Preliminary Project

Code:

EA0070

Acronym:

AP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Design, Development, Implementation and Operation
OFICIAL	Interp/Personal professional attitudes and capac.

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEA	4	Syllabus since 2006/07	5	-	12	56	324

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Acquisition of expertise
1.3 Advanced knowledge engineering: knowledge of techniques for design process related with the environmental engineering field.
2. Acquisition of personal and professional skills
2.1 Thinking and solving problems of engineering: the ability to solve problems of design for environmental processes.
2.3 Advanced knowledge of engineering: the ability to design several equipments.
2.4 Personal skills and attitudes: security in obtaining credible solutions.
2.5 Professional skills and attitudes: economic analysis of projects.
3. Acquisition of inter-personal skills, teamwork and communications
3.1 Working in groups: Training in the development of teamwork.
3.2 Communications: ability of interaction between elements of the group and ability of presentation and discussion of projects.
3.3 Communication in foreign languages: English.
4. Design, implementation and operation of systems at company and the social levels
4.1External and social contexts: concepts of risk and environmental impact.
4.2 Background and business communication: skills related to the economic evaluation of projects.
4.3 Design and engineering systems: heuristics for processes synthesis.
4.4 Project: Project of environmental processes attending to different information sources.

Program

1. Tools to support the development of preliminary projects in the field of environmental engineering;
2. Methodologies for economic analysis and cost evaluation.

Mandatory literature

Biblio1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical lectures with exposure and discussion of topics related with tools to support development projects in the field of environmental engineering and methodologies for economic analysis and cost estimates. Realization of various working groups consisting of a preliminary project.

Software

Ms Excel
SuperPro Designer

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Simulation engineering
Technological sciences > Technology > Environmental technology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Realization of the preliminary project with positive evaluation.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation of the course takes place through working in groups of four elements that comprise the following components:
1.Component 1: Completion of a preliminary project and report (maximum 50 pages + annexes (maximum 50 pages)). Delivering up to 21 december 2012. Rating CF1;
2.Component 2: Preparation of a presentation of the preliminary project. Deliver to 4 janueary 2013. Rating CF2;
3.Component 3: Presentation and discussion of the draft with the teachers involved in the course. To be held on january 2013. Presentation (20 minutes), discussion (20minutes). Rating CF3.
4. Component 4: Small individual report about the unit. Deliver on 4 january 2013. Rating CF$
The final evaluation (CF) will be obtained by the sum of 4 components.
CF=0.60*CF1+0.15*CF2+0.15*CF3+0.10*CF4

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.