Course Summary
This course comprises three components relevant to your future professional practice as an Environmental Engineer: Ethics; Policy and Law
The Ethics component introduces the moral framework(s) upon which ethical decision making is based and includes a close study of the evolution and formulation of professional engineering code(s) of ethics. You will be encouraged to recognise and reconsider your assumptions and attitudes relating to the assessment, sustainability and performance of natural, built and social systems. Different perspectives arising from case studies will be analysed from the viewpoint of a professional engineer.
The Policy component explores the basis of environmental and indigenous policy within engineering projects, especially the structure of a good environmental policy. Case studies and examples are explored to build policy skills and knowledge.
The Law component briefly reviews the legal basis and structure of environmental legislation -especially the key acts of parliament, regulations and various international treaties. Law underpins the very purpose of environmental engineering, and this component builds the skills and knowledge needed for a graduate environmental engineer.
WAM statement:
Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level. (This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onward. See the WAM information web page for more information.)
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