Environmental Engineering (ISUZNK)

possess university diploma (first or second degree studies), positive result of the enrolment procedure

possess university diploma (first or second degree studies), positive result of the enrolment procedure

educational standards in accordance with the directive of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, dated July 12, 2007 concerning the description of educational standards for particular study courses and education levels as well as procedures for establishment and the condiontions to be met by the university to conduct both interdisciplinary and conbined studies courses (Dz. U. No 164, item. 1166 incl. later amendments). The standards define general course requirements including the number of teaching hours, graduate`s profile, curricula for individual courses including subjects of general, core and specialist education as well as requirements and recommendations concerning internship.

Resolution No. 16/51/2012 of the Senate of Bialystok University of Technology of 24 May 2012 on determining learning outcomes for second cycle courses in the field of Environmental Engineering at Bialystok University of Technology

Explanation of the symbols used in the Table:
K – learning outcomes for the field of study,
W – category of knowledge,
U – category of skills,
T2A – learning outcomes within the area of technical sciences for second cycle courses

Symbol - Learning outcomes for the field of study - Reference to learning outcomes for the area of study

KNOWLEDGE
K_W01 - have an extended and in-depth knowledge of some areas of mathematics, including elements of applied mathematics and optimization methods; this involves mathematical methods necessary for modelling and analysing of the functioning of advanced systems and technologies applied in environmental engineering, and also of the physical phenomena occurring in these systems and technologies - T2A_W01
K_W02 - have an extended and in-depth knowledge of chemistry, required to understand the physical phenomena which significantly influence the properties of new materials and functioning of advanced systems and technologies applied in environmental engineering - T2A_W01
K_W03 - have a detailed knowledge of the fields of study connected to their field of study - T2A_W02
K_W04 - have a systematized, theoretically-based general knowledge comprising key issues pertaining to environmental engineering - T2A_W03
K_W05 - have a theoretically-based knowledge of selected issues in the area of environmental engineering - T2A_W04
K_W06 - have the knowledge of development trends and the most important new achievements in systems and technologies used in environmental engineering - T2A_W05
K_W07 - have a basic knowledge of the life cycle of devices, structures, and technical systems applied in environmental engineering - T2A_W06
K_W08 - know the basic methods, technologies, tools, and materials used in solving complex engineering tasks in the field of environmental engineering - T2A_W07
K_W09 - have a knowledge which is necessary to understand social, economic, legal, and other non-technical constraints in engineering, and takes them into consideration in engineering practice - T2A_W08
K_W10 - have a basic knowledge of management, including quality management, and of conducting business activity - T2A_W09
K_W11 - know and understand basic notions and regulations regarding the protection of industrial property and copyright, and realize the necessity to manage intellectual resources; graduates can use patent information resources - T2A_W10
K_W12 - know general rules of creating and developing different forms of individual business activity, applying the knowledge of these branches and disciplines of science which pertain to environmental engineering - T2A_W11
K_W13 - recognise and differentiate between the types of computer tools which aid calculating as well as device and system designing in environmental engineering - T2A_W01, T2A_W02, T2A_W05, T2A_W07
K_W14 - know the standards, requirements, and regulations concerning the design of environmental engineering structures and their elements, and apply these standards, requirements, and regulations in engineering practice - T2A_W03, T2A_W07, T2A_W08

SKILLS
K_U01 - can obtain information from literature, databases, and other sources; graduates can integrate the obtained information as well as interpret and critically evaluate it; they can also draw conclusions as well as formulate and comprehensively justify their opinions - T2A_U01
K_U02 - can work individually and in groups; graduates can evaluate the amount of time required to complete a particular task; they can manage small teams in a way which ensures completing tasks within the designated time - T2A_U02
K_U03 - can develop detailed documentation of the results of the implementation of experiments and design or research tasks; graduates can prepare overviews of these results - T2A_U04
K_U04 - can prepare and give presentations on the implementation of design or research tasks, as well as lead discussions on the performed presentations - T2A_U04, T2A_U03
K_U05 - have a command of a foreign language at a level which is sufficient for communicating, including communicating concerning professional issues, for reading and understanding professional literature, and also for preparing and giving short presentations on the implementation of design or research tasks - T2A_U04, T2A_U06
K_U06 - can make use of the mathematical methods and models they have studied, modifying them appropriately if necessary, while analysing and designing elements, systems, and technologies applied in environmental engineering - T2A_U08, T2A_U17
K_U07 - can plan and conduct experiments, including performing measurements and computer simulations - T2A_U08
K_U08 - can evaluate and compare design solutions and processes used in different systems and technologies in environmental engineering, considering predefined functional and economic criteria - T2A_U15

K_U09 - can formulate design specifications of complex systems and technologies applied in environmental engineering, considering legal aspects including the protection of intellectual property, as well as other non-technical aspects such as the environmental impact (the noise level, etc.), applying, among others, standards regulating device operation - T2A_U17, T2A_U01
K_U10 - can formulate and, using appropriate analytical, simulation and experimental tools, test hypotheses connected to modelling and designing of elements and systems in environmental engineering as well as to designing their production processes - T2A_U09, T2A_U11
K_U11 - can integrate their knowledge in the areas of: environmental engineering, information technology, automatic control, and other disciplines, applying the system approach and taking into account non-technical aspects (including economic and legal ones) to formulate and solve tasks connected to modelling and designing elements and systems in environmental engineering and to designing their production processes - T2A_U10
K_U12 - can integrate their knowledge from different sources in order to formulate and solve tasks connected to modelling and designing elements and systems in environmental engineering as well as to designing their production processes - T2A_U01, T2A_U18, T2A_U10
K_U13 - can carry out preliminary economic analyses of the undertaken engineering activities - T2A_U14
K_U14 - can suggest improvements to the existing design solutions and systems in environmental engineering - T2A_U15, T2A_U16
K_U15 - can evaluate the relevance and the possibility to use new achievements with regard to materials, elements, design and manufacturing methods, as well as new technologies, including innovative solutions, for designing and producing systems in environmental engineering - T2A_U12, T2A_U17
K_U15 - can determine the directions of their further education and implement the self-education process - T2A_U05
K_U16 - can make use of information and communicative techniques which are appropriate for implementing tasks typical of engineering activities - T2A_U07
K_U17 - are sufficiently prepared to work in industry, and know safety regulations connected to such work - T2A_U13
K_U18 - can identify and formulate specifications of complex engineering tasks characteristic of environmental engineering, including non-standard tasks, taking into account the non-technical aspects of these tasks - T2A_U17
K_U19 - can evaluate the relevance of methods and tools for solving engineering tasks, and can use new conceptual methods to solve complex and non-standard tasks including research components - T2A_U18
K_U20 - can design, according to predefined specifications, complex devices, structures, systems or processes in the field of environmental engineering, and implement these designs (at least partially), using the right methods, techniques and tools, also by adapting the existing tools or by developing new ones - T2A_U19
K_U21 - can select and use the appropriate analytical, simulation and experimental tools in solving problems of designing environmental engineering objects, analysing the objects, and planning engineering works - T2A_U01, T2A_U05, T2A_U06, T2A_U07, T2A_U08, T2A_U09
K_U22 - can make use of requirements, standards, and design regulations in order to choose proper processes and elements of the designed devices or technological systems, including non-standard ones, also by applying new conceptual methods - T2A_U01, T2A_U16, T2A_U17, T2A_U18, T2A_U19

SOCIAL COMPETENCE
K_K01 - understand the need for life-long education; can inspire and organise educational processes of other people - T2A_K01
K_K02 - realise the importance of and understand non-technical aspects and results of engineering activities, including the influence of these activities on the environment, and the responsibility for decisions pertaining to the activities - T2A_K02
K_K03 - can cooperate and work in a team, assuming different roles - T2A_K03
K_K04 - can appropriately determine priorities for implementing tasks delegated by themselves or other people - T2A_K04
K_K05 - correctly identify and solve dilemmas connected to performing their profession - T2A_K05
K_K06 - can think and act in a creative and resourceful way - T2A_K06
K_K07 - understand the need to formulate and communicate to the society, among others, through the mass media, information and opinions concerning developments in environmental engineering and other aspects of engineering activities; graduates endeavour to communicate such information and opinions in a commonly understandable way, presenting different points of view - T2A_K07

Learning outcomes for the second-degree studies in the field of environmental engineering passed by the Bialystok of Technology Senate resolution No 462/XXVI/XV/2019 of June 27, 2019, regarding the determination of curricula for courses starting in the academic year 2019/2020 taught at Bialystok University of Technology.

Key to the symbols:

P7 = Level 7 of the Polish Qualifications Framework (PRK)
S = characteristics typical of qualifications gained within tertiary education
W = knowledge
G = depth and scope
K = context
U = skills
W = application of knowledge
K = communication
O = work organisation
U = learning
K = social competences
K = critical evaluation
O = responsibility
R = professional role
IS = environmental engineering
01, 02, 03 and the consecutive = number of learning outcome

Symbol – Learning outcomes for the field of study: environmental engineering. After graduating from the second-degree environmental engineering – Reference to qualifications gained at level 7 according to the second-degree PRK characteristics – Reference to engineering competences

KNOWLEDGE
A graduate knows and understands:
IS2_W01 – selected phenomena, processes and facilities representing advanced knowledge within water treatment systems, sewage treatment and basic methods of physio-chemical and microbiological analyses – P7S WG-P7S WG
IS2_W02 – structure, principles of functioning and utilisation of modern facilities and devices present in the water treatment technology, water restoration, sewage treatment, water supply and sewage systems as well as their arrangement in space - P7S_WG - P7S_WG
IS2_W03 – structure, principles of functioning and utilisation of modern devices present in refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning - P7S_WG - P7S_WG
IS2_W04 – latest methods of by-product management in water treatment, water restoration, sewage treatment, and also air protection and emission control - P7S_WG - P7S_WG
IS2_W05 – selected aspects of detailed knowledge – necessary for understanding heating, flowing, ventilation and air-conditioning processes that occur in environmental engineering - P7S_WG - P7S_WG
IS2_W06 – latest development trends and technologies occurring in environmental engineering - P7S_WG - P7S_WK
IS2_W07 – legal, economic and institutional conditions of functioning of entities connected with environmental engineering - P7S_WK - P7S_WK
IS2_W08 – methods and tools, including advanced information and communication technologies along with computational and statistical methods - P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_W09 – principles of formulating and solving complex problems related to water supply systems, sewage systems, as well as their reliability and safety - P7S_UW - P7S_UW

SKILLS
A graduate can:
IS2_U01 – appropriately plan experiments and tests in the field of environmental engineering and conduct them, interpret results, draw accurate conclusions based on them - P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U02 – utilise acquired knowledge for critical analysis, synthesis, creative interpretation and presentation of issues within environmental engineering - P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U03 – correctly use current information on innovations appearing in environmental engineering - P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U04 – properly select and apply demonstrated methods and tools, including advanced information and communication technologies (ICT), while solving complex problems occurring in environmental engineering, as well as suggest their improvements and alternative solutions - P7S_UW
IS2_U05 – plan and execute physio-chemical research, microbiological and advanced technological experiments in environmental engineering by means of specialist scientific-research apparatus, and also interpret obtained results and draw conclusions - P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U06 – identify problems, formulate and test research hypotheses in environmental engineering, as well as spot modern and innovative aspects of solving them - P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U07 – conduct economic evaluation of recommended technical – technological and systemic solutions within the field of environmental engineering - P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U08 – properly select data for designing networks, systems and technologies in environmental engineering- P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U09 – use scientific, popular science and branch-specific literature, subject standards, law acts, internet databases both in Polish and a foreign language; use obtained data accordingly, formulate and present opinions- P7S_UW - P7S_UW
IS2_U10 – use a foreign language at level B2+ according to the Common European Framework, including branch-specific terminology within the field of environmental engineering - P7S_UK - P7S_UK
IS2_U11 – act in an entrepreneurial way by learning and upgrading professional competences, and also initiate activities aiming at application of her/his own knowledge and skills - P7S_UU - P7S_WK
IS2_U12 – perform in a creative and entrepreneurial way, cooperate and work as part of a team taking various roles in it - P7S_UO - P7S_WK

SOCIAL COMPETENCES
A graduate is ready to:
IS2_K01 – analyse content obtained from various sources and evaluate critically its potential applications for work in the profession - P7S_KK
IS2_K02 – apply knowledge to raise ecological awareness in society, professional and ethical awareness, and also accept responsibility for her/his own behaviour - P7S_KK
IS2_K03 – formulate and communicate to the society, in an extensively comprehensible way, information and opinions related to scientific achievements as well as other aspects of engineering activity, presenting different viewpoints - P7S_KO
IS2_K04 – carry out assumed or assigned professional tasks in a reliable and responsible way, taking into consideration social conditioning of the surrounding environment - P7S_KR
IS2_K05 – apply consciously extra-scientific aspects of engineering activity, take into account its impact on the environment as well as the responsibility involved in decision-making - P7S_KR
IS2_K06 – apply and follow principles of professional ethics, behave professionally while performing business duties and demand it from others - P7S_KR