Water Engineering Design Project
Overview
This unit aims to further develop students’ understanding of water sustainability and environmental issues while undertaking water engineering design projects with relevant industry partners. These include applying engineering design principles and techniques as well as current industry design standards to produce water engineering projects of social, economic and environmental relevance to the industry and diverse communities.
The students will respond to project briefs and consider relevant local, state, and federal regulations to achieve their project outcomes. Students will develop skills in using computer tools including AutoCAD and Excel for data and information analysis, interpretation, professional communication and presentation of their water engineering design projects. Students will learn professional skills in decision making; research skills (literature review and research planning); and self-management skills.
Requisites
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Conduct scientific research using appropriate sources of data and interpret and synthesise these in terms of ongoing scientific debates (K1, K4, K5, S1, S2, S4, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7)
- Discuss and debate the most effective means of dealing with current and future water shortages in an urban context with an appreciation for climate change and sustainability issues (K4, K5, K6, S2, A2, A5, A7)
- Plan and design a recycled water pipeline system that complies with standard engineering principles and practices; takes into consideration economic, social, and environmental factors; and acknowledges indigenous cultures. (K2, K3, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7)
- Appraise and assess the quality of colleagues’ project work and presentation skills and reflect upon their own experiences within the project team (A4, A5, A6, A7)
- Discuss and interpret research and/or design findings with professional colleagues by conducting a professional presentation (K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, A2, A4, A5, A7)
- Demonstrate negotiation, planning, management, research and analysis skills to form an effective part of a project team (S2, S4, A2, A5, A6, A7)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture |
2.00 | 10 weeks | 20 |
| On-camp Class |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Online Lecture |
2.00 | 2 weeks | 4 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning |
8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Individual/Group | 100% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Developing a detailed understanding of sustainable water management issues.
- Application of the engineering design process to undertake sustainable water engineering design projects including needs analysis and problem identification.
- Application of techniques for identification and evaluation of alternative options for sustainable water engineering design projects.
- Application of relevant technical knowledge, open ended problem-solving skills (learned in this unit and in previous years) and appropriate tools (including computer tools) to produce design projects that satisfy industry partners requirements.
- Application of water engineering design standards and/or local, state and federal regulations to deliver authentic sustainable water engineering design projects.
- Application of professional communication and teamwork skills.
- Application of the skills and knowledge developed in this (and previous units) to building employability skills especially with respect to CVs and interviews.
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.