Program Overview

BTEMP2-01 Project, Wastewater and Water Environment 2

Autumn semester 2025

• ECTS: 15
• Form of instruction: Supervision
• Forms of examination: Take-home assignment (Assign)
• Language of instruction: English
• Level: Bachelor
• Location: Aarhus

Course content

• Interconnection between sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) – Analysis and improvements of the joint system to meet the requirements.
• WWTP-process analysis – Assessment of plant hydraulic and/or purification capacity based on plant type, load and performance criteria.
• Capacity strategies – usage of WWTP-process knowledge in finding possible technical solutions to capacity problems, e.g. by operation changes or plant modifications.
• Dynamic modelling – Usage of hydraulic modelling tools (e.g. DHI Mike+ model) in the analysis of combined sewer system and in identifying “bottlenecks” (overloaded sections).
• Data management – Critically acquire and evaluate data, in relation to the methods and models in which they are applied.
• Surface water conditions - Evaluate requirements to WWTP and sewer system jointly and in relation to quality requirements to the surface water body in question.
• Problem solving - Suggest and evaluate possible solutions based on the available data, e.g. the physical condition of the sewer system.
• Problem description and solving - Define a problem in the project context to be investigated, including criteria for the solution, and apply relevant engineering methods in analysis and solution.

Description of qualifications

Motivation

The BTEMP2 project work aim at applying theoretical knowledge on wastewater discharge and purification on a real-life engineering project in its entity. It involves elements of sewage system analysis and design, wastewater treatment and evaluation of a surface water body, as well as general aspects of planning, project management, team-work organization skills et al.

Learning objectives

• Evaluate performance of a WWTP and an associated sewer system jointly based on comprehensive data describing the systems, the present load and performance.
• Determine “bottlenecks” (overload sections) and/or vacant capacity of the sewer system and WWTP. The evaluation must be made with respect to conditions and requirements of the local receiving body of water.
• Apply advanced modelling tools (e.g. DHI Mike+ model) in the analysis.
• Analyse engineering problems, and work structured towards a solution. To evaluate the solution in relation to the model/formulas used and to any assumptions and simplifications made.
• Critically and creatively require and process “real” data and information in the analysis of technical problems and become able to navigate, and keep focus on what’s relevant, in a large body of data and information
• Apply methods for structuring a large multidisciplinary project in a team
• Define a problem in the project context to be investigated, including criteria for the solution, and apply relevant engineering methods in analysis and solution.
• Present a problem, applied methods, results and interpretations to a peer in a well-structured written report.

Information about the course

• ECTS: 15
• Level: Bachelor
• Semester: 6. semester, Autumn
• Academic prerequisites: Enrollment at the BTEMWW course and for international students also the BTCCCP course.
• Language of instruction: English
• Type of course: Exchange
• Primary programme: Bachelor's Degree Programme in Civil Engineering
• Related programmes: Bachelor's Degree Programme in Civil Engineering (527)
• Department: Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
• Faculty: Technical Sciences
• Location: Aarhus
• STADS UVA code: 28014PU076

Teaching

• Form of instruction: Supervision
• Instructor: Peder Hvid Maribo, Emilie. J. B. Møller, Kristian Vestergaard
• Course coordinator: Peder Hvid Maribo

Comments on the form of instruction

Project facilitation (weekly meetings with supervisors) and opportunity for feedback on draft sections. The project is initiated 4 - 5 weeks into the semester, and teams are formed. In the following 3 weeks students are initiating the project along their others course work, approx 4 - 8 hours of work per week. Following this the last 7 weeks of the semester students work almost full time (40 hrs/week) on their project.

Examination

• Forms of examination: Take-home assignment (Assign) and oral
• Form of co-examination: External co-examination
• Assessment: 7-point grading scale

Take-home assignment (Assign)

Permitted exam aids: Not specified

Oral

Permitted exam aids: Not specified Duration: 30 minute(s)

Comments

Take-home assignment: Team based project in team sizes of 3 – 5 students. Project is submitted at the end of teaching period.

Oral : The students’ level of competence c.f. above is evaluated individually through an oral exam conducted on the basis of a comprehensive written report. The exam is individual and time for examination and evaluation is approximately 30 min per student. The exam may be initiated by a joint presentation of the project by the project group. This presentation should not take more than 20 min. Time for joint presentation will be deducted in the time for the individual examination so that the 30 min. per student is respected. During the oral examination the examiners will determine the student’s fulfilment of the project learning requirements. This is done by asking the student questions relating to the project work, hence determining the student’s proficiency within the subject areas, methods, and theories used and documented in the project report. As the examination revolves around the way the student has demonstrated fulfilment of the learning requirements in the project report, the student is recommended to bring his own copy of the project report for the examination.

Assessment : An individual, overall grade is based on take-home assignment and oral examination. The grade will be given to the student right after the oral exam.

Re-exam : Students who fail to hand in the report in due time, does not show up for the oral exam, or fail to obtain a pass as result of the oral examination, must hand in a new project report as basis for an oral examination. The time for this examination is at the following ordinary exam term.