PH833 : Health Engineering

Department

Department of Public Health

Academic Program

Bachelor in public health

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

PH631

Overview

1. Knowing the main topics in health engineering such as Water and Solid waste management.

2. By ending this course the students will be able to recognize the environmental issue and determine suitable method to manage the problems.

3. To have a working knowledge of the public health engineering principles that has been developed for protection against biological and chemical threats.

4. To know control methods and technologies.

5. Explain the role of environmental and behavioral interventions in improving public health

Intended learning outcomes

A. Knowledge and Understanding

A.1

Understanding of basics of sanitary engineering, water supply and pollution.

A.2

Ability to discover and analyze the living environment, building design and/or sustainable development for human comfort.

A.3

To introduce the basic principles of sludge treatment including thickening, digestion, dewatering, sludge drying, and composting.

A.4

Understanding of the purposes, functions, and legal bases of the general public health programs.

B. Intellectual Skills

B.1

Developing the student's access to information

B.2

Encourage the student to seek knowledge through several means, most importantly electronic means

B.3

To equip the students with a knowledge of natural wastewater treatment systems.

B.4

To enhance the student's learning experience via a, k numerous examples and homework problems.

C. Professional and Practical Skills

C.1

To provide students with the capability to identify, formulate and solve water and wastewater engineering problems.

C.2

To provide comprehensive coverage of water treatment technologies techniques that lays a foundation for lifelong learning

C.3

Encourage the student to seek knowledge through several means, most importantly electronic means

C.4

Describe the purpose for reporting and investigating incidents

D. General/Transferable Skills

D.1

Describe and apply the social ecological framework to public health problems

D.2

Demonstrate knowledge and skills needed to design and implement a public health information campaign behavioral skills

D.3

To prepare students for professional practice in a field with unlimited challenges and opportunities for serving the society.

D.4

To provide students with the capability to identify, formulate and solve water and wastewater engineering problems

Teaching and learning methods

1. Face to face Lectures

2. Summarize some topics about health engineering

3. Writing assignment

4. Quizzes

5. Problem solving

Methods of assessments

s.n.

Assessment Method

Due (week)

Weight (%)

Notes

1

Midterm exam

Week fifth and tenth

20%

Written

2

Oral exam

3

Practical exam

4

Final exam

Week seventeen and eighteen

70%

Written

5

Assignments/HWs

Week four and week twelve

10%

Quizzes

Total (%)

100 %

Course References

Type

Title

Publisher

Edition

Author

Availability

Lecture notes

Course Notes

Dr .Arij

Textbook

Reference books

Periodicals

Websites

Solid waste and water

Association

3rd

Online free

Other