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Environmental Science/ Waste Management

Handbook

St. John’s Central Collegeof

Further Education and Training

Sawmill St.

Cork

Phone: 021 4255500

Fax: 021 4314681

E-mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Environmental Science/Waste Management Handbook

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Contents

.............................................................................Environmental Science (061ES) 3

.............................................................................................................Certification 3

...................................................................................................................Modules 3

.................................................................................................Entry Requirements 3

..................................................................................................................Facilities 3

..............................................................................................................Progression 4

......................................................................................................Job opportunities 4

..............................................................................................................Assessment 4

.......................................................................................College Calendar 2011/12 5

Modular Information

.......................................................................................... Mathematics 6

............................................................................................. Chemistry 7

................................................................................... Word processing 8

.................................................................................. Communications 10

.................................................................................. Work Experience 11

................................................................................................. Biology 12

......................................................................... Laboratory Techniques 13

............................................................................... Waste management 14

......................................................................... Environmental Science 15

................................................................................................ Ecology 16

.................................................................................................. Physics 17

ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS …………………………………...….. 18


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Environmental Science (061ES)Environmental awareness has increased dramatically in recent years. New legislation

requires that industry must be aware of the role it plays in monitoring and controlling

the environment on a local and global basis. This course provides a broad

understanding of environmental science together with an awareness of the technology

required to monitor the environment.

Certification

FETAC (NCVA): - Applied Science - Laboratory Techniques Level 5, CASLT

Modules

........................................................................Biology C20006

....................................................................Chemistry C20011

.......................................................Physics (optional) C20048

......................Laboratory Procedures and Techniques C20033

................................................Environmental Science L21324

.......................................................................Ecology L21237

.....................................................Waste Management L21460

................................................................Mathematics C20139

..........................................................Communications G20001

.........................................................Work Experience W20008

..........................................................Word Processing B20032

Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate (5 passes)

Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent

Applicants of mature years will be considered on their merits

Duration

One year full time


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Progression

CIT: students may progress into the first year of the Bachelor of Science in Biological

Sciences, Applied Physics and Instrumentation, Analytical and Pharmaceutical

Chemistry, and Herbal Science.

Students may also apply to a range of Higher Education Institutions through the

Higher Education Links Schemes.

The following are examples of progression routes but should only be taken as a guide:

Athlone IT

IT Carlow

Dublin IT

Dundalk IT

Galway-Mayo IT

Letterkenny IT

Limerick IT

IT Sligo

IT Tallaght

Tipperary Institute

IT Tralee

Waterford IT


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Students can be admitted on a competitive basis to UCC for entry to the following

degree programmes:

CK401 BSc Computer Science

CK402 BSc Biological and Chemical Sciences

CK404 BSc Environmental & Earth System Sciences

CK405 BSc Genetics

CK406 BSc Chemical Sciences

CK408 BSc Physics & Astrophysics

Job Opportunities

Pollution Control

Wildlife Trusts

Waste Management Industry

National & Local Nature Reserves

Environmental Consultants

Assessment

Projects and Continuous Assessment

End-of-year written examinations

Skills Demonstration


Class Teacher Orla Murphy

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Calendar 2011/12

College Opens Monday August 29th

Orientation week Commences Monday September 5th

Classes Commence Week of September 12th

Mid Term Monday October 31st to Friday November 4th

Work Experience Monday November 21st for one week

College Closes December 22rd (Thursday afternoon)

College re opens Monday January 9th

Mid Term Monday February 13th to February 17th

Work Experience Monday February 20th to Friday February 24th

Bank holiday Monday March 19th

Easter holidays Monday April 2nd to Friday April 13th

May Day Monday May 3rd

College Exams Late April / Early May … To Be Announced

College Closes Friday June 1st


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Module: Mathematics

Teacher: David Curtin

Code: C20139

Level: 5

Units: During the course of this module we will study the following topics

Unit1: Modelling using mathematics

Unit 2: Graphs, Functions and Rates

Unit 3: Trigonometry and Geometry

Unit 4: Statistics and Chance

Unit 5: Further Calculus

Unit 6: Complex Numbers and Trigonometry.

Assessment: There are two assignments to be completed by each student. The

assignments are worth 60% of the total mark. Each assignment carries equal marks.

The deadline for the assignments is May 2012.

A theory-based examination will make up the final 40% of the marks.


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Teacher Dave CurtinDave Curtin

Module Chemistry - C20011Chemistry - C20011

Mandatory/Optional MandatoryMandatory

Hours/Week 3.5 (061SC), (061ES)3.5 (061SC), (061ES)

Module Summary Enable the student to understand the structures of and

changes in matter and also the industrial and everyday

applications of chemistry

Enable the student to understand the structures of and

changes in matter and also the industrial and everyday

applications of chemistry

Module Contents Elements, Compounds, Formulae, Volumetric Analysis,

Oxidation- Reduction, pH, Rates of Reaction,

Thermochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Water Treatment,

Health & Safety

Elements, Compounds, Formulae, Volumetric Analysis,

Oxidation- Reduction, pH, Rates of Reaction,

Thermochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Water Treatment,

Health & Safety

Assignment Deadline % of TotalLab Experiment 1 1 week after practical 10

Lab Experiment 2 1 week after practical 10




Exam 50% of Total


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Word Processing B20032 FETAC Level 5

Teacher: Niall Kelleher

Module Status: Mandatory

Class Contact: 2 hours

Module Description

The aim of this module is to enable students to develop their word processing skills on a personal computer. The student shall understand and be able to accomplish basic operations associated with creating, formatting and finishing a word processing document ready for distribution. The students shall also demonstrate their competence in utilising the more advanced features associated with word processing applications such as creating tables and tabs, manipulating pictures and images within a document, producing attractive documents to mailable standard and applying mail merge tools.

Module Content:

Unit 1 Application ManagementUnit 2 Text ProcessingUnit 3 Tabs and TablesUnit 4 Mail Merge and LabelsUnit 5 Word Processing Features

Assessment Method

% of Total Marks Deadline

Assign 1 – Accurate Processing & Editing of Text

12.5% October 2011

Assign 2 - Appropriate Format Applied

12.5% November 2011

Assign 3 - Appropriate Text Enhancements Applied

12.5% December 2011


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Assign 4 - Appropriate Layout Applied Including Application Of Templates

12.5% December 2011

Assign 5 - Correct Application Of A Range Of Features

12.5% January 2012

Assign 6 - Correct Set Up And Use Of Tabs And Tables

12.5% February 2012

Assign 7 - Appropriate Application Of Mail Merge

12.5% End of March/Start of April 2012

Assign 8 - Appropriate Application Of Labels

12.5% End of March/Start of April 2012


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MODULE SUMMARY SHEET - Environmental Science

COMMUNICATIONS

Module Title: Communications Level 5Module Code: G20001Teacher’s Name: Ger GreeneNo. of hours per week: 2Module Contents: Unit 1 Listening and Speaking Unit 2 Reading and Writing Unit 3 Non-Verbal & Visual Communication Unit 4 Communications Technology

COMMUNICATIONS DEADLINES 2011/2012

Assignment/Task Marks Deadline

Term One

Business Documentation 15% Oct.Interviews 10% * Message Taking/Giving 10% *Visual Communications 10% Dec..

Term Two

Structured Report 25% As per Eithne’s projectCommunications Technology 10% Feb.Group/Interview Skills 10% *

Term 3

Oral Presentations 10% *


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The deadlines above indicate the week in which I wish to receive work as I don’t know which acutal day(s) I’ll be teaching.

* These tasks will be ongoing as they are done on an individual basis. There are no set dead-lines but students should be aware that they need to attend all the time in order to be available to complete these tasks.

Ger Greene

Module Title Work Experience

Module code B20008

Teachers’s Name Orla Murphy

No. of hours per week 1 hour

Learners fulfil the requirements of this mode by working in an established organisation/enterprise that has been deemedsuitable to provide quality work experience by course providers.

The learner participates in work related to the vocational award area.

There are three units of study: Planning and Preparation, Experience, andReview and EvaluationThese should be viewed as an integrated package which are relevant to learners needs and experience.

Learners fulfil the requirements of this mode by working in an established organisation/enterprise that has been deemedsuitable to provide quality work experience by course providers.

The learner participates in work related to the vocational award area.

There are three units of study: Planning and Preparation, Experience, andReview and EvaluationThese should be viewed as an integrated package which are relevant to learners needs and experience.


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Learners undertaking Placement must work a minimum of ten days in a placement or practice situation.2011Work Experience 1_ Monday_21st__November_-_Friday_November_25th

2012Work Experience 2_ Monday_20th_February_-_Friday_24th_February

Learners undertaking Placement must work a minimum of ten days in a placement or practice situation.2011Work Experience 1_ Monday_21st__November_-_Friday_November_25th

2012Work Experience 2_ Monday_20th_February_-_Friday_24th_February

Assessment: The work experience module is assessed by a portfolio of work which makes up 100% of the marks.

Assessment: The work experience module is assessed by a portfolio of work which makes up 100% of the marks.Deadline: April 2012Deadline: April 2012

Module Title Biology

Module code C20006

Teachers’s Name Eithne Spicer

No. of hours per week 3 hours

Summary of Module ContentsThe module consists of 7 units.Summary of Module ContentsThe module consists of 7 units.

Unit 1 The Cell

Unit 2 Animal and Plant Physiology

Unit 1 The Cell

Unit 2 Animal and Plant Physiology


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Unit 3 Microbiology

Unit 4 Genetics and Evolution

Unit 3 Microbiology

Unit 4 Genetics and Evolution

Unit 5 Biotechnology

Unit 6 Applied Ecology

Unit 5 Biotechnology

Unit 6 Applied Ecology

Unit 7 Health and SafetyUnit 7 Health and Safety

Assignments

Deadline

% of Total Marks

5 practicaldemonstrations One week after each practical 50%

Final Exam May 50%

Assignments

Deadline

% of Total Marks


Final Exam May 50%


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Module Title Laboratory Technology

Module code C20033



Summary of Module ContentsThe module consists of 3 units.

Unit 1 Health and Safety in the Laboratory

Unit 2 Techniques

Unit 3 Data Processing

Assignments

Deadline

% of Total Marks


Project 3 weeks after finishing project 40%


Module code C20033





Unit 2 Techniques


Assignments

Deadline

% of Total Marks




Module code C20033





Unit 2 Techniques


Assignments

Deadline

% of Total Marks




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Class Group Environmental Science

FETAC Module Name Waste Management

Module Level Level 5

Module Code L21460

Teacher Reg Connolly

Module Time allocation 1 X 4 Periods per week

Assessment break down Examination 50%

Assignment: 50%

Part 1: group work

Part 2: Personal account

Assessment Deadline (s) EASTER 2012

General Aims As per module

Unit titles As per module


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Module TitleModule Title Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science

Module codeModule code L21324L21324

Teachers’s NameTeachers’s Name Aileen HegartyAileen Hegarty

No. of hours per weekNo. of hours per week 2.5 hours2.5 hours

Summary of Module Contents/Module DescriptionSummary of Module Contents/Module DescriptionSummary of Module Contents/Module DescriptionSummary of Module Contents/Module Description

The module is designed to enable the learner to gain an awareness and understanding

of current environmental debates and problems and to be able to provide analysis of these issues in the context of current environmental theory. The module also aims

toto enable the learner to understand and debate international protocol, regulation and legislation that guides the resolution of these issues and provides guidelines forsustainable living for the twenty-first century.










Assignments/Projects/Exams

DeadlineDeadline % of Total Marks

Climate Change Assignment

To be decided

To be decided20%

Environmental Project

To be decided

To be decided50%


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End of Year written exam 30%

Module Title

Module Title

Ecology Ecology

Module code Module code

L21237L21237

Teachers’s Name Teachers’s Name

Orla Murphy Orla Murphy

No. of hours per week No. of hours per week

2 hours2 hours

Summary of Module Contents:Summary of Module Contents:Summary of Module Contents:Summary of Module Contents:

Learners who complete this module will develop an understanding of key concepts and principles that govern how nature works. They will study organisms in their habitats, and develop both fieldwork and laboratory skills




Assignments/Projects

Deadline Deadline

% of Total Marks

10 skills demonstrations Report due one week after completion of practical work

Report due one week after completion of practical work

10 skills valued at 6% each. Total 60%

Exam 40%


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Module: Physics (Optional)

Teacher: John Denis

Code: C20048

FETAC Level: 5

Units: The following units will be studied during the course

Unit 1: Mechanics and Heat

Unit 2: Light and Sound

Unit 3: Electromagnetism

Unit 4: Atomic Physics

Unit 5: Health and Safety

The modes of study will be theory and practical work.

Assessment:

Examination: (Theory – Based) 50%. This exam is 2 hours duration. It will examine

a range of specific learning outcomes in units 1-4.

Learner Record 25%:. Each student will keep a personal laboratory notebook. It will

include at least 5 practical investigations undertaken by the student. The lab report

will describe all stages of the experiment from set-up to analysis and conclusions. The

primary record of results/ observations will be included.

Skills Demonstration 25%: The student is observed carrying out at least 5 practical

investigations.


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ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS

General Regulations− Students must observe deadlines as notified by the college for the submission of

coursework for assessment.− Students must attest to the fact that all projects, assignments, learner records and

collections of work/ the portfolio of assessment/ portfolio work presented for assessment is their own original work.

− Where group projects have been undertaken, all students must indicate which part of the work is their own and should record each individual’s contribution to the group task.

− Students must not interfere with or damage in any way the work of other students.

Examinations/Skills Demonstrations− It is the candidate’s own responsibility to note carefully the days, hours and

locations of all exams.− Students are required to be in attendance at the exam centre prior to the

commencement of the exam.− Students will not be admitted to the exam centre after thirty minutes from the time

at which the exam began.− Students will not be allowed to leave the exam centre until 30 minutes has expired

from the time the exam began.− Students may not be allowed to leave the exam centre and return during the exam

period unless the supervisor is satisfied that the candidate’s need to leave is genuine. A candidate who leaves the exam centre shall not be re-admitted during that period unless the candidate has been in the care of a representative of the centre or in the care of the attendant during the entire period of the absence.

− The student must hand the answer book/assessment item and question paper to the supervising teacher on leaving the exam centre; the supervising teacher will record the time(s) of absence and the reason for absence.

− The time lost by the candidate will not be compensated for at the close of the exam.

− Students who leave the exam centre must surrender the exam paper/assessment item to the supervising teacher.

− A candidate should raise a hand to attract the attention of the supervising teacher during the exam.

− A candidate must enter any details required e.g. exam number/name on the paperwork accompanying a test item. The candidate’s exam number should be entered on every piece of stationery used.

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- shall not write on the exam paper (except where answers are to be written on the exam paper itself) or any of the mathematical instruments allowed to be brought in

- shall not write in the answer book anything that is not directly connected with the subject matter of the questions to be answered

- shall not remove from the answer books any leaf or part of a leaf- shall not take out, or attempt to take out of the exam centre any answer books,

whether used or unused- shall not bring into the exam centre or have in their possession or under their

control, or within reach within the exam centre any book, notes or paper (except those supplied by the supervising teacher)

A student shall not, while in the exam centre- use or attempt to use, any book, memorandum, notes or paper (except the exam

paper and such answer books, etc. as shall have been supplied by the superintendent)

- aid, or attempt to obtain, aid from another student- communicate or attempt to communicate, in any way, with another student.- A student shall not damage the exam centre or its furniture, documentation or

equipment.- The use of non-programmable electronic calculators is allowed.- Students who have finished their work during the last ten minutes before the time

appointed for the conclusion of the exam should remain in their seats until the superintendent has collected the answer books/test items and they should not then leave the exam centre until the time appointed for the conclusion of the exam, unless permitted to do so by the superintendent.

- At the conclusion of the exam, students should stop writing and remain in their seats until the scripts.

- Students shall not access files on a computer or network which are not part of the exam, nor shall they access any other student’s files.

- Students shall, in all matters relating to the exam, submit to and obey the direction of the superintendent.

- Students may be expelled from the exam centre if their behaviour, in the opinion of the supervising teacher is such as to jeopardise the successful conduct of the exam. Students should note that the centre will keep on file records of any disturbances.

Penalties for Violation of RegulationsWhere the Council is of the opinion that any student has- violated any of the assessment regulations- attempted to obtain a result to which the student is not entitled- claimed or attempted to claim such a result- furnished incorrect information in relation to their candidature.- aided or attempted to aid another student, except where group work is required- obtained or attempted to obtain aid from another student, except where group

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- deprived of certification, module credit of marks or to have such deductions made as the Council deems appropriate.

- debarred from entering for any of the assessments for such period as the Council may determine.

A student will be notified in writing when a suspected violation of regulations is being investigated.

AppealsStudents who remove their coursework prior to appeal forfeit their right to appeal results.


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