Course Title: Demonstrate awareness of environmental issues

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6066

Course Title: Demonstrate awareness of environmental issues

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 20.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

CIVE5570

City Campus

TAFE

130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv

Face-to-Face

Term1 2008

Course Contact: Tony Skinner Program Coordinator

Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444

Course Contact Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit covers the competency to demonstrate knowledge of areas of environmental concern for the planet, Australia and the engineering industry


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

EDX020 Demonstrate awareness of environmental issues

Elements:

Demonstrate awareness of the main aspects of environmental legislation and regulations

Demonstrate knowledge of the major components of the earth’s environment and how these components relate to each other.

Demonstrate understanding of environmental concepts.

Identify key areas of environmental risk to the planet and Australia.

Understand the concept of ecologically sustainable development.

Understand the impact that engineering may have on the natural environment.


Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate awareness of the main aspects of environmental legislation and regulations
Demonstrate knowledge of the major components of the earth’s environment and how these components relate to each other.

Demonstrate understanding of environmental concepts.

Identify key areas of environmental risk to the planet and Australia.
Understand the concept of ecologically sustainable development.

Understand the impact that engineering may have on the natural environment.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment of this unit will involve completion of
• 2 Comprehensive questionnaires covering elements 1, 2, 3 and 4
• Two major assignments covering Elements 5 and 6

The format of the questionnaires and assignments will include case studies and scenarios based on typical workplace activities to support problem based assessment of ability to accurately complete calculations to industry standards. The industry standards applied will reflect those rated in the curriculum document under the sub heading Critical aspects of assessment.