Environmental Tools and Technologies (11775.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Science And Technology |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Science | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify, locate and explain the most appropriate tools and technology for a given environmental challenge;
2. Demonstrate the application of a combination of tools and technologies in measuring, recording and assessing a range of environmental variables;
3. Synthesise and critically examine contrasting datasets; and
4. Evaluate and apply tools, methods, skills and theoretical knowledge to address environmental challenges and advance environment and sustainability practice (adapted from ACEDD TLO 3.3).
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
Prerequisites
Students must have passed 24 credit points.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | On-campus | Dr Alejandro Trujillo Gonzalez |
Required texts
Highly Recommended as will be used in some weeks
- Introduction to ecological sampling By Manly, B.F.J. & Navarro A.J.A. (2014),
- Environmental Chemical Analysis By S. Mitra , Pradyot Patnaik , B.B. Kebbekus,
- Sampling and Analysis of Environmental Chemical Pollutants 2nd Edition by E Popek,
- Environmental DNA: For Biodiversity Research and Monitoring. by P Taberlet et al.
- Statistics and Chemometrics for Analytical Chemistry 7E, J Miller and J Miller and R Miller.
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems ISE 9th Edition, Kang-tsung Chang ISBN · 9781260289084:
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Environmental chemistry by Stanley M. (2017), h
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Artificial intelligence
Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit, except for Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus.
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
- the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
- the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
- the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.
Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
The Library Guide provides further information, including how to .
Special assessment requirements
To pass the unit the student must achieve minimum 50% (>49.49%) aggregate or higher.
The unit convenor reserves the right to question students on any of their submitted work for moderation and academic integrity purposes.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the , , and University of ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
The total workload for this unit is 150 hours. To achieve top marks for this unit students should plan to need the full 150 hours of commitment, as the unit is designed with those 150 hours of commitment in mind (not less!).
The face-to-face contact time for this unit consists of 18 hours of lectures and 30 hours total of practicals, workshops and a fieldtrip, totalling 48 contact hours.
The preparation for the Thursday lecture and tutorials will require at least 2 hours per week of self-study and revision (9 weeks x 2 = 18 hours in total).
The remaining 150 - (48+18) = 150 - 66 = 84 hours should be apportioned according to the weighting for each assessment item.
Participation requirements
As team work is an essential part of the unit all students are required to attend all field, lab and workshop activities to complete the assessments.
Required IT skills
MSWord, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and R skills learned in year 1 are beneficial. Students will get an introduction to basic GIS skills
In-unit costs
There will be no cost associated with the required field trips. The cost of transport to the field sites will be covered by the University of ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥, however, students are required to bring there own food, water and snacks
Students will need to provide the following for the field trips:
- A4 NOTEBOOK
- Work clothes - You'll be dealing with mud and water
- Long dark wide tradie or field trousers because of snakes (no leggings, as snakes will bite through!)
- Closed working boots or high walking boots
- Water bottle
- Snacks
- lunch for fieldwork on week 8
- Wet weather gear
- Hat (with a wide brim, front and back) and sunscreen
- Camera (phone is fine)
- Calculator (phone is fine)
- Medication (allergies, asthma, etc)
- A backpack to store it all in
- Lots of positive energy!
Work placement, internships or practicums
This unit involves Work Integrated Learning by fieldwork of an environmental survey with fieldwork.
Additional information
Research led Unit: This unit involves research-led education. There are active researchers delivering this unit who are able to engage students in deep and active learning and transmit to students their passion for the research they are carrying out.
Provision of information to the group: Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (Canvas forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only). Students should ensure they check their student email regularly. The Canvas forums will be checked by staff regularly.
Use of student email account: University of ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ policy states that students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes. Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.
