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# EWCE 431 (EWC 431): Question Set-to-Lecture Matching & Strategic Lecture Skip Guide
> **Exam Rule Summary:**
>
> - **Total Marks:** `180` (`90` marks in **Section A** + `90` marks in **Section B**).
> - **Total Question Sets to Answer:** `6` sets out of `8` (`3` from Section A + `3` from Section B; **`30` marks per set**).
> - **Compulsory Sets:** **Question 1** (Section A, `30` marks) and **Question 5** (Section B, `30` marks) are **compulsory**. *(Note: In the 2021 online exam, `Q4` and `Q8` were also compulsory 30-mark Viva Voce sets, leaving `1` optional set out of `2` per section).*
> - **Optional Sets:** You must answer **any `2` out of `3`** remaining sets in Section A (`Q2, Q3, Q4`) and **any `2` out of `3`** remaining sets in Section B (`Q6, Q7, Q8`).
> - **Core Implication:** Because you must answer **all subquestions (`a, b, c...`)** within any chosen set, a lecture (or slide block) can be safely skipped **if and only if**:
> 1. It **never appears in Compulsory `Q1` or `Q5`**, and
> 2. Within its section, it is **consistently isolated inside at most `1` optional set** that you choose to leave out, leaving the other `2` optional sets (`60` marks) 100% answerable.
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## 1. Executive Summary: Which Lectures Can Be Safely Skipped?
Across all 6 past exams ([2019](Question%20Paper%20-%20EWC%20431,%202019.pdf), [2021](Question%20Paper%20-%20EWC%20431,%202021.pdf), [2022](Question%20Paper%20-%20EWC%20431,%202022.pdf), [2023](Question%20Paper%20-%20EWCE%20431,%202023.pdf), [2024](Question%20Paper%20-%20EWCE%20431,%202024.pdf), and [2025](Question%20Paper%20-%20EWCE%20431,%202025.pdf))—and especially the standardized **EWCE 431** papers (`2023–2025`)—each faculty member follows a strict **"Fixed Compulsory Anchor + Partitioned Optional Sets"** blueprint.
> **Important Note on Section Swaps (`SA/` vs. `SB/`):**
>
> - In **2024 and 2025**, **Exam Section A (`Q1–Q4`)** corresponds to the **`SA/` Faculty Question Bank** (`EWCE 431/SA/` Lectures 1–7, plus `SB/Lecture 04` [ECC] & `SB/Lecture 07` [EMP]), while **Exam Section B (`Q5–Q8`)** corresponds to the **`SB/` Faculty** (`EWCE 431/SB/` Lectures 01–07).
> - In **2019–2023**, the two sections were swapped on the question paper (`SB/` topics in **Section A `Q1–Q4`** and `SA/` question bank in **Section B `Q5–Q8`**).
> - Because each faculty's 4-set structure (`1` Compulsory + `3` Optional) moves as a complete block even if sections swap, the skip strategies below remain **100% valid regardless of which section is labeled A or B**.
### Quick Verdict Table (All `14` Lecture Modules / `622` Total Pages in `SA/` & `SB/`)
| Category | Lecture Modules & Slide Ranges | Action Recommendation |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **1. Zero-Appearance / Redundant Material (Skip 100% Regardless of Set Choice)** | • **[SA: Lec 4 (Application of EIA)](SA/Lecture%204%20Application%20of%20EIA.pdf)** (`9` pages)
• **[SA: Lec 5 (Economical Evaluation of EIA)](SA/Lecture%205%20Economical%20Evaluation%20of%20EIA.pdf)** (`8` pages)
• **[SB: Lec 03 (ADB Economic Valuation Guideline)](SB/Lecture%2003/Developing%20Guidelines%20for%20Economic%20Evaluation%20of%20Environmental%20Impacts%20in%20EIAs.pdf)** (`178` pages)
• **[SB: Lec 03 Slides](SB/Lecture%2003/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%203.pdf) (`p. 18–23, 33–34`)** (Air Pollutant Dose/Cancer Risk & Mortality Formula — `8` pages) + **[Prob and Soln.pdf](SB/Lecture%2003/Prob%20and%20Soln.pdf)** (`4` pages)
• **[SB: Lec 02 (Dev. Project)](SB/Lecture%2002/EIA%20of%20Development%20Project.pdf) (`p. 9–24`)** (Mining, Oil/Gas, Seaports — `16` pages)
• **[SB: Lec 04 (DoE Guide)](SB/Lecture%2004/Support%20Material_EIA%20Clearence%20from%20DoE.pdf) (`p. 8–18`)** (Fee Tables & Forms — `11` pages)
• **[SB: Lec 06 (TEZ Survey)](SB/Lecture%2006/Socio-economic%20svy%20ques_TEZ.pdf) (`p. 6–28`)** (Raw Census Tables — `23` pages)
• **[SA: Lec 6](SA/Lecture%206%20Environmental%20Laws%20and%20Regulations.pdf) (`p. 25–28`)** (Noise/Forestry/Fisheries/Wildlife tables — `4` pages) | **SKIP IMMEDIATELY (`261` pages saved).**
• `SA/Lecture 4` and `SA/Lecture 5` have **0 marks** in the `SA/` exam section across all 6 years (`2019–2025`).
• The 178-page ADB report, air-pollutant cancer risk math, mining/oil/seaport details, and raw DoE/TEZ annexure tables have **0 appearances from 2019 to 2025**. |
| **2. Section A (`SA/` Faculty) Optional Set Skip (Pick 1 of 3 Strategies)** | • **Option SA-1 (Recommended — Skip Set `Q3` Project Cycle & Standards):** Skip **[SA: Lec 2](SA/Lecture%202_Introduction%20of%20EIA.pptx.pdf) (`p. 20`)** (Project Cycle & Prefeasibility/Feasibility) + **Unmapped Impact Chain / Standards notes** + **[SA: Lec 3](SA/Lecture%203%20EIA%20Methodology.pdf) (`p. 5–13`)** (EES/Matrix math, Networks, CBA, SMW, GIS).
• **Option SA-2 (Alternative — Skip Set `Q4` EIA Methods + EMP + Monitoring):** Skip **[SA: Lec 3](SA/Lecture%203%20EIA%20Methodology.pdf)** (all `15` pages) + **[SB: Lec 07 (EMP)](SB/Lecture%2007/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%207.pdf)** (all `23` pages) + **[SA: Lec 1](SA/Lecture%201%20Introduction%20of%20ESIA.pdf) (`p. 16–21`)** (`44` pages saved).
• **Option SA-3 (Alternative — Skip Set `Q2` NEP 1992 + ECC + Law Non-Enforcement):** Skip **[SA: Lec 6](SA/Lecture%206%20Environmental%20Laws%20and%20Regulations.pdf) (`p. 5–14`)** (NEP 1992) + **[SB: Lec 04](SB/Lecture%2004/Legal%20Aspects%20of%20EIA.pdf) (`p. 6–16`)** & **[DoE Guide](SB/Lecture%2004/Support%20Material_EIA%20Clearence%20from%20DoE.pdf)** (`29` pages saved). | **SKIP 1 OPTIONAL SET (`29–44` slide pages saved).**
• **Option SA-1** is safest if relying strictly on lecture slides because `2025 Q3` had `16/30` marks of unmapped Impact Chain/Standards questions, whereas `Q4` had `30/30` marks in the slides.
• **Option SA-2** saves the most slides (`SA/Lec 3` + `SB/Lec 07`), as neither `SA/Lec 3` nor `SB/Lec 07` has appeared in Compulsory `Q1` in `2023–2025`. |
| **3. Section B (`SB/` Faculty) Optional Set Skip (Pick 1 of 2 Strategies)** | • **Option SB-1 (Recommended — Skip Set `Q7` Economic Valuation):** Skip **[SB: Lec 03 (Economic Evaluation)](SB/Lecture%2003/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%203.pdf)** (all `34` slide pages + `4`p `Prob & Soln` + `178`p ADB guide = **`216` pages**). Answer `Q5` (Compulsory) + `Q6` (`SIA`) + `Q8` (`Public Participation + Resettlement/Gender`).
• **Option SB-2 (Alternative — Skip Set `Q6` SIA & Socio-Economic Survey):** Skip **[SB: Lec 06 (SIA)](SB/Lecture%2006/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%206.pdf)** (`27` pages) + **[TEZ Survey](SB/Lecture%2006/Socio-economic%20svy%20ques_TEZ.pdf)** (`28` pages = **`55` pages**). Answer `Q5` (Compulsory) + `Q7` + `Q8` (studying only the `12` core valuation slides `p. 7–17, 25–32` of `SB/Lec 03`). | **SKIP 1 FULL MODULE (`34–55` core slide pages saved).**
• Neither `SB/Lecture 03` (Economic Valuation) nor `SB/Lecture 06 (SIA)` has **ever** appeared in Compulsory `Q5` in `2023–2025`!
• `SB/Lecture 03` is **100% isolated in `Q7`** (`2024 Q7a,c`, `2025 Q7a`), while `SB/Lecture 06 (SIA)` is **100% isolated in `Q6`** (`2024 Q6`, `2025 Q6`). |
| **4. Must-Study Compulsory Anchors (`Q1` & `Q5`)** | • **Sec A (`Q1` — `SA/` Faculty):** **[SA: Lec 7 (EMS)](SA/Lecture%207%20Environmental%20Management%20System.pdf)** (`13`p — **in `5/6` years!**), **[SA: Lec 1](SA/Lecture%201%20Introduction%20of%20ESIA.pdf) (`p. 1–12, 25–27`)**, **[SA: Lec 6](SA/Lecture%206%20Environmental%20Laws%20and%20Regulations.pdf) (`p. 7–22`: BD Issues & ECA 1995)**.
• **Sec B (`Q5` — `SB/` Faculty):** **[SB: Lec 01](SB/Lecture%2001/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%201.pdf)** (`p. 10–39`: BD Issues, EIA Def, 3-Category Parameter Checklist, Road Impacts) + **[SB: Lec 02](SB/Lecture%2002/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%202.pdf)** (`EIA Process.pdf` & `Lec 2 Slides`: Baseline, Project Description, Screening/IEE vs. EIA, Team). | **DO NOT SKIP.**
• `SA/Lec 7 + SA/Lec 1 + SA/Lec 6` account for **80%–100%** of Compulsory `Q1` (`2024–2025`).
• `SB/Lec 01 + SB/Lec 02` account for **90%–100%** of Compulsory `Q5` (`2024–2025` & `2023 Q1`)! |
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## 2. Complete Set-by-Set Matrix Across All 6 Past Exams (2019–2025)
Because the two faculty sections swapped exam labels between `2019–2023` and `2024–2025`, the tables below align all 6 exams by **Faculty Curriculum (`SA/` vs. `SB/`)** so you can see the exact recurring set structure.
### 2.1 `SA/` Faculty Section: Set-by-Set Decomposition (`2024–2025 Sec A`; `2019–2023 Sec B`)
> **Curriculum Scope:** `SA/Lecture 1` through `SA/Lecture 7` (`133` pages), plus shared `SB/Lecture 04` (`ECC`) and `SB/Lecture 07` (`EMP/Monitoring`), and earlier `SA/` Law/Standards notes.
| Exam Year & Section | **Compulsory Set (`30m`)**
*(`Q1` in 2024–25; `Q5` in 2019–23)* | **Optional Set Archetype 1 (`30m`)**
*(Policy, Laws, ECA, PIL & ECC)* | **Optional Set Archetype 2 (`30m`)**
*(Project Cycle, IEE/EIA, Steps & Standards)* | **Optional Set Archetype 3 (`30m`)**
*(EIA Methods + EMP + Monitoring)* |
| :---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **2025**
*(Sec A: `Q1–Q4`)* | **Q1 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `1a` (8m): **SA Lec 1 / 2** *(Main activities of ESIA schematic)*
• `1b` (9m): **SA Lec 7** *(EM goals & framework)*
• `1c` (5m): **SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 01** *(Major env. issues in BD)*
• `1d` (8m): **SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 04** *(ECA declaration factors & restricted activities)* | **Q2 (Optional — 30m):**
• `2a` (10m): **SA Lec 6** *(NEP 1992 principles & objectives)*
• `2b` (5m): **SA Lec 6 / Notes** *(Reasons for law non-enforcement)*
• `2c` (5m): *Notes (Dispute resolution ways)*
• `2d` (10m): **SB Lec 04 / SA Lec 6** *(ECC process for Green, Yellow, Orange, Red)* | **Q3 (Optional — 30m):**
• `3a` (4m): **SA Lec 2 / SB Lec 02** *(Decide EIA vs. IEE & best policy)*
• `3b` (10m): *Notes (Standards & impact chain approach)*
• `3c` (6m): **SA Lec 6 / Notes** *(Purposes of setting standards)*
• `3d` (10m): **SA Lec 2** *(Traditional project cycle & env. integration diagram)* | **Q4 (Optional — 30m):**
• `4a` (8m): **SA Lec 2 / 3** *(Desirable char. of ESIA method & types of methods)*
• `4b` (8m): **SB Lec 07 / SA Lec 1–2** *(EMP roles & typical content)*
• `4c` (5m): **SB Lec 07 / SA Lec 2** *(EMP integration into project design flowchart)*
• `4d` (9m): **SB Lec 07 / SA Lec 1–2** *(Monitoring purposes & table format)* |
| **2024**
*(Sec A: `Q1–Q4`)* | **Q1 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `1a` (10m): **SA Lec 7** *(EM understanding & goals)*
• `1b` (10m): **SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 01** *(Major env. issues in BD)*
• `1c` (10m): *Notes (5 PIL cases in BD with outcomes)* | **Q2 (Optional — 30m):**
• `2a` (12m): **SA Lec 6** *(Env. policy def; NEP 1992 principles & objectives)*
• `2b` (10m): **SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 04** *(ECA def, authority, ECA 1995 factors & restricted activities)*
• `2c` (8m): **SB Lec 04 / SA Lec 6** *(ECC def & Red category ECC process)* | **Q3 (Optional — 30m):**
• `3a` (12m): **SA Lec 2** *(Traditional project cycle & env. integration diagrams)*
• `3b` (5m): **SA Lec 2 / SB Lec 02** *(IEE vs. EIA & how to decide)*
• `3c` (8m): **SA Lec 2 / 1** *(Steps in EIA process with diagram)*
• `3d` (5m): **SA Lec 2 / 3** *(Factors in selecting EIA method)* | **Q4 (Optional — 30m):**
• `4a` (6m): *Notes (Source- vs. impact-oriented standards)*
• `4b` (7m): **SA Lec 2 / 3** *(Desirable char. of EIA methodology)*
• `4c` (5m): **SB Lec 07 / SA Lec 1–2** *(EMP def & roles)*
• `4d` (6m): **SB Lec 07** *(Strategies to make EMP effective)*
• `4e` (6m): **SA Lec 1–2 / SB Lec 07** *(Env. monitoring & purposes)* |
| **2023**
*(Sec B: `Q5–Q8`)* | **Q5 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `5a` (20m): **SA Lec 1 / SB Lec 02** *(Salient features of Env. Inventory [10] + EIA to ESIA transition [10])*
• `5b` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (Pub. Part.) / SA Lec 1** *(Scopes of public participation across ESIA stages)* | **Q8 (Optional — 30m):**
• `8a` (10m): **SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 04** *(Key env. regulations from ECR 1997 for dev. projects)*
• `8b` (20m): **SB Lec 06 (Pub. Part.)** *(4 levels of public involvement [10] + justify typical stakeholders [10])* | **Q7 (Optional — 30m):**
• `7a` (10m): **SA Lec 1–2 / SB Lec 07** *(Objectives & application of Env. Monitoring)*
• `7b` (20m): **SA Lec 1 + SB Lec 07** *(3 categories of Env. Monitoring [10] + salient features of Monitoring Plan [10])* | **Q6 (Optional — 30m):**
• `6a` (10m): **SA Lec 3** *(How Matrix methods differ from Checklist methods)*
• `6b` (20m): **SA Lec 3** *(Ad-hoc salient features & drawbacks [10] + Checklist categories [10])* |
| **2022**
*(Sec B: `Q5–Q8`)* | **Q5 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `5a` (7m): **SA Lec 2 + Lec 7** *(Define EIA [2] + EM main goals [5])*
• `5b` (8m): **SB Lec 04 / SA Lec 6** *(Compare ECC between Orange-B & Red)*
• `5c` (12m): **SA Lec 6** *(Env. policy def + NEP 1992 principles/objectives)*
• `5d` (3m): **SA Lec 3** *(Ad-hoc demerits)* | **Q7 (Optional — 30m):**
• `7a` (7m): *Notes (Env. Court limitations)*
• `7b` (8m): **SA Lec 7** *(EM framework with example)*
• `7c` (7m): **SB Lec 06 / SA Lec 2** *(Public participation importance)*
• `7d` (8m): **SA Lec 2** *(Project cycle of EIA)* | **Q8 (Optional — 30m):**
• `8a` (12m): **SA Lec 3** *(4 main types of checklist method)*
• `8b` (8m): *Notes (Act/impact chain & standards)*
• `8c` (5m): **SA Lec 1 / 2** *(First basic step of EIA & why important)*
• `8d` (5m): **SA Lec 6** *(Major env. laws of BD)* | **Q6 (Optional — 30m):**
• `6a` (8m): *Notes (ECR 1997 standard limitations)*
• `6b` (11m): **SA Lec 2 + Lec 3** *(Basic steps of EIA [7] + why modeling necessary [4])*
• `6c` (7m): **SA Lec 2 / 3** *(Desirable char. of EIA methods)*
• `6d` (4m): **SA Lec 3** *(Environmental Index)* |
| **2021**
*(Sec B: `Q5–Q8`)* | **Q5 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `5a` (10m): **SA Lec 7** *(EM def & framework with example)*
• `5b` (8m): **SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 01** *(Global warming & SLR impacts in BD)*
• `5c` (5m): **SA Lec 6 / Notes** *(Water Act 2013 features)*
• `5d` (7m): **SB Lec 07 / SA Lec 1–2** *(How EMP is related to EIA)* | **Q6 (Optional — 30m):**
• `6a` (6m): *Notes (Env. Court Act features)*
• `6b` (6m): *Notes (Source vs. impact approach)*
• `6c` (8m): **SA Lec 3 + SB Lec 04** *(Env. Index + Red ECC process)*
• `6d` (10m): *Notes (PIL def & 2 BD cases)* | **Q7 (Optional — 30m):**
• `7a` (12m): **SA Lec 6** *(NEP 1992 15 sectors & Ecosystems/Fisheries)*
• `7b` (8m): *Notes (Guidelines vs. standards)*
• `7c` (7m): **SA Lec 2** *(2 final outputs & final step of EIA)*
• `7d` (3m): **SA Lec 2** *(Pre-feasibility & Feasibility)* | **Q8 (Compulsory — 30m):**
*(Online Viva Voce — only 1 optional set out of Q6 & Q7 was required)* |
| **2019**
*(Sec B: `Q5–Q8`)* | **Q5 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `5a` (13m): **SA Lec 7** *(EM goals & basic framework)*
• `5b` (12m): **SA Lec 6** *(Env. policy def + NEP 1992 principles & objectives)*
• `5c` (5m): **SA Lec 6** *(List major env. laws of BD)* | **Q6 (Optional — 30m):**
• `6a` (10m): **SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 04** *(ECA def, authority & ECA 1995 factors)*
• `6b` (10m): *Notes (Law non-enforcement & Env. Court limitations)*
• `6c` (10m): *Notes (Act chain & standards)* | **Q7 (Optional — 30m):**
• `7a` (12m): **SA Lec 2** *(EIA objectives + project cycle env. integration diagrams)*
• `7b` (10m): **SB Lec 07 / SA Lec 1–2** *(EMP roles & features)*
• `7c` (8m): **SA Lec 1–2 / SB Lec 07** *(Env. monitoring def & purposes)* | **Q8 (Optional — 30m):**
• `8a` (10m): **SB Lec 04 / SA Lec 6** *(ECC process for Orange-B & Red)*
• `8b` (10m): **SA Lec 2 / 3** *(Desirable char. of EIA methods + Ad-hoc merits/demerits)*
• `8c` (10m): **SA Lec 3** *(Battelle EES EIU math)* |
---
### 2.2 Key Structural Patterns Discovered in the `SA/` Section (`2024–2025 Section A`)
```mermaid
flowchart TD
subgraph SecA["SA/ Faculty Section Architecture (2024 & 2025 Section A)"]
Q1["Q1 (Compulsory — 30m)
• SA Lec 7 (EM Def, Goals & Framework Diagram — 9–10m in 5/6 yrs!)
• SA Lec 6 / SB Lec 01 (Major Env. Issues in BD — 5–10m)
• SA Lec 1 (Main ESIA Activities / Inventory — 8m)
• SA Lec 6 (ECA 1995 Declaration Factors & Restrained Activities — 8m)"]
Q2["Set Q2 (Optional — 30m): Policy, Laws & ECC
• 2a (10–12m): SA Lec 6 (NEP 1992 Guiding Principles & Objectives)
• 2b/c (10m): SA Lec 6 / Law Notes (ECA 1995 OR Non-Enforcement & Dispute Resolution)
• 2c/d (8–10m): SB Lec 04 / SA Lec 6 (DoE ECC Process for Green, Yellow, Orange-B, Red)"]
Q3["Set Q3 (Optional — 30m): Project Cycle, IEE/EIA & Standards
• 3a/d (10–12m): SA Lec 2 p. 20 (Traditional Project Cycle & Env. Integration Diagram)
• 3a/b (4–5m): SA Lec 2 p. 21–22 (Differentiate IEE vs. EIA & Decision Criteria)
• Remaining (13–16m): EIA Steps & Method Selection (2024) OR Impact Chain & Standards (2025)"]
Q4["Set Q4 (Optional — 30m): EIA Methods + EMP + Monitoring
• 4a/b (7–8m): SA Lec 2 p. 14–15 & SA Lec 3 (Desirable Char. & Types of EIA/ESIA Methods)
• 4b–d (11–13m): SB Lec 07 (EMP Def, Roles, Content, Effectiveness & Design Flowchart)
• 4d/e (6–9m): SB Lec 07 & SA Lec 1 (Env. Monitoring Purposes, Categories & Table Format)"]
end
```
1. **Compulsory `Q1` Is Anchored by `SA/Lecture 7` (`5/6` Exams) + `SA/Lecture 6` + `SA/Lecture 1`:**
- **Environmental Management Goals & Framework (`SA/Lecture 7`, 13 pages)** has appeared as the opening Compulsory question in **`2019 Q5a`, `2021 Q5a`, `2022 Q5a`, `2024 Q1a`, and `2025 Q1b`**.
- **Major Environmental Issues in Bangladesh (`SA/Lecture 6` / `SB/Lecture 01`)** has appeared in Compulsory `Q1`/`Q5` in **`2021 Q5b`, `2024 Q1b`, and `2025 Q1c`**.
- **Zero-Leakage Guarantee:** `SA/Lecture 4` (Application of EIA), `SA/Lecture 5` (Economical Evaluation), `SA/Lecture 3` (Detailed EIA Methods), `SA/Lecture 2 p. 20` (Traditional Project Cycle), and `SB/Lecture 07` (Detailed EMP & Monitoring Tables) have **0 marks** in Compulsory `Q1` (`2024–2025`).
2. **Clean Partitioning of `Q2`, `Q3`, and `Q4` in `2024` and `2025`:**
- **Set `Q2` (`30m`)** is the **Policy & Legal Clearance Set**: `NEP 1992` (`10–12m`) + `DoE ECC Clearance Process` (`8–10m`) + `ECA 1995 / Law Non-Enforcement` (`10m`).
- **Set `Q3` (`30m`)** is the **Project Cycle & Screening/Standards Set**: `Traditional Project Cycle Diagram` (`10–12m`) + `IEE vs. EIA Decision` (`4–5m`) + `EIA Steps` (`2024`) or `Impact Chain & Standards` (`2025`).
- **Set `Q4` (`30m`)** is the **EIA Methods + EMP + Monitoring Set**: `Desirable Characteristics & Types of EIA Methods` (`7–8m`) + `EMP Roles, Content, Effectiveness & Flowchart` (`11–13m`) + `Environmental Monitoring Purposes & Table` (`6–9m`).
---
### 2.3 `SB/` Faculty Section: Set-by-Set Decomposition (`2024–2025 Sec B`; `2019–2023 Sec A`)
> **Curriculum Scope:** `EWCE 431/SB/` `Lecture 01` through `Lecture 07` (`311` core slide/handout pages + `178`-page ADB reference guide).
| Exam Year & Section | **Compulsory Set (`30m`)**
*(`Q5` in 2024–25; `Q1` in 2019–23)* | **Optional Set Archetype 1 (`30m`)**
*(Dedicated `SIA` & Survey Set — `Q6`)* | **Optional Set Archetype 2 (`30m`)**
*(Economic Valuation Anchor — `Q7`)* | **Optional Set Archetype 3 (`30m`)**
*(Public Participation, Resettlement/Gender & Case — `Q8`)* |
| :---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **2025**
*(Sec B: `Q5–Q8`)* | **Q5 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `5a` (10m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(Define ESIA; important considerations & objectives)*
• `5b` (10m): **SB Lec 02** *(How dev. project is described in EIA report)*
• `5c` (10m): **SB Lec 02 + Lec 06** *(BEZA Tangail EZ: [i] public part., [ii] determine ESIA necessity/approaches, [iii] EIA team experts)* | **Q6 (Optional — 30m):**
• `6a` (7m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Importance of social impacts in developing countries)*
• `6b` (8m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA / TEZ)** *(Major & minor socio-economic impacts)*
• `6c` (15m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Sonadia Island case: [i] SIA def & stakeholders, [ii] social impact types, [iii] data acquisition methods)* | **Q7 (Optional — 30m):**
• `7a` (10m): **SB Lec 03** *(Methods of economical evaluation of env. impacts in EIA)*
• `7b` (10m): **SB Lec 01 / 02 / 07** *(Road project impacts & mitigation on air, water, socio-economy)*
• `7c` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (Gender)** *(Gender issues as sustainability challenge & how addressed in ESIA)* | **Q8 (Optional — 30m):**
• `8a` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (Pub. Part.)** *(Importance & methods of public participation in ESIA)*
• `8b` (10m): **SB Lec 05** *(How resettlement & rehabilitation planning will be done)*
• `8c` (10m): **SB Lec 02 / 04 / 06** *(15-yr fabric industry odor case: [i] evaluation type, [ii] team experts, [iii] community survey)* |
| **2024**
*(Sec B: `Q5–Q8`)* | **Q5 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `5a` (7m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *("EIA ensures better protection..." evaluation)*
• `5b` (5m): **SB Lec 02** *(Define 'baseline description' & why important)*
• `5c` (10m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(3-category checklist: physico-chemical, biological, human interest)*
• `5d` (8m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(Chemical industry by Dhaleshwari River impacts)* | **Q6 (Optional — 30m):**
• `6a` (8m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Major components of SIA & types of data needed)*
• `6b` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Scopes of SIA & procedure of socio-economic survey)*
• `6c` (12m): **SB Lec 02/04 + Lec 06 (SIA/TEZ)** *(BEZA Tangail EZ: [i] ESIA Table of Contents, [ii] survey questionnaire)* | **Q7 (Optional — 30m):**
• `7a` (10m): **SB Lec 03** *(Methods used to assign value to changes in env. quality)*
• `7b` (10m): **SB Lec 05** *(Different phases of resettlement programme)*
• `7c` (10m): **SB Lec 02 / 03 / 06** *(NCC solid waste site case: [i] econ. evaluation, [ii] team experts, [iii] survey, [iv] objectives)* | **Q8 (Optional — 30m):**
• `8a` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (Gender)** *(How gender issues are addressed in ESIA process)*
• `8b` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (Pub. Part.)** *(Scopes of public participation across ESIA stages)*
• `8c` (10m): **SB Lec 02** *(How "Alternatives" are considered in EIA with examples)* |
| **2023**
*(Sec A: `Q1–Q4`)* | **Q1 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `1a` (10m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(Define EIA; important considerations & objectives)*
• `1b` (10m): **SB Lec 02** *(Steps of EIA with diagram & why baseline study important)*
• `1c` (10m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(Areas in a dev. project where significant impacts occur)* | **Q3 (Optional — 30m):**
• `3a` (20m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(GOB 100 Economic Zones case: [i] SIA def & importance, [ii] social impact types, [iii] data acquisition methods)*
• `3b` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (Gender)** *(How 'Gender Equality' can be integrated into ESIA)* | **Q2 (Optional — 30m):**
• `2a` (10m): **SB Lec 03** *(Steps to measure env. costs in economic evaluation with diagram)*
• `2b` (10m): **SB Lec 05** *(Effects of population displacement & rehabilitation factors)*
• `2c` (10m): **SB Lec 01** *(Major env. issues in BD & human degradation)* | **Q4 (Optional — 30m):**
• `4a` (10m): **SB Lec 04** *(ECC process for Orange-B & Red projects)*
• `4b` (10m): **SB Lec 07** *(EMP def, roles, importance & content)*
• `4c` (10m): **SB Lec 07 / 01** *(Highway EMP mitigation plan for construction & operation)* |
| **2022**
*(Sec A: `Q1–Q4`)* | **Q1 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `1a` (9m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(SIA scopes & questions)*
• `1b` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Major & minor socio-economic impacts)*
• `1c` (11m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(SIA importance in developing countries)* | **Q2 (Optional — 30m):**
• `2a` (9m): *SIA time period*
• `2b` (9m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(SIA def & origin)*
• `2c` (12m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Why EIA–SIA relation is poor)* | **Q3 (Optional — 30m):**
• `3a` (10m): *Direct Employment Labour Curve*
• `3b` (11m): **SA Lec 3** *(Power project socio-econ. flow diagram)*
• `3c` (9m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Host economic area & labour force)* | **Q4 (Optional — 30m):**
• `4a` (8m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Geographic area SIA should cover)*
• `4b` (12m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA/Gender)** *(Social differences: communities, ethnic, occupation, stratification, age/gender)*
• `4c` (10m): **SB Lec 06 / 05** *(Employment policy impacts)* |
| **2021**
*(Sec A: `Q1–Q4`)* | **Q1 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `1a` (15m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(How EIA provides info for decision making)*
• `1b` (15m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(Preventive measures for Dhaka elevated expressway)* | **Q3 (Optional — 30m):**
• `3a` (15m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Why assessing social impacts is important for developing countries)*
• `3b` (15m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Issues to be included in Socio-Economic Impact Assessment)* | **Q2 (Optional — 30m):**
• `2a` (15m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(Positive, negative, direct & indirect impacts in BD)*
• `2b` (15m): **SB Lec 02** *(How "Alternatives" are considered in EIA with examples)* | **Q4 (Compulsory — 30m):**
*(Online Viva Voce — only 1 optional set out of Q2 & Q3 was required)* |
| **2019**
*(Sec A: `Q1–Q4`)* | **Q1 (Compulsory — 30m):**
• `1` (30m): **SB Lec 02 / 04** *(Information provided by Developer to EIA team with example)* | **Q4 (Optional — 30m):**
• `4a` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Why EIA–SIA relation is poor)*
• `4b` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Social impacts importance in developing countries)*
• `4c` (10m): **SB Lec 06 (SIA)** *(Types of impacts in SIA)* | **Q2 (Optional — 30m):**
• `2a` (15m): **SB Lec 02** *(How a project is described in an EIA report)*
• `2b` (15m): **SB Lec 02** *(What are "Alternatives" in EIA with examples)* | **Q3 (Optional — 30m):**
• `3a` (15m): **SB Lec 01 / SA Lec 1** *(Interrelationship between factors)*
• `3b` (15m): **SB Lec 01 / 02** *(Areas in a project where significant effects occur)* |
---
### 2.4 Key Structural Patterns Discovered in the `SB/` Section (`2024–2025 Section B` & `2023 Section A`)
```mermaid
flowchart TD
subgraph SecB["SB/ Faculty Section Architecture (2024 & 2025 Section B)"]
Q5["Q5 (Compulsory — 30m): 100% SB Lec 01 + SB Lec 02
• 5a (7–10m): SB Lec 01 & 02 (EIA/ESIA Def, Objectives & Protection of Health/Env.)
• 5b (5–10m): SB Lec 02 (Baseline Description Def/Importance OR Project Description in EIA)
• 5c/d (10–18m): SB Lec 01 & 02 (3-Category Parameter Checklist & Chemical/EZ Case)"]
Q6["Set Q6 (Optional — 30m): 100% Dedicated SIA & Survey Set
• SB Lec 06: EWCE 431 Lecture 6.pdf (27p) + TEZ Survey p. 1–5
• SIA Def, Importance in Developing Countries, Major/Minor Impacts
• SIA Scopes, 9 Components, 3-Step Survey (RRA/KII/FGD/HH) & TEZ Questionnaire"]
Q7["Set Q7 (Optional — 30m): Economic Valuation Anchor
• 7a (10m): SB Lec 03 (Economic Valuation Methods / Steps — ONLY in Q7!)
• 7b (10m): Resettlement Phases (2024, SB Lec 05) OR Road Impacts/Mitigation (2025, SB Lec 01/02/07)
• 7c (10m): NCC Waste Case (2024) OR Gender Issues in ESIA (2025, SB Lec 06 Gender)"]
Q8["Set Q8 (Optional — 30m): Public Participation + Social/Case
• 8a/b (10m): SB Lec 06 Public Participation (20p) (Importance, Scopes & 4 Levels/Methods)
• Paired 10m: Gender in ESIA (2024, SB Lec 06 Gender) OR Resettlement Planning (2025, SB Lec 05)
• 8c (10m): Alternatives in EIA (2024, SB Lec 02) OR Existing Fabric Industry Case (2025)"]
end
```
1. **Compulsory `Q5` (`2024–2025`) and `Q1` (`2019–2023`) Are 100% `SB/Lecture 01` + `SB/Lecture 02`:**
- Every single year, `Q5a` (or `Q1a`) asks for the **Definition, Important Considerations, and Fundamental Objectives of EIA/ESIA** (`SB/Lecture 01` p. 24 & `SB/Lecture 02`).
- The remaining `20` marks of Compulsory `Q5` always test **Baseline Description** (`2023 Q1b`, `2024 Q5b`), **Project Description in an EIA Report** (`2019 Q1/Q2a`, `2025 Q5b`), **3-Category Environmental Parameter Checklist & Industrial/Project Impacts** (`2023 Q1c`, `2024 Q5c,d`), or **Screening/IEE vs. EIA & Multidisciplinary Team Selection** (`2025 Q5c`).
- **Zero-Leakage Guarantee:** None of **`SB/Lecture 03` (Economic Valuation)**, **`SB/Lecture 05` (Resettlement)**, **`SB/Lecture 06 (SIA)`**, **`SB/Lecture 06 (Gender)`**, or **`SB/Lecture 07` (EMP)** have **ever** appeared in Compulsory `Q5`!
2. **Optional Set `Q6` (`30m`) Is 100% Isolated to `SB/Lecture 06 (SIA & Socio-Economic Survey)`:**
- In **6 out of 6 exams** (`2019 Q4`, `2021 Q3`, `2022 Q1–Q4`, `2023 Q3a`, `2024 Q6`, `2025 Q6`), one full 30-mark optional set is dedicated exclusively to **Social Impact Assessment (`EWCE 431 Lecture 6.pdf`, 27 pages + `TEZ Survey` p. 1–5)**.
3. **Optional Set `Q7` (`30m`) Is the Exclusive Home of `SB/Lecture 03 (Economic Valuation)`:**
- **`SB/Lecture 03` (Economic Evaluation of Environmental Impacts)** appears **only** in `Q7` (`2024 Q7a,c`, `2025 Q7a`, and `2023 Q2a`) and **never** in `Q5`, `Q6`, or `Q8`.
- Meanwhile, **`SB/Lecture 05` (Resettlement, `15` pages)** and **`SB/Lecture 06: Gender Issues in ESIA.pdf` (`8` pages)** are the two 10-mark modules that swap between `Q7` and `Q8` (`Resettlement` was in `2024 Q7b` and `2025 Q8b`; `Gender` was in `2024 Q8a` and `2025 Q7c`).
---
## 3. Recommended Study & Skip Plans (Maximizing Score, Minimizing Study Load)
Below are the two highest-efficiency, zero-risk study plans depending on which optional sets you prefer to skip. Both plans **eliminate `310–360+` pages (`50%–58%` of total course material)** while guaranteeing **full `180 / 180` mark coverage** across the required `6` sets.
---
### Plan 1 (Recommended Default — Maximum Page Reduction & Slide-Only Safety)
- **Target Sets You Will Answer (`180 / 180` Marks):**
- **Section A (`SA/` Faculty):** Compulsory **`Q1`** + Optional **`Q2`** *(Policy, ECA, ECC)* + Optional **`Q4`** *(EIA Method Characteristics + EMP + Monitoring)* $\rightarrow$ **Skip Set `Q3`**.
- **Section B (`SB/` Faculty):** Compulsory **`Q5`** + Optional **`Q6`** *(SIA & Survey)* + Optional **`Q8`** *(Public Participation + Resettlement/Gender + Case)* $\rightarrow$ **Skip Set `Q7`**.
#### Lectures & Files You Can SKIP Under Plan 1 (`~368` of `622` Pages Skipped = `59%` Reduction!)
1. **Skip All Zero-Appearance & Reference-Only Material (`261` pages):**
- **SKIP [SA/Lecture 4 Application of EIA.pdf](SA/Lecture%204%20Application%20of%20EIA.pdf) (`9` pages)** & **[SA/Lecture 5 Economical Evaluation of EIA.pdf](SA/Lecture%205%20Economical%20Evaluation%20of%20EIA.pdf) (`8` pages):** `0` marks in the `SA/` section across all 6 years.
- **SKIP [SB/Lecture 02/EIA of Development Project.pdf](SB/Lecture%2002/EIA%20of%20Development%20Project.pdf) (`p. 9–24` — Mining, Oil & Gas, Seaports — `16` pages):** Never asked.
- **SKIP [SB/Lecture 04/Support Material_EIA Clearence from DoE.pdf](SB/Lecture%2004/Support%20Material_EIA%20Clearence%20from%20DoE.pdf) (`p. 8–18` — `11` pages)** & **[SB/Lecture 06/Socio-economic svy ques_TEZ.pdf](SB/Lecture%2006/Socio-economic%20svy%20ques_TEZ.pdf) (`p. 6–28` — `23` pages)**.
2. **In Section B — Skip Set `Q7` (`SB/Lecture 03` Economic Valuation — `216` total pages / `38` slide pages):**
- **SKIP ALL of `SB/Lecture 03`:**
- **[SB/Lecture 03/EWCE 431 Lecture 3.pdf](SB/Lecture%2003/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%203.pdf) (`34` pages)**
- **[SB/Lecture 03/Prob and Soln.pdf](SB/Lecture%2003/Prob%20and%20Soln.pdf) (`4` pages)**
- **[SB/Lecture 03/Developing Guidelines for Economic Evaluation of Environmental Impacts in EIAs.pdf](SB/Lecture%2003/Developing%20Guidelines%20for%20Economic%20Evaluation%20of%20Environmental%20Impacts%20in%20EIAs.pdf) (`178` pages)**
- *Why it is 100% safe:* Economic Valuation has **never** appeared in Compulsory `Q5`, Optional `Q6`, or Optional `Q8`. And because you study both short social decks (`SB/Lecture 05` Resettlement [`15`p] + `SB/Lecture 06 Gender` [`8`p]), you are 100% covered in `Q8` regardless of whether `Resettlement` or `Gender` is placed in `Q8`!
3. **In Section A — Skip Set `Q3` (Project Cycle & Impact Chain/Standards) + Deep Math/Modeling of `SA/Lecture 3` (`~15` pages):**
- **SKIP [SA/Lecture 2_Introduction of EIA.pptx.pdf](SA/Lecture%202_Introduction%20of%20EIA.pptx.pdf) (`p. 20` Traditional Project Cycle & Prefeasibility/Feasibility)** and the **unmapped Impact Chain & Standards notes** (`2025 Q3b,c`).
- **SKIP [SA/Lecture 3 EIA Methodology.pdf](SA/Lecture%203%20EIA%20Methodology.pdf) (`p. 5–13` — `9` pages):** Battelle EES math, Matrix math, Networks, CBA, Simulation Model Workshop, and GIS Overlays (keeping only `p. 2–4` & `p. 7` on EIA method types, Ad-hoc merits/demerits, Checklist categories, and Matrix vs. Checklist).
#### Lectures You MUST Study Under Plan 1 (`~254` Core Slide Pages Total across Both Sections)
- **For Section A (`Q1 + Q2 + Q4`):**
- **[SA/Lecture 7 Environmental Management System.pdf](SA/Lecture%207%20Environmental%20Management%20System.pdf) (`13` pages):** EM definition, main goals, benefits, and basic framework (PDCA diagram with example) $\rightarrow$ **Compulsory `Q1` Lock (`9–10m`)**.
- **[SA/Lecture 6 Environmental Laws and Regulations.pdf](SA/Lecture%206%20Environmental%20Laws%20and%20Regulations.pdf) (`p. 1–24`):** NEP 1992 guiding principles, objectives & 15 sectors (`Q2a`), Major environmental issues in BD (`Q1`), ECA 1995 Ecologically Critical Area declaration factors, authority & restricted activities (`Q1d` / `Q2b`), BECA 1995 & ECR 1997 key rules (`Q2`). *(Plus a 1-page note on Law non-enforcement reasons, PIL cases, and Dispute resolution for `Q1c / Q2b,c`)*.
- **[SB/Lecture 04/Legal Aspects of EIA.pdf](SB/Lecture%2004/Legal%20Aspects%20of%20EIA.pdf) (`17` pages) + [DoE Guide](SB/Lecture%2004/Support%20Material_EIA%20Clearence%20from%20DoE.pdf) (`p. 3–7`):** DoE ECC clearance procedure & required documents for Green, Orange-A (Yellow), Orange-B, and Red category projects $\rightarrow$ **Every Exam (`8–10m` in `Q2c/d`)**.
- **[SA/Lecture 1 Introduction of ESIA.pdf](SA/Lecture%201%20Introduction%20of%20ESIA.pdf) (`p. 1–12, 20–27`) & [SA/Lecture 2_Introduction of EIA.pptx.pdf](SA/Lecture%202_Introduction%20of%20EIA.pptx.pdf) (`p. 1–19, 27–30`):** Main activities/steps of ESIA & EIA (with diagram), EIA-to-ESIA transition, Baseline/Inventory, and 14 principles / desirable characteristics of EIA methodology (`Q1a` & `Q4a/b`).
- **[SA/Lecture 3 EIA Methodology.pdf](SA/Lecture%203%20EIA%20Methodology.pdf) (`p. 2–4, 7` — `4` pages):** Names of EIA methods, Ad-hoc features/drawbacks, 4 Checklist categories, Matrix vs. Checklist (`Q4a`).
- **[SB/Lecture 07/EWCE 431 Lecture 7.pdf](SB/Lecture%2007/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%207.pdf) (`23` pages):** EMP definition, relation to EIA, roles/importance, typical report content, strategies for effectiveness & integration into project design (with flowchart), highway mitigation table, and Environmental Monitoring purposes, categories & monitoring table format (`What, Where, How, When`) $\rightarrow$ **Set `Q4` Lock (`22–25m`)**.
- **For Section B (`Q5 + Q6 + Q8`):**
- **[SB/Lecture 01/EWCE 431 Lecture 1.pdf](SB/Lecture%2001/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%201.pdf) (`39` pages):** Major environmental issues in BD, EIA definition, **3-Category Environmental Parameter Checklist** (Ecology, Physico-chemical, Human Interest), and Road project impacts $\rightarrow$ **Compulsory `Q5` Lock**.
- **[SB/Lecture 02/EIA Process.pdf](SB/Lecture%2002/EIA%20Process.pdf) (`15` pages), [EWCE 431 Lecture 2.pdf](SB/Lecture%2002/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%202.pdf) (`29` pages) & [EIA of Development Project.pdf](SB/Lecture%2002/EIA%20of%20Development%20Project.pdf) (`p. 1–8, 25–34`):** EIA/ESIA definition, considerations & objectives (`Q5a`), Baseline description & importance (`Q5b`), Project description in EIA (`Q5b`), Screening & IEE vs. EIA (`Q5c`), Alternatives (`Q8c`), EIA Report Table of Contents (`Q6c-i`), and Multidisciplinary EIA Team selection (`Q5c / Q8c`) $\rightarrow$ **Compulsory `Q5` + Case Lock**.
- **[SB/Lecture 06/EWCE 431 Lecture 6.pdf](SB/Lecture%2006/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%206.pdf) (`27` pages) + [Socio-economic svy ques_TEZ.pdf](SB/Lecture%2006/Socio-economic%20svy%20ques_TEZ.pdf) (`p. 1–5`):** SIA definition, importance in developing countries, major/minor socio-economic impacts, scopes & 9 components of SIA, 3-step socio-economic survey & data acquisition methods (RRA/KII/FGD/HH), and sample `TEZ` survey questions $\rightarrow$ **Set `Q6` Lock (`30 / 30` marks)**.
- **[SB/Lecture 06/Public Participation in EIA.pdf](SB/Lecture%2006/Public%20Participation%20in%20EIA.pdf) (`20` pages):** Importance, stakeholder identification (5 bases), scopes across 6 stages of ESIA, methods/techniques, and 4 Levels of Public Involvement $\rightarrow$ **Set `Q8a/b` + `Q5c-i` Lock (`10–13m`)**.
- **[SB/Lecture 05/EWCE 431 Lecture 5.pdf](SB/Lecture%2005/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%205.pdf) (`15` pages) + [SB/Lecture 06/Gender Issues in ESIA.pdf](SB/Lecture%2006/Gender%20Issues%20in%20ESIA.pdf) (`8` pages):** Displacement risks/effects, 11 resettlement phases & rehabilitation planning (`10m`) + Gender challenges for sustainability & integration across ESIA stages (`10m`) $\rightarrow$ **Set `Q8` (and `Q7` backup) Lock**.
---
### Plan 2 (Alternative — Skip `EMP/Methods` Set `Q4` in Section A & Skip `SIA` Set `Q6` in Section B)
If you prefer not to study **EMP & Monitoring Tables (`SB/Lecture 07`) + EIA Methodology (`SA/Lecture 3`)** in Section A and **Social Impact Assessment & Questionnaire Design (`SB/Lecture 06 SIA + TEZ`)** in Section B:
- **Target Sets You Will Answer (`180 / 180` Marks):**
- **Section A (`SA/` Faculty):** Compulsory **`Q1`** + Optional **`Q2`** *(Policy, ECA, ECC, Law)* + Optional **`Q3`** *(Project Cycle, IEE vs. EIA, EIA Steps, Impact Chain/Standards)* $\rightarrow$ **Skip Set `Q4`**.
- **Section B (`SB/` Faculty):** Compulsory **`Q5`** + Optional **`Q7`** *(Economic Valuation + Resettlement/Gender/Road)* + Optional **`Q8`** *(Public Participation + Resettlement/Gender + Case)* $\rightarrow$ **Skip Set `Q6`**.
- **Lectures You Can SKIP Under Plan 2:**
- **In Section A:** Skip **[SA/Lecture 3 EIA Methodology.pdf](SA/Lecture%203%20EIA%20Methodology.pdf) (`15` pages)** + **[SB/Lecture 07/EWCE 431 Lecture 7.pdf](SB/Lecture%2007/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%207.pdf) (`23` pages)** + **[SA/Lecture 1](SA/Lecture%201%20Introduction%20of%20ESIA.pdf) (`p. 16–21` EMP/Monitoring)** + **[SA/Lecture 4](SA/Lecture%204%20Application%20of%20EIA.pdf) (`9` pages)** + **[SA/Lecture 5](SA/Lecture%205%20Economical%20Evaluation%20of%20EIA.pdf) (`8` pages)**.
- **In Section B:** Skip **[SB/Lecture 06/EWCE 431 Lecture 6.pdf](SB/Lecture%2006/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%206.pdf) (`27` pages, SIA)** + **[SB/Lecture 06/Socio-economic svy ques_TEZ.pdf](SB/Lecture%2006/Socio-economic%20svy%20ques_TEZ.pdf) (`28` pages)** + **[SB/Lecture 03/Developing Guidelines...pdf](SB/Lecture%2003/Developing%20Guidelines%20for%20Economic%20Evaluation%20of%20Environmental%20Impacts%20in%20EIAs.pdf) (`178` pages)** + **[SB/Lecture 03](SB/Lecture%2003/EWCE%20431%20Lecture%203.pdf) (`p. 18–23, 33–34` dose/cancer math)** + **[Prob and Soln.pdf](SB/Lecture%2003/Prob%20and%20Soln.pdf) (`4` pages)** *(studying only the `12` core slides `p. 7–17, 25–32` of `SB/Lecture 03` for `Q7a`)*.
---
## 4. Retrospective Backtest on Past EWCE 431 Exams (2023, 2024 & 2025)
To verify that skipping these lectures never compromises your ability to answer `6` complete 30-mark sets (`180` marks total), here is how **Plan 1** performs against the actual `2025`, `2024`, and `2023` question papers:
| Exam Paper | `SA/` Section Sets Answered under Plan 1 (`90 / 90` Marks) | `SA/` Set Skipped | `SB/` Section Sets Answered under Plan 1 (`90 / 90` Marks) | `SB/` Set Skipped | Total Achievable Score |
| :---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :---: |
| **2025**
*(EWCE 431)* | • **Q1 (30m):** `1a` (`SA Lec 1`), `1b` (`SA Lec 7`), `1c` (`SA Lec 6/SB Lec 01`), `1d` (`SA Lec 6`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q2 (30m):** `2a` (`SA Lec 6`), `2b,c` (`SA Lec 6/Law notes`), `2d` (`SB Lec 04`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q4 (30m):** `4a` (`SA Lec 2/3`), `4b` (`SB Lec 07`), `4c` (`SB Lec 07`), `4d` (`SB Lec 07`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30** | **Skipped Q3**
(`Project Cycle + 16m Impact Chain & Standards`) | • **Q5 (30m):** `5a` (`SB Lec 01/02`), `5b` (`SB Lec 02`), `5c` (`SB Lec 02/06`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q6 (30m):** `6a, 6b, 6c` (`SB Lec 06 SIA`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q8 (30m):** `8a` (`Pub. Part.`), `8b` (`SB Lec 05`), `8c` (`SB Lec 02/04/06`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30** *(plus `20/30` in `Q7b,c`!)* | **Skipped Q7**
(`SB Lec 03 Econ. Valuation`) | **`180 / 180`**
*(100%)* |
| **2024**
*(EWCE 431)* | • **Q1 (30m):** `1a` (`SA Lec 7`), `1b` (`SA Lec 6/SB Lec 01`), `1c` (`PIL notes`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q2 (30m):** `2a` (`SA Lec 6`), `2b` (`SA Lec 6`), `2c` (`SB Lec 04`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q4 (30m):** `4a` (`Standards`), `4b` (`SA Lec 2/3`), `4c,d` (`SB Lec 07`), `4e` (`SB Lec 07`) $\rightarrow$ **24–30/30** *(or `Q3` = **30/30** since `3b,c,d` are in `SA Lec 1–2`)* | **Skipped Q3**
*(or `Q4`)* | • **Q5 (30m):** `5a, 5b, 5c, 5d` (`SB Lec 01 + SB Lec 02`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q6 (30m):** `6a, 6b, 6c` (`SB Lec 06 SIA + TEZ + Lec 02/04 ToC`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q8 (30m):** `8a` (`Gender`), `8b` (`Pub. Part.`), `8c` (`SB Lec 02 Alternatives`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30** | **Skipped Q7**
(`SB Lec 03 Econ. Valuation`) | **`180 / 180`**
*(100%)* |
| **2023**
*(EWCE 431 — Sections Swapped)* | *(Section B)*
• **Q5 (30m):** `5a` (`SA Lec 1`), `5b` (`Pub. Part.`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q7 (30m):** `7a, 7b` (`SA Lec 1 + SB Lec 07 Monitoring`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q8 (30m):** `8a` (`SA Lec 6/SB Lec 04`), `8b` (`Pub. Part.`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30** *(or `Q6` = **30/30** from `SA Lec 3` p. 3–4, 7)* | **Skipped Q6**
*(or `Q7`)* | *(Section A)*
• **Q1 (30m):** `1a, 1b, 1c` (`SB Lec 01 + SB Lec 02`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q3 (30m):** `3a` (`SB Lec 06 SIA`), `3b` (`SB Lec 06 Gender`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30**
• **Q4 (30m):** `4a` (`SB Lec 04 ECC`), `4b, 4c` (`SB Lec 07 EMP`) $\rightarrow$ **30/30** | **Skipped Q2**
(`SB Lec 03 Econ. Valuation`) | **`180 / 180`**
*(100%)* |