Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
The module adds to the knowledge obtained in Urban Drainage and
Hydraulics.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Shall have knowledge on how urban wastewater and stormwater
runoff interacts with our cities and its surrounding
environment.
- Understand how this impact can be controlled by using advanced
analysis and numerical modelling.
Skills
- Understand rainfall processes and transport of storm water on
urban surfaces.
- Be able to evaluate the consequences of climate change for
urban drainage systems.
- Combine knowledge on hydrodynamic performance of the storm
drainage system with knowledge on the consequences in the receiving
waters.
- Design a water management strategy for city areas so they can
cope with increased precipitation.
Competences
- Be able to plan the drainage structure for an entire city with
respect to flooding, receiving water quality and climate
change.
- To structure and produce technical documentation of complex
problems, methods and results.
- Present and communicate results in a web-based media
- Must be able to contribute successfully to teamwork within the
problem area and make a common presentation of the result of the
project work.
Type of instruction
Project work with supervision supplemented with instructions,
workshops, presentation seminars, lab tests, etc.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the workload is expected
to be 450 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Advanced Urban Drainage |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
Oral group exam based on presentation seminar and project
rapport. |
ECTS | 15 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |