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Special Topic in Chemical and Process Engineering
ENCH486 will be exclusive for students interested in taking all 4 Special Topics to fulfill the elective requirements in their BE(Hon). These students must take ENCH486 and ENCH487 at the same time, with 2 different topics from each course.This paper teaches students advanced material in a range of specialist areas within Chemical and Process Engineering in Semester 1. Students will be required to choose 2 out of 4 possible topics (units) different from those that were already selected from ENCH487. Each topic (unit) will be taught independently giving students the freedom to explore whichever specialist area they desire. The specialist topics available are:Unit 1: Industrial air pollution control Unit 2: Advanced modelling and simulationUnit 3: Advanced data analysis for chemical engineering Unit 4: Project management for chemical engineers Semester 1 TopicsTerm 1 Unit 1 Unit 2Term 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
Develop an in-depth understanding of two specialist topics within Chemical and Process EngineeringAdapt and apply general Chemical and Process Engineering knowledge to the chosen specialist topicsAdditional Learning Outcomes for each specific unit are as follows:a) Industrial air pollution control (co-coded with existing course ENGR405)o Analyze strategies, legal requirements and appropriate mitigation and treatment technologies for industrial air pollution control. o Able to design selected treatment technologies.o Apply the concept of Kaitiakitanga and understand each engineer’s role as stewards of the environment.b) Advanced modelling and simulationo Numerical methods for the simulation of chemical processes.o Optimization theory, deterministic and stochastic modellingo Empirical parameter estimation for chemical processeso Practical guidance on the implementation of these tools to a variety of problemsc) Advanced data analysis for chemical engineeringo Ability to import and export data in a range of formats.o Select and implement techniques to clean data.o Develop databases in Excel to analyse data.o Design appropriate methods of presenting information, including those commonly used in statistical process control.o Develop a dashboard for handling complex data.d) Project management for chemical engineerso Ability to conduct a successful project.o Develop stakeholder engagement plans for complex engineering projectso Select and apply tools and techniques to plan complex projects, accounting for the scope, scheduling, cost, quality, resources, and risko Select and apply appropriate project management tools to monitor, control and evaluate project delivery performance and valueo Demonstrate effective communication to help ensure successful delivery of complex projects.
Subject to the approval of the Director of Studies.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Each unit will comprise a total workload of 75 hours. The specific workload will differ slightly for each unit but will closely follow the following model:Lectures 15 hoursStudent-led reading 15 hoursAssignments (2) 30 hoursTest/Exam preparation 15 hours
Alex Yip
James Robinson , Ken Morison , Alfred Herritsch and Rachael Wood
Each unit will be considered carefully to ensure equal workload, adequate and comparable difficulty level for all students, regardless of which units are taken. Students must achieve at least 40% in any one unit (i.e., at least 20% of the overall course grade from each unit) to pass ENCH486.The final course grade will be calculated from the performance in the two chosen units equally. For example, Final course grade (100%) = Unit 1 (50%) + Unit 3 (50%)
None required, though students will be expected to source relevant material for the specific units to supplement the material taught in class.
All Chemical and Process Engineering courses follow a standard set of academic policies, which are available to all Chemical and Process Engineering students on Learn
Domestic fee $1,059.00
International fee $6,000.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .