CEG8107 : Environmental Engineering in Low and Middle Income Countries
CEG8107 : Environmental Engineering in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Thomas Curtis
- Lecturer: Ms Tess O'Hara, Professor Claire Walsh
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
N/A
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
-
Aims
Our aim is to provide insight into WASH (water supply, sanitation, hygiene), and disease in The Global South (~lower- and middle-income countries).
The students will learn about, Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) paying particular attention to on SDG 6.1 and 6.2 and the concept of the sanitation ladder. The will then learn of resource and environmental engineering interventions, to address these goals and have an introduction to relevant social, economic and institutional issues.
Main topics: Disease; Sanitation (on-site, faecal sludge management sewerage, treatment, re-use int the context of city wide inclusive sanitation); Water (resources, treatment, provision); Hygiene; Drainage; Solid waste management.
Cross-cutting issues: Finance social issues and institutional issues; the use of logical frameworks to propose investments in the WASH sector.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus will pursue three themes
SDG 6
Health
Sanitation (especially City Wide Inclusive Sanitation)
Water supply and treatment in rural and periurban settings.
Finance and institutional issues
The students will be given case studies to pursue in small groups in which they will propose solutions to a particular issue using, inter alia, a logical frameworks and briefing note.
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
At the end of the module students should be able to:
1)understand the scale and impact of inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene in the global south (M11, M1, M10, M8, M15)
2)understand the transmission of diseases prevalent in areas with poor WASH (M8, M7)
3)Have a broad understanding of the range of solutions to poor WASH (M1, M4)
4)Recognize the overarching importance of social, economic and institutional dimensions of water supply, sanitation and hygiene in the Global South. (M11, M10, M5)
Intended Skill Outcomes
At the end of the module students should be able to:
1)apply water resources and environmental engineering technologies appropriate for urban and rural situations in developing countries. (M1, M2, M3)
2)use initiative in acquiring and using information (M5, M6)
3)work in a team and produce innovative solutions to problems and to make logical case for that solution (M16, M2, M4)
4)confidently and critically discuss relevant issues (M17)
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 18 | 0:30 | 9:00 | Revision |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 16 | 1:00 | 16:00 | Lectures and case studies |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Careers |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 0:30 | 1:00 | Minitutorials either present in person or synchronous online |
Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | Project work and presentation. |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 48 | 1:00 | 48:00 | Includes background reading and reading lecture notes for a full understanding of material. |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Seminar |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Intro to coursework and reflective tutorial |
Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures cover the key topics, working towards the intended Knowledge Outcomes 1 to 3 and Skills Outcome 4.
Guest speakers are invited to share with the students their experiences of working in developing countries, in order to add interest and insight to the module, and again work towards the intended Knowledge and Skills Outcomes 1 to 4.
It is intended for social aspects associated with any technical topics covered to be included in general across the module. In addition, a few of the sessions are dedicated to social issues, to strengthen the intended Knowledge Outcome 3.
The coursework is designed to encourage Skills Outcomes 4 to 7 in particular. Class discussion of group presentations, and during lectures, seminars and case studies, is encouraged to strengthen Skills Outcome 7.
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 50 | written exam |
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Design/Creative proj | 2 | M | 50 | Case study written exercise |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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Prof skill assessmnt | 2 | M | group presentation |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Assessment Rationale and Relationship: The exam will evaluate their understanding of the core materials and their ability to place that in a wider context. The project work evaluates their ability to conceive of a solution and to take the necessary steps to get their solution funded by an outside agency
Students will be allocated into teams of around 4 to research and develop the outline of a particular environmental engineering and management programme (e.g. Water programme to supply a population of 1000 from 2 mountain springs in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh). They will be assessed on the basis of effort, knowledge and innovation demonstrated in both the team presentation and summary report. The coursework is designed to assess and provide feedback on the Skills Outcomes 4 to 7 in particular, together with the demonstrated application of the Knowledge Outcomes 1 to 3.
The written examination is designed to assess the Knowledge Outcomes 1 to 3 in particular, with some exam questions also giving students the opportunity to demonstrate some of the Skills Outcomes 4 and 7.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CEG8107's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- CEG8107's past Exam Papers
General Notes
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