Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including labs/tutorials to complete components of the course.

Lectures will be available as recordings, although students are strongly encouraged to attend in person. The laboratory sessions must be completed in person. Although tutorials may be recorded, these are intended to be interactive in-person learning activities. As such, the recording will have less value than would be derived from in-person attendance.

The course will not include live online events.

The final presentations for the project must be delivered on campus. 

The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

The most valuable general resource for this course is the Coastal Engineering Manual, published by the U.S. Army Core of Engineers: https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE-Publications/Engineer-Manuals/u43544q/636F617374616C20656E67696E656572696E67206D616E75616C/ 

This needs to be opened with Adobe Acrobat or similar, as it is downloaded in the format of a pdf portfolio. Students are encouraged to speak to their instructor if they encounter any access issues.

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license. You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

Students are expected to adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Health and Safety section of the Engineering Undergraduate Handbook. Laboratory sessions in the multi-disciplinary learning spaces (MDLS) will require successful completion of a H&S online assessment in Canvas and wearing closed-toe footwear. 

Health and Safety considerations relating to the field trip will be communicated to the class at the start of the semester. Note that students are not permitted to use their own vehicles for transport to the field activity.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

This course will include a field trip to give students an appreciation of coastal processes in the context of a New Zealand beach. Although not mandatory, this field trip is strongly recommended as it will inform aspects of the lecture content and project work undertaken within the course. Consent forms and Health and Safety documentation will be provided to students at the start of the course. Laboratory sessions, where appropriate, will also help to enhance students' understanding of wave mechanics and coastal processes. 

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Any use of generative AI tools in assessment work must be acknowledged. In some cases, such as the final examination, these tools will not be permitted.

A passing mark, comprising the sum of all assessment types, is 50% or higher, according to University policy.

In addition, a minimum of 40% is required in the exam to pass the course.

Late submissions will not be accepted/allowed for the Final Exam, Take-home Assignments, and Laboratories.

It is possible to submit late for the Project, and the late submission penalty will be 25% of the total available marks per day.

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Academic staff on this course also encourage students to provide informal feedback on teaching and learning as desired. We are constantly using student feedback to improve our delivery of the course.

Examples of specific feedback from students that we will use in our planning for next year:

• In response to very positive feedback on the field trip and guest lectures, we'll keep these parts of the course in 2025.
• In response to critical feedback from 2024 and 2025, the tutorials will be modified this year to provide some hands-on problem solving practice, as well as applied problems and more open-ended challenges and activities of interest to future coastal engineers.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor. Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.