MINING 7117 - Mining and Environment

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2024

This course aims to provide a comprehensive and practical understanding of the impacts both positive and negative that mining may have on society and the environment. It also provides an appreciation of management principles and practices vital to a mine manager's successful running of a mining enterprise.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code MINING 7117
    Course Mining and Environment
    Coordinating Unit Mining and Petroleum Engineering
    Term Semester 1
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 4 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Course Description This course aims to provide a comprehensive and practical understanding of the impacts both positive and negative that mining may have on society and the environment. It also provides an appreciation of management principles and practices vital to a mine manager's successful running of a mining enterprise.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Noune Melkoumian

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    On successful conpletion of this course, the students will be able to:

    1 Understand legal, political, economic and ethical aspects of mining in Australia and overseas
    2 Remember principles of sustainable development in the context of mining practices
    3 Analyse leading practices in environmental management of mine site and evaluate their implementation
    4 Create enviornmental management plan (EMP)
    5 Understand corporate responsibility
    6 Evaluate social/community impacts of mining and develop management strategies
    7 Apply management theory and processes, including principal performance measures used in mine management

     
    The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Entry to Practice Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer. The course develops the following EA Elements of Competency to levels of introductory (A), intermediate (B), advanced (C):  
     
    1.11.21.31.41.51.62.12.22.32.43.13.23.33.43.53.6
    C C C C A A A A A
    University Graduate Attributes

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  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    The course will be delivered in mixed-mode, i.e. it will involve both online and face to face sessions, as well as self-directed learning. Teaching and learning for the course involves pre-recorded lectures, online lectures via zoom, in-class discussions and activities, quizzes, debate, group work, presentations, and consulting sessions.
    Workload

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    Learning Activities Summary

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  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Task Type Individual / Group Due (week)* Weighting Learning Outcome
    Quiz 1
    (in-class closed book)
    Summative Individual TBD 10% 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 3.1, 3.5 
    Quiz 2
    (in-class closed book)
    Summative Individual TBD 10% 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 3.1, 3.5 
    Project 1 Report Summative Group TBD 20% 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
    Project 1 Presentation Summative Individual TBD 20% 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
    Project 2 Report Summative Group TBD 20% 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
    Project 2 Presentation Summative Individual TBD 20% 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6

    * The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.
    Assessment Detail

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    Submission

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    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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