Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 83)
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Credit points: 7.1
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. D. G. Wood and Ms Joan Gravina
Prerequisite: None for students gaining entry to the Engineering or Science Faculties. However, 411-102 CPA1 is recommended. This unit is also available for Community Access Programmes.
Contact: 39 hours for the semester consisting of 1 hour of lectures per week and 2 hours of assignments per week
Timetable: Second semester. Whilst this unit will normally be taken in Semester two, it may be offered in Semester one subject to demand.
Objectives:
students completing this unit will:
- be familiar with a PC
- have an understanding of the operating systems DOS and WINDOWS
- be able to use the software packages EXCEL and CHEMCAD for simple chemical process engineering assignments
Content:
Introduction to the PC; the DOS operating system; the WINDOWS operating system; the use of EXCEL for spreadsheet chemical engineering calculations; the use of CHEMCAD for process flowsheet design. Assignments will be of two hours' duration and will introduce ill-defined process engineering problems and include about 7 computer-based exercises.
Assessment:
this unit is continuously assessed via about 7 assignments each equivalent to no more than 1,000 words.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 83)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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