
ENGEN370-20A (HAM)
Engineering and Environment
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
Timothy Walmsley
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Timothy Walmsley
4619
E.2.07
tim.walmsley@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
Graeme Glasgow
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CD.3.02
graeme.glasgow@waikato.ac.nz
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Megan Boston
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DE.2.01
megan.boston@waikato.ac.nz
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Mark Lay
4556
C.3.01
mark.lay@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
Engineering and the Environment aims to equip students with a deeper understanding of the roles that engineering plays to assess and address environmental challenges. This paper covers sustainability in engineering design within the context of quality standards, resources, energy, emissions, carbon accounting and life cycle analysis (LCA). This paper will furnish the student with a knowledge of LCA, ISO14001 standards, design for sustainability and resilience, environmental impact assessment, carbon accounting, resource management act, energy options, environmental law and regulation, consents, planning and risk management.
Paper Structure
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessment
Assessment Components
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
Required and Recommended Readings
Required Readings
Online Support
Workload
This paper has 5 contact hours per week. Students are expected allocate time to work on required readings, lab preparation and team reports. Overall it is expected that 150 hours are devoted to this paper by each student.
Linkages to Other Papers
Prerequisite(s)
Prerequisites: ENGEN270 or ENGG279 or ENMP282
Restriction(s)
Restricted papers: ENGEV342