Environmental Studies detailed Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (ME), I – scheme has been taken from the MSBTE official website and presented for the diploma students. For Subject Code, Subject Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, Theory (Max & Min) Marks, Practical (Max & Min) Marks, Total Marks, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For all other Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (ME) Syllabus for 4th Sem I – Scheme MSBTE, do visit Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (ME) Syllabus for 4th Sem I – Scheme MSBTE Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for environmental studies is as follows.
Rationale:
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Competency:
The aim of this course is to help the student to attain the following industry identified competency through various teaching learning experiences:
- Diagnose and manage environment related issues
Course Outcomes:
The theory, practical experiences and relevant soft skills associated with this course are to be taught and implemented, so that the student demonstrates the following industry oriented COs associated with the above mentioned competency:
- Develop Public awareness about environment
- Select alternative energy resources for Engineering Practice
- Conserve Ecosystem and Biodiversity
- Apply techniques to reduce Environmental Pollution
- Manage social issues and Environmental Ethics as lifelong learning
Suggested Exercises
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Instruments Required:
Equipment Name with Broad Specifications – NIL
Unit 1
Environment
Total Teaching Hours – 06
Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level – 04
U Level – 06
A Level – –
Total Marks – 10
Unit Outcomes (UOs) (in cognitive domain)
- Discuss the scope of Environment.
- Describe various types of environment
- Describe the importance of environment studies.
- Discuss about the need of public awareness about environment.
- Describe various environmental issues.
Topics and Sub-topics
- Definitions, need of environmental studies.
- Segments of environment- Atmosphere, Hydrosphere Lithosphere, Biosphere.
- Environmental Issues – Green house effects, Climate change, Global warming, Acid rain, Ozone layer depletion, Nuclear accidents.
- Concept of 4R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover).
- Public awareness about environment
Unit 2
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Unit 3
Ecosystem and Biodiversity
Total Teaching Hours – 08
Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level – 04
U Level – 04
A Level – 04
Total Marks – 12
Unit Outcomes (UOs) (in cognitive domain)
- State the aspects and division of ecosystem.
- State the general characteristics and function of ecosystem.
- List levels of biodiversity.
- Enlist the endangered species.
- Describe value of biodiversity.
- Suggest methods for biodiversity conservation.
Topics and Sub-topics
- Ecosystem – Definition , Aspects of ecosystem, Division of ecosystem, Genera] characteristics of ecosystem, Functions of ecosystem.
- Biodiversity – Definitions, Levels, Value and loss of biodiversity.
- Biodiversity assessment initiatives in India.
- Threats and Hotspots of biodiversity.
- Conservations of biodiversity objects, various laws.
Unit 4
Environmental Pollution
Total Teaching Hours – 16
Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level – 08
U Level – 08
A Level – 04
Total Marks – 20
Unit Outcomes (UOs) (in cognitive domain)
- Define pollution.
- State the sources of pollution.
- State the effects of land pollution on environment and lives.
- State various units and their functions of water treatment plant.
- State the needs of water conservation.
- State the impacts of sewage.
- State various units and their functions of sewage treatment plant.
- State sources and effects of air pollution.
- Describe various methods to prevent air pollution.
- State sources and effects of noise pollution.
- Describe preventive measures for noise pollution.
- State characteristics of solid waste.
- State the impacts of solid waste.
- Describe incineration, RDF and sanitary landfilling.
- State the standards limiting/controlling values of various types of pollution.
Topics and Sub-topics
- Definition of pollution, types- Natural & Artificial (Man- made)
- Soil / Land Pollution – Causes and effects on environment and lives , preventive measures.
- Water Pollution – Sources of water (surface and sub surface), sources of water pollution, effects on environment and lives, preventive measures. BIS water quality standards, flow diagram of water treatment plant, Water conservation.
- Wastewater – Generation(domestic and industrial), Impacts, flow diagram of sewage treatment plant, CPCB norms of sewage discharge.
- Air pollution – causes, effects, prevention. Ambient air quality standards.
- Noise Pollution – Sources, effects, prevention, noise levels at various zones of the city.
- Municipal Solid Waste. Bio-medical waste and E-waste – Sources, generation, characteristics, effects, and methods to manage.
Unit 5
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Suggested Student Activities:
Other than the classroom and laboratory learning, following arc the suggested student-related co-curricular activities which can be undertaken to accelerate the attainment of the various outcomes in this course: Students should conduct following activities in group and prepare reports of about 5 pages for each activity, also collect/recorcl physical evidences for their (students) portfolio which will be useful for their placement interviews:
- Plant and adopt a tree in your nearby locality/Polylechnic campus and prepare report about its growth and survival after six months with photos.
- Organize seminar on air pollutants of relevant M1DC area/vehicle
- Organize poster exhibition about global warming and ozone depletion.
- Visit a nearest water purification/cffiucnt treatment plant.
Suggested Special Instructional Strategies:
These are sample strategies, which the teacher can use to accelerate the attainment of the various outcomes in this course:
- Massive open online courses (MOOCsf may be used to teach various topics/sub topics.
- L in item No. 4 does not mean only the traditional lecture method, but different types of teaching methods and media that are to be employed to develop the outcomes.
- About 15-20% of the topics/sub-topics which is relatively simpler or descriptive in nature is to be given to the students for self-directed learning and assess the development of the COs through classroom presentations (see implementation guideline for details).
- With respect to item No. 10, teachers need to ensure to create opportunities and provisions for co-curricular activities.
- Guide students in undertaking micro-projects.
- Use proper equivalent analogy to explain different concepts.
- Use Flash/Animations to explain various topics.
Suggested Micro-Projects
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Suggested Learning Resources:
- Basic Environmental Sciences Michael Allaby Routledge Publication, 2nd Edition, 2000, ISBN: 0-415-21176-X
- Environmental Science Y. K. Singh New Age International Publishers, 2006, ISBN: 81-224-2330-2
- Environmental Studies Erach Bharucha University Grants Commission, New Delhi
- Environmental Studies Rajagopalan Third Edition, Oxford University Press, USA, ISBN: 9780199459759, 0199459754
- A text book of Environmental Science Arvind Kumar APH Publishing New Delhi
- A text book of Environmental Studies Shashi Chawla Tata Me Graw-Hill New Delhi
Software/Learning Websites:
- www.eco-prayer.org
- www.teriin.org
- www.cpcb.nic.in
- www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in
- www.whatis.techtarget.com
- www.sustainabledevelopment.un.org
- www.conserve-energy-future.com
For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of Mechanical Engineering, I – scheme do visit Mechanical Engineering 4th Sem Syllabus for I – scheme.
For all Mechanical Engineering results, visit MSBTE Mechanical Engineering all semester results direct links.