Module Maintenance

Academic Information
Module Code

EG-169

Academic year

15/16

Full Title

Environmental Awareness for Engineers

College

Engineering

Level

Department

Engineering

External Credit Level

FHEQ 4 / HESA 1

Module Type

Taught/Lecture Based

Credits

10

ECTS Credits

Formal Contact Hours

20

Placement Hours

Notional Hours

100

Contact Hours Description

Lectures: 20 hours (10 weeks of teaching and learning)Directed private study: 80

hours

Module synopsis to be printed in the catalogue

The module focuses on the environmental impacts of human activity, industry, and energy consumption. With the
global population soaring past 7 billion in an increasingly industrialized world, human activity is now affecting energy
and material balances on a global scale. The next generation of engineers must appreciate the environmental
impacts of current technology in order to engineer better solutions for the future.
Notes to be printed in Catalogue
Available to visiting and exchange students.
The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all coursework and
continuous assessment.
Delivery Method
On campus lectures.
Supporting material available on Blackboard.
Is this module placement
based?
Module to be delivered in
collaboration with another
organisation?
Percentage taught in
Welsh

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.

Reading List : Essential reading (1)

Environmental engineering / Gerard Kiely.
Kiely, Gerard.
McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Assessment Information
Method of moderation to use for the predominant assessment method

Module components

Universal second marking

as check or audit

Assessment Type

Mark Scheme

Assessment Month

Weighting

Examination (Resit
instrument)

marking scheme assessment UG

August (resit)

100

Examination 1

marking scheme assessment UG

January

80

Assignment 1

marking scheme assessment UG

November

10

Assignment 2

marking scheme assessment UG

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

Module delivered by non

university employee?

No

Module Teaching and Academic Subject Area

JACS Code
H220

JACS Name
Environmental Engineering

Department
EGSC

Requisite modules
Co-requisite

Pre-requisite

Non-requisite
EG-108

Administrative Information

Teaching Load %
100

New Blackboard site

required?

No

Taught with another

module that uses the same
Blackboard site?
If Yes, please enter the
module code(s)

What activities do you intend to use e-learning for?

Lecture notes, supplementary material and multimedia resources available on Blackboard site.
What assessment activities do you intend to you use e-learning for?
Two online test assessments in the form of Blackboard multiple choice tests.
Student capacity

200

How often will the module

run during the session?

Location

If more than once, when?

Other location

Does the module encroach

on other subject areas?
Does the module replace
an existing module?
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