CHEM ENG 2016 - Professional Practice II

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2015

Excellent practical skills and the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences are amongst the most important attributes of professional engineers. In this course students will undertake a series of workshops and laboratory sessions to enhance and develop these important skills with an emphasis on the professional practice of chemical engineering (e.g. career planning and professional development) and on laboratory projects dealing with the study of fluid mechanics. Since a key attribute of successful professional engineers is the ability to communicate effectively, the course focuses on improving core engineering communication skills, while also accommodating students entering the course with different standards of communication skills. The course builds on basic communication skills developed during Professional Practice I. Students undertaking this course (Professional Practice II) without having completed Professional Practice I should make contact with the course coordinator.

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Course Details

Course Code	CHEM ENG 2016
Course	Professional Practice II
Coordinating Unit	School of Chemical Eng and Advanced Materials(Ina)
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assumed Knowledge	CHEM ENG 1010
Assessment	laboratory report and presentation, case study, individual and group assessments

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Ms Elizabeth Yong

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Work proficiently and effectively in small teams;
2	Demonstrate a basic understanding of practical aspects of fluid mechanics, reinforcing the theory presented in other courses;
3	Understand the need for lifelong learning for continuous professional development;
4	Locate appropriate sources of information from the published literature;
5	Critically read and interpret information relevant to their own research;
6	Write an appropriate report of their laboratory experiment;
7	Present technical material in an interesting manner for a non-technical audience;
8	Prepare a CV and cover letter to apply for a position in a chemical engineering company;
9	Demonstrate awareness of the importance of career planning, the professional associations which cater for chemical engineers and the process of becoming a chartered engineer; and
10	Explain in basic terms the ethical responsibilities of professional engineers and apply this knowledge in simple scenarios.

University Graduate Attributes

No information currently available.

Learning Resources

Recommended Resources

Reference Book

Munson, BR, Young, DF, Okiishi, TH & Huebsch, WW 2010, A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition, Wiley.

Online Learning

A range of online resources will be provided via MyUni.

Learning & Teaching Modes

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Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Activity	Contact Hours	Workload Hours
Lectures/Workshops	18
Guest and Industry speakers	4
Practical	2
Tutorials/Consultation	15
Group Project Work		18
Analysis and write-up of laboratory report (individual), and response to feedback		38
Other individual assessment tasks		15
TOTAL	39	71

Learning Activities Summary

Topic 1: A practical investigation of Fluid Mechanics
Laboratory safety, experimental design and analysis, writing an experiment plan, error analysis,
fluid mechanics and the energy balance, writing a laboratory report, presenting technical material for a non-technical audience

Topic 2: Career and Professional Development
Professional communication, job applications, job interviews, career planning, introduction
to professional bodies

Topic 3: Responsible Engineering
Ethics in engineering, process safety

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

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Assessment Detail

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Submission

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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