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63409 Environmental Field Studies in Developing Countries
Danish title: Feltundersøgelser vedrørende miljøteknik i u-lande
Language: English Credit points: 20
Type: Open University
Language: English

Previous course: C8809
No credit points with: C8809
Compulsory: 63408/C6308
Prerequisite: 63233/63424/63160/63425/63431
Recommended semester: 7th - 9th semester
Examination: Evaluation of report and oral presentation (13-scale)
Participant limitation: max. 20

Contact person: Henrik Bregnhøj, Building 115, Tel. +45 4525 1554, email hb@er.dtu.dk

Department: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Aim: The course participants will:
a) Practise self-dependency and training in experimental work as a master student or an engineer.
b) Get insigt and skills related to an essential environmental problem in a developing country.
c) Practise field work in a developing country.
d) Develop skills for collaboration as an engineer within project groups in developing countries.
Contents: An environmental problem of major importance in a specific developing country is selected. The participants select in groups specific topics within a theme. The group may investigate the problem and suggest preventive solutions, or propose appropriate solutions eventually including engineering design. A report is expected to include a literature survey as well as the result of experimental investigations.