processes used in the treatment of urban stormwater quality and develop treatment strategies for the management of urban stormwater quality. (K5, A3, A6, S4)
5. Address the impact of urban stormwater on the ecosystems in urban stream systems. (S2, S3, S4)
6. Formulate the use of life cycle costing to assess the suitability of different water management strategies. (A1, A2, A3, A6)
7. Use computer based models to develop and investigate integrated urban water management strategies. (K2, S4, A1, A4, A5, A6)
Unit Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Identify the fundamental objectives of urban water systems, including management of both water quantity and quality. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3)
2. Identify the issues affecting the supply of potable water to urban communities. (K1, K2, K5, K6, S1)
3. Analyse the processes by which floods are generated in urban drainage systems and the different mitigation strategies adopted. (K4, K5, K6, A4, A5)
4. Interpret the processes by which pollutants are generated within urban catchments and the different processes used in the treatment of urban stormwater quality and develop treatment strategies for the management of urban stormwater quality. (K5, A3, A6, S4)
5. Address the impact of urban stormwater on the ecosystems in urban stream systems. (S2, S3, S4)
6. Formulate the use of life cycle costing to assess the suitability of different water management strategies. (A1, A2, A3, A6)
7. Use computer based models to develop and investigate integrated urban water management strategies. (K2, S4, A1, A4, A5, A6)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: Lectures (24 hours), Tutorials (in a Computer Lab) (24 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events (N/A)
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities (total 4 hours)
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 98 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events (N/A)
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities (total 4 hours)
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 98 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Assignments | Individual | 90% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Quizzes | Individual | 10% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Minimum requirements to pass this Unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) must complete a minimum of 80% of computer laboratory work based on the criteria for successful completion as explained in the lab handout(s).
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) must complete a minimum of 80% of computer laboratory work based on the criteria for successful completion as explained in the lab handout(s).
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Climate and Hydrology
• Rainfall, Streamflow and Floods
• Soil and Groundwater
• Geographic Information Systems in water resources
• Hydrological Modelling
• Hydraulic modelling
• Stormwater design
• Urban drainage modelling
• Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices
• Water Sensitive Urban Design
• Water Quality Modelling
• Water Demand Management Measures
• Urban Water Supply
• Rainfall, Streamflow and Floods
• Soil and Groundwater
• Geographic Information Systems in water resources
• Hydrological Modelling
• Hydraulic modelling
• Stormwater design
• Urban drainage modelling
• Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices
• Water Sensitive Urban Design
• Water Quality Modelling
• Water Demand Management Measures
• Urban Water Supply
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.