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IMPORTANT NOTICE
2nd assessment will be held on 19 March 2012.
Intended
Learning Outcomes
Course
Description:
Course
objectives:
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Development of
enquiring mind and eager for new knowledge
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Working experience in open-ended
problems/projects
- Awareness
of the practical dimension to chemical and process engineering discipline
- Development
of skills required for synthesizing knowledge already gained in other courses
and elsewhere
- Development
of the habits of comprehension, asking pertinent questions and engagement in
active communication
- Appreciation
of the importance of taking interest in successfully carrying out a project
- Appreciation
of the importance of innovative approaches in successfully carrying out a
project
- Development
of the awareness required for self-assessing progress throughout a project
- Development
of presentation skills by active participation and feedback
- Development
of critical learning and writing skills
Course
coordinator: Prof. R Shanthini (accessible at 071-5326835 and at rshanthini@pdn.ac.lk)
Evaluation
panel: Dr. CS Kalpage; Ms. SMWTPK Ariyarathna; Ms. AMW Menike;
Dr. DGGP Karunaratne (Moderator)
Course credits: 2 GPA credits
Pre-requisites:
Prior approval of the Head of the Department for the selected project
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Content
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Time allocated
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Problem
identification and project formulation: Search for, and retrieval of,
information required such as literature survey; Identification and optimum
utilisation of available resources; Project execution; Cost analysis;
Socio-economic and ethical evaluations of the project; Political
consequences; Environmental consequences; Safety aspects; Elements of
technical report writing; Communicating the results of the project study
with the outside world via a report, a web-page etc.
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60 project hours
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TOTAL
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30
eq. hours
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Assessment
Scheme:
Assessment method
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Percentage
marks
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Self-assessment via
the self-assessment
record maintained by the student
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Equivalent to attendance
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Stage
1 assessment via presentation by the student or student
group during the 4th week on the project proposal, work-plan and
the literature survey. A 1000-word write up on the content of the
presentation must be handed over to the course-coordinator (with copies to
supervisors) on the day of the presentation. Write-up should not be copies
of the presentation.
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20
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Stage
2 assessment via presentation by the student or student
group during the 7th week on the project progress up to 7th
week. Please do not repeat what has been presented during the
1st assessment. A 2000-word write up on the project
progress must be handed over to the course-coordinator (with copies to
supervisors) on the day of the presentation. This write-up shall
include Introduction, Literature survey, Materials and Methodology Used, Results
obtained so far, and Discussion of the results.
Write-up should not be copies of the
presentation.
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30
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Stage
3 assessment via presentation by the student or student
group in a seminar during the 12th week on the project progress
up to 12th week. A 4000-word write up on the project progress
must be handed over to the course-coordinator (with copies to supervisors)
on the day of the presentation. Write-up should not be copies of the
presentation.
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20
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Stage 4 assessment
of the final
project report submitted during the 14th week
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30
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Timeline:
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Week
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Date
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Activity
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Venue
(Time)
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1
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30 Jan
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- Project selection and discussion with
potential supervisor(s)
- Presentation of project guidelines by the
course coordinator
- Registration of selected project with
the course coordinator
- Collection of the self-assessment
record form from the course coordinator
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(8.00
– 11.00)
Faculty
Seminar Room
(11.00
- 12.00)
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2
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06 Feb
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- Search for information required to
carry out the project
- Literature survey
- Identification of available resources
to carry out the project
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3
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13 Feb
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- Discussing the project proposal, work-plan
and literature survey with the project supervisor(s)
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Department
(8-12)
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4
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20 Feb
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Maha Sivarathri Day
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5
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27 Feb
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- Stage 1 assessment (click
for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel of the project proposal,
work-plan and the literature survey presented (click for presentation guidelines) by the
student or students group.
- A 1000-word write up on the content of
the presentation must be handed over to the course-coordinator (with copies
to supervisors).
- Write-up should not be copies of the
presentation.
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Faculty
Seminar
Room
(8-12)
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6
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05 Mar
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- Project execution commenced
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7
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12 Mar
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- Project execution continued
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8
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19 Mar
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- Stage 2 assessment (click
for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel of the project progress
presented (click for
presentation guidelines) by the student or students group.
- A 2000-word write up on the project
progress must be handed over to the course-coordinator (with copies to
supervisors) on the day of the presentation.
- Write-up should not be copies of the
presentation.
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Faculty
Seminar
Room
(8-12)
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9
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26 Mar
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- Project execution continued
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10
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02 Apr
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- Project execution continued
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New Year Break
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11
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16 Apr
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- Project execution continued + Final project
report writing commenced
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12
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23 Apr
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- Project finalization commenced + Final
project report writing continued
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13
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30 Apr
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- Stage 3 assessment (click
for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel of the project results
presented (click for
presentation guidelines) by the student or students group.
- A 4000-word write up on the project progress
must be handed over to the course-coordinator (with copies to supervisors)
on the day of the presentation.
- Write-up should not be copies of the
presentation.
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Faculty
Seminar
Room
(8-12)
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14
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07 May
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- Final project report writing finalization
accommodating the feedbacks received from the supervisor(s) on the previous
write-ups submitted
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15
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14 May
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- Final project report (click for guidelines)
submitted to the supervisor(s) for Stage 4 assessment by the Evaluation
Panel
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VERY IMPORTANT:
Any delay in adhering to the stipulated deadlines could cost
the student 2.5 marks per week of delay.
Currently Executed (or Suggested) Project Topics:
Priority is given to the project
ideas originating from the students themselves. Supervisors from the industry
and elsewhere are encouraged provided the primary supervisor is from among the
academic staff of the Department of C&P Engineering.
Natural
product processes for niche market has a very great potential for development
in Sri Lanka.
Students are encouraged carry out projects in that area.
Web sources for project ideas: Chemical
Engineering Research Bulletin
Given below is the list of project
topics currently executed (and/or suggested) by the academic staff of the
Department of C&P Engineering:
Project #
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Project Titles and
Selected Reference Sources
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Project group
[Supervisors]
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1
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Potential
use of Water Hyacinth for wastewater treatment in Sri Lanka (2-student group)
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[Ms. SMWTPK Ariyaratne]
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2
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Ethanol
production from corn stem (1
student)
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[Ms. SMWTPK Ariyaratne]
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3
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Development of a
laboratory-scale biogas unit for sustainable biogas production from the
canteen waste of the Faculty of Engineering (2-student group)
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Ms. Subhashini
WRAI (E/08/333)
Mr. Senaratne RARC
(E/08/311)
[Dr. CS Kalpage]
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4
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Development of a
laboratory-scale oil extraction unit for citronella oil extraction from Cymbopogon
(lemongrass) (2-student
group)
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Mr. Weerasinghe WMHD (E/08/384)
Mr. Wijerathna WDCC (E/08/394)
[Dr. CS Kalpage]
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5
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Laboratory-scale
production of fertilizers (TSP/SSP) from Eppawala Rock Phosphate (2-student group)
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Mr. Dasanayake HMDD (E/08/052)
Mr. Hereth HMSM (E/08/108)
[Dr. CS
Kalpage]
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6
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Laboratory-scale
biodiesel processing from waste vegetable oils collected from the
restaurant and determination of properties such as calorific value,
viscosity, flash point of biodiesel (2-student
group)
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Mr. Asantha HMR (E/08/023)
[Dr. CS Kalpage]
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7
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Modeling of tea withering
process (2-student group)
Selected
reference source:
Tea
withering
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Mr. Senanayaka Dorakumbura DKMPHB (E/07/081)
Mr. Karunathilaka
NMSSB (E/07/179)
[Dr. DGGP
Karunaratne]
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8
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Estimation of carbon
footprint from Sri Lankan tourist industry (2-student
group)
Selected
reference source:
Ecological
footprint analysis as a toll to assess tourism
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[Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
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9
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Fluidized bed drying characteristics
of coconut (2-student group)
Selected
reference source:
Coconut
drying
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Mr. Subasinghe NAAI (E/08/332)
Mr. Wilegoda WWMR (E/08/401)
[Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
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10
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Experimental study of the
downward movement of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos in soils with different
organic matter content (2-student group)
Selected
reference source:
Muhamad H, Al TY,
Sahid I, Mat N. Downward movement of chlorpyrifos in the soil of an oil
palm plantation in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of Oil Palm Research
2010: 22:721-728.
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[Ms. AMW Menike +
Prof. R. Shanthini]
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11
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Experimental study of the
potential of agricultural by-products in the reduction of groundwater
contamination of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos by leaching through soil (2-student
group)
Selected
reference source:
Romyen S,
Luepromchai E, Hawker D and Karnchanasest B. Potential of agricultural
by-product in reducing chlorpyrifos leaching through soil. Journal of
Applied Science 2007: 7(18):2686-2690.
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[Ms. AMW Menike +
Prof. R. Shanthini]
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12
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Software
development for aerobic bioreactor scale-up (2-student
group; possibility of working with a computer engineering student is being
explored)
Selected
reference source:
Garcia-Ochoa
F, Gomez E. Bioreactor scale-up
and oxygen transfer rate in microbial processes: An overview. Biotechnology
Advances 2009: 27: 153–176.
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Mr. Jayasinghe GASK (E/08/124)
Mr. Rathnayaka MNS (E/08/274)
[Prof. R. Shanthini]
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13
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Exergy
analysis of solar energy applications and solar power facilities (1-student)
Selected
reference sources:
Saidur R, BoroumandJazi G, Mekhlif S,
Jameel M. Exergy analysis of solar energy applications. Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews 2012: 16: 350–356.
Hepbasli
A. A key review on exergetic analysis and assessment of renewable energy
resources for a sustainable future. Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews 2008: 12: 593–661.
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[Prof. R. Shanthini]
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14
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Is
Sri Lanka
moving towards or away from sustainability: an emergy analysis (2-student
group)
Selected
reference source:
Campbell DE, Garmestani AS. An energy systems view of sustainability: Emergy evaluation of the
San Luis Basin, Colorado. Journal of Environmental Management 2012: 95:
72-97.
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[Prof. R. Shanthini]
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15
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Emergy
evaluation of a Sri Lankan thermal power plant (2-student
group)
Selected
reference source:
- Sha
S, Hurme M. Emergy evaluation of combined heat and power plant processes.
Applied Thermal Engineering 2012: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.11.063
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Asprion N, Rumpf B, Gritschha A. Work flow in process development for
energy efficient processes. Applied Thermal Engineering 2011: 31:
2067-2072.
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Mr. Dasanayaka WMKM (E/08/050)
[Prof. R. Shanthini]
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16
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Assessment
of energy and exergy efficiencies of Sri Lankan energy sector (1-student)
Selected
reference sources:
- Al-Ghandoor
A, Jaber JO, Al-Hinti I. Assessment of Energy and Exergy Efficiencies of
Power Generation Sub-Sector in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering 2009: 3(1): 1-8.
- Koroneos
CJ, Nanaki EA, Xydis GA. Exergy analysis of the energy use in Greece.
Energy Policy 2011: 39: 2475–2481.
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[Prof. R. Shanthini]
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17
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Assessment
of energy and exergy efficiencies of Sri Lankan agricultural / Industrial /
Transportation sector (3-student group with a sector per
student)
Selected
reference sources:
- Ahamed
JU, Saidur R, Masjuki HH, Mekhilef S, Ali MB, Furqon MH. An application of
energy and exergy analysis in agricultural sector of Malaysia. Energy
Policy 2011: 39: 7922–7929.
- Ediger
VS, Camdalı U. Energy and exergy efficiencies in Turkish
transportation sector, 1988–2004. Energy Policy 2007: 35:
1238–1244.
- Koroneos
CJ, Nanaki EA. Energy and exergy
utilization assessment of the Greek transport sector. Resources,
Conservation and Recycling 2008: 52: 700–706.
- Sanaei
SM, Furubayashi T, Nakata T. Assessment of energy utilization in
Iran’s industrial sector using energy and exergy analysis method. Applied Thermal Engineering 2012: 36:
472-481.
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Mr. Ariyaratne
RGRNK (E/08/018)
Mr. Fernando BDN
(E/08/079)
Mr. Illukwtta IAC (E/08/113)
[Prof. R. Shanthini]
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18
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Setting-up
of an index to rate food manufacturers of small, medium (2-student
group)
Selected
reference sources:
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Ms.
Amarasekare KLLR (E/08/011)
Mr. Bandara
EAPC (E/08/032)
[Prof. R. Shanthini]
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Effect
of presence of strontium on precipitation characteristic of calcium
carbonate.
Selected
reference sources:
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Mr. Nawarathna WPGS (E/08/217)
Mr. Thilakarathna HPTC (E/08/356)
[Dr. DGGP
Karunaratne]
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Presentation
Guidelines:
Time
allocation for each presentation: 10 minutes (not a minute more) per research group for presentation
and 05 minutes per each student to defend the presentation.
Content of the 10-minute
presentation: Student
is expected to guide his/her presentation using the assessment guidelines for Stage
1 or Stage 2 or Stage 3 as appropriate. Further guidance could be obtained
from the project supervisors and course coordinator (if necessary).
Presentation style: Professional guidance for improving the presentation style could be
arranged upon request from the student(s) by the course coordinator on
individual basis or as a workshop.
Note: All CP307 students
are expected to be present during the entire assessment sessions.
Final
Project Report Guidelines:
Submission mode: A hardcopy must be deposited in the letterbox of the primary project
supervisor, AND a softcopy must be emailed to admin@rshanthini.com in *.doc or *.pdf format before the deadline.
Format
of the report: Project report guidelines for paper-format (for
experiment study and numerical simulation based projects) and for manual-format (for
product-based projects) are uploaded. Click here for a sample paper in
paper-format.
VERY IMPORTANT:
Keep in mind that word to word
reproduction of material available elsewhere without crediting the source
(known as plagiarism and is a serious offence) will earn you a fail grade in
CP307.
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