ENNR322-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Ecological Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

Principles of ecological engineering, ecosystem biogeochemical dynamics, toxicology, stormwater and non-point source pollution control, sub-surface contaminant transport.

Ecological Engineering is a core 15-point course in the second semester of second professional for natural resources engineering students only. It builds directly on prerequisite material in ENCN 281, Environmental Engineering, and advances the environmental science principles inherently used in Ecological Engineering applications. This course will involve applied ecology, biogeochemistry, maths, physics, hydrology and some design and decision-making. It aims to develop students’ analytical and practical skills in managing common environmental engineering challenges including storm-water treatment, wetland design, water sampling, low-tech waste treatment, and contaminant fate and transport. Relevant design guidelines and environmental tools will be introduced with appropriate examples.

Learning Outcomes

Advance your knowledge on how to use environmental science and engineering design principles in solving topical environmental problems.

Understand the fundamental biogeochemical principles affecting behaviour of contaminants.

Understand and apply accredited environmental monitoring protocols required in environmental engineering practice.

Introduce soil and groundwater contamination concepts and problems.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

ENNR305

Lecturer

Frances Charters

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignments (x4) 40%
final exam 30%
Test (ecological eng systems) 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Course Text: Partial lecture notes will be posted on Learn and can be downloaded before each lecture.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $919.00

International fee $5,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENNR322 Occurrences

  • ENNR322-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017