Course Title: Develop a water quality monitoring program

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5367 Diploma of Conservation and Land Management

Course Title: Develop a water quality monitoring program

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 120

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

CIVE5724C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face

Term1 2018,
Term1 2019,
Term1 2020

Course Contact: Thierry Demathieu, Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359

Course Contact Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to establish requirements for monitoring water quality and developing a program to monitor water quality in a given site. It includes carrying out water monitoring activities and evaluating program effectiveness.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

AHCNRM502 Develop a water quality monitoring program

Elements:

1. Determine water quality monitoring program requirements

2. Undertake a site analysis

3. Plan monitoring program

4. Monitor water quality

5. Evaluate program


Learning Outcomes

Refer to elements


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will include written reports, in-the-field activities and group work