70052 SOIL AND WATER ENGINEERING PRACTICE 1

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	70052 	S12 	D 	SOIL & WATER ENG PRACTICE1	    

Contents

• Staffing
• Co-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

CO-REQUISITE(S)

70380/E0007+ E1001/70360/E1013/70455/E1014

RATIONALE:

Practice  units  seek  to  develop basic competencies  and  attributes
commensurate  with  the intuitive and professional  skills  sought  in
engineering graduates. This unit provides a broad introduction to  the
practical aspects of surveying, geology and soil and water engineering
and  focuses  on  the  development of analytical, manual,  diagnostic,
communication and group interaction skills.

SYNOPSIS:

The unit is subdivided into practice modules covering aspects of SOIL,
WATER,  GEOLOGY and SURVEYING. Practice requirements for  each  module
include  laboratory  work, practical sessions,  field  excursions  and
report  preparation. Laboratory sessions provide a broad  introduction
to  the measurement and analysis of the engineering properties of soil
and water. Practical sessions in surveying are designed to develop the
manual  and  analytical skills required to conduct  simple  levelling,
chaining  and  theodolite traverses. The field excursion provides  the
student  with  specialised instruction on the identification  and  the
engineering  significance  of  geological  features.  Modules  may  be
undertaken  in  any order subject to any pre and/or  corequisite  unit
requirements,  offer  availability or otherwise the  approval  of  the
respective Assistant Examiner.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:

1. Measure basic engineering properties of soils using standard
   testing procedures.
   
2. Conduct simple experiments to verify common fundamental
   principles relating to fluid statics and fluid flow in
   pipelines and channels.
   
3. Identify the engineering significance of common geological
   structures and demonstrate an understanding of weathering and
   landform development.
   
4. Check the collimation of an automatic level and carry out a
   closed level survey and theodolite traverse.
   
5. Show a basic knowledge of safety codes and practices.
   
6. Prepare technical reports on the above to a suitable
   engineering standard.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Laboratory Practice Activities SOIL Module                            17.00

Laboratory Report SOIL Module                                         8.00

Laboratory Practice Activities WATER Module                           17.00

Laboratory Report WATER Module                                        8.00

GEOLOGY Field Excursion                                               21.00

Report on GEOLOGY Field Excursion                                     4.00

SURVEYING Practice Activities                                         25.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

70052 Soil and Water Engineering Practice 1, "Practical Experience
Log Book", USQ Publication.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	38
Report Writing                                	12

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S    250.00    PASSIM    LABORATORY REPORT SOIL MODULE             25.00     N   N
2   S    250.00    PASSIM    LABORATORY REPORT WATER MODULE            25.00     N   N
3   S    250.00    PASSIM    REPORT ON GEOLOGY FIELD EXCURSION         25.00     N   N
4   S    250.00    PASSIM    SURVEY PRAC ACTIVITIES FIELD NOTES        25.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Attendance  at  a minimum of 80% of practical and/or  residential
     school  sessions is compulsory for a passing grade to be  awarded
     in this unit.
2    Students  are  required  to maintain a Practical  Experience  Log
     Book.  The  log  book  will  provide certified  evidence  of  the
     successful  completion of each module of the  unit  and  must  be
     submitted to the respective Assistant Examiner for approval  upon
     completion of each module.
3    Reports  for the SOIL, WATER and GEOLOGY modules and field  notes
     for  the  SURVEYING module are to be submitted to the  respective
     Assistant  Examiner for assessment within one calendar  month  of
     completion of the respective practice activities.
4    Where  it  is  practicable to do so, students may  undertake  the
     respective practice activities in their normal place of  work  or
     at  some  other appropriate venue. Where the practice  activities
     are  completed outside the University, log book entries  must  be
     certified  by  the  workplace  supervisor  or  other  person   of
     authority prior to submission to the relevant Assistant  Examiner
     for approval.
5    Any  claim  for exemption from one or more of the modules  within
     this   unit  will  be  considered  by  the  Examiner  only   when
     accompanied  by  certified documentary evidence  of  the  student
     having prior achieved the relevant practical experience.
6    If  students submit assignments after the due date without  prior
     approval  then  a  penalty of up to 20% of the  assignment  total
     marks will apply for each working day late.
7    The  only final grades awarded in this unit are Pass (P) or  Fail
     (F) grades.
8    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.