NUS8101 : Environmental Impact Legislation and Engineering in Process Safety
- Offered for Year: 2020/21
- Module Leader(s): Dr Yuen Ling Ng
- Lecturer: Dr Kent Chin, Dr Chun Yang Yin
- Owning School: NUIS
- Teaching Location: Singapore
Semesters
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
Aims
Course can be offered as CPD.
This module aims to provide fundamental knowledge and skills in the measurement, monitoring and mitigation of environmental emission, to design and implement abatement technologies in order to comply with environmental legislation.
Outline Of Syllabus
1. Introduction and underpinning science of how pollution can affect the environment and human health
2. Emission and Environmental Quality Standards and Regulation
3. Planned release and unplanned release
4. Environmental measurement and monitoring approaches
5. Dispersion of pollution – length and timescales of pollutant transport and impact
6. Dispersion modelling
7. Air pollution abatement technologies including tall stack policy, scrubbers and flare design
8. Water pollution abatement technologies including bunding, containment and emergency response to chemical and toxic release
9. Land pollution abatement and remediation technologies including bunding containment and emergency response to chemical and toxic release
10. Environmental impact assessment – EIA and land use planning
Teaching Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Closed-book exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 14 | 0:30 | 7:00 | Revision for exam |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 14 | 2:00 | 28:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | Reading specified articles |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Practice to use software |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | A1 case study coursework including background research |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Introduction to modelling software |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | Background reading |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | Lecture follow-up |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 2:00 | 28:00 | Tutorial preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 35:00 | 35:00 | Review lecture notes, general reading |
| Total | 200:00 |
Jointly Taught With
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NUS8203 | Environmental Impact Legislation and Engineering |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The teaching is mainly via lectures and tutorial with small group discussions during class. This is complemented with self-study and preparation of tutorial solutions, class test, coursework, project and final examination in order to provide feedback on student learning. Teaching materials are made available to the students online in order for self-study and preparation in their own pace. Tutorial classes enable students to ask questions and clarify any doubts.
Assessment Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 60 | 24 hrs Take home exam (to be submitted within 24 hours of being set) |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 40 | 2,000 words |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The written exam enables students to demonstrate understanding and apply knowledge and skills learnt to solving engineering problems. Coursework assignment provide students more time to think about larger problem and provide engineering solutions to it and present it in a written report.
A1 coursework of an EIA case study with a report submission comprising of 2000 words including abstract, background, methodology, results of EIA, conclusion and recommendation.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NUS8101's Timetable