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Area/Catalogue
CIVE 5066

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
101308

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Natural and Built Environments

Course aim

To enable students to model and interpret impact of various effluent sources on water quality of water resources systems and fate of pollutants over the time.

Course content

Modelling of stream water quality with point and non-point sources of conservative and non-conservative pollutants. Continuous simulation modelling of urban and rural catchment. Assessment of efficiency of WSUD for improving water quality of urban catchment runoff by using MUSIC software. Modelling of pollution generation and wash-off processes in a rural catchment by using SWMM. Transport of contaminants in groundwater and how it interacts with the flow and thereby complicates the modelling process. Modelling drinking water treatment processes.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial 1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Computer Practical 1.5 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment 1: In-class activities, Assignment 2: Review Paper, Assignment 3: Modelling Tasks and Reports

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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