Course Title: Develop and review catchment management plan
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2017
Course Code: CIVE5716C
Course Title: Develop and review catchment management plan
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5367 - 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
Dr Anna Moodie
anna.moodie@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 100
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
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
Week No. |
Date |
Learning activity |
Assessment |
1. |
10/02/17 |
Introductions What is a catchment? Water flows through catchments |
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2. |
17/02/17 |
What is Catchment Management? Catchment Users Class work: Identify water requirements for different catchment users Assignment: What is your catchment? - describe |
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3. |
24/02/17 |
Issues within Rural Catchments – river health and biodiversity Class work: Drawing up of broad table of problems Class work: impacts on catchments |
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4. |
03/03/17 |
Water quality Point and diffuse pollution Assessing water quality and riparian health – Class work: impacts on catchments |
Assessment Task One Due |
5. |
10/03/17 |
Collecting historical data Presentations: Impacts on catchments |
Assessment Task Two Due |
6. |
16/3/17
17/03/17 |
Field trip – Yarra catchment Data collection – water quality and land use observations
Data collation and field trip discussions Thursday – |
Field trip |
7. |
24/03/17 |
Adaptive Management Integrated Catchment Management SMART objective setting |
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8. |
30/03/17
31/03/17 |
Thursday – Field trip to Bunyip
Friday – Discussion of Bunyip and assignment |
Field trip |
9. |
7/04/17 |
Issues within Urban Catchments |
Assessment Task Three due |
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Mid Semester Break, no classes Thursday 13th April – Wednesday 19th April |
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10. |
21/04/17 |
Issues within Urban Catchments WSUD Water Sensitive Urban Design |
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11. |
28/04/17 |
Intro to Glenelg Hopkins Catchment |
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12. |
05/05/17 |
No class on Friday - 5 day camp Monday 1st to Friday 5th May |
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13. |
12/05/17 |
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment |
Assessment Task four due |
14. |
19/05/17 |
Improving catchment management - strategies |
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15. |
25/05/17
26/05/17 |
Fieldtrip – to be confirmed
Reviewing and refining catchment management plans |
Fieldtrip
Assessment Task Five due |
16. |
02/06/17 |
Reviewing and refining catchment management plans |
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End of Semester 1 - No Classes between 19th - 30th June |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course may include field reports, written assignments, project work and quizzes
Assessment Tasks
Assessments demonstrating competence |
Title |
Due Date |
% Mark |
1. Your catchment |
Describe your catchment |
5/03/16 |
10% |
2. Impacts on catchments |
Identification of catchment issues |
10/03/16 |
competent / not competent (ungraded) |
3. Catchment management requirements |
Understanding a rural Catchment |
09/04/17 |
30% |
4. Bunyip Report |
Report and Analysis of Bunyip |
14/05/17 |
30% |
5. Review and refine catchment management plans |
Study of a rural catchment - assessing management Glenelg-Hopkins CMA |
04/06/17 |
30% |
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Assessment information
This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also utilises graded assessment
CHD Competent with High Distinction (80 – 100%)
CDI Competent with Distinction (60 – 79%)
CC Competent with Credit (50 – 59%)
CAG Competency Achieved – Graded (0 – 49%)
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment
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 tests and field trips- 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 the assessment http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration
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