CP507 Process Engineering Research Project Jan–May 2011

Core Course to earn eligibility for Class Honours in the C&P Engineering Stream and Technical Elective for others

intended learning outcomes			click here to give your comments			return home
	course description	assessment scheme			timeline
a very useful site for tips for the C&P Eng practice: http://www.cheresources.com/				currently executed (or suggested) project topics

Project report guidelines for paper-format (for experimental 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.

Intended Learning Outcomes

- Ability to self-acquire new knowledge and skills

- Effective management of time and efficient use of available resources

- Ability to search and extract information from different sources and apply

- Ability to be analytical in the formulation and solution of problems

- Ability to use appropriate mathematical and other tools and techniques, equipment, and pertinent software and appropriate programming language

- Ability to use laboratory and workshop equipment to generate valuable data, to perform tests, and to test a design data

- Ability to analyze and interpret data and, when necessary, design experiments to gain new data

- Ability to work within the real-world constraints in applying chemical and process engineering theories to real-world problems

- Ability to participate in scientific and technical communications effectively with confidence

Course Description:

Course objectives:

- Development of enquiring mind and eager for new knowledge

- Working experience in open-ended problems/projects

- Exposure to the research and development potential in the Chemical & Process Engineering and allied areas

- 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: 3 GPA credits

Pre-requisites: A project proposal with the work plan and prior approval of the Head of the Department for the selected project proposal and the work plan.

Content	Time allocated
The objective of the process engineering research project is to mathematically model a process, such as drying, heat exchanging or bio-digesting and to experimentally verify the mathematical model.	90 project hours
TOTAL	45 eq. hours

Assessment Scheme:

Assessment method	Percentage marks
Self-assessment via the self-assessment record maintained by the student
Stage 1 assessment on the project proposal, work-plan and the literature survey submitted before the 4^th week via presentation by the student or student group during the 4^th week.	20
Stage 2 assessment of the project work carried out via presentation of the results of the project by the student or student group in a seminar during the 7^th week.	30
Stage 3 assessment of the performance in a VIVA during the 11^th week and assessment of the final project report submitted during or before the 14^th week.	50

Timeline:

Week	Date	Activity	Venue (Time)
1	26 Jan	- Locating a project supervisor and discussing the project proposal and work-plan with the supervisor - Search for information required to carry out the project - Literature survey - Meeting with the course coordinator to finalize the project initiation stage - Collecting the self-assessment record form from the course coordinator	(8-11 & 2-5) (2-3)
2	02 Feb	- Search for information required to carry out the project continued - Literature survey continued - Identification of available resources to carry out the project	(8-11 & 2-5)
3	09 Feb
4	16 Feb	Holiday
5	21 Feb 23 Feb	- Submission of the improved project proposal, modified work plan and completed literature survey to the project supervisor - 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 student group	Department (Before 12 noon) Seminar Room (2-4)
6	02 Mar	Holiday
7	09 Mar	- Project execution commenced	(8-11 & 2-5)
8	16 Mar	- Project execution continued	(8-11 & 2-5)
9	23 Mar	- Stage 2 assessment (click for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel of the completed project work presented (click for presentation guidelines) by the student or student group	Seminar Room (2-4)
10	30 Mar	- Project execution continued	(8-11 & 2-5)
11	06 Apr	- Project finalization commenced + report writing commenced	(8-11 & 2-5)
New Year Break
12	18 Apr 20 Apr	- Submission of the project results to the supervisor - Stage 3 assessment (click for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel via VIVA of the project results submitted by the student or student group (maximum of 20 marks)	Department (Before 12 noon) Department (2-4)
13	27 Apr	- Project finalization continued + report writing continued
14	04 May 06 May	- Project finalized + report writing finalized - Final project report (click for guidelines) submitted to the supervisor	Department (Before 12 noon)
15	11 May	- Assessment of the final project report by the Supervisor (maximum of 30 marks)	Department (8-12)

Note:

Any delay in adhering to the deadlines specified above 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.

- 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:

Idea #	Title & Source	Executed (or suggested) by undergraduates & [supervisor]
1	Fluidised bed classification of Dolomite powder Source: Adham K (2001) Classify particles using fluidized beds. CEP September 2001: 54-57 (www.cepmagazine.org)	Mr. WMLY Walisinghe [Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
2	Food industry waste water treatment: chemical treatment Source:	Mr. JAU Weerasamudra [Dr. CS Kalpage]

Presentation Guidelines:

Time allocation for each presentation: 10 minutes (not a minute more) to present and 10 minutes 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 as appropriate. Further guidance could be obtained from the project supervisors and course coordinator (if necessary).

Note: Printouts of the presentations must be handed over to the course coordinator before the presentation. All CP507 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 CP507.

email: rshanthini@pdn.ac.lk

copyright © R. Shanthini

updated on April 03, 2011