NUS8203 : Environmental Impact Legislation and Engineering
NUS8203 : Environmental Impact Legislation and Engineering
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Yuen Ling Ng
- Lecturer: Prof. Chun Yang Yin, Dr Kent Chin
- Owning School: NUIS
- Teaching Location: Singapore
- Capacity limit: 50 student places
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
Engineering first degree or other equivalent qualification
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
N/A
Aims
Course can also be offered as a CPD course.
This module aims to provide fundamental knowledge and skills in the measurement, monitoring and mitigation of environmental emission, to design and implement abatement technologies in order to comply with environmental legislation.
Outline Of Syllabus
1. Introduction and underpinning science of how pollution can affect the environment and human health
2. Emission and Environmental Quality Standards and Regulation
3. Planned release and unplanned release
4. Environmental measurement and monitoring approaches
5. Dispersion of pollution – length and timescales of pollutant transport and impact
6. Dispersion modelling
7. Air pollution abatement technologies including tall stack policy, scrubbers and flare design
8. Water pollution abatement technologies including bunding, containment and emergency response to chemical and toxic release
9. Land pollution abatement and remediation technologies including bunding containment and emergency response to chemical and toxic release
10. Environmental impact assessment – EIA and land use planning
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
• Identify and explain how process emissions can lead to safety and health risks.
• Describe and explain the requirements of environmental legislation in controlling the emissions level of chemicals and physical hazards.
• Apply concepts and principles learnt to provide solutions to measure and monitor different types of emissions.
Intended Skill Outcomes
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
• Perform environmental impact assessment
• Perform dispersion modelling
• Apply principles and concepts learnt to provide design and engineering solutions for pollution abatement.
• Synthesise pollution dispersion modelling
• Analyse environmental impact based on pollution dispersion modelling and evaluate control abatement technologies to mitigate environmental pollution
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 14 | 2:00 | 28:00 | Lectures and tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 14 | 0:30 | 7:00 | Revision for exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Closed-book exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | Reading specified articles |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Practice to use software |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Introduction to modelling software |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | A1 case study coursework including background research |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 2:00 | 28:00 | Tutorial preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 14:00 | 14:00 | Lecture follow-up |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 35:00 | 35:00 | Review lecture notes, general reading |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | Background reading |
| Total | 200:00 |
Jointly Taught With
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NUS8101 | Environmental Impact Legislation and Engineering in Process Safety |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The teaching is mainly via lectures and tutorial with small group discussions during class. This is complemented with self-study and preparation of tutorial solutions, class test, coursework, project and final examination in order to provide feedback on student learning. Teaching materials are made available to the students online in order for self-study and preparation in their own pace. Tutorial classes enable students to ask questions and clarify any doubts.
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 60 | 24 hrs Take home exam (to be submitted within 24 hours of being set). |
Exam Pairings
| Module Code | Module Title | Semester | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Impact Legislation and Engineering in Process Safety | 1 | N/A |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 40 | A1 coursework of an EIA case study with a report submission comprising of 2000 words including abstract, background, methodology, re |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The written exam enables students to demonstrate understanding and apply knowledge and skills learnt to solving engineering problems. Coursework assignment provide students more time to think about larger problem and provide engineering solutions to it and present it in a written report.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NUS8203's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- NUS8203's past Exam Papers
General Notes
N/A
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