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Module Code
EG-169
Academic year
15/16
Full Title
College
Engineering
Level
Department
Engineering
FHEQ 4 / HESA 1
Module Type
Taught/Lecture Based
Credits
10
ECTS Credits
20
Placement Hours
Notional Hours
100
0%
Module Aims
To enable students to acquire a sound understanding of natural environmental processes, environmental effects of
global energy consumption, global/local sustainability issues, and problems related to pollution of air, land and
water.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the module students should be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of:
The major environmental issues facing society;
Sources and types of pollution and their control;
Environmental processes and natural resources.
Fossil and renewable energy resources and their environmental impacts.
An ability to:
Understand how engineers can affect the environment and the role of engineers in its protection (thinking skills);
Evaluate the environmental aspects of an engineering scheme, process or material (practical skills);
Throughout the student's engineering degree scheme, to be able to identify and consider environmental aspects
(key skills).
Transferable Skills
Critical analysis of various environmental issues associated to different industrial processes.
Syllabus
The biophysical environment.
The Big Picture: A brief history of Earth. Earth as a system.
Energy: Consumption and resources.
Fossil fuels, unconventional hydrocarbon resources.
Renewable energy technologies.
Sustainable development, Life Cycle Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment.
Pollution: Land, water, air.
Climate Change.
Case studies: Deepwater Horizon disaster, Fracking
Are there any challenges which might affect a disabled student being able to satisfactorily undertake the teaching
and learning methods of this module?
Where a need has been identified at recruitment, or at any later stage, an assessment will be made in conjunction
with the student and the Disability Office. The College will make reasonable adjustments and/or develop alternative
arrangements in conjunction with the student
Support material for this course will be available on the University intranet. Students will be allowed to record
lectures for personal use. If necessary student note takers and support workers can attend classes. If access to
particular lecture rooms is restrictive then the University will alter the venue for the course to allow full access.
Assessment Information
Method of moderation to use for the predominant assessment method
Module components
Assessment Type
Mark Scheme
Assessment Month
Weighting
Examination (Resit
instrument)
August (resit)
100
Examination 1
January
80
Assignment 1
November
10
Assignment 2
December
10
Component descriptions
Examination: 80 % of total mark. Multiple choice questions. 2 hours, closed book.
Assignment 1: 10 % of total mark. Online Blackboard test. 1 hour, open book, individual assessment.
Assignment 2: 10 % of total mark. Online Blackboard test. 1 hour, open book, individual assessment.
In what ways will students receive feedback on assessed work, including formal examinations
Automatic feedback on online tests.
Assessment provision for students with disabilities
Where a need has been identified at recruitment, or at any later stage, an assessment will be made in conjunction
with the student and the Disability Office. The College will make reasonable adjustments and/or develop alternative
arrangements for assessment in conjunction with the student. For students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
a database system will communicate the disability requirements of students to appropriate lecturers and an
automatic and discreet system will alert lecturers that SpLD marking guidelines need to be applied. For course
accreditation purposes some competency standards are set by external professional institutions and these will still
need to be demonstrated. However, alternatives will need to be considered by the student and the department if
these cannot be demonstrated through the usual assessment method.
Provide details of how students would redeem failure in the module
A supplementary examination will form 100% of the module mark.
Module Rules
Semester
TB1
Coordinator
Dr B Sandnes
Module Lecturers
Lecturer Name
Dr B Sandnes
Percent Taught
100
No
JACS Name
Environmental Engineering
Department
EGSC
Requisite modules
Co-requisite
Pre-requisite
Non-requisite
EG-108
Administrative Information
Teaching Load %
100
No
200
Location