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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Assessment Methods: Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50% Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50% Final Examination: 50%
Medium of Instruction: Medium of Instruction:
English English

Soft Skills: Soft Skills:
CS1, CT1, LL1 CS3 , CT3, TS2, KK1, EM2, LS2
Main References: Main References:
1. Smith, T.M. and Smith, R.L. 2012. Elements of 1. Eccleston CH. 2011. Environmental impact
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Ecology. 8 ed. Pearson International Edn/Benjamin assessment : a guide to best professional practices.
Cummings. CRC Press
2. Molles, M.C. Jr., 2012. Ecology: concepts and 2. Eccleston CH. and Doub JP 2012. Preparing NEPA
applications. 6 edition. McGraw Hill. Environmental Assessments: A User’s Guide to Best
th
3. Robert E.Ricklefs and Rick Relyea, 2014. Ecology: Professional Practices. CRC Press
the economy of nature. 7 th edition. McMillan 3. Morgan RK 2012. Environmental impact
Education. assessment: the state of the art. Impact Assessment
and Project Appraisal 30(1): 5–14
SIH 3004 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, POLICY AND
LAW SIH 3006 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
In pursuing vast and rapid development in any countries,
one cannot avoid sacrificing its nature and resources. Students shall be acquainted with EMS in general,
Environmental problems and disasters could only give discussing and tracking its history. Discussion on ISO
negative impacts to livelihood and environment. But this is 14001 shall be conducted in detail whereby each of the 5
not necessarily so. Only those who have awareness principals shall be deliberated. This is to ensure that
towards sustainable development would have vision and students are familiar with the Standards and able to
mission in applying and implementing ethics, policy and law implement it upon graduation. The rest of course shall
to save the nature. Analysing the recent calamity like examine the remainder of the ISO 14000 Series without
Tsunami and problem solving by giving a constructive and going into details but suffice to equip the students with the
practical ideas from every perspective. Analyse how to relevant knowledge on each of the subject. The series are:
create ethics that lead to policy making and finally law Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE),
enforcement. Environmental ethics, policy and law is Environmental Auditing (EA), Evaluation on ISO 14001
applicable in various fields like biotechnology for food series will be conducted on given cases.
safety, air and water quality for health improvement, the use
of chemicals and pesticides for health risk, socio-economy Assessment Methods:
for balancing costs and benefits of environmental measures Continuous Assessment: 40%
and also land use for habitats and biodiversity. Final Examination: 60%

Assessment Methods: Medium of Instruction:
Continuous Assessment: 40% English
Final Examination: 60%
Soft Skills:
Medium of Instruction: CS3, CT3, TS2, EM2
English
MainReferences:
Soft Skills: 1. John Brady (Editor), Alison Ebbage (Editor), Ruth
CS5, TS3, EM2 Lunn (Editor) 2011. Environmental Management in
Organizations: The IEMA Handbook Hardcover.
Main References: 2. Adrian Belcham. 2014. Manual of Environmental
1. Philip J. Cafaro, P.J. and Primack, R.B. (2013) Management Hardcover.
Environmental Ethics. Encyclopedia of 3. Walter Klöpffer (Author), Birgit Grahl (Author). 2014.
Biodiversity (Second Edition) pp 267-277. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Hardcover – 2 Apr
2. de Groot, M. (2012) Exploring the relationship 2014.
between public environmental ethics and river
flood policies in Western Europe. Journal of
Environmental Management 93(1):1-9. SIH 3007 INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
3. Benson, D. and Jordan, A. (2015)
Environmental Policy: Protection and Waste management and waste generation. Collection and
Regulation. International Encyclopedia of the transportation of waste. Recycling and waste reduction.
Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition) Resource conservation. Wastewater treatment. Solid waste
pp 778-783 treatment technologies. Energy recovery. Physical
treatment. Hazardous waste. Industrial waste.
SIH 3005 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Introduction to EIA: EIA Order (1987) and prescribed Final Examination: 60%
activities. The roles of EIA in project planning; EIA
procedures. Skoping. Environmental analysis. Introduction Medium of Instruction:
to environmental risk assessment (ERA) English

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