MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE UTICA AND ROME, NEW YORK CENTER FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
COURSE OUTLINE
I. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
CT232 Environmental Engineering C-2, P-2, Cr-3
This course covers basic practices in hydraulics and hydrology, as well as the topics of water supply, wastewater management and pollution control.
Prerequisite: MA 121: Fundamentals of College Mathematics 1 and CT 151: Surveying 1
II. MATERIALS:
Text: Basic Environmental Technology, 6th edition, ISBN #13:978-0-13- 119082-5 by Nathanson, Pearson Prentice Hall
III. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this course is to introduce students to pertinent environmental topics that are encountered in the civil engineering field. It will cover basic practices in hydrology and hydraulics as applied to practical civil engineering problems as well as stormwater management practices, sediment/erosion control measures, wetlands, environmental regulations, ecology, sustainability, wastewater treatment, and water distribution.
IV. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: (ETAC-ABET Assessment Criteria)
1. The student will be able to identify pertinent environmental topics that will be encountered in the planning, design, and construction phases of a civil engineering project. 2. The student will demonstrate the ability to delineate a watershed. (m.) 3. The student will demonstrate the ability to perform basic hydrology calculations. (e. and m.) 4. The student will demonstrate the ability to perform basic hydraulics calculations. (e. and m.) 5. The student will demonstrate an understanding of basic storm water management practices. 6. The student will be able to develop a sediment and erosion control measures plan. (m.) 7. The student will be able to identify and define different types of wetlands. (m.) 8. Students will demonstrate the understanding of environmental regulations as they pertain to a civil engineering project. 9. The students will be able to identify and discuss pertinent ecological issues. 10.The student will be able to identify and discuss various sustainability issues as relating to a design project. 11.The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to perform relevant unit conversions. (e.) 1 12.The student will demonstrate familiarity with wastewater treatment. 13.The student will demonstrate familiarity with water distribution systems. 14.The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to retrieve information from various sources relevant to the topics covered in this course in order to complete assignments. (f.) 15.The students will demonstrate the ability to apply what they have learned in this course to a real life problem taken from industry as a final project. (b. and j.)
V. MAJOR TOPICS:
WEEK TOPIC
1 Introduction to Environmental Topics
2/3 Hydrology
4 Stormwater Management
5 Test #1 and Hydraulics
6 Hydraulics
7 Test #2 and Sediment and Erosion Control
8 Sediment and Erosion Control
9 Wetlands
10 Test #3 and Environmental Regulations
11 Ecology
12 Sustainability
13 Test #4 and Introduction of Final Capstone Project
14/15 Final Capstone Project
2 DATE FACULTY NAME CHANGE INPUT MEASUREMENT ASSESSMENT ACTION
1/15/11 Maggie Reilly Revised Content and Format 12/5/14 Maggie Reilly Reviewed Content 02/27/15 Brittany Fuller Edited to match format 09/7/17 Stephanie Cuda Revised credit/contact hour
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