Preliminary Project

Code:

EA0070

Acronym:

AP

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

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical 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	36	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.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are able develop design capabilities of a process of the  environmental engineering field. They developed  skills to work in teams and to communicate.

Working method

Presencial

Program

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

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

SuperPro Designer
Ms Excel

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	297,00
Total:	297,00

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 23 December 2016. Rating CF1;
2.Component 2: Preparation of a presentation of the preliminary project. Presentation and discussion of the draft with the teachers involved in the course. To be held on 5th of january 2017. Presentation (20 minutes), discussion (20 minutes). Rating CF2.

The final evaluation (CF) will be obtained by the sum of 2 components.
CF=0.7*CF1+0.3*CF2

NOTE 1: The rating assignment in the top 10% assumes that work content is very good and the report is very well presented and without spelling errors. 

NOTE 2: The group classification CF may be adjusted for each element of the group up to a maximum of ±2 values, according to the performance of the elements of the group in all tasks related of the course unit.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.