Environmental Engineering (5 ECTS)
Code: TX00BK68-3008
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.12.2019 - 19.01.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 13.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Virtual portion
- 4 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus and online
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 25
- Degree programmes
- Civil Engineering
- Teachers
- Mika Räsänen
- Course
- TX00BK68
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student
- can explain methods of constructing foundations and related requirements
- can explain how to protect groundwater
- knows basics of water pollution control
- knows basics of waste water treatment
- knows the basics of constructing landfills
- knows how environmental impact assessment influences environmental engineering.
Content
1. Soil and bedrock, their characteristics, groundwater
2. The physical and hydraulic quality of the soil
3. Water pollution control
4. Waste water treatment
5. Landfill construction
6. Principles of Sustainable Development
7. EIA (environmental impact assessment).
Prerequisites
None
Teaching methods
Lähiopetusta aluksi. Sen jälkeen vaativia syventäviä tehtäviä, jotka tehdään yksilötehtävinä.
Exam dates and retake possibilities
Ei tenttiä.
Student workload
Käytettävä kohtuullisen paljon omaa aikaa varattujen tuntien lisäksi.
Content scheduling
Aloitetaan lähiopetuksella tammikuussa. Sen jälkeen vaativia selvitys/pohdinta tehtäviä, joille on määrätty palautuspäivä noin kolmen viikon välein koko kevään ajan. Tehtävät on mahdollista tehdä muuten omaan tahtiin, mutta myöhässä palauttaminen ei ole mahdollista.
Further information for students
Infra-alan opiskelijoilla ensisijainen osallistumisoikeus, jos osallistujamäärät ylittyvät.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
On completion of the course, the student can explain
- methods of constructing foundations and related requirements
- basics of groundwater protection
- basics of water pollution control
- basics of waste water treatment
- basics of landfill construction.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
On completion of the course, the student can apply and compare
- methods of constructing foundations and related requirements
- knowledge related to groundwater protection
- knowledge related to water pollution control
- knowledge related to waste water treatment
- knowledge related to landfill construction.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
On completion of the course, the student can apply and develop
- methods of constructing foundations and related requirements
- knowledge related to groundwater protection
- knowledge related to water pollution control
- knowledge related to waste water treatment
- knowledge related to landfill construction.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
On completion of the course, the student can explain
- methods of constructing foundations and related requirements
- basics of groundwater protection
- basics of water pollution control
- basics of waste water treatment
- basics of landfill construction.