CHEM ENG 3024 - Professional Practice III
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CHEM ENG 3024 Course Professional Practice III Coordinating Unit School of Chemical Eng and Advanced Materials(Ina) Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 5 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assessment Assessments, final examination Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Peter Mullinger
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate a basic knowledge of organisations, finance and accounting as relevant to chemical engineers; 2 Apply a range of techniques to estimate the capital and operating costs for simple chemical processes; 3 Make investment decisions and recommendations based on a range of profitability metrics and to decide which metrics are appropriate; 4 Demonstrate a working understanding of other basic financial, accounting and business concepts as they apply to chemical engineering projects; 5 Define sustainability and cite examples of how this concept may be applied to issues of modern society; explain the role of engineers in ensuring that sustainability is at the forefront of process design; 6 Apply sustainability concepts to process design and investment decisions; 7 Perform a simple life cycle assessment (LCA) and to interpret the results of the LCA; 8 Complete hazard analysis (HAZAN) and hazard operability (HAZOP) studies for simple processes; 9 Explain key aspects in the provision of basic utilities to chemical plants, including: electrical power supply and distribution; motors, drives and transformers; steam supply and distribution; compressed air and cooling water; and 10 Analyse a simple chemical engineering process and make recommendations on the basis of profitability, sustainability and safety considerations.
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer.
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1-10 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
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Learning Resources
Online Learning
A range of online resources will be provided via MyUni. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
No information currently available.
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 28 28 Embedded tutorials 10 25 Project work 6 35 Final Examination 2 Exam Preparation 16 TOTAL 44 106 Learning Activities Summary
Topic 1: Introduction to the Course
Introduction; Financial decision-making versus triple-bottom line accounting
Topic 2: Process Economics
Introduction to organisations, finance and accounting; Cost concepts; Financial maths; Capex
& Opex estimation; Operating cost decisions; Investment evaluation
techniques; Investment decisions; Budgets and other issues
Topic 3: Sustainability
Introduction; The role of the engineer in creating sustainable solutions; Life Cycle Assessment; Whole System Design; “Cradle to Cradle” design
Topic 4: Process Safety
Process and Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID); Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP); Hazard Analysis (HAZAN); Pressure Relief & Protective Systems
Topic 5: Utilities and Electrical Power Systems
Electrical power supply and equipment; Steam, compressed air & cooling water; Steam raising and power generation
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- 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
* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative Due (week)* Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes Tutorials and assignments 30 Group Formative Weeks 2-12 1. 2. 3. Final examination 70 Individual Summative Week 5 1. 2. 3. Total 100
This assessment breakdown complies with the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.
Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.
To support the changes to teaching, the following revisions to assessment have been made:-
Assignment submissions should be scanned and uploaded as a PDF file to MyUni by the due time and date. Model solutions to the assignments will be posted after the due date to provide general feedback and guidance to all students.
Owing to the new restrictions the group HAZOP assignment will be replaced by an individual hazard identification exercise. Full HAZOPs will be undertaken in Level IV.
The end of semester examination will be replaced by and on-line open book examination of 3 hours 10 minutes, so similar to the current arrangements, except it will be on-line.
The assessment Marks remain the same, i.e. Assignments 30%, Exam 70%.Assessment Detail
No information currently available.
Submission
No information currently available.
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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Student Feedback
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