PROJECT BASED LEARNING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES.

In this paper, the importance of project based learning to teach environmental engineering concepts and train emerging civil and environmental engineers is presented. One of the project based learning exercises was the water treatment laboratory experiment. Coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation and filtration concepts and design principles were taught through practical demonstrations for junior and senior civil engineering students in the environmental engineering laboratory. The source water was collected from the algae contaminated ponds on the campus. The student learning was greatly enhanced by the practical and hands-on, project based laboratory experiments. This paper discusses the integration of project based learning activities into environmental engineering courses and the enrichment of student learning experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]