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SUBJECT OUTLINE 49123 Waste and Pollution Management Course area

UTS: Engineering

Delivery

Autumn 2022; standard mode; City

Credit points 6cp Requisite(s)

120 Credit Points in spk(s): C10061 Bachelor of Engineering Diploma in Engineering Practice OR 120 Credit Points in spk(s): C10066 Bachelor of Engineering Science OR 120 Credit Points in spk(s): C10067 Bachelor of Engineering OR 120 Credit Points in spk(s): C09067 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Diploma in Professional Engineering Practice OR 120 Credit Points in spk(s): C09066 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Result type

Grade and marks

Attendance: 2 hpw, online. Forms of attendance, mode of delivery and assessment requirements in this subject have changed to enable social distancing and reduce the risks of spreading COVID-19 in our community.

Subject coordinator Dr. Tien Vinh Nguyen UTS: x2620 Phone: (02) 9514 2620 Room: CB11.11.218 Email: [email protected] Consultation Hours: During the weekly interaction sessions or Monday to Thursday 12:00-13:00 or over the phone

Teaching staff Dr. Tien Vinh Nguyen Room: 11.218 Phone: 02 9514 2620, Fax: 02 9514 2633; Email: [email protected] Consultation Hours: During the weekly interaction sessions or Monday to Thursday 12:00-13:00 or over the phone and Guest Lecturers

Subject description It is important to treat waste and pollution control in an integrated and comprehensive manner, permitting evaluation of benefits of waste minimisation to industry and of pollution reduction in the environment. This subject introduces students to leading-edge technologies of waste minimisation and pollution control such as membrane processes; raw materials extraction and refinement; and product development including design, manufacture, use, re-use/recycling and environmental auditing of the product life cycle. An understanding of management techniques for solid/hazardous and liquid wastes is developed. Other topics comprehensively covered include institutional barriers to improving the technologies of waste technology and management practices adopted in domestic waste, the paper industry, metal plating industry, food and dairy industry, household waste and water recycling in buildings.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs) Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to: 1. Describe how waste minimisation and pollution control are treated 2. Evaluate the benefits of waste minimisation to industry and of pollution reduction in wastewater and waste 3. Evaluate and apply advanced technologies to waste minimisation in industry 14/02/2022 (Autumn 2022)

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4. Apply methods of management techniques for reducing and recycling solid/hazardous and liquid wastes

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs) This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): Socially Responsible: FEIT graduates identify, engage, and influence stakeholders, and apply expert judgment establishing and managing constraints, conflicts and uncertainties within a hazards and risk framework to define system requirements and interactivity. (B.1) Technically Proficient: FEIT graduates apply theoretical, conceptual, software and physical tools and advanced discipline knowledge to research, evaluate and predict future performance of systems characterised by complexity. (D.1)

Contribution to the development of graduate attributes Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies This subject contributes to the development of the following Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies: 1.3. In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. 1.4. Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. 1.6. Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. 2.2. Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. 3.3. Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour. 3.4. Professional use and management of information.

Teaching and learning strategies Strategy 1: Preparation for On-Line Learning There will not be any face-to-face workshopsthis session. We will upload PowerPoint slides and audio-recorded workshops. The subject coordinator and teaching staff will hold weekly Zoom sessions at the scheduled times to provide short supplementary workshops and to answer the queries of students. The details of the audio-recorded workshops will be provided beforehand in Canvas under the Modules folder. Strategy 2: Practical Learning through lectures and tutorials Workshops are supported by workshop notes, reference material, design guides, tutorials, assessments and recordings which are placed on Canvas. The workshop materials and weekly Zoom sessions will have a practical bias and include various aspects of waste and pollution minimisation and practices. The weekly Zoom sessions will focus on discussion, problem solving and case studies which will help students to meet the learning outcomes. Students will gain the most from the Zoom sessions if they read the indicated materials, listen to audio recordings of the subsequent Zoom sessions on Canvas and answer the associated tutorials before the lecture. Students are expected to actively take part in weekly Zoom discussion to, in part, help build their communication skills as well as consolidate concepts of waste management and minimisation. Strategy 3: Collaborative Learning Students work collaboratively in groups during tutorial sessions. These sessions will be interactive with a focus on problem-solving, discussion and feedback including in groups and on a one to one basis. All tutorial sessions provide significant opportunities for students to problem solve collaboratively. During the tutorial sessions, in groups will discuss problems in a collective manner. Answering the problem question enables students to reflect on the issues raised during the workshops. The discussion allows teaching staff the opportunity to provide feedback and direct further learning. Strategy 4: Ongoing Feedback Opportunities are provided for formal and informal feedback throughout this subject. Students will receive informal feedback on their problem-solving and collaborative skills during tutorial sessions. In addition, there are numerous formative assessments activities (some do not contribute to overall assessment) from module 1 onward, that are 14/02/2022 (Autumn 2022)

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designed to allow students to practise using their new knowledge/skills and receive feedback from the teaching staff. There will be an assessment during module 1 and feedback will be given to students in the Zoom class and also in their marked assessments within the first four weeks of the teaching session, before census date. Assessment marks and answers will be posted on Canvas. Students may also request individual consultations with teaching staff.

Content (topics) Introduction: Pollution control and needs for clean technology; Advances in pollution control: Processes and case studies, technological aspects of waste management; Techniques to achieve cleaner technologies with examples; Waste minimisation with case studies of developed and developing countries; Waste auditing in industries with examples on tanning and metal plating industries; Institutional barriers to waste minimisation: Employee incentives; Strategies for promotion of cleaner production for sustainable development; Treatment and utilisation practices for recycle of sewage and sludge; Solid and hazardous waste minimisation and management.

Program Week/Session

Dates

Description

1

22/2/2022

Module 1 Water quality Primary wastewater treatment

2

1/3/2022

Secondary wastewater treatment

3

8/3/2022

Tertiary wastewater treatment Biosolids treatment and recycling

4

15/3/2022

Sustainable water reuse (Membrane technologies and case studies) Wetlands

5

22/3/2022

Module 2 Industrial waste minimisation technologies and economics

6

29/3/2022

Waste auditing and case studies

7

5/4/2022

Paper and pulp industry Australian red meat processing industry

8

19/4/2022

Mining industry Metal industry

9

26/4/2022

Module 3 Solid waste and landfill

10

3/5/2022

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Composting

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11

10/5/2022

Incineration and pyrolysis

12

17/5/2022

Hazardous waste: landfill and incineration

Assessment Assessment task 1: Waste Management and Recycling Intent:

In this assessment task, students will apply bio-solids management principles, undertake basic design calculations and develop pollution abatement management practices in the design process of wastewater treatment plants.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): D.1 Type:

Exercises

Groupwork: Individual Weight:

30%

Task:

Two exercise sets, each weighted at 15% assessment value, will need to be submitted for this assessment task. In Exercise Set 1, students will need to present the main principles of wastewater and bio-solids management, provide detailed calculations for the design process of wastewater treatment plants. In Exercise Set 2, students will be required to present a case study on an existing water reuse practice.

Length:

Each exercise set no more than 5 pages in length.

Due:

Exercise Set 1: 11.59pm Friday 18 March 2022 Exercise Set 2: 11.59pm Friday 8 April 2022 Submit to Canvas

Further Please check Canvas for further details. Feedback will be made available to students 2 weeks after information: the submission of each exercise set.

Assessment task 2: Waste Minimisation Methodologies and Practices Intent:

In this assessment task, students carry out processes in industrial waste minimisation that are representative of current practices of waste reduction and cleaner technology used by industry.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 2 and 4 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): B.1 and D.1 14/02/2022 (Autumn 2022)

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Type:

Report

Groupwork:

Individual

Weight:

40%

Task:

A professional report will need to be submitted for this assessment task. Students will be required to explain the processes in industrial waste minimization, demonstrate design procedures and provide practical recommendations on industrial waste minimisation.

Length:

No more than 13 pages in length.

Due:

11.59pm Friday 6 May 2022 Submit to Canvas

Further Please check Canvas for further details. Feedback will be made available to students 2 weeks after information: the submission of the report.

Assessment task 3: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Intent:

In this assessment task, students will select and recommend liquids and solids waste management practices for industry tender through the implementation of case studies and design calculations.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 3 and 4 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): D.1 Type:

Case study

Groupwork: Individual Weight:

30%

Task:

Students will be required to present 2 case studies as a formal discussion paper, which outlines previous studies carried out in liquids and solids management practices in Australia and/or overseas. In preparing this discussion paper, students are required to undertake pre-work including a literature review, documenting case studies, design calculations and artefacts sourced from external sources.

Length:

No more than 10 pages in length.

Due:

11.59pm Friday 3 June 2022 Submit to Canvas.

Further Please check Canvas for further details. Feedback is available upon request to students 2 weeks information: after submission of the discussion paper.

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Assessment feedback Feedback will be summative (with marks) for all assessment tasks and be given two weeks after submission of the assessment task via face-to-face discussion in class, subject consulting hours or telephone contact.

Minimum requirements In order to pass the subject, a student must achieve an overall mark of 50% or more.

Required texts Vigneswaran S, Visvanathan C and Jegatheesan V, 1998, ‘Industrial waste minimisation’, Ensearch, Malaysia Course notes

Recommended texts Information on specific texts will be provided in class.

Graduate attribute development For a full list of the faculty's graduate attributes refer to the FEIT Graduate Attributes webpage. For the contribution of subjects taken in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or Master of Professional Engineering to the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies, see the faculty's Graduate Attributes and the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies webpage.

Assessment: faculty procedures and advice Marking criteria Marking criteria for each assessment task is available on the Learning Management System: Canvas. Extensions When, due to extenuating circumstances, you are unable to submit or present an assessment task on time, please contact your subject coordinator before the assessment task is due to discuss an extension. Extensions may be granted up to a maximum of 5 days (120 hours). In all cases you should have extensions confirmed in writing. Special consideration If you believe your performance in an assessment item or exam has been adversely affected by circumstances beyond your control, such as a serious illness, loss or bereavement, hardship, trauma, or exceptional employment demands, you may be eligible to apply for Special Consideration. Late penalty For Graded subjects: Work submitted late without an approved extension is subject to a late penalty of 10 per cent of the total available marks deducted per calendar day that the assessment is overdue (e.g. if an assignment is out of 40 marks, and is submitted (up to) 24 hours after the deadline without an extension, the student will have four marks deducted from their awarded mark). Work submitted after five calendar days is not accepted and a mark of zero is awarded. For some assessment tasks a late penalty may not be appropriate – these are clearly indicated in the subject outline. Such assessments receive a mark of zero if not completed by/on the specified date. Examples include: a. weekly online tests or laboratory work worth a small proportion of the subject mark, or b. online quizzes where answers are released to students on completion, or c. professional assessment tasks, where the intention is to create an authentic assessment that has an absolute submission date, or d. take-home papers that are assessed during a defined time period, or e. pass/fail assessment tasks. For Pass/Fail subjects: Work submitted late without an approved extension will only be assessed at the subject coordinator’s discretion. Students who do not submit assessment tasks by the due dates may be referred to the Responsible Academic Officer under Student Rule 3.8.2, and a fail result may be recorded for the subject.

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Querying results If you believe an error may have been made in the calculation of your result in an assessment task or the final result for the subject, it is possible to query the result with the Subject Coordinator within five (5) working days of the date of release of the result.

Academic liaison officer Academic liaison officers (ALOs) are academic staff in each faculty who assist students experiencing difficulties in their studies due to: disability and/or an ongoing health condition; carer responsibilities (e.g. being a primary carer for small children or a family member with a disability); and pregnancy. ALOs are responsible for approving adjustments to assessment arrangements for students in these categories. Students who require adjustments due to disability and/or an ongoing health condition are requested to discuss their situation with an accessibility consultant at the Accessibility Service before speaking to the relevant ALO.

Statement about assessment procedures and advice This subject outline must be read in conjunction with the Coursework Assessments policy and procedures.

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Statement on plagiarism Plagiarism and academic integrity At UTS, plagiarism is defined in Rule 16.2.1(4) as: 'taking and using someone else's ideas or manner of expressing them and passing them off as ... [their] own by failing to give appropriate acknowledgement of the source to seek to gain an advantage by unfair means'. The definition infers that if a source is appropriately referenced, the student's work will meet the required academic standard. Plagiarism is a literary or an intellectual theft and is unacceptable both academically and professionally. It can take a number of forms including but not limited to: copying any section of text, no matter how brief, from a book, journal, article or other written source without duly acknowledging the source copying any map, diagram, table or figure without duly acknowledging the source paraphrasing or otherwise using the ideas of another author without duly acknowledging the source re-using sections of verbatim text without using quote marks to indicate the text was copied from the source (even if a reference is given). Other breaches of academic integrity that constitute cheating include but are not limited to: submitting work that is not a student's own, copying from another student, recycling another student's work, recycling previously submitted work, and working with another student in the same cohort in a manner that exceeds the boundaries of legitimate cooperation purchasing an assignment from a website and submitting it as original work requesting or paying someone else to write original work, such as an assignment, essay or computer program, and submitting it as original work. Students who condone plagiarism and other breaches of academic integrity by allowing their work to be copied are also subject to student misconduct Rules. Where proven, plagi...