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SAULT
COURSE OUTLINE
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CODE NO. : |
OEL852 |
SEMESTER: |
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PROGRAM: |
Environmental Technician – Water |
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AUTHOR: |
Subhash Verma; P. Eng. |
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DATE: |
13 04 16 |
PREVIOUS OUTLINE DATED: |
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APPROVED: |
“Laurie
Poirier” |
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TOTAL CREDITS: |
4 |
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PREREQUISITE(S): |
None |
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HOURS/WEEK: |
4 |
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Copyright ©2011 The Sault College of Applied Arts &
Technology
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For additional information, please contact, Continuing
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I. |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: |
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This
course is intended to provide the students with basics as related to the
operation of water and wastewater systems. The basics as related to topics
including: conversions, math, chemistry, hydraulics, electricity will be
discussed first. It will be followed by topics on support systems mainly
pertaining to pumps and motors and processes in water distribution and water
treatment and wastewater collection and wastewater treatment. At the end of
the course students will be fully prepared to write the entry level
certification examination. |
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II. |
LEARNING
OUTCOMES |
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Upon successful completion of this
course, the student will demonstrate the ability to: |
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Standards of measure and units conversions |
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Explain and describe water regulation |
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Make area and volume calculations as related to water and wastewater units and devices |
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Define the terms in water and wastewater operations |
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Apply the principles of hydraulics to find
flow rates, pressures and pumping head and power |
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Identify the basic principles of and recognize the importance of disinfection of water. |
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Define electrical terms: current, emf, and resistance and describe the relation between them |
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8.
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Describe
the parameters of water quality and sampling for compliance and process
control |
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Describe the basic principles of safety as applied to water and wastewater operations. |
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Describe
the main processes employed in water and wastewater treatment. |
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Explain
the processes and equipment employed in water distribution and wastewater
collection systems. |
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III. |
TOPICS: |
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Units And Math |
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Basic Hydraulics |
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3.
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Electricity |
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Chemistry Basics |
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Water Quality and Sampling |
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6.
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Support Systems |
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7.
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Safety |
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8.
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Legislation |
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9.
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Water Treatment |
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10.
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Water Distribution |
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11.
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Wastewater Collection |
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12.
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Wastewater Treatment |
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IV. |
REQUIRED
RESOURCES/TEXTS/MATERIALS: All online |
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V. |
EVALUATION
PROCESS/GRADING SYSTEM: Final
mark in the course will be based on the following: Test I 15% Test IV 15% The final test will be written
online in a proctored environment, preferably at your registering college or
a college near your home. |
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Your
registering college will convert the percentage grade to the letter grade
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VI. |
SPECIAL
NOTES: |
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If
you are a student with a disability please identify your needs to the tutor
and/or the Centre for Students with Disabilities at your registering college.
Students,
it is your responsibility to retain course outlines for possible future use
to support applications for transfer of credit to other educational
institutions. Course
outline amendments: The Professor reserves the right to change the
information contained in this course outline depending on the needs of the
learner and the availability of resources |