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Course Catalog 2010-2011
BIO-4826 Special Project in Environmental Engineering, 2-8 cr |
Person responsible
Tuula Tuhkanen, Simo Isoaho
Lessons
| Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer | Implementations | Lecture times and places |
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Requirements
Written examination based on selected books or approved project report.
Learning outcomes
The student can individually deal with tasks and duties in specialization of water and environmental engineering or management. After passing the course the student will have the ability to write an extensive literature survey or to work independently in the laboratory as a part of a research group. A student who has compiled a literature survey can produce a review article following the principles of scientific writing. The student can find and classify information as well as write a compilation of research articles and data according to his/her own view, combining and applying information to solve the research problem. The student who has carried out a laboratory project can plan and execute laboratory experiments, and masters the essential laboratory methods in environmental technology as well the use of research instrumentation. The student can also perform comparative analysis and draw conclusions from research data, and report the findings both orally and in writing. The project can also be an exam on a environmental technology text book.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Separately supervised individual studies in the selected topic of specialization in environmental engineering and management or water engineering and management. | ||
| 2. | Bookexam, literature review, case or research dealing with water or wastewater technology or solid waste or material flow management. | ||
| 3. | Laboratory project: independent laboratory work as a part of a research group, mastering laboratory methods | Up-to-date knowledge of the latest research methods and topics | |
| 4. | Literature survey: searching and classifying information, interpreting and applying information | Up-to-date knowledge of the latest research methods and topics |
Evaluation criteria for the course
The minimum criterium is that a student has shown capabilities to do individual work and has gained a key knowledge in the selected topic of specialization. The grade will be determined by the extent of self-initiative, diligence and activeness of the student. Also, meeting the schedule set for the project is of high importance. The quality and thoroughness of the literature survey or laboratory project report also affects the grade. A good understanding the core content will suffice to a grade 3. In order to earn a grade 4 or 5 the student will have to have a good or excellent understanding of complementary and specialist knowledge. The exam will be graded on a scale of 0-5 by the level of knowledge of the exam material.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Additional information about prerequisites
The student must have earlier studies which give a proper basis for doing a project work in the topic concerned.
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses
Additional information
The student will contact Professor Tuhkanen or Senior Lecturer Isoaho for agreeing the topic and extent of the special project, and for having additional information.
The extent of the special project can be 2-8 cu.
More precise information per implementation
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