{"id":1000,"date":"2018-01-31T08:55:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T08:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/?p=1000"},"modified":"2018-02-01T05:00:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T05:00:40","slug":"vtu-beb-tech-2017-2018-detailed-syllabus-environmental-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/vtu-beb-tech-2017-2018-detailed-syllabus-environmental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"VTU BE\/B.Tech (2017 \u2013 2018) Detailed Syllabus Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Studies\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">2017 &#8211; 2018 Syllabus\u00a0for BE\/B.Tech sem I &amp; sem II\u00a0is\u00a0covered here. This will help you to understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Laboratory Code<\/th>\n<th>17CIV18\/17CIV28<\/th>\n<th>IA Marks<\/th>\n<th>20<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Lecture Hours\/Week<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">02<\/td>\n<td>Exam Marks<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Number of Lecture Hours<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">25<\/td>\n<td>Exam Marks<\/td>\n<td>02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Course Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To identify the major challenges in environmental issues and evaluate possible\u00a0solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Develop analytical skills, critical thinking and demonstrate socio-economic skills for\u00a0sustainable development.<\/li>\n<li>To analyze an overall impact of specific issues and develop environmental\u00a0management plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Module -1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (05 &#8211; Hours)<\/strong><br \/>\nIntroduction<strong>:<\/strong> Environment &#8211; Components of Environment Ecosystem: Types &amp; Structure of Ecosystem, Balanced ecosystem Human Activities \u2013 Food, Shelter, And Economic &amp; Social Security. \u00a0Impacts of Agriculture &amp; Housing Impacts of Industry, Mining &amp; Transportation Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development<\/p>\n<p><strong>Module -2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(05 &#8211; Hours)<\/strong><br \/>\nNatural Resources, Water resources \u2013 Availability &amp; Quality aspects, Water borne diseases &amp; water induced diseases, Fluoride problem in drinking water Mineral resources, Forest Wealth Material Cycles \u2013 Carbon Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle &amp; Sulphur Cycle. Energy \u2013 Different types of energy, Conventional sources &amp; Non Conventional sources of energy Solar energy, Hydro electric energy, Wind Energy, Nuclear energy, Biomass &amp; Biogas Fossil Fuels, Hydrogen as an alternative energy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Module -3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (05 &#8211; Hours)<\/strong><br \/>\nEnvironmental Pollution \u2013 Water Pollution, Noise pollution, Land Pollution, Public Health Aspects. Global Environmental Issues: Population Growth, Urbanization, Land Management, Water &amp; Waste Water Management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Module -4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (05 &#8211; Hours)<\/strong><br \/>\nAir Pollution &amp; Automobile Pollution: Definition, Effects \u2013 Global Warming, Acid rain &amp; Ozone layer depletion, controlling measures. Solid Waste Management, E &#8211; Waste Management &amp; Biomedical Waste Management &#8211; Sources, Characteristics &amp; Disposal methods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Module -5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (05 &#8211; Hours)<\/strong><br \/>\nIntroduction to GIS &amp; Remote sensing, Applications of GIS &amp; Remote Sensing in Environmental Engineering Practices. Environmental Acts &amp; Regulations, Role of government, Legal aspects, Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) , Environmental Education &amp; Women Education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Outcome:\u00a0<\/strong>Students will be able to,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the principles of ecology and environmental issues that apply to air,\u00a0land, and water issues on a global scale,<\/li>\n<li>Develop critical thinking and\/or observation skills, and apply them to the analysis\u00a0of a problem or question related to the environment,<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate ecology knowledge of a complex relationship between biotic and\u00a0abiotic components<\/li>\n<li>Apply their ecological knowledge to illustrate and graph a problem and describe\u00a0the realities that managers face when dealing with complex issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Text Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benny Joseph (2005), \u201cEnvironmental Studies\u201d, Tata McGraw \u2013 Hill Publishing\u00a0Company Limited.<\/li>\n<li>R.J.Ranjit Daniels and Jagadish Krishnaswamy, (2009), \u201cEnvironmental Studies\u201d,\u00a0Wiley India Private Ltd., New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li>R Rajagopalan, \u201cEnvironmental Studies \u2013 From Crisis to Cure\u201d, Oxford\u00a0University Press, 2005,<\/li>\n<li>Aloka Debi, \u201cEnvironmental Science and Engineering\u201d, Universities Press (India)\u00a0Pvt. Ltd. 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raman Sivakumar, \u201cPrincipals of Environmental Science and Engineering\u201d,\u00a0Second Edition, Cengage learning Singapore, 2005<\/li>\n<li>P. Meenakshi, \u201cElements of Environmental Science and Engineering\u201d, Prentice\u00a0Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2006<\/li>\n<li>S.M. Prakash, \u201cEnvironmental Studies\u201d, Elite Publishers Mangalore, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Erach Bharucha, \u201cText Book of Environmental Studies\u201d, for UGC, University\u00a0press, 2005<\/li>\n<li>G.Tyler Miller Jr., \u201cEnvironmental Science \u2013 working with the Earth\u201d, Tenth\u00a0Edition, Thomson Brooks \/Cole, 2004<\/li>\n<li>G.Tyler Miller Jr., \u201cEnvironmental Science \u2013 working with the Earth\u201d, Eleventh\u00a0Edition, Thomson Brooks \/Cole, 2006<\/li>\n<li>Dr.Pratiba Sing, Dr.AnoopSingh and Dr.Piyush Malaviya, \u201cText Book of\u00a0Environmental and Ecology\u201d, Acme Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For all other B.E \/\u00a0B.Tech Sem 1st and 2nd \u00a0syllabus go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/vtu-b-e-b-tech-first-and-second-sem-course-structure-under-cbcs-scheme-for-2017-2018-admitted-batch\/\">VTU B.E \/\u00a0B.Tech 1st and 2nd Year Sem Course Structure for (2017 \u2013 2018) Batch.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All details and cutoffs for previous years are provided at Inspire n Ignite (InI). For all updates please like us on Facebook and follow us on google plus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do share this with friends and in case of questions please feel free to drop comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Studies\u00a02017 &#8211; 2018 Syllabus\u00a0for BE\/B.Tech sem I &amp; sem II\u00a0is\u00a0covered here. This will help you to understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. 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