CIV6884 Water sensitive stormwater design
Faculty of Engineering
CIV6884 Water sensitive stormwater design is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV6884
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After CIV6884
No unit lists CIV6884 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PHD program or with permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
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Overview
The unit examines the general planning issues of integrated urban catchment management, followed by best management practices in stormwater management. Issues associated with the multiple objectives of urban stormwater management will be discussed in detail.
You will gain an appreciation of the management issues and technologies to formulate a stormwater management strategy for catchments with pre-specified environmental conditions and development characteristics.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- QuizzesQuiz / TestThreshold hurdle20%
- Project reportProjectThreshold hurdle20%
- Final assessmentWrittenThreshold hurdle60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply strategic planning principles for stormwater management.
- 2
Operate within existing legislation in the development of urban drainage designs.
- 3
Develop urban drainage designs, which employ best management practice principles in selection and operation of individual components.
- 4
Select and design treatment sequences that provide acceptable outflows to receiving water.
- 5
Work both independently and collaboratively on complex urban stormwater problems.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Practical activities24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
This unit involves group discussions that promote teamwork, cultivate communication skills and encourage critical thinking.
This unit will present challenging real-world stormwater design problems. You will analyse information, propose ideas and apply your knowledge to design solutions for complex urban stormwater problems.
Learning resources
Technology resources
- BYOD
- You will have access to the trial version of the software for modelling urban water systems.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Fiona Tang
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Fiona Tang
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV6884?
CIV6884 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV6884 offered?
In 2025, CIV6884 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is CIV6884?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CIV6884 have an exam?
No. CIV6884 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.