Course Title: Solid Waste Management and LCA

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Solid Waste Management and LCA

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OENG1035

City Campus

Undergraduate

120H Civil, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2016

OENG1035

City Campus

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2017,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Jorge Paz-Ferreiro

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0878

Course Coordinator Email: jorge.paz-ferreiro@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 10.10.19

Course Coordinator Availability: E-mail for appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course offers you an opportunity to develop knowledge and techniques for managing solid waste. This includes the characterization of municipal solid waste, collection, transfer stations, waste minimization and recycling. Waste treatment techniques will be presented, including composting, incineration, pyrolysis and landfill disposal.

This course will also provide you with knowledge and skills to undertake a life cycle assessment (LCA) in accordance with internationally recognized standards. Life cycle assessment is a key methodology used to quantify the environmental impacts of a product or service over its full life cycle, including resource consumption and waste generated.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH080 Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Honours):

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.

1.5. Knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline.

1.6. Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in the specific discipline.

2.1. Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.

3.2. Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.

3.4. Professional use and management of information

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Understand the implications of the production, resource management, and environmental impact of solid waste management
  2. Be aware of the significance of recycling, reuse, and reclamation of solid wastes
  3. Be familiar with relationships between inappropriate waste management practices and impacts on water, soil, and air quality
  4. Be able to integrate technical solid waste management options and imposed environmental legislation and guidance to develop legal and safe solutions
  5. Be capable of carrying out a moderately complex LCA


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, independent reading and study, class discussions and workshops, presentations, projects, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both. 

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, andthrough links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

Support can also be found at RMIT Library Guides:
http://rmit.libguides.com/civileng.
http://rmit.libguides.com/environmental-engineering

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

☒This course has no hurdle requirements.

☐ All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Leaning & Teaching).

Assessment tasks

Assessment Task 1: Essay
Weighting: 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs: 1 to 4.  

Assessment Task 2: Assignment 1
Weighting: 15%
This assessment task supports CLO: 5  

Assessment Task 3: Assignment 2
Weighting: 20 %
This assessment supports CLOs: 1 to 4.

Assessment Task 4: Individual test
Weighting: 40 %
This assessment supports CLOs: 1 to 4
This assessment is a timed and timetabled assessment of less than 2 hours duration that students must attend on campus.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.