2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
CIVE5535M Advanced Wastewater Management
15 creditsClass Size: 55
Module manager: Dr. Akintunde Babatunde
Email: a.babatunde@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is mutually exclusive with
CIVE5534M | Advanced Wastewater Management |
Module replaces
CIVE5532M - Wastewater and Organic Waste ManagementThis module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
To enable students to gain deeper insights into engineeirng processes and systems for wastewater management, including energy and resource recovery; and apply knowledge gained to a real-world problem culminating in the submission of a design coursework.Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the students will:
i) Gain a comprehensive understanding of design processes and methodologies and the ability to apply and adapt these to unfamiliar situations.
ii) Ability to generate an innovative design of a wastewater treatment system.
iii) Ability to apply appropriate engineering analysis methods to solve complex problems
iv) Gain deeper insights into engineering processes and systems for wastewater management;
v) Understand opportunities offered from recovering and recycling of wastes;
vi) Be able to select and size the key unit operations for wastewater treatment facilities;
vii) Estimate energy value of wastes; and understand energy and resource recovery from wastewater;
viii) Apply knowledge gained in lectures, site visit and general reading to a real world problem which will require submission of a design coursework.
ix) Gain experience of working as part of an engineering team and demonstrate a high level of initiative and responsibility.
Syllabus
Wastewater collection systems; Flow and load to the works and its composition; EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive and Fresh Water Fisheries Directive; Inlet works (screens, grit removal, FOG, flow measurement); Design and operation of primary sedimentation tanks; Biological treatment in the activated sludge process; Final sedimentation tanks; Sludge management; Energy and resource recovery.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Coursework | 1 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
Fieldwork | 1 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
Lecture | 12 | 2.00 | 24.00 |
Tutorial | 2 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
Private study hours | 70.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 80.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 |
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
This is a highly interactive module with a lot of real-life examples and case studies embedded. These give opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Project | Project Report | 30.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 |
Students must obtain 50% in each assessment type to pass the module. Students will be required to re-sit or resubmit any element in which they obtain less than 50%.
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Unseen exam | 2 hr 00 mins | 70.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 |
Students must obtain 50% in each assessment type to pass the module. Students will be required to re-sit or resubmit any element in which they obtain less than 50%.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/04/2019
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