| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Subsurface Environmental Engineering |
| Unit ID: | ENGIN3502 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (ENGIN2304) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ENMIN3050 and ENMIN5023) |
| ASCED: | 030303 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit enables participants to apply a body of knowledge in the area of mine ventilation and equips them with highly developed skills for research and enquiry. Students enrolled in this unit will be able to apply the body of knowledge to a range of contexts within the mining industry enabling them to undertake professional or highly skilled work within the mining industry and allow them to undertake further study. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Apply theory to solve mine ventilation problems |
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| K2. | Evaluate ventilation systems used in underground operations |
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| K3. | Evaluate the operation and application of the equipment used in mine ventilation and advanced appreciation of the systems engineering involved with interacting machines and systems |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Evaluate, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to identify and provide solutions to complex mine ventilation problems |
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| S2. | Assess complex ideas in mine ventilation |
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| S3. | Select appropriate tools to solve problems in mine ventilation |
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| S4. | Apply theoretical concepts to solve real mine problems |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply knowledge and skills to make high level, independent judgements relating to underground mining in a range of ethical or management functions in varied specialised contexts |
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| A2. | Develop, plan, implement and evaluate short, medium and long term ventilation plans and schedules for an underground mine |
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| Unit Content: |
•Theory of Mine ventilation
•Mine Ventilation pollutants and their control by ventilation and alternative techniques
•The principles of mine ventilation planning, Computer aided mine ventilation planning
•Exposure and maximum permissible dose, Principles of protection
•Emergency procedure and disaster management
•Optimisation of mine ventilation systems |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1-3, S1-4, A1-2 | Laboratory based experiments and mine ventilation survey | Reports | 10 - 15% | | 2. | K1-3, S1-4, A1-2 | Mine ventilation planning project | Report and Ventsim files | 20 - 30% | | 3. | K1-3, S1-4, A1-2 | Numerical and conceptual tasks | Submitted assignments | 20 - 30% | | 4. | K1-3, S1-4, A1-2 | Examination of some or all of the unit materials | Examination | 40 - 50% |
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