Course Title: Develop and review catchment management plan
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: CIVE5716C
Course Title: Develop and review catchment management plan
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5305 - Diploma of Conservation and Land Management
Course Contact: Namrita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4309
Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Sally Heeps
Nominal Hours: 100
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are none
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to develop and review catchment management plans that impact on water yield and/or quality.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
NWP513B Develop and review catchment management plan |
Element: |
1. Prepare for catchment management |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify and interpret catchment management requirements. |
Element: |
2.Develop the catchment management plan |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify, interpret and validate stakeholder requirements that impact on the catchment area. |
Element: |
3. Review and refine the catchment management plan |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assess data from the ongoing implementation of the catchment management plan and use to inform the review of the plan. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include; lectures, class exercises, guest speakers and field trips.
Teaching Schedule
1. 13/02/15 | Introduction to Catchment Management Catchment Management Authorities and Legislation Land Uses within a Catchment |
2. 20/02/15 | Introduction to land uses impacts on a catchment Class work: Investigation of a CMA |
3. 27/02/15 | How does water quality change? Land use impacts Point and diffuse pollution Class work: ’Impact’ working sheets |
4. 06/03/15 | Assessing water quality and riparian health Assessment Task |
5. 13/03/15 |
Darebin creek catchment - Characteristics and Customer requirements |
6. 20/03/15 | Land uses within Darebin creek catchment Alternate date for field trip |
7. 27/03/15 | Field Trip - Proposed date of field trip to Darebin Creek Darebin catchment requirements |
8. 03/04/15 | No class – Good Friday Mid Semester Break |
9. 10/04/15 | Collecting Historical information Introduction to Assessment Task 4 - ’Study and suggest management options for a Catchment’ |
10. |
Issues within Rural Catchments |
11. 24/04/15 |
Issues within Rural Catchments |
12. 1/05/15 |
Preparing for Rural Catchment Management |
13. 8/05/15 |
No class on Friday-5 day camp Monday 4th to Friday 8th May |
14. 15/05/15 |
Objectives of Management - case studies |
15. 22/5/15 |
Reviewing catchment management |
16. 29/05/15 |
Objectives of Management - case studies |
17. 5/06/15 |
Class Time allocated for Assessment Task 4: Study and suggest management options for a Catchment. |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text but resources will be provided throughout the duration of course |
References
Other Resources
- Learning Material that can be accessed using myRMIT
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course may include field reports, assignments, project work and tests
Assessment Tasks
1.Task 1 – Quiz on Introduction to Catchments and water quality Quiz 10%
2.Task 2 – Understanding the Darebin Catchment (for preparation of a catchment management plan) Assignment including field work 20%
3.Task 3 – Study of a rural catchment - assessing management Product – written survey report 30%
4. Task 4, Major Report – written survey report :40%
To pass the course you need to pass, on average, each type of assessment/task (reports, assignments etc.) .
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
To pass the course you need to pass, on average, each type of assessment (reports, assignments etc.) .
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (available online http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours before the due date. The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 6, Bdg 51. Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration
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