Module Descriptors
TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
MECH40375
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
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Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
One 2 hour Exam (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2.
One in course assessment (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
Module Indicative Content
The module aims to introduce students to the relationship between the development of technology and manufacturing and its environmental impact.
Topics covered include: pollution classification, sources and impacts of pollution, aspects of environmental auditing, perspectives on environmental design. Video-led case studies.
Module Learning Strategies
Learning on all aspects of the content will be facilitated by lecture and tutorials (25%)
Student centred learning (50%)
Practical assignment using laboratory equipment (25%)
Contact time: 24 hours lecture, 12 hours tutorial
Module Resources
Beaconside laboratories and measurement instrumentation
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Porteus A, 2008, Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology, 4th Edition, Wiley, ISBN 978-0470-06195-4
Environmental Science and Technology, S E Manahan, 2007, CRC, ISBN: 978-084-9395123
Earth Systems: Processes and Issues, W G Ernst, Cambridge University Press, 2000, ISBN: 0-0521-47895-2