Water Laboratory Exercises
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | IYTS1105 |
| Type: | Optional obligatory / Professional Studies |
| Curriculum: | EY 2015 |
| Level: | Bachelor of Engineering |
| Year of Study: | 3 (2017-2018) |
| Credits: | 3 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Stén, Pekka |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Learning Outcomes
By performing laboratory experiments the student deepens his/her knowledge on selected water treatment methods studied on the courses Water Chemistry and Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes. By evaluating the performance of the studied water treatment methods, the student familiarises himself/herself with the relevant analytical techniques as well as treatment and reporting of experimental data.
Student's Workload
The total amount of student´s work is 81 h, which contains 42 h of contact studies.
The assessment of student’s own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Chemistry, Chemistry Laboratory Exercises, Occupational Safety and Safety in the Laboratory, Environmental Laboratory Exercises, Water Chemistry, Introduction to Technical Mathematics. Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes is studied parallelly.
Contents
Laboratory exercises on selected water treatment methods such as flocculation, flotation, chlorine disinfection and membrane processes. The conventional process of producing drinking water and waste water treatment with activated sludge process are studied with laboratory-scale treatment plants.
Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools
Material prepared by the lecturer.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Laboratory exercises and reports on them.
Assessment Criteria
Grade 1: The student knows those subjects of the course, which are necessary for the forthcoming studies and working life.
Grade 3: The student is well-abled to utilize the course contents.
Grade 5: The student is able to apply creatively the contents of the course.
Assessment Methods
Numeric assessment of the laboratory reports.