2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
CIVE5321M Water Supply
15 creditsClass Size: 50
Module manager: Dr Mohsen Besharat
Email: M.Besharat@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is mutually exclusive with
| CIVE5320M | Water Supply |
Module replaces
CIVE5038M - Water Resources Management and SupplyThis module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
This module focuses on the appropriate design, maintenance, operation and management of water supply systems within resource constrained environments. The module introduces technical knowledge related to water supply systems, including on system design and water quality issues. In addition, it includes issues related to the management of systems and the maintenance of water safety within drinking water systems.Objectives
The focus of this module encompasses the global water supply and prevalent supply modalities worldwide. Large utilities in high-income countries supply less than 7% of the global population. Therefore, in addition to that, the module will place special emphasis on water supply systems beyond these specific settings. It aims to enhance students' comprehension of various aspects of water supply systems, including water quality, water resources, water distribution, water safety, and the technical knowledge supporting design.Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, student should be able to:
1. Apply a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of mathematics and engineering principles to design to pre-feasibility level water supply systems, including in relation to water source development, water treatment and distribution (AHEP 4 Learning Outcomes M1, M2, M5);
2. Synthesise a complex engineering brief on design of water supply systems in a practical scenario while showing detailed understanding of wider contexts such as societal, environmental and economic impacts and discussing the implication of various stakeholders and suggest solutions for the complex problem posed (AHEP 4 Learning Outcomes M1, M2, M5, M7);
3. Perform a comprehensive literature review within technical literature and demonstrate critical awareness of new developments in the design and operation of water supply systems to improve the efficiency and sustainability of systems (AHEP 4 Learning Outcomes M1, M4, M5);
4. Identify and monitor water quality hazards within drinking water systems, with special reference to priority biological and chemical contaminants (AHEP 4 Learning Outcomes M1);
5. Apply decisions on the design, maintenance and operation of drinking water systems to maintain drinking water safety supported by engineering justification while discussing technical limitations and constraints, where the available data and information might not be complete (M2, M5);
6. Apply computational techniques in design of water distribution systems by modelling the system in EPANET or similar tools as well as using hydraulics calculations to quantify required system parameters (AHEP 4 Learning Outcomes M3);
Skills outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will have following set of skills:
Work ready skills:
- Communication: The ability to (both within verbal and written communication) be clear, concise and focused; being able to tailor your message for the audience and listening to the views of others.
- Problem solving and analytical skills: The ability to take a logical approach to solving problems; resolving issues by tackling from different angles, using both analytical and creative skills. The ability to understand, interpret, analyse and manipulate numerical data.
- Creativity: The ability to generate ideas, demonstrate originality and imaginative thinking, including the concept of thinking outside the box.
- Critical thinking: The ability to gather information from a range of sources, analyse, and interpret data to aid understanding and anticipate problems. To use reasoning and judgement to identify needs, make decisions, solve problems, and respond with actions.
- Working under pressure: The ability to tolerate pressure: to stay calm and level-headed whilst working to demands and deadlines.
- Decision making: The ability to consider options, use and apply your judgement, to create possibilities and solutions. The ability to make decisions, potentially under pressure.
Sustainability skills:
- System thinking: Recognises and understands relationships; analyses complex systems (environmental, economic and social systems and interdependencies across these); considers how systems are embedded within different domains and scales; deals with uncertainty; uses analytical thinking.
- Strategic practice: Develops and implements innovative actions that further Sustainable Development at the local level and further afield; manages and promotes change.
- Information searching: the ability to search for, evaluate and use appropriate and relevant information sources to help strengthen the quality of academic work and independent research.
Academic skills:
- Academic writing: the ability to write in a clear, concise, focused and structured manner that is supported by relevant evidence.
- Academic language: the ability to use the oral, written, auditory, and visual language proficiency needed to be able to learn effectively and demonstrate understanding.
- Academic integrity: the ability to engage in good academic practice. This involves essential academic skills, such as accurately reporting research findings and abiding by relevant policies.
- Referencing: the ability to know when, why and how to acknowledge someone else’s work or ideas.
Technical skills:
- Interdisciplinary thinking: the ability to understand links between different disciplines in a multifaceted complex engineering problem and have sufficient understanding of each discipline to explore problem from several lenses.
Syllabus
Water supply and distribution network design by considering drinking water quality and chemistry from surface water or groundwater resources. Taking into account the principles of hydrogeology and pumped water supply networks. Understanding low-cost and conventional water treatment systems, improved using creative solutions that enhance sustainability. Management of water supply systems in resource-constrained environments. Water safety system assessment and management. Understand the basics of pipe flow applicable to water distribution aspect using hand-in experimental activity. Gain further understanding of the wider context through site visit.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Lecture | 16 | 2.00 | 32.00 |
| Practical | 2 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Tutorial | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Private study hours | 105.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 45.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 | ||
Private study
The students will need to conduct independent reading both of given materials and materials that they will need to find themselves. This will support their learning and be an integral part of the project.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Student progress will be monitored during the module through the project and interaction in lectures. The project work will be assessed and feedback will be given both individually and collectively.There are several opportunities during the module delivery to provide formative feedback including:
- Over planned workshops and within designed learning activities.
- Over practical computational modelling workshop using EPANET.
- Over lab activity on the topic of pipe flow and after the report submission.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Report | Individual Report: Design Project Report | 40.00 |
| Group Project | Concept Design - Peer reviewed | 10.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 | |
Resitting students will be required to resit the elements in which they obtained less than 50%.
Reading list
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