ENCH199-22W (C) Whole Year 2022

Workshop Training Course for Chemical and Process Engineering


Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2022
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 20 March 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 August 2022

Description

Compulsory workshop training course for Chemical and Process Engineering students.

The purpose of Workshop Training is to give students a basic experience and appreciation of workshop processes. In particular to provide:
• Experience of basic workshop processes (drilling, turning, milling, welding, hand tools)
• Develop an appreciation of the capabilities (limitations) of these processes
• Develop an awareness of workshop safety

The skills learned will be useful for completing the degree (e.g. 3rd Pro Project), and for the student’s career. The latter because Professional Engineers are expected to be able to design parts that can be practically manufactured (i.e. design-for-manufacturing, DfM), and have intelligent problem-solving conversations with production colleagues. It is NOT necessary for a Professional Engineer to be an expert machine operator, but they do need to understand the issues and have an appreciation for the skills of others in the engineering team.  This course (or equivalent) is a mandatory part of the BE qualification.

In this course students will be taught how to safely operate various machines, and will manufacture their own simple parts.

Learning Outcomes

  • The learning outcomes will be as follows:

    Basic workshop practice
  • Understand safety requirements for engineering manufacturing workshops
  • Use an engineering vernier calliper and micrometer for measuring parts
  • Interpret a simple engineering drawing

    Basic machining practices
  • Safely use a lathe to turn a simple component
  • Safely use a milling machine to make a simple face cut
  • Apply oil quench heat treatment

    Welding workshop
  • Understand safety requirements for welding workshops
  • Use manual metal arc processes (arc welding) to make groove and fillet welds
  • Test welds, e.g. butt welds to destruction with U bend test and section cut on a bandsaw and, ( if time allows) fillet welds in destructive bend test
  • Identify typical visual weld defects and explain causes

    Note that the projects may change from time to time.  Also, the amount of time spent on the various activities varies with discipline.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering

Timetable Note

Students must log in My Timetable to make their selection of a suitable time. Student may make only one enrolment. Students who enrol in one occurrence and subsequently wish to change to another should discuss this with their departmental coordinator beforehand if they wish to avoid attracting additional course fees.

CONTACT

Course Supervisor: Dr Dirk Pons, ext. 95826, room E527
Workshop Team Leader: Mr Garry Cotton, 03 369 2134,
Course Instructors (Tutors): Mr Garry Cotton, Mr Daved Hurring, Mr David Rathgen

The various Engineering Departments have somewhat different workshop training courses: different in content, duration, and timetable. Students should contact the coordinator in their department:
Mechanical Engineering: Dr Dirk Pons,
Mechatronic Engineering: Dr Dirk Pons,
Civil Engineering: Dr Rajesh Dhakal
Forest Engineering: Dr Simon Fairbrother
Chemical and Process Engineering: Rachel Rogers, 03 369 3484, room 405 Link building
Electrical and Computer Engineering: not covered in these arrangements


OPERATIONAL DETAILS: Chemical and Process Engineering

Departmental Coordinator: Rachel Rogers
Course duration: 24 hrs
Start times: 9am
Bookings: via My Timetable. Any problems contact Rachel Rogers

Course Coordinator

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering Head of Department

Personal Protection: stout footwear; long hair tied back, and no loose clothing. Safety glasses and a dust coat are provided.

Health and safety regulations:
A health and safety briefing will be provided by the Tutor. Among others, the following apply:
• Personal protection (see above) MUST be worn at all times in the workshop
• NO SMOKING
• No food or drink is allowed in the workshop
• Any student who is considered to be under the effect of alcohol or drugs will be asked to leave the workshop
• No radios/walkmans, head-phones, cell phones, sun glasses, or headgear (other than long hair protection) are allowed in the workshop.  Long hair MUST be tied up or securely tucked away
• At no time is a student to leave the workshop unless the instructor in charge gives permission
• No tools or equipment are to be removed from the workshop at any time
• Disruptive individuals may be asked to leave the session
• Students are requested not to wear rings or loose jewellery while in the workshop

Notes

EXEMPTIONS

Exemptions from the Workshop Training Course may be granted by the course supervisor for the Department of Chemical & Process Engineering.  Normally this will only be considered for:
• NZCE/Diploma students
• an engineering trade qualification
• equivalent course done elsewhere
• substantial formal work experience (self-taught experience in a home workshop will not usually be sufficient grounds for exemption)  

Those students who believe they may be eligible for an exemption should apply early in their first year of Professional study.

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

Pass criteria

In order to achieve a pass in this course, students must meet the following criteria:

• Reach a satisfactory standard in attitude and safety
o Safety is very important. Failure may occur if a student demonstrates a careless attitude towards the safety of self or others
o Engineers are expected to be professionally responsible regarding safety.  As observed by the Institute of Professional Engineers NZ, ‘Engineers have a substantial role to play as part of this activity because they are trained in cause and effect thinking, and can predict a range of likely outcomes and their consequences’

• Reach a satisfactory standard in the production of specified engineering components
o It is necessary to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Tutor that the student is able to safely use the workshop processes (drilling, turning, milling, welding, hand tools) to a basic level
o Students will not be failed for inability to reach target manufacturing tolerances/quality, providing that the student makes a credible attempt

• Satisfactory attendance
o minimum of 32 hours (Mechanical and Mechatronic students)
o minimum of 24 hrs (CAPE students)
o minimum of 12 hrs (Civil students)

Failing is rare…but possible

Attendance

Absence:
• Prompt arrival is required for all classes.  (Students who arrive late will be marked as absent!)
• If a student knows he/she is going to be absent, then they must contact the instructor in the training room during the scheduled class 364 2987 extension 7336 as well as Rachel Rogers during business hours (369 3474, rachel.rogers@canterbury.ac.nz).  In addition the student concerned must contact the course supervisor to arrange a time when they can make up for the lost instruction and contact hours.  
• Students must attend for the whole course. Students who miss more than one hour of class must present formal notification (e.g. a doctor’s note) otherwise it is likely they will be requested to re-enrol at additional cost to themselves.

Exemptions

Exemptions from the Workshop Training Course may be granted by the course supervisor for the Department of Chemical & Process Engineering.  Normally this will only be considered for:
• NZCE/Diploma students
• an engineering trade qualification
• equivalent course done elsewhere
• substantial formal work experience (self-taught experience in a home workshop will not usually be sufficient grounds for exemption)  
Those students who believe they may be eligible for an exemption should apply early in their first year of Professional study.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

All ENCH199 Occurrences

  • ENCH199-22W (C) Whole Year 2022