Course Title: Apply engineering hydrology principles
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6093 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Design
Course Title: Apply engineering hydrology principles
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 40
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) |
CIVE5690 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
130T Vocational Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2010, Term1 2014, Term1 2015 |
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit of competency deals with the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate understanding of basic practices, concepts and terminology in engineering hydrology and use relevant data and tools to design simple hydraulic structures.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
EDX130B Use technical mathematics (basic)
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
EAC110B Apply engineering hydrology principles |
Elements: |
1. Apply understanding of the hydrological cycle and the elements of meteorology. 2. Derive a rainfall intensity/frequency curve. 3. Use a unit-graph to obtain a flood hydrograph 4. Apply the flood flow equation. 5. Design a storm retarding basin for an urban drainage system 6. Design a main channel for an irrigation scheme including flow regulation. 7. Analyse a mass curve and predict reservoir storage. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Overview of Assessment
Assessment are conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set out in the National Training Package. Students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together knowledge and skills. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment tasks detailed under the Assessment Task Section.
Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:
NYC (<50%) Not Yet Competent
CAG (50-59%) Competent - Pass
CC (60-69%) Competent - Credit
CDI (70-79%) Competent - Distinction
CHD (80-100%) Competent - High Distinction