Water and Sanitation (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After completing this course student
- knows the problems related to water quality and quantity
- is familiar with the physical, chemical and biological water quality indicators and can solve related problems
- knows the role of standards and the principles of setting the water standards
- knows the concepts of centralized and decentralized water and wastewater management
- knows the principles and advantages of ecological sanitation
- knows the technologies used in ecological sanitation
- knows the most important water and wastewater analysis methods in monitoring the processes
- can analyse water and wastewater samples and interpret the results

Content (course unit)

water resources, physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water and wastewater, water quality, public health and sanitation, standars and setting standards, centralized and decentralized water and wastewater management, ecological sanitation

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basic Chemistry, Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Enviornmental Chemistry

Exam schedules

Exam at the end of the course.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The course consists of lectures and discussions, exercises, field excursion of which students write report, compulsory laboratory exercises (3) and exam. Together these form the course grade as follows:
short assignments max. 40 points; laboratory reports max. 30 points; exam max. 30 points
Grade 0: 0-29 points; grade 1: 30-44 points; grade 2: 45-59 points; grade 3:60-74 points; grade 4: 75-89 points; grade 5: 90-100 points.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, field excursion, assignments, exam

Learning materials

Handouts posted in Tabula
Textbook: George Tchobanoglous and Edward D. Schroeder: Water Quality

Student workload

Contact lectures 28 h
Laboratory exercises 14 h
Drinking water treatment plant visit 4h
Self study (pretasks, assignments, laboratory reports) 89 h
Total 135 h

Content scheduling

Concept of water and wastewater management, sources of water, use of water, characteristics of water and their significance from environmental health point of view, unit operations used in water and wastewater treatment, drinking water production, wastewater treatment, alternative wastewater management options and future perspectives.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student participated in the laboratory exercises and the exam. Overall the achieved competence is insufficient.
This means that
-some of the assignments were done acceptably
-the student is not familiar with the basic concepts discussed during the course
-can perform the laboratory measurements and experiments under supervision
-has no basic skills in reporting the results of the measurements and experiments
-seldom and inactive participation in the lectures

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student participated in the laboratory exercises and the exam. Overall the achieved competence is sufficient but narrow.
This means that
-some of the assignments were done acceptably
-the student is familiar with the basic concepts discussed during the course but often makes mistakes when applying them
-can perform the laboratory measurements and experiments under supervision
-has basic skills in reporting the results of the measurements and experiments
-seldom and inactive participation in the lectures

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student participated in the laboratory exercises and the exam. Overall the achieved competence is structural.
This means that:
-most of the assignments were done and accepted
-exam shows that the student is familiar with the concepts discussed during the course and can apply them in most of the situations
-is fluent in the basic concepts and phenomena related to the subjects discussed during the course
-can solve model exercise and new exercises correctly
-can perform laboratory measurements and experiments independently
-the reporting of the laboratory results shows that the student attends to apply the theoretical knowledge in explaining the results
-student is clearly motivated and interested in the subjects discussed

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student participated in the laboratory exercises and the exam. Overall the achieved competence is wide.
This means that:
-the assignments were done excellently
-student is fluent in the basic concepts and phenomena related to the subjects discussed during the course
-can solve model exercise and new exercises correctly, shows creativity in solving tasks
- can perform simple laboratory measurements and experiments independently
-the reporting of the laboratory results shows that the student can apply the theoretical knowledge in explaining the results
-student is clearly motivated and interested in the subjects discussed, eventually brings up new subject of interest