Course Title: Consider environmental issues in making engineering decisions

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6066

Course Title: Consider environmental issues in making engineering decisions

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 40.0

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)
CIVE5598	City Campus	TAFE	130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv	Face-to-Face

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 apply environmental management principles and environmental
legislative and regulatory requirements when undertaking engineering design and management
activities.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

EDX020 – Demonstrate awareness of environmental issues
EDX010 – Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office
EDX030 – Estimate costs and prepare basic tendering documentation

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	EAX050 Consider environmental issues in making engineering decisions
Elements:	Analyse the ways in which an enterprise can respond to environmental issues.
	Apply an environmental management process to a particular engineering enterprise.
	Demonstrate knowledge of methods used for monitoring the environment and the responsible authorities.
	Demonstrate knowledge of the principles to be considered for restoration and rehabilitation programs.

Learning Outcomes

Analyse the ways in which an enterprise can respond to environmental issues.

Apply an environmental management process to a particular engineering enterprise.

Demonstrate knowledge of methods used for monitoring the environment and the responsible authorities.

Demonstrate knowledge of the principles to be considered for restoration and rehabilitation programs.

Overview of Assessment

This unit will be assessed in the classroom using holistic assessment, based on typical workplace activities.
Assessment will involve completion of :
• Two comprehensive questionnaires covering elements 1 and 2,
• Two major assignments covering elements 3 and 4