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SOIL510 Soils, Pollution and the Environment

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
17 April 2012 19 April 2012 Mandatory On-campus and off-campus students must attend the intensive school
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions SOIL310
Notes None
Combined Units SOIL310 - Soils, Pollution and the Environment
Coordinator(s) Susan Wilson (swilso24@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Polluted, degraded soils cost us millions of dollars every year. They also present real human health and environmental risks. This unit exposes students to key soil degradation issues, focusing on soil pollution, in a variety of landscapes and industries, and also examines options for rehabilitation and clean up. Key topics include: soil processes, contaminant hazards, contaminant fate and behaviour, policy and regulation, sampling and analysis, risk assessment, remediation, salinity, acidification and erosion. Through site visits, industry speakers and practical exercises students gain conceptual, analytical and field skills needed for assessment and best practice management underpinned by strong scientific principles.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Advanced Essay 10% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 1, 5
Online Assessment 15%
Assessment Notes
3 online quizzes
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 1,6
Practical Assignment 25%
Assessment Notes
3 Assignments. No limit of diagrams and words
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an in-depth understanding of soil physical, chemical and biological processes that impact polluted and degraded soils and approaches to their management of advanced sampling and analysis techniques for soil assessment and management;
  2. demonstrate an advanced knowledge of soil pollution and degradation issues, and approaches to assessment, management and remediation;
  3. demonstrate knowledge and application of advanced sampling and analysis techniques for soil assessment and management.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are dealing with soil pollution and degradation issues in problem-based learning scenarios based on real situations. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students are expected to debate issues in class and during practical sessions and learn how to communicate research results. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students examine land degradation and soil management examples from around the world 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are instructed, assessed and expected to demonstrate research capacity in written assignments, and utilise a wide range of sources. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are instructed in, assessed and practise learning skills that will be useful to them beyond the unit of learning 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students work together in small groups during practical sessions and complete one assignment as a team. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are taught and practise social responsibility in relation to land management. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students work together in small groups during practical sessions and complet one assignment as a team 		True True True
   

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