C&ENVENG 4115 - Advanced Topics in Flood Hydrology
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code C&ENVENG 4115 Course Advanced Topics in Flood Hydrology Coordinating Unit School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Eng Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites C&ENVENG 3077, C&ENVENG 3079 Assessment Online quizzes, Design Projects and Exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Seth Westra
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Identify the key hydrological processes involved in conversion of rainfall to runoff, and assess the conditions under which certain processes are important.
- Calculate the probable maximum precipitation event, and describe the likely impacts of anthropogenic climate change on Australian flood problem.
- Calculate interception, infiltration and baseflow, and the unit hydrograph, and differentiate between alternative methods for estimating direct runoff.
- Explain the theory of 2D hydraulic modelling.
- Use the software packages ‘ArcGIS’ and ‘TUFLOW’, and apply this software to a realistic flood estimation problem.
- Solve a complex engineering design problem, accounting for a range of constraints and competing objective.
- Produce high-quality professional engineering design report.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1-5 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
5,6 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
6 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Lecture notes and slides are required resources and will be available on MyUni. The two-dimensional hydraulic model TUFLOW will be used to develop flood estimates, and will be available in the CATS (Computer Assisted Teaching Suites) in the Inkgarni Wardli Building.Recommended Resources
References for additional resources are provided in the lecture notes and/or on MyUni.Online Learning
All course material including lecture notes and slides, readings, assessment information and announcements will be provided on MyUni. It is your responsibility to check these regularly, as content will be added and updated regularly throughout the course.
The use of the discussion board on MyUni is also strongly recommended, and technical questions related to course content and assessments should be asked through the discussion board rather than through direct emails with the lecturer and/or tutors. This will allow the whole class can benefit from the responses.
Please note that lectures will typically be recorded but they should be considered complementary to, rather than a substitute for, attendance. In the event of technical failure it will be the student's responsibility to find an alternative source of information.
Finally, note that assignments are to be submitted online, with instructions to be provided through MyUni announcements and/or during lectures. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course will be delivered through a combination of lectures, interactive learning exercises and tutorials. In addition, computer laboratory classes will be scheduled to develop the skills required to complete the course assignments.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
In line with University guidelines, it is expected that the average student should spend 12 hours per week on this course. In addition to the lectures (2 hours) and the practical session (2 hours), students are expected to spend an additional 8 hours per week reviewing lecture material and working on the online quizzes and design projects.Learning Activities Summary
No information currently available.
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
The overall assessment schedule is given in the table below. The submission time for all assessment tasks in
this course is 4 pm on the due date, unless otherwise specified. Note that dates provided below are subject to changes, so please refer to announcements through the MyUni portal for the latest information.
Task Title % Group/Individual Type Calendar Date 1 Online Quizzes 5 Individual Online multiple choice TBA 2-1 Assignment 1 10 Individual Assignment with calculations Friday, Week 4 2-2 Assignment 2 20 Individual Assignment with calculations Friday, Week 7 2-3 Assignment 3 20 Group (2) Assignment with modelling Friday, Week 11 3 Exam 45 Individual Numerical / Short Answer TBA TOTAL 100
Note that for the third assignment, groups are self-selected. Each group member is expected to contribute equally to the overall task.
This course includes peer assessment for the tasks undertaken within groups. Further detail of the peer assessment is contained on MyUni. To maintain the integrity of the assessment tasks there is a requirement that all students within a group contribute to each assessment task. Where there is evidence that group members have not sufficiently contributed to a group assessment task, the Academic Honesty Policy may be applied.
The timetable for the online quizzes is given below - see MyUni to access the online quizzes. Dates provided below are subject to change, so please refer to announcements on the MyUni portal.
Quiz Topics Covered Due Date 1 Floods, meteorology and GIS Friday, Week 3 2 Climate change and interception Friday, Week 5 3 Runoff generation, baseflow and flood routing Friday, Week 7 4 2D hydrodynamic modelling and spatial data Friday, Week 9 5 Flood risk management and estuarine extremes Friday, Week 11
Assessment Related Requirements
A hurdle of 40% is in place for the final exam. If the exam hurdle is not met students will receive a course result of the lesser of their calculated grade and the nominal grade of 45 (Fail). An additional assessment exam will be available to eligible students. Students should refer to the for eligibility criteria.
Requests for exemption from coursework components will only be considered when presented on an . All exemption requests must be made by the end of Week 3 of Semester. Exemptions will not be considered for exams or in-class quizzes.
Intelligible English expression (for all assessments) and legible hand-writing (for exam) are considered to be integral parts of the assessment process, and may affect marks.Assessment Detail
Further details of each assessment will be provided in lectures and/or via MyUni well before the due date.Submission
Digital submissions should be submitted by the appropriate MyUni portal for the particular assessment. Further information will be provided through the course’s MyUni website.
Late submissions will only be accepted for the design projects. There will be a loss of 10% of the marks obtained if the submission is less than 24h late, 20% if the submission is between 24 and 48h late and so on. Extensions will only be granted in special circumstances (e.g. illness) and must be sought for each assessment task individually. Extensions will not be granted less than 24h before the deadline for a given task, with the exception of a medical certificate.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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