ECW445/ECW502 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING &

SUSTAINABILITY/ELEMENTS OF

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT

Learning outcomes:

This assignment is designed to assess

students ability on;

awareness on current and contemporary

issues.

developing life long learning skills, through

search of relevant material and discussions.

Problem identification and problem solving.

Task

You are to work in a group of minimum 3 / maximum 4 students.

You are to include the following in your report:

i. brief INTRODUCTION on the topic. (CO1-PO11; CO4-PO11)

ii. identify and discuss the ISSUES related to the environmental engineering and sustainability. (CO4-PO1; CO4-PO11)

iii. discuss how to OVERCOME the issues in (ii). (CO2, CO3-PO1; CO2, CO3-PO11); OR

iv. discuss the ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES related to the topic. (CO1, CO2, CO3,CO4-PO11)

v. CONCLUSION/SUMMARY of the topic. (CO4-PO11)

Important!

This assignment constitutes 10%of the total

assessment.

Your submission should not exceed 10

pages.

Format: Times New Roman, Font 12 and 1.5

spacing.

Due date: week 12 (December 5, 2014) by

5pm to your respective lecturers.

Presentation will be held during week 13 & 14

Topics by groups

1: Waste & energy minimization

2: ISO14000

3: Population growth & over consumption

4: Montreal Protocol Ozone layer

5: Desertification & deforestation

6: Earth Summit

7: Kyoto Protocol

8: G20- Economic progress & environmental degradation

9: Global warming

10: Green House Gases (GHG)- Carbon trade