Environmental Engineering

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2022
Course Title	Environmental Engineering
Course Code	4517	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 2
Department	Civil Engineering	Student Grade	5th
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	WATANABE Moriyoshi

Course Objectives

(1) Can explain about the current condition and sources of air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, noise pollution, and vibration.
(2) Can explain about the occurrence and current condition, collection, treatment, disposal, reduction, and recycling of wastes.
(3) Can explain about the overview of environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, and lifecycle assessment.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Can explain about the current condition and source of air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, noise pollution, and vibration, and also about emission limits and restoration techniques.	Can explain about the current condition and source for air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, noise pollution, and vibration.	Cannot explain about the current condition and sources of air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, noise pollution, or vibration.
Achievement 2	Can explain about the occurrence and current condition, collection, treatment, disposal, reduction, and recycling of wastes, and also about measures for wastes.	Can explain about the occurrence and current condition, collection, treatment, disposal, reduction, and recycling of wastes.	Cannot explain about the occurrence and current condition, collection, treatment, disposal, reduction, or recycling of wastes.
Achievement 3	Can use examples to explain about the overview of environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, and lifecycle assessment.	Can explain about the overview of environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, and lifecycle assessment.	Cannot explain about the overview of environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, or lifecycle assessment.

Assigned Department Objectives

Teaching Method

Outline:

Can explain about the current condition and source of air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, noise pollution, and vibration, and also about emission limits and restoration techniques.

Style:

Can explain about the occurrence and current condition, collection, treatment, disposal, reduction, and recycling of wastes, and also about measures for wastes.

Notice:

Can use examples to explain about the overview of environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, and lifecycle assessment.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning	Aided by ICT	Applicable to Remote Class	Instructor Professionally Experienced

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Environment and human health (history and the current condition of environmental issues)	Explain about the current condition of global environmental issues through the history and the measures for pollution in our country, including air pollution and water pollution.
		2nd	Air environment I (air pollutants and environmental standards)	Can explain about the atmospheric structure, characteristics and sources of pollutants, and environmental standards pertaining to air pollution.
		3rd	Air environment II (prediction of dispersion and concentration of air pollutants)	Can explain about the current condition of air pollution, and methods for reducing and preventing the emission of air pollutants.
		4th	Water environment I (water pollutants and environmental standards)	Can explain about the characteristics and sources of water pollutants, and environmental standards pertaining to water pollution.
		5th	Water environment II (mechanism of water pollution)	Can explain the mechanism of organic contamination and eutrophication in the water area, the mechanism of the self-cleansing action of organisms, and the inflow and dispersion of pollutants.
		6th	Water environment III (Water Pollution Prevention Act)	Review the basics of water treatment techniques to prevent water pollution, learn about new initiatives for water purification, and deepen the understanding of the current condition and measures for water pollution.
		7th	Soil environment	Understand the mechanisms of soil contamination and can explain the current condition.
		8th	Midterm exam	Confirmation of understanding level the 1st to 7th week.
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Noise	Can explain about the current condition, sources, and assessment method of noise problems, and environmental standards pertaining to noise problems.
		10th	Vibration and offensive odors	Can explain about the current condition, sources, and assessment method of vibration and offensive odor problems, and environmental standards pertaining to vibration and offensive odors.
		11th	Waste II (definition and classification of waste)	Can explain about the overview of the definition, classification and treatment methods of waste.
		12th	Waste II (Waste treatment)	Learn about the types and structure of final disposal location for wastes, and develop a deeper understanding of the current condition and measures for waste issues.
		13th	Environmental impact assessment I (Environmental Impact Assessment Act)	Can use environmental impact indicators to explain the purpose and the current condition of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act.
		14th	Environmental impact assessment Ⅱ (health risk and ecological risk)	Can explain the definition of risks in the environment and its assessment methods.
		15th	Environmental impact assessment Ⅲ (lifecycle assessment)	Can use case studies to explain about life cycle assessment.
		16th	Final exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Exams	Exercise Assignments	Total
Subtotal	70	30	100
Basic Proficiency	0	0	0
Specialized Proficiency	70	30	100
Cross-Disciplinary Proficiency	0	0	0