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Assignment 1 : Professor Kevin Harding
Sample Answers to:
1. In no less than 500 words, what do you understand by the concept of environmental
process engineering. As a chemical engineer, how can you contribute to environmental
engineering? Include your word count at the end of the question. [20]
2. As a graduate engineer, it is expected that you can "Demonstrate critical awareness of the
need to act professionally and ethically and to exercise judgment and take responsibility
within own limits of competence". Explain what this means to you, with special reference
to environmental engineering in South Africa. Minimum limit: 500 words. Include the
word count at the end of your question. [20]
3. Draw a typical wastewater treatment system. Explain five of the unit operations that you
have used in your process. [10]
4. (a) List at least four unprofessional and unethical behaviours that you did on this day.
Explain why each is unethical/unprofessional. [12] (b) What should you have done this
morning? [5] (c) Did the receptionist act professionally in her behaviour with you?
Explain [8]
5. Durban recently experienced major floods. Some people have claimed that engineers and
town planners should take responsibility for the damage caused. Why might this be the
case? Is the original statement a fair one? Explain [10]
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