| Module Code | CEPCA003 |
| Module Name | Engineering for the Environment |
| ECTS Weighting [1] | 5 ECTS |
| Semester Taught | 2 |
| Module Coordinator/s | Assistant Professor Julie Clarke |
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Describe engineering solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the built environment, transport and electricity sectors.
- Evaluate performance to date in terms of decarbonisation of the built environment, transport and electricity sectors, and explain future decarbonisation targets and strategies.
- Describe examples of climate change impacts on infrastructure networks.
- Understand and apply a risk assessment methodology to determine the risk to infrastructure due to climate change impacts.
- Explain the role of engineering solutions in terms of adapting infrastructure networks to changing climatic conditions, including more frequent and extreme weather events.
Module Content
Topics covered in this module are:
- Sustainability in the Built Environment
- Decarbonising Transport
- Renewable Electricity
- Climate Change Impacts on Infrastructure
- Climate Change Risk Assessment
- Climate Change Adaptation Planning
Teaching and Learning Methods
- This module is taught using a combination of asynchronous online material for students to study in their own time, discussion sessions, and tasks for students to complete in their own time.
Assessment Details
| Assessment Component | Brief Description | Learning Outcomes Addressed | % of Total | Week Set | Week Due |
| Report on Climate Change Mitigation | Development of a review and mitigation strategy focused on a particular sector of interest | 1 & 2 | 50 | 6 | 9 |
| Report on Climate Change Adaptation | Conduct a risk assessment and develop an adaptation strategy focused on a particular sector of interest | 3 – 5 | 50 | 11 | 14 |
Reassessment Details
Re-submit assignments
Contact Hours and Indicative Student Workload
| Contact Hours (scheduled hours per student over full module), broken down by: | 25 hours |
| Lecture | 12.5 hours |
| Laboratory | 0 hours |
| Tutorial or seminar | 12.5 hours |
| Other | 0 hours |
| Independent study (outside scheduled contact hours), broken down by: | 100 hours |
| Preparation for classes and review of material (including preparation for examination, if applicable) | 50 hours |
| Completion of assessments (including examination, if applicable) | 50 hours |
| Total Hours | 125 hours |
Recommended Reading List
Module Pre-requisites
Prerequisite modules: N/A
Other/alternative non-module prerequisites: N/A
Module Co-requisites
N/A