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International River Basin Management (ENEN90037)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Keirnan Fowler
email: fowler.k@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 1 |
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AIMS
River basins, where human civilisation comes from, are challenged by increasing population pressures, rapid urbanization and climate change impact. A river basin is a semi-closed ecological and economic system, representing logical management units of the water cycle, throughout which all decisions and actions have interdependent ecological, social and economic implications. Thus, river basin management needs interdisciplinary knowledge. This subject aims to equip tomorrow’s water managers with the adaptive approach by linking cutting edge knowledge to stress-tested practices in river basin management.
This subject includes (a) 10 weeks of classroom teaching during the semester (2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial each week) and (b) a 5-7 day field trip held in either China or Australia. Students are responsible for the cost of travel, accommodation and food.
Intended learning outcomes
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)
This subject aims to equip students who are interested in environment and natural resource management with a whole-of-system approach in managing a co-evolved social-ecological system-river basin. It helps students with engineering background and interest to understand how their engineering knowledge and skills contribute to a real co-evolved social-ecological system. Specifically:
- Compare the historical development of large multi jurisdictional river basins from an economic, social and environmental perspective
- Identify links between the historical development and the management challenges facing the current generation of river basin managers
- Critique the policy and other reforms designed to solve a range of river basin management challenges
- Create new solutions to particular contemporary river basin management challenges.
- Identify and describe the key elements involved with modelling water resource systems
Generic skills
- Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation, and solution
- Ability to utilise a systems approach to complex realities
- Field work skills
- Cross-cultural communication and research skills
- Research Project design
- Teamwork.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ENEN30002 | Intro to Sustainable Water Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Or Admission into the following:
- MC-ENSYSEN Master of Environmental Systems Engineering
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual written assignment on a river basin management topic allocated. 1000 words. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 -3 are addressed in this assignment.
| Week 6 | 25% |
Individual written assignment on a river basin management topic allocated. 1000 words. ILOs 3-5 are addressed in this assignment.
| Week 12 | 25% |
Individual oral presentation, 10 minutes each, on the learnings from the field trip. ILO's 1-5 are addressed in this presentation.
| Last day of field trip. | 15% |
Individual written report tackling an international river basin management challenge drawing on experience during the field trip. 2000 words. ILOs 1 - 5 are addressed in this report.
| Three weeks after the end of the field trip. | 35% |
On the field trip, each student will be expected to take responsibility for at least one activity or function to support the broader group (e.g. allocating accommodation, ordering lunches…). Clear and effective delivery of this role is a hurdle requirement for completion of the course. Hurdle requirement: Professional skills in self-management and teamwork | On the field trip. | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Keirnan Fowler Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 65 hours (Lecture and tutorial: 30 hours; Field Work: 35 hours) Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Keirnan Fowler
email: fowler.k@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
200 hours
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Additional delivery details
Please note that the offering of this subject has an enrolment quota:
- 20 places only.
- Initial self-enrolment will be provisional, places will not be guaranteed until the selection process has been run.
- Students will be selected into the subject on a first-come, first-served basis with preference given to students undertaking the subject as a compulsory subject in their degree or a core subject in their major.
- Students undertaking the subject as a compulsory subject in their degree or a core subject in their major, can submit an Enrolment Variation request to check if there is still room in the quota.
- Students taking the subject as breadth may be withdrawn and should consider enrolling in the subject in a subsequent semester.
Subject Delivery:
10 weeks of teaching on campus during the semester (2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial each week): 30 hours;
Field trip is from 1 - 5 July, after the semester: 35 hours
Departure Date: From Melbourne, Saturday 29 June: Return flight to Melbourne Sunday 7 July.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Environmental Systems Engineering Course Master of Environmental Engineering Specialisation (formal) Environmental Specialisation (formal) Civil Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Integrated Water Catchment Management Specialisation (formal) Water Systems - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024