Course unit details:
BEng Design Project 3

Course unit fact file
Unit code CHEN30152
Credit rating 15
Unit level Level 3
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

Students, working in design teams, undertake an open-ended project to design a process to produce a specified product. Teams are supervised by academic ‘project managers’ who assist in definition of the task(s) to be carried out.

Part 1 (CHEN30132) of the design project is performed by all members of the team, who work together to undertake a detailed design appraisal (including preliminary economic evaluation) and produce mass and energy balances for their preferred process. 

Part 2 (CHEN30142) is then carried out by team members individually, to establish the detailed design of agreed plant items, co-ordinated by the team as a whole. 

Part 3 (CHEN30152) is the final activity, where the team puts together the complete design and considers plant-wide process aspects such as safety, health and environment, as well as plant layout, overall process integration, economics and sustainability.

 

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Process Synthesis CHEN30031 Co-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

The unit aims to:

Provide knowledge of the design of a process from concept to detailed design.

Apply chemical engineering skills acquired from other courses. 

Encourage a creative approach to design. 

Provide experience of working in a team. 

Provide experience of the presentation of technical material in extended written reports. 

Meet the IChemE requirements for accreditation at B-standard

 

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

ILO1: Know and apply the principles of process evaluation

ILO2: Understand the sensitivity of designs to operational parameters 

ILO3: Understand how to synthesise a complex unit operation or subsystem

Intellectual skills:

 ILO4: Synthesise a flowsheet for the manufacture of a defined quantity ofspecified product(s) via a chosen overall route 

ILO5: Evaluate the consequences of data validity, equipment performance and applicability of rigorous calculation procedures 

ILO6: Evaluate alternatives on an economic basis and sensitivity analysis

ILO7: Evaluate process safety 

ILO8: Evaluate process sustainability 

Practical skills:

ILO9: Report results against a deadline 

ILO10: Produce realistic drawings and sketches of process and equipment

Transferable skills and personal qualities:

ILO11: Work and communicate effectively within a group and as a group

ILO12: Present the results to an assessment panel orally 

ILO13: Defend the chosen design in oral examination

ILO14: Reflect on the design experience and gained knowledge & skills

 

Teaching and learning methods

The Design Project is a major piece of group work, carried out under minimal supervision, which enables students to demonstrate the skills and knowledge gained elsewhere in the degree programme. As such, the main learning process is activity based and associated with the undertaking of an open-ended, minimally defined project. 

 

Assessment methods

Continuous Assessment

 

Feedback methods

E-resources, such as discussion forums and both individual and group submissions through Turnitin, will be used. There will also be an element of peer assessment, which will be carried out online and considered as part of the teamwork assessment.

Recommended reading

Reading lists are accessible through the Blackboard system linked to the library catalogue.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Project supervision 20
Independent study hours
Independent study 80

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Antonios Anastasiou Unit coordinator

Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2027 will be £10,050 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £39,700 per annum.

For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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