Directorate of Studies
ENGINEERING SCHOOL
ACADEMIC YEAR
2006 - 2007
Presentation document
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TABLE DES MATIERES
Semester
Semester
Semester
Semester
Semester
5 ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
6 ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
7 ................................................................................................................................................... 12
8 ................................................................................................................................................... 17
9 ................................................................................................................................................... 20
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SEMESTER 5
30 ECTS
This semester is essentially devoted to basic sciences.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE
9 ECTS
A strong emphasis is placed on international awareness, on languages and techniques of
oral expression.
This semester also gives students the opportunity to make contact with the professional
world (job forums and professional open days).
English tutorials
42 h – 2 assessments
The first semester is dedicated to traditional English language tuition, centred on oral and written
comprehension and expression.
2nd language (German or Spanish)
24 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The study of a 2nd language is compulsory from the start of the 1st year .Students choose
between German and Spanish.
NB : starting this year, students can choose between German and Spanish (Monday morning).
Forum Emploi
half a day (18/10/06)
Half a day is reserved for the job forum « Le carrefour du Manager » organised by the
Polytechnicum. Students may also help with its organization.
Professional open days
3 h conferences
Open days to meet and exchange ideas with professional engineers are organized by the
association of the alumni of ENGEES.
Techniques for oral expression
8 h tutorials
Information on how to conduct a speech in public on a technical project is given during the 1 st
semester and applied to the project on energy engineering in December. Several similar
presentations are scheduled during the academic year.
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Public speaking
4 h tutorialsI in addition to the oral
Expression tutorials, students are required to put the new techniques into pratice as soon as
possible.
Introduction to information technology
14 h tutorials
Applied information technology. WINWORD, EXCEL. These tools will be indispensable when
working on the projects and the training period reports. Word (6 h) – Excel (8 h)
Shop floor placement
2 weeks – 1 assessment
The students will join a team of construction workers dealing with drinking water and wastewater
treatment.
The sociology of work
3 h lecture - 2 h tutorials
Introduction to the organization of work at the end of the shop floor placement.
In the tutorials students will discuss their training experiences.
Conference safety on the construction sites
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3 h conference
ECONOMICS MODULE
Environmental Management
Presentation of environmental institutions and policies.
4 ECTS
conference - 3 h
7 h lecture - 2 h - conference –
4 h tutorials - 1 assessment
Local public utilities and intermunicipal authorities. The functioning of local public utilities.
The notion of public utility delegation.
Public Utilities Management
Waste
12 h lecture - 3 h conference
4 h tutorials-1 assessment (written exam with GSP)
The legal context. The modernization of waste management and its tools.
The main technical stages of waste management.
Water Resources
9 h lecture
Water resources and their usage. Management tools. The principles of water rights.
The public utility’s handling of drinking water and sanitation.
Directive “Cadre Européen sur l’Eau (DCE) »
3 h lecture
This directive is very instructive in the management of water in the future. It requires reaching “le
bon état des eaux » by 2015.
Field trip
35 h visit – 2 assessments
This one week trip starting in October will introduce the students to the multiple planning
arrangements along a waterway in the “Haut-Jura” (environmental implications and local
authorities perception). A good occasion for team-building.
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BASIC SCIENCES MODULE
8 ECTS
During the 1st semester this module aims at giving students a common level of knowledge
depending on their different scientific backgrounds (in biology, geology, mathematics). Basic
training is also given through a common-core syllabus in design, CAD, statistics and data
processing / office automation.
Subjects for a leveling of knowledge according to the students’origins.
Mathematics (admitted on title and TGR)
A levelling for students not having followed preparatory classes.
15 h tutorials
Geology (Option for preparatory classes MP-PC-PSI)
12 h lectures - 8 h visits – 1 assessment
Introduction at an elementary level for students having studied mathematics & physics.
Magmatic formations and notions of tectonic geology. Metamorphic deformations. Sedimentary
formations. Reading of geological charts.
Biology (Option MP-PC-PSI)
9 h lecture - 3h tutorials – 8 h visits -1 assessment
Introduction at a basic level for students having studied mathematics & physics. Origin,
evolution, diversity of the living world. Vegetative organization. Elements of plant physiology.
Plant reproduction.
Mathematics (Option BPCST, “admis sur titres” TGR) 24 h lecture - 12 h tutorials - 2 assessments
Introduction at a basic level for students having studied biology. Linear algebra (determinant,
dual space, dyadic product). Vector, differential and integral calculus. Functions of several
variables.
Compulsory Subjects Common to all Students
Civil engineering design
16 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Introduction at an elementary level. Elements of descriptive geometry (projections, characteristic
views, cuts, sections, intersections). Conventional representations. Perspectives. Dimensioning
and graphics.
Scientific calculation
12 h lecture - 16 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Introduction to scientific calculation and digital methods, with the help of simple mathematical
tools. Introduction to algorithms and programming in Visual Basic.
Statistics
12 h lecture - 16 h tutorials – 2 assessments
Descriptive statistics. Probabilities (probabilistic model. Statistical conditioning and
independence. Normal random variable. Standard laws. Jointly distributed random variable).
Statistical sampling and estimation. Statistical tests.
Computer networks
Information systems. Network facilities.
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4 h tutorials
HYDRODYNAMICS AND ENERGY MODULE
9 ECTS
This module is a continuation of previous teaching and aims at establishing
the theoretical bases of hydraulics which certainly represent the most
important application field for engineers graduating from ENGEES.
Mechanics (Technicians are admitted according to title)
9 h tutorials
This module continues the theoretical instruction in hydraulics, surely the most important field of
application for ENGEES engineers.
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Continuum mechanics
12 h lecture - 16 h tutorials – 2 assessments
Case history. Mathematics revision. Physical sizes occurring in mechanics. Kinematics of
changing environments. Degradation. Stress. Mass and momentum conservation.
Fluid mechanics
12 h lecture - 16 h tutorials – 2 assessments (1 of them with hydraulics)
Hydrostatics. Kinematics of liquids. Incompressible perfect fluid dynamics Incompressible real
fluid Dynamics. Dimensional analysis elements.
Pipe hydraulics
12 h lecture - 12 h tutorials – 2 assessments ((written exam with fluid mechanics)
General expression of pressure loss. Singular and linear pressure losses. Drainages through
openings. Centrifugal pumps. Water hammer.
Open channel hydraulics
12 h lecture - 12 h tutorials –2 assessments
Flow regime. Study of various drainages: uniform and permanent, non uniform and permanent
(hydraulic jump), non uniform and non permanent (“Barré de St Venant”).
Energy engineering
6 h lecture - 12 h tutorials –1 assessment
Follow-up of principles used in energy engineering and main applications (convection, heat
exchangers, hot air pumps) Study of a practical case (heat exchanger in a waste incinerator for
example). The projects are carried out by groups of 2 to 4 students and are supervised by
outside professionals.
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SEMESTER 6
30 ECTS
This semester covers engineering and the natural environment.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE
5 ECTS
As well as continuing the language classes, this module includes additional instruction in
sociology and communication techniques.
English language workshops
21 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The 2nd semester is essentially dedicated to the active practice of the language .Teaching is
carried out in small groups and is based on workshops to develop free oral expression (theatre,
discussion, video).
Sanitation and drinking water in developing countries
3 h conference in english
This semester concentrates on active practice of English in small groups (workshops and
theatre, discussion, video).
German or Spanish
A continuation of the 1st semester program.
The sociology of organizations
Preparation for the internship “Discovering professions.”
ECONOMICS MODULE
21 h tutorials – 1 assessment
3 h lecture
4 ECTS
15 h lecture - 12 h tutorials –
2 assessments (One of them along with business accounting)
This course looks at the general theories of microeconomics, financial mathematics, economic
calculation and finally the application of economic principles to the environment.
Applied economics
Firms accounting
12 h lecture – 6 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Accounting mechanisms. Book keeping and financial analysis. Financial plan and budget.
Public finance
6 h lecture – 4 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Local administrations, prime contractors. Financial organization and budgets. Budget decision.
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APPLIED HYDRAULICS MODULE
9 ECTS
Once the theoretical bases of the hydrodynamics and energy module have been acquired, the
2nd semester deals with the applications in open channel hydraulics, in pipe hydraulics and in
hydrology. This semester is also dedicated to the regional approach and the natural
environment.
Hydraulics and stream dynamics
21 h lecture - 8 h tutorials - 1 assessment
River hydraulics (Metrology, numerical models, physical models, applications fields). Transport
of solids. River geomorphology. Flood management. Mountain risk management.
Hydrogeology
15 h lecture – 6 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Hydrodynamics of porous media (Darcy’s law). Diffusivity equation. Development and
management of aquifer resources (modelling of water beds).Mass transport in porous media.
Research techniques for subterranean waters.
Hydrology
21 h lecture - 12 h tutorials – 2 assessments
The water cycle. Catchment areas and drainage. Precipitation. Statistical tools. Floods and
flooding model. Introduction to water management.
Hydrogeology / hydrology mini-project
24 h project – 2 assessments
A mini-project on hydrology or hydrogeology is offered to students to enable them to understand
better the applications and practical difficulties of the engineering sciences taught at ENGEES.
Advanced hydraulics
24 h tutorials – 3 assessments
These three days will prepare the students for projects they will have at the end of first year
(river project) and second year (sanitation, drinking water). Featuring the following themes :
calculation of river sills, overflow, etc.)
Practical works in hydraulics
16 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The ENGEES has material for practical hydraulics work, based at the Agricultural Secondary
School of Obernai, and also has access to the resources of the Strasbourg Institute of Fluid
Mechanics. This practical work gives a good understanding of the fundamental notions of
hydraulics.
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE
5 ECTS
Regional development is essentially looked at using the basic concepts of eco-geography,
whereas the mastery of the planning tools is seen at the end of the programme. The students
are made aware of the logic of development whilst taking into account the interaction of the
sociological players.
Geographic aspects
6 h lecture - 8 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Perception of geographic space. In-space location system. Maps, aerial and satellite views.
Ground location (triangulation, levelling, topography, GPS). Geographic information system.
Land development
12 h lecture - 12 h tutorials – 8 h visits – 2 assessments
Perception of the landscape and its development. Understanding various restrictions.
Consideration of the geographic, economic, historic and social context
An approach to the idea of landscape through a case study. Perception and analysis of a
landscape with a visit to a real site. Landscape constraints in a development project.
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NATURAL ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY MODULE
7 ECTS
This module completes the first semester study tour with scientific knowledge (ecology, hydro
ecology) and techniques (agronomy). These notions are central to the rivers development
project which finishes off the year.
Agronomy
12 h lecture - 4 h visits – 1 assessment
The development cycle of 2 cultivated plants. Physiology of plant stand. Soil and pedology. The
yield of a cultivated plot of land. Techniques of agricultural production. Environmental risks of
production systems.
General ecology
3 h lecture
General concepts of ecology. Notion of ecological balances and ecosystems. Functioning of
ecosystems.
Vegetal hydro ecology
12 h lecture – 6 h tutorials – 8 h visits -2 assessments
The foundations of phytosociology. Study methods of vegetal communities. Phytoecological
diagnosis and regional development. A practical study of a fresh water ecosystem of a river
either in a plain or a mountain (free choice).
Animal hydro ecology
15 h lecture – 1 assessment
Structure and functioning of fresh water ecosystems. Disturbances of aquatic systems.
Normalized biologic indications. Hydro ecology and management of streams. The role of plant
formation. Plant engineering in river development.
Project rivers development
30 h project – 2 h tutorial - 8 h visits –2 assessments
A project at the end of 1st year which allows students to combine their knowledge of the main
modules (hydraulics, regions, natural environment).The objective is to structure the approach
and to enable students to identify practical problems.
Internship on discovery of professions
39 h – project – 1 evaluation
This one week internship in job awareness aims at sharing the daily activities of rural works
engineers.
The welcoming bodies (DDAF-DIREN.DDE.DRIRE) are services decentralized by the state in
which or with which the future engineers will work.
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SEMESTER 7
30 ECTS
This semester focuses on the engineering sciences, and is mainly dedicated
to hydraulic water facilities.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & LANGUAGES MODULE
7 ECTS
This module follows the 1st year in regards to the teaching of languages and the emphasis on
cultural, humanitarian and community awareness. Thursday afternoons are kept for sport.
Emphasis is put on the development of a personal professional project.
English language - workshops
29 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The 3rd semester allows students to choose freely between various thematic workshops
(theatre, discussion, video, preparation for the TOEIC) centred on the active practice of the
language.
2nd language (German or Spanish)
29 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Continuation of the second language begun in first year.
NB : Starting this year, students can take other language courses organized along with
the engineering schools of “Université Louis Pasteur”. Students who are interested must
register at the beginning of the school year.
Preparation for employment + forum 3 h lecture1 hour conference - interview - 6 h visits
Every student has to develop a professional project and a 3rd year personalized accordingly. To
that effect, conferences with professionals, attendance at the careers forum of the
“Polytechnicum” and interviews are offered.
European Seminar
6 h lecture -3 h tutorials –1 assessment
This seminar (1,5) explains the European Union and its institutions as well as its political, social
and cultural dimensions. It takes place partly in Kehl (Germany) with the Euro-Institut.
European regulations
Conference in English on European regulations for Drinking Water..
6 h conference
Seminar on environment and social science
1 hour conference - 21 h visits – 4 h TD
This is a partly supervised work which students carry out in groups, on a freely chosen topic,
related either to the environment or to social science. They draft a report and present their work
to the rest of the group (semester 8). A lecture on how to write a presentation is offered for that
purpose.
Another tutorial will help complete the work on this seminar : a workshop on surveying methods.
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ECONOMICS MODULE
6 ECTS
Social science is looked at in this module with the emphasis on gaining economic and legal
knowledge and a mastery of management tools.
Business accounting
12 h lecture - 6 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The accounting mechanisms – accounting documents and financial analysis – The finance plan
and cash budget.
Local utilities accounting
6 h lecture - 4 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The local communities as project owners. Financial organization and budgetary functioning.
Budget assets and liabilities - Intermunicipality - Budgetary decisions.
Environmental rights
15 h lecture-10 h tutorials–2 assessments (written exam with town planning)
General introduction to law. The basis of environmental rights, their background and their
current appraisal. Environmental regulations and facilities listed for the environment. The water
rights and the legal instruments. Water regulations.
Town planning and public works rights
12 h lecture - 8 h tutorials
2 assessments (written exam with environmental rights)
Regulations and the main town planning documents. Principles of civil engineering rights,
focused on the concepts of public property, public work and expropriation for public purposes.
Waste
12 h lecture – 4 h tutorials – 3 h conference – 1 assessment
Regulations and modernisation of waste management and its tools.
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DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS MODULE
5 or 6 ECTS
This module focuses on the teaching of hydraulics and favours a practical
approach to the techniques of drinking water systems.
Drinking water systems
33 h lecture- 20 tutorials –3 h conference – 2 assessments
The drinking water systems issue. Demand and requirements. Resources. Water transportation.
Water distribution facilities. Reservoirs. Lattice calculation. Pumps and pumping stations.
Pumping on demand.
Water hammer. Protection devices. Air compression machines. Tour of Saint-Gobain plant
(Pont-à-Mousson) for Drinking Water and Sanitation modules).
Drinking water systems project
6 h tutorials - 48 h project – 8 h visits – 2 assessments
Students chose between a sanitation and a drinking water project. The aim is to identify the
problems (if need be by visiting a site), to establish a diagnosis and an operation program before
undertaking the preliminary draft report.
Drinking water systems mini-project
24 h project – 1 assessment
As a follow-up to the drinking water systems or sanitation project, the mini-project gives students
the chance to test the project methods under the supervision of the project leaders without
developing the modelling of water facilities.
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SANITATION MODULE
7 or 6 ECTS
Following the drinking water systems module, the sanitation lectures focus on the teachings of
hydraulics in 1st year and favour a practical approach to water facilities.
Sanitation
24 h lecture - 12 h tutorials –4 h practical work – 2 assessments
Rules and regulations. Nature of effluents. Structure and dimensioning of water facilities. Rain
waters. Ponds and thunderstorm overflows. Concentration of head and backflows. Metrology.
Maintenance and renovation. A practical study of a scale model of water facilities will illustrate
the course.
Sanitary drainage project
6 h tutorials-48 h project - 8 h visits – 2 assessments
The same educational objective as the project on drinking water supply. The students have the
choice between these two projects.
Sanitary drainage mini-project
24 h project – 1 assessment
The same objective as the mini project on drinking water supply. The students choose their miniproject as a follow up to the drinking water supply or sanitation project.
Water and health, paracilology
16 h lecture – 2 h practical work – 1 assessment
Water and health : paracitology, bacterial diseases, cholera et leptospirosis. Viruses :
gastroenteritis, ITIS, enterovirus, hepatitis, etc…
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CIVIL ENGINEERING & AUTOMATISMS MODULE
5 ECTS
This module deals with the fundamental engineering sciences for the construction of hydraulic
works and public facilities. The conception of the construction site is completed in 3rd year.
Strength of materials
18 h lecture - 16 h tutorials - 2 assessments
A review of continuum mechanics. The theory of isostatic beams. Metallic constructions.
Isostatic open web. Buckling. Notions on hyperstatic systems. Computer tools. Notions on
reinforced concrete.
Soil mechanics
12 h lecture - 8 h tutorials – 1assessment
Soil characterization. Experimental testing and test interpretation. Water and soil. The
mechanical resistance of soils. Buoyant force and thrust block. Superficial and deep
foundations.
Soil mechanics
8 h practical worK- 1 assessment
Practical work assignments carried out at INSA and at the IUT of Illkirch. Identification tests.
Triaxial test. Oedometrical test. Electrical analogy of subterranean drainages. Demonstration of
different laboratory equipment and in situ tests.
Electrotechnics - automatics
9 h lecture - 1 assessment
Review of three-phase currents and principles of network functioning. Electrical current risks.
Asynchronous engines. Power interfaces. Data processing API. Sensors and conditioners. The
course ends with a visit to an automatic installation in situ.
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SEMESTER 8
30 ECTS
This semester maintains the engineering orientation and focuses on water
treatment and purification.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE
7 ECTS
English language – One-week training course
35 h tutorials
Intensive training from 23/04/2007 to 27/04/2007 this year. No other courses during this time.
The students’ level will be tested by the TOEIC exam (end of the 8th semester).
German or Spanish
14 h – tutorials – 1 assessment
Further instruction in the second language.
NB : Starting this year, students can take other language courses along with the engineering
schools of “Université Louis Pasteur”. Students who are interested must register at the
beginning of the school year.
Sociology of organizations
Preparation for the practical internship in engineering
3 h lecture
Team work
11 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The one day and a half seminar will concentrate on group dynamics ; techniques of leading a
group, learning to work in a team is the gist of this workshop. Continuing in the same mindset
throughout the school year.
Seminar on environment and social science
12 h tutorials – 1 assessment
Continuation of the exercise described in semester 7 oral report followed by a debate with
classmates
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ECONOMICS MODULE
1 ECTS
Polytechnicum economics
14 h tutorials
The Polytechnicum of Engineering Schools of Strasbourg organizes a two-day seminar in March
on a general introduction to world economics..
URBAN WATER MODULE
5 ECTS
The treatment of drinking water is seen from a global approach, from the sanitary and normative
aspects to the treatment types and processes. Several of the lectures are given in English.
Treatment of urban water
21 h lecture - 10 h tutorials - 1 assessment
Characterization of natural waters. Coagulation, floculation, sedimentation. Filtration. Oxidation.
Specific treatments related to calc-alkali balance. Iron and magnesium. Ammoniac and nitrates.
Activated charcoal. Disinfection. Membranes.
Nitrates
The course includes a lecture on nitrates in English
6 h lecture
Water treatment practical assignment
6 h conference - 4 h tutorials 8 h practical work – 1 assessment
Characterization of waters (12 parameters measured on real samples). Physico-chemical
treatment of water (flocculation in Jar-test). Notions of sampling and the interpretation of a water
bulletin analysis.
Water treatment mini-project
28 h project - 4 h visits -1 assessment
Conception and dimensioning of the main elements of a drinking water treatment plant. Use of
CAD for the plotting of the treatment mimic diagrams.
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WASTEWATER MODULE
5 ECTS
Closely related to the course on sanitation, the module develops sanitary and normative features
and techniques of waste water treatment. An important part is given over to practical aspects
(tutorials, practical work assignments, projects)
Wastewater Treatment
24 h lecture- 12 h tutorials -1 assessment
Composition of wastewater. Selection of channels. Free and fixed cultures, treatment of nitrogen
and phosphor, lagooning, physico-chemical processes, sludge treatment, tertiary treatments.
Individual drainage. Automatisms. Safety. Costs.
Sanitation & drinking water treatment in developing countries
3 h lecture in English
Water issues including sanitation and drinking water in developing countries. A good chance for
students to develop their technical English vocabulary in this field.
Wastewater practical work
6 h conference - 12 h practical work - 1 assessment
Pollution evaluation (9 measured elements). Study of water treatment plant sludge. Biological
treatment (observations under microscope).
CAD (practical work)
Conception and design of the main elements of a wastewater treatment plant.
10 h tutorials
Treatment plant mini-project
28 h project – 4 h visit – 1 assessment
Conception and design of the main elements of a wastewater treatment plant.
Engineering internship
10 weeks – 2 assessments
An internship carried out in France or abroad, in companies or in consultancies. This is an
immersion internship during which the student has to work in a team on a technical project.
Engineering Study tour
1 week
This is a traditional study trip in the regional sponsor of the year. During the trip, technical visits
are followed by meetings with professionals and local councillors. There are also opportunities
for sightseeing.
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SEMESTER 9
30 ECTS
Environmental Engineering Option
This option proposes a territorial approach of the environmental questions.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE
3 ECTS
The 3rd year offers further extension in human sciences and expression techniques .These
notions are put into practice at the time of the end of study assignment in a professional
environment.
Communication and human relation
21 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The program focuses on self-knowledge, on professional relations at work, on communication
and the acquisition of management tools.
Engineering and society
3 h lecture
This lecture hinges on the collective sharing of the practical engineering training experiences.
Internship and the drafting of a scientific report
1 hour tutorial
A session on documentary research, the presentation of a bibliography and a scientific report.
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ECONOMICS MODULE
4 ECTS
Engineering and works
18 h lecture - 4 h tutorials - 1 assessment
A follow-up to the former year’s classes, this subject deals realistically and descriptively with the
programming of investment operations and the privileged position of the head of operations as
advisor to the project owner.
Environmental quality and security
6 h lecture
Definition of quality. Tools for quality control. Systems of reference, norms, audits. Sustainable
development
Financial engineering
3 h lecture - 20 h tutorials - 1assessment
This lecture, which is based on economic and management foundations, constitutes a global
approach to project financing. Working on a case study, students will use decision-making
economic tools and financial instruments. At the same time taxation principles will be introduced.
Financial engineering
6 h lecture - 6 h tutorials - 1assessment
This lecture, which is based on economic and management foundations, constitutes a global
approach to project financing. Working on a case study, students will use decision-making
economic tools and financial instruments. At the same time taxation principles will be introduced.
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SCIENCES & ENGINEERING TOOLS MODULE
7 ECTS
The 3rd year is the opportunity for students to review notions of digital calculation, data analysis
and data management (in particular geographic) which will be of direct value for the end of
studies assignment.
Data treatment
Data processing and introduction course to tool skills
2 h lecture
Data analysis
9 h lecture - 12 h tutorials
Raw data and tracking process. Data analysis. Dispersion. Interpretation of dispersion
measurement. ACP, AFC, AFCM, AFD, AC. Classification. Ascending hierarchy and dynamic
cluster. Application of STATITCF.
SGBD
9 h lecture - 12 h tutorials
General concepts of data basis. Relational SGBD. Data structuring. Application of ACCESS.
Data handling languages.
Geographic information systems
6 h lecture – 14 h tutorials
General concepts on geographical information systems. Vector types and image.
Data structuring and quality. Information processing and spatial analysis. Remote detection.
Mapping and information restoration. Examples processed by the software Mapinfo.
Engineers’tools
Further study of an introduction to programming (seen during 5th semester)
8 tutorials
Topography
4 h lecture - 12 h tutorials
The lecture content is centred on the presentation and the use of modern ground survey tools.
Introduction to geometrical levelling, to tachometry and GPS functioning.
Remote sensing
3 h lecture – 4 h tutorials
General presentation of techniques, methods and tools used in remote sensing.
Data treatment project
Project regrouping module content
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20 h tutorials – 1 assessment
QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT RESSOURCES MODULE
5 ECTS
Quantitative and tool resources in risk assessment. Excess (floods).
Shortage (low water).
Hydraulic risks management
6h lecture – 15 h TD - 1 assessment
Land development : real case study. Technical choices. Outline of a politically, sociologically and
financially acceptable solution.
Hydraulic flow
3h lecture - 7h TD – 1 assessment
Supercritical flow characterization. Illustrations and practice from concrete cases
Flood risk and overflowing
6h lecture - 1 assessment
Understanding the physical phenomena linked to the overflowing of natural streams outside the
low flow channel. Discovering the specific methods of calculation of water lines, curves of tarage
and drainage capacity in a geometry of compound flow. Identification of flood zones with known
flow.
Management of the scarce resource
9h lecture - 8h TD - 2 assessments
Management of the scarce resource : drought (description, reminders), consequences for the
natural environment and the needs, role of the planning tools (SDAGE, SAGE, partnerships),
multi-use conflicts, actors' games, case study, technical solutions (supports of low-water mark,
irrigation).
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QUALITATIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
5 ECTS
Risk assessment and qualitative resource management tools with operational applications in
stakes, diagnosis and water pollution control. tools
Environmental diagnosis
12h lecture - 4h visit - 1 assessment
Methodology for assessing environmental risks in the choice of land development and
production sectors. Various thematic approaches, including case studies: agricultural waste
development, controlling pollution risks and remedial networks (sites and polluted grounds), an
introduction to operational bio-indication
Background ambient air pollution and drainage
8h cours - 12h TD - 1 assessment
Hydrologic process. Risks linked to ground absorption. Unidentified pollution and remedial
devices. Drainage techniques and impact on the natural environment.
Ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry
6h cours
English lecture concerning the impact of chemical products (phytosanitary). Risk assessment
and solutions. Case study.
LAND DEVELOPMENT MODULE
6 ECTS
Land development tools skills. Players, risks and controls.
Public politics development
Regulations and operational town planning
Visit to Freiburg, a model of environmental-friendly, urban planning
6h lecture
4h visit
Land development project
20h project – 8 h visit – assessments
Thematic study in groups of an authentic project. How to treat and reconcile the different
aspects : urban, constructed, economic, landscape, network, flooding. Presentation in front of
local councillors
Project on energetics
20h lecture/TD/project – 4h visit - 2 assessments
Project in progress
The aim is to complete the program by studying energy dimension of the land development
projects.
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SEMESTER 9
30 ECTS
URBAN Engineering Option
Deepening semester based on education
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE
3 ECTS
The 3rd year offers further extension in human sciences and expression techniques .These
notions are put into practice at the time of the end of study assignment in a professional
environment.
Communication and human relation
21 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The program focuses on self-knowledge, on professional relations at work, on communication
and the acquisition of management tools.
Engineering and society
3 h lecture
This lecture hinges on the collective sharing of the practical engineering training experiences.
Internship and the drafting of a scientific report
1 hour tutorial
A session on documentary research, the presentation of a bibliography and a scientific report.
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ECONOMICS MODULE
7 ECTS
Engineering and works
18 h lecture - 4 h tutorials - 1 assessment
A follow-up to the former year’s classes, this subject deals realistically and descriptively with the
programming of investment operations and the privileged position of the head of operations as
advisor to the project owner.
Environmental quality and security
6 h lecture
Definition of quality. Tools for quality control. Systems of reference, norms, audits. Sustainable
development
Economic understanding and firms strategy
9 h lecture-12 h tutorials-2 assessments
Students will move on a more general considering of institutions functioning. Reasoning
development of competence and knowing how to. Activity creation. Innovation.
Financial engineering
3 h lecture - 20 h tutorials - 1assessment
This lecture, which is based on economic and management foundations, constitutes a global
approach to project financing. Working on a case study, students will use decision-making
economic tools and financial instruments. At the same time taxation principles will be introduced.
Public Utilities Management
6 h lecture -6 h tutorials - 1 assessment
Common teaching complementary approach (economic and financial analysis°
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SCIENCES & ENGINEERING TOOLS MODULE
7 ECTS
The 3rd year is the opportunity for students to review notions of digital calculation, data analysis
and data management (in particular geographic) which will be of direct value for the end of
studies assignment.
Data treatment
Data processing and introduction course to tool skills
2 h lecture
Data analysis
9 h lecture - 12 h tutorials
Raw data and tracking process. Data analysis. Dispersion. Interpretation of dispersion
measurement. ACP, AFC, AFCM, AFD, AC. Classification. Ascending hierarchy and dynamic
cluster. Application of STATITCF.
SGBD
9 h lecture - 12 h tutorials
General concepts of data basis. Relational SGBD. Data structuring. Application of ACCESS.
Data handling languages.
Geographic information systems
6 h lecture – 14 h tutorials
General concepts on geographical information systems. Vector types and image.
Data structuring and quality. Information processing and spatial analysis. Remote detection.
Mapping and information restoration. Examples processed by the software Mapinfo.
Engineers tools
Further study of an introduction to programming (seen during 5th semester)
8 tutorials
Topography
4 h lecture - 12 h tutorials – 1 assessment
The lecture content is centred on the presentation and the use of modern ground survey tools.
Introduction to geometrical levelling, to tachometry and GPS functioning.
Remote sensing
3 h lecture – 4 h tutorials
General presentation of techniques, methods and tools used in remote sensing.
Data treatment project
Project regrouping module content
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20 h tutorials – 1 assessment
NETWORKS MODULE
6 ECTS
Civil engineering
15 h lecture - 12 h tutorials – 4 h visits – 1 assessment
The construction of hydraulic works is covered in the lectures on geotechnics and reinforced
concrete .The technical aspects are rounded off by a conference and a visit to a construction
site with emphasis on its organization and administration.
Water facilities modelling
3 h lecture - 14 h tutorials - 1assessment
Clarification of the notion of modelling by clearly distinguishing the various stages : real system
physical or mathematical means of conceptual schema representation, numerical analysis and
resolution algorithms, computer programming.
3D Computer modelling
Water facilities construction
16 h TD – 1 assessment
15 hours lecture - 4 hour visits – 1 assessment
The construction of water facilities is treated from the practical angle, from the organization of
the construction site to the choice of materials and setting up techniques.
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TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS MODULE
7 ECTS
This module goes deeper into treatment process and gives a concrete
experience (at the and of this semester the students have to restore
technological projects)
Drinking water treatment
6 h lecture – 14 h project– 1 assessment
Using a case study, students follow the approach of a project manager having to define and to
validate fit and proper execution criteria in the case of a call for tender.
Water treatment - advanced technology
Membrane technologies, bio filtration, odour control technologies.
6 hours lecture
Technological project
24 h practical work
Tutorial projects, held in groups of 2 to 4 students.
Experimental testing of hydraulic laws and phenomenon in the laboratory and on test benches,
using the ENGEES and its partners’ facilities.
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