Course Title: Engineering Experimental Investigations
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Engineering Experimental Investigations
Credit Points: 12.00
Important Information:
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
PROC2084 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
120H Civil, Environmental & Chemical Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
PROC2084 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022 |
Course Coordinator: Naba K Dutta
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0322
Course Coordinator Email: naba.dutta@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 10.12.22
Course Coordinator Availability: To be arranged at the first class
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
BH079 Core Courses (Semesters 1-4)
Course Description
Engineering experimental investigations will allow you to perform experiments using chemical unit operations and material testing facilities. These are conducted over a number of weeks thus providing the opportunity to explore in greater depth about the phenomena important for chemical engineering. It allows you to develop your scientific and research skills through the observation, recording, evaluation, analyses and reporting of your experimental work and acts as a primer for the research project work you will perform in subsequent years.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH079 Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours) and associated double degrees.
1.4. Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline.
3.2. Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
3.4. Professional use and management of information.
3.5. Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.
3.6. Effective team membership and team leadership.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
- Model engineering problems by making suitable assumptions
- Apply fundamentals of chemical engineering principles in the analysis of experimental data
- Apply fundamentals of chemical engineering principles to the solution of design problems using experimental data and derived correlations
Overview of Learning Activities
You will participate in laboratory sessions. You will collaborate with your peers to perform laboratory work and writing reports/assignments. The course is supported by the Canvas learning management system.
Total study hours: You will average between 2 to 4 hours per week in laboratory sessions. You will be expected to spend 4 to 6 hours per week performing analysis of your experimental results, conducting literature reviews and performing report writing
Overview of Learning Resources
You will be provided access to notes, laboratory manuals, experimental apparatus and videos to perform the tasks.
Support can also be found at RMIT Library Guides: https://rmit.libguides.com/c.php?g=932702&p=6742411
Overview of Assessment
☒This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment tasks
Task 1: First Laboratory Report (this constitutes the early assessment task)
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2 and 3
Task 2: First assignment
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2 and 3
Task 3: Second Laboratory Report
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2 and 3
Task 4: Second assignment
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2 and 3
Note: Marks for the assignments and reports will be subject to peer assessment.