Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Structure of national and international industry, market assessment, project management, production planning and cost control, financial resources and management. Introduction to industrial relations - safety and health, safety auditing, equal employment legislation, working with others. Energy resources and fuels, policies and technology for energy economy, application of pinch technology for the efficient use of energy in process plants, ecology and environment, environmental law and impact statements, emission control, wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous wastes treatment and disposal. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will understand the basic concepts of process economics and project management, economic aspects of process technology development and application. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | To be specified depending on area of study. |
Unit Texts: | To be specified depending on area of study. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Exam 50%, Major Assignments (2) 30%, Minor Assignments (4) 20%. |
Field of Education: | 30301 Chemical Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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