411-339 Process Engineering 2

411-102 Chemical Process Analysis, 411-201 Introduction to Transport Processes, 411-203 Fluid Mechanics, 431-202 Engineering Analysis B (prior to 2001, 421-205 Engineering Analysis B) or equivalent.

Material taught in other chemical engineering subjects will be reinforced by a series of assignments in which ill-defined and open-ended engineering problems will be tackled. Students successfully completing the subject will have developed enhanced engineering problem-solving skills. They will also have developed an appreciation for the legal and social framework within which engineers must practise.

Content: Practice in the development and application of selection criteria for making appropriate engineering decisions. Creating and analysing processing systems which economically transform raw material, energy and know-how into useful products. Safety, sustainable development and ethics.

• ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals

• ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large

• ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution

• ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance

• ability to function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member

• understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development

• understanding of the principles of sustainable design and development

• understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and commitment to them

• expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, capacity to do so

• capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning

• profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship

Ten equally-weighted assignments spread across the semester. Each assignment involves a written report of up to 1000 words in length.