Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 4
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Chemical Engineering School
Integration of major aspects of chemical and environmental engineering into the design of a production facility. Process and control system synthesis, detailed engineering design, capital and operating cost estimation, hazard and risk analysis, operating procedures and environmental impact. Team work.
This course is the capstone experience of the Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, and related majors. ﾠStudents work in teams on a project to design ﾠa process or a product in an area/industry of interest. Students in this course apply and integrate key skills and knowledge from previous chemical engineering and related courses to design a production facility, including process and control system synthesis, detailed engineering design, capital and operating cost estimation, hazard and risk analysis, environmental impact and sustainability, and developing operating procedures. This course involves a large amount of team work and peer review, with a mix of team assessment and individual assessment.
Course requirements
Assumed background
Completion of 3 years of Chemical Engineering undergraduate study expected. If you have not attempted all compulsory 3rd year courses AND you are not going to graduate in 2023 or semester 1 2024, do NOT enrol in CHEE4001. You may struggle to pass and adversely impact your group. If you are unsure if you should be doing CHEE4001, obtain academic advice or contact the coordinator.
ME students should seek approval from the programme coordinator or academic advisor prior to enrolment in CHEE4001.
Prerequisites
You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:
CHEE3004 and CHEE3020 and (CHEE2020 or CHEE4060)
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
MINE4201 or CHEE7103 or MINE7204
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
- If you intend to take CHEE4001, please aim to enrol in the course before Wednesday 23 July so that teams can be formed for Week 1. You have an opportunity to form your own team of 5 members and can submit this list to the course co-ordinator between Wednesday July 23 - Friday July 25 via a microsoft forms link. You will also have an opportunity to put forward your preferred project topic. There are a limited number of teams for each project topic, so please sign up early for the best chance to secure your preferred topic. If you don't form a team, the course co-ordinator will place you in a team based on preferred topic selection. More details, including details of project topics, will be released on Blackboard on Monday July 21.
- Check the UQ Timetable App or Si-Net for each week's schedule.ﾠ
- In the Timetable you will see a 3 hour workshop each Tuesday. In a typical week, the first 60 minutes of the workshop will be structured activities around design tasks or skills, and the second 120 minutes is for groups to work on design tasks as a team and to meet with their mentor. During the mentor meeting, each team will spend 30 - 40 minutes reporting to their mentor. The mentor will arrange times for each group once groups have been established. Attendance at Mentor Meetings is mandatory and frequent non-attendance and/or poor contributions in the meetings can impact your achievements in theﾠTeamwork and Peer Assessment.
- In addition to the timetabled activities, mentors will offer drop-in consultation sessions for their assigned teams and course staff will provide other drop-in consultations sessions.
Aims and outcomes
This project based design course is one of the most important courses that you will do in your final year. It will allow you to bring together much of your previously learnt engineering knowledge on a real, practical problem. It contributes 4 units of the semester's assessment - half of a full time study load for this semester.
The course aims to develop and demonstrate a broad range of graduate attributes by developing a complete design and economic analysis against a tender specification. This involves developing technical, communication, and team work skills in a simulated professional environment.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and the Institution of Engineers Australia (IEAust) also place a high priority on this course as part of your entry into the profession. It is a compulsory requirement for entry to the IChemE and/or IEAust and as such to the status of Registered Professional Engineer (RPE).
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Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation/ Student contribution | Project kick-off meeting | Compulsory |
29/07/2025
8:00-11:00 |
| Participation/ Student contribution, Presentation, Project |
Assessment: Design Package 1
|
Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation 12/08/2025 Peer Assessment 1 - DP1 Proposal Presentation 15/08/2025 2:00 pm Design Package 1 5/09/2025 2:00 pm Peer Assessment 2 - DP1 Team Report 12/09/2025 2:00 pm |
|
| Participation/ Student contribution |
HAZOP study
|
Compulsory |
21/10/2025
8:00-11:00 |
| Project |
Assessment: Design Package 2
|
Design Package 2 30/10/2025 2:00 pm Peer Assessment 3 - Design Package 2 Team Tasks 31/10/2025 4:00 pm |
|
| Examination, Presentation |
Exam During Exam Period (School)
|
Team Project Outputs - 10 pts |
End of Semester Exam Period 8/11/2025 - 22/11/2025 |
Assessment details
Project kick-off meeting
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution
- Weight
- Compulsory
- Due date
29/07/2025
8:00-11:00
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L08
Task description
Introduction Project kick-off meeting (3 hr workshop) where you will meet your project team, select a design problem, and develop your team charter.
Not attending this session will get your team off to a bad start. It can be difficult to recover from that start to get your team work and team communication working well in time for the first progress reports.
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Extensions for individuals are not available as this is a team based assessment. Students should contact the course coordinator ahead of time or immediately after to discuss alternate arrangements in case of a valid reason for extension.
Assessment: Design Package 1
- Team or group-based
- In-person
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance, Oral, Written
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution, Presentation, Project
- Due date
Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation 12/08/2025
Peer Assessment 1 - DP1 Proposal Presentation 15/08/2025 2:00 pm
Design Package 1 5/09/2025 2:00 pm
Peer Assessment 2 - DP1 Team Report 12/09/2025 2:00 pm
- Other conditions
- Peer assessed.
Task description
Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation
(Weight: Team Project Outputs - 10 pts) Due: 12/08/2025, L01, L02, L07, L08
Presentations will take place in the regular Tuesday morning scheduled session, 8:00-11:00, unless otherwise advised by the course coordinator.
In Week 3 your team needs to present a proposal to staff and other student groups that includes:
1. Review of Process Options to meet your design brief. And,
2. A summary of concept selection methodology and outcome of the process technology selection. And,
3. A Block Flow Diagram for selected process with input-output diagrams for each student's section of the plant.
The audience will ask questions that require you to justify the decisions you have made and recommendations you have reached.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Peer Assessment 1 - DP1 Proposal Presentation
(Weight: Contributes to your individual mark for Design Package 1 Project Proposal) Due: 15/08/2025 2:00 pm, L08
Peer Assessment 1 is an opportunity for you to provide feedback to your team mates on their contributions to the team's work on Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation, reflect on your own contributions, and receive feedback on your own contributions. The early feedback provides the team opportunity to address any concerns and improve the overall team performance.
The Peer Assessment is one of the factors considered by your team mentor and the course coordinator when determining individual points. Your contributions to mentor meetings and progress reports, the team tasks in Design Package 1, and results of Peer Assessment 2 (after completing DP1) are other factors considered for Design Package 1.
Penalty for not completing Peer Assessment 1: If you do not complete Peer Assessment 1, 2 points will be deducted from your score for Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation Team Project Outputs (i.e., 20% of the 10 points for Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation).
Design Package 1
(Weight: Team Project Outputs 50pts; Individual-Core 50pts; Individual-Advanced up to 25 pts) Due: 5/09/2025 2:00 pm, L01, L02, L03, L06, L07, L08
The purpose of Design Package 1 is to communicate your team’s outcomes and recommendations from a conceptual feasibility study for your selected process or problem. Tasks in Design Package 1 include Team Project Outputs, Individual - Core, and Individual - Advanced tasks as listed in the table below.
These Team Project Outputs (T-PO) design tasks define the problem and project scope, reviews available options, and presents an appropriate process concept design with block flow diagrams and input/output diagrams for each section of the plant to be designed by team members. The process concept design needs to be supported by relevant material and energy balances, and a simple economic analysis performed. The team must identify major hazards associated with the proposed process. A statement about the potential impacts (both positive and negative) of the proposed process development should also be included.
Each student must also submit the three I-Core design tasks in DP1 to demonstrate satisfactory competencies in core chemical engineering skills. To achieve a Grade of 4 or 5 in the course you don’t need to complete any I-Adv tasks. If you are targeting a Grade of 6 or 7 you may choose up to one I-Adv design task in Design Package 1. There are 3 more I-Adv design task opportunities in Design Package 2.
Design Package 1 team and individual design tasks
Team project outputs tasks (T-PO) - Points
Introduction with a Problem Definition and Scope - 5
Process concept selection with block flow diagram and input-output diagrams -15
Plant-wide material and energy balance assumptions - 10
Major hazards identification - 5
Simple economic analysis - 5
Project Impact Statement - 5
DP1 Conclusions and Recommendations - 5
Individual Core tasks (I-Core)
Introduction Problem Definition and Scope for your section - 10
Process flow diagram of plant section - 20
Material and energy balance of plant section - 20
Individual outputs – Advanced
Technical review of a novel process technology - 25
Investigation of a potential impact - 25
Advanced process flowsheet optimisation - 25
Peer and Mentor Assessment
Peer and Mentor assessments in addition to reported team contributions are considered when assigning points for T-PO tasks. Students with unsatisfactory contributions will meet with the course co-ordinator to reflect upon progress and discuss plans for Design Package 2.
AI Message for Design Package 1 tasks:
These tasks have been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
Criteria & Marking:
Detailed instructions and marking criteria (specifications) will be provided in Blackboard.
Peer Assessment 2 - DP1 Team Report
(Weight: Contributes to your mark on Design Package 1's Team Project Outputs) Due: 12/09/2025 2:00 pm, L08.
Peer Assessment 2 is a second opportunity to provide your team mates feedback on their contributions to the team's work on Design Package 1, reflect on your own contributions, and receive feedback on your own contributions.
Peer Assessment 2 is one of the factors considered by your team mentor and the course coordinator when determining individual contribution scores for each design task in the team report for Design Package 1. Your contributions to mentor meetings and progress reports, the Design Package 1 team report, and results of Peer Assessment 1 (completed in week 3) are other factors considered for Design Package 1.
Penalty for not completing Peer Assessment 2:
If you do not complete Peer Assessment 2, 10 points will be deducted from your score for Design Package 1 Team Project Outputs (i.e., 20% of the 50 points for Team Project Outputs in Design Package 1).
Submission guidelines
Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation: Teams must submit their Powerpoint presentation slides via Blackboard link prior to 8am on the scheduled date.
Peer Assessment 1 - DP1 Proposal Presentation: Blackboard Buddycheck survey.
Design Package 1: Submit Team and Individual Design Tasks via appropriate links in Blackboard.
Peer Assessment 2 - DP1 Team Report: Blackboard Buddycheck survey.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
Late submission
Design Package 1 - Proposal Presentation
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Extensions for individuals are not available as this is a team based assessment. If attendance is not possible please contact the course coordinator as soon as possible. Students with valid extension requests to receive team mark. Further information see Guidelines for Extension.
Peer Assessment 1 - DP1 Proposal Presentation
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 14 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Prompt feedback is necessary and delays impact on the opportunity for the team to address any concerns and improve the overall team performance with regards to tasks undertaken for Design Package 1 (due in Week 6). Therefore, the maximum possible extension length is 14 days (Week 5).
An extension request is not considered late until 24 hours after the assessment due date & time.
Late submission
Assessments must be submitted on or before the due date.
Penalties Apply for Late Submission
Refer PPL Assessment Procedure Section 3 Part C (48)
Design Package 1
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Extension requests may be made by individuals for I-Core and I-Adv tasks. Extension requests are generally not available for T-PO tasks, therefore, please contact the team and the course coordinator as soon as possible for issues regarding submission of team tasks. It is easier to resolve issues when notified early rather than late and very difficult to resolve if notified on the day of the submission.
Please note that long extensions will impact significantly on your progress with respect to receiving feedback and with the design tasks in Design Package 2. Please contact the course coordinator if long extensions are required.
An extension request is not considered late until 24 hours after the assessment due date & time.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Assessments must be submitted on or before the due date.
Penalties Apply for Late Submission
Refer PPL Assessment Procedure Section 3 Part C (48)
Peer Assessment 2 - DP1 Team Report
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Prompt feedback is necessary and delays impact on the opportunity for the team to address any concerns and improve the overall team performance with regards to tasks undertaken for Design Package 2 (due in Week 13). Maximum possible extension length is 28 days (Week 10).
An extension request is not considered late until 24 hours after the assessment due date & time.
Late submission
Assessments must be submitted on or before the due date.
Penalties Apply for Late Submission
Refer PPL Assessment Procedure Section 3 Part C (48)
HAZOP study
- Team or group-based
- In-person
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution
- Weight
- Compulsory
- Due date
21/10/2025
8:00-11:00
- Learning outcomes
- L06, L07
Task description
This is a HAZOP session chaired by experienced engineers. Attendance and participation are compulsory. Teams submit their HAZOP study notes after the session.
AI message
This task has been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
To pass this assessment, students will be required to demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submission independent of AI and MT tools.
Submission guidelines
Complete the HAZOP activity in class and submit the notes via appropriate link in Blackboard.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
An extension request is not considered late until 24 hours after the assessment due date & time.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Assessments must be submitted on or before the due date.
Penalties Apply for Late Submission
Refer PPL Assessment Procedure Section 3 Part C (48)
Assessment: Design Package 2
- Team or group-based
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance, Written
- Category
- Project
- Due date
Design Package 2 30/10/2025 2:00 pm
Peer Assessment 3 - Design Package 2 Team Tasks 31/10/2025 4:00 pm
- Other conditions
- Peer assessed.
Task description
Design Package 2
(Weight: Team Project Outputs 30pts; Individual-Core up to 50pts; Individual-Advanced up to 100pts) Due: 30/10/2025 2:00 pm, LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8.
Design Package 2 aims to (i) summarise the key findings from your design study and (ii) practice detailed design tasks such as equipment design, capital cost estimation, process control loop design, drafting piping & instrumentation diagrams, and plant layout. As for Design Package 1, Design Package 2 comprises Team tasks and Individual tasks. Details below.
To achieve a Grade of 4 or 5 in the course you don’t need to complete any I-Adv tasks. If you are targeting a Grade of 6 and have successfully completed one I-Adv task in Design Package 1 you need to complete an additional I-Adv task in Design Package 2. If you are targeting a Grade of 6 and have not successfully completed an I-Adv task in Design Package 1 you need to complete two I-Adv tasks in Design Package 2. See additional details below in grading details. If you are targeting a Grade of 7 and have successfully completed one I-Adv task in Design Package 1, you need to complete three additional I-Adv tasks in Design Package 2. See additional details below in the grading details.
Team project outputs tasks (T-PO) - Points
Executive Summary - 5
Overall plant control strategy - 5
Emissions & environmental impact summary - 5
Economic analysis - 10
Plant layout - 5
Individual Core tasks (I-Core)
Equipment selection, design, and sizing - 20
Equipment costing and analysis - 10
Design of a process control system, including PCD - 10
Conclusions and Recommendations - 10
Individual outputs – Advanced
Investigation of a potential impact - 25
Advanced process flowsheet optimisation - 25
Detailed equipment design (1 process equipment item) - 25
Plant section start-up and shutdown detailed procedures - 25
Piping & Instrumentation Diagram - 25
Peer and Mentor Assessment
Peer and Mentor assessments in addition to reported team contributions are considered when assigning points for T-PO tasks.
AI Message for Design Package 2 tasks:
These tasks have been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
To pass this assessment, students will be required to demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submission independent of AI tools.
Criteria & Marking:
Detailed instructions and marking criteria (specifications) for design tasks are provided in Blackboard.
Peer Assessment 3 - Design Package 2 Team Tasks
(Weight: Contributes to your mark on Design Package 2's Team Project Outputs) Due: 31/10/2025 4:00 pm, LO8
Peer Assessment 3 is an opportunity to provide your team mates feedback on their contributions to the team's work on Design Package 2, reflect on your own contributions, and receive feedback on your own contributions.
The Peer Assessment is one of the factors considered by your team mentor and the course coordinator when determining individual contribution scores for each design task in the team report for Design Package 2. Your contributions to mentor meetings and progress reports, and the Design Package 2 team report are other factors considered for Design Package 2.
Penalty for not completing Peer Assessment 3:
If you do not complete Peer Assessment 3, 6 points will be deducted from your score for Design Package 2 Team Project Outputs
(i.e., 20% of the 30 points for Team Project Outputs in Design Package 2).
Submission guidelines
Design Package 2: Submit Team and Individual Design Tasks via appropriate links in Blackboard.
Peer Assessment 3 - Design Package 2 Team Tasks: Blackboard Buddycheck survey.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
Late submission
Design Package 2
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Extension requests may be made by individuals for I-Core and I-Adv tasks. Extension requests are generally not available for T-PO tasks, therefore, please contact the team and the course co-ordinator as soon as possible for issues regarding submission of team tasks. It is easier to resolve issues when notified early rather than late and very difficult to resolve if notified on the day of the submission.
Please note that long extensions will impact significantly on your opportunities to receive feedback and/or may go beyond the date required for all grades to be submitted. Please contact the course co-ordinator if long extensions are required.
An extension request is not considered late until 24 hours after the assessment due date & time.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Assessments must be submitted on or before the due date.
Penalties Apply for Late Submission
Refer PPL Assessment Procedure Section 3 Part C (48)
Peer Assessment 3 - Design Package 2 Team Tasks
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
An extension request is not considered late until 24 hours after the assessment due date & time.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Assessments must be submitted on or before the due date.
Penalties Apply for Late Submission
Refer PPL Assessment Procedure Section 3 Part C (48)
Exam During Exam Period (School)
- Identity Verified
- Team or group-based
- In-person
- Mode
- Oral
- Category
- Examination, Presentation
- Weight
- Team Project Outputs - 10 pts
- Due date
End of Semester Exam Period
8/11/2025 - 22/11/2025
- Other conditions
- Peer assessed.
- Learning outcomes
- L07
Task description
The Final Presentation is worth 10 points to the T-PO portfolio.
The Final Presentation will be scheduled in the Examination Period.
In the Final Presentation teams have 15 minutes to provide a high-level summary of their project. Essentially, this is an oral presentation with supporting visual aids (e.g. PowerPoint slides) of the Executive Summary in the Design Package 2 Team report.
Students aiming to achieve a course grade of 5, 6, or 7 must participate in their team’s Final Presentation.
All students are welcome to contribute to final presentations but you do not need to complete this assessment task to achieve a grade of 4.
Presentations are scheduled in time blocks and each team of students must attend the entire time block to present their work and listen to the presentations of other teams.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Criteria & Marking:
Your team’s Final Presentation will be assessed by team mentors using a marking rubric made available on Blackboard. Each team watching a session will score the other teams presentations – this peer assessment is also a team activity and your team leader must submit your evaluations to the teaching staff member when you leave the presentation session. The mentors and course coordinator will consider the peer marks in awarding the final presentation mark.
All team members will receive the same mark unless there are exceptional circumstances where an individual did not contribute.
Penalty for not completing peer assessment:
If your team doesn't submit peer assessments for the other team in your session, your team will have 2 points (from 10 points) deducted from your Final Presentation score.
If you are unable to attend the Final Presentation at the scheduled time, please submit a request for extension as per UQ policy for Applying for Extension. Your team will continue in the scheduled time, and approved extensions for final presentations will be arranged for individuals to present their assigned section and answer questions at a later date.
Exam details
| Planning time | no planning time minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 15 minutes |
| Calculator options | Any calculator permitted |
| Open/closed book | Open book examination - any written or printed material is permitted; material may be annotated |
| Exam platform | Other |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
Teams must submit their Powerpoint presentation slides via Blackboard link prior to scheduled date/time of session block.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
An extension request is not considered late until 24 hours after the assessment due date & time.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Assessments must be submitted on or before the due date.
Penalties Apply for Late Submission
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Work is of an extremely low standard or incomplete and the student cannot be considered to have achieved the minimum standard required to pass the course. A grade of 1 in this course requires a student to achieve all these conditions: Teamwork - If student achieves Grade 1 outcomes of 19 or fewer points in Team Project Outputs or Individual Core design tasks then it does not matter what score is achieved for Teamwork and self-reflection on learning portfolio. Team Project Output tasks - You achieve 19 or fewer T-PO points after deduction of late penalties. Individual students will only receive credit for Team Design tasks if (i) peer assessments and (ii) mentor reports for the Design Package indicate you made a satisfactory level of contribution to those tasks. Individual Core tasks - Achieves 19 or fewer I-Core points after deduction of late penalties. Individual Advanced tasks - None required to achieve Grade 1. |
| 2 (Fail) |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates clear deficiencies in understanding and applying fundamental concepts; communicates information or ideas in ways that are frequently incomplete or confusing and give little attention to the conventions of the discipline. The work submitted demonstrates a significant gap below the acceptable standard of achievements multiple learning objectives, and the student cannot be considered to have achieved the minimum required standard to pass the course. A grade of 2 in this course requires a student to achieve all these conditions: Teamwork - If student achieves 20 - 44 points in Team Project Outputs and/or 20-49 in Individual Core design tasks then it does not matter what score is achieved for Teamwork and self-reflection on learning portfolio. Otherwise, if the Grade 3 criteria, or higher grade criteria, for Team Project Outputs and Individual Core are achieved a student achieving Grade 2 may have demonstrated any of the following: Evidence of bullying, harassment or exclusive behaviour towards team members or others involved in the course, Or More than 5 unexplained absences at weekly mentor meetings, Or Repeatedly missed deadlines, including team's internal deadlines, Or No ownership or input to any part of the team's design work, Or Misleading or dishonest peer assessment submitted for other team members. Team Project Output tasks - You achieve between 20-44 T-PO points after deduction of late penalties. Individual students will only receive credit for Team Design tasks if (i) peer assessments and (ii) mentor reports for the Design Package indicate you made a satisfactory level of contribution to those tasks. Individual Core tasks - Achieves between 20 -49 I-Core points after deduction of late penalties. Individual Advanced tasks - None required to achieve Grade 2. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: Demonstrates superficial or partial or faulty understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemical engineering and limited ability to apply these concepts; present undeveloped or inappropriate or unsupported arguments; communicates information or ideas with lack of clarity and inconsistent adherence to the conventions of the discipline. The work submitted demonstrates a significant gap below the acceptable standard of achievements in one or two of the learning objectives, and the student cannot be considered to have achieved the minimum required standard to pass the course. A grade of 3 in this course requires a student to achieve all these conditions: Teamwork - Attends most team mentor meetings with participation. Up to 5 unexplained absences at weekly mentor meetings and contributions to discussions at team meetings are generally only made when directly asked. Team Project Output tasks - You achieve 45 - 72 T-PO points after deduction of late penalties. Individual students will only receive credit for Team Design tasks if (i) peer assessments and (ii) mentor reports for the Design Packages indicate you made satisfactory contribution to those tasks. Individual Core tasks - You achieve between 50 - 72 I-Core points after deduction of late penalties. Individual Advanced tasks - None required to achieve Grade 3. |
| 4 (Pass) |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of the course learning outcomes. This student's work will be satisfactory across the course learning objectives to demonstrate functional understanding and application of the fundamental concepts of chemical and process engineering design. The student achieving Grade 4 will use some engineering conventions (drawings, reports, and oral communications) at a functional level. A grade of 4 in this course requires a student to achieve all these conditions: Teamwork - Attends most team mentor meetings with participation. Up to 4 unexplained absences at weekly mentor meetings, and contributions to discussions at team meetings are generally only made when directly asked. And/or review of other people's work is acceptable, but generally limited in feedback such that it does not provide constructive feedback on how to improve. Team Project Output tasks - You participate in Week 3 Proposal Presentation, and You achieve at least 73 T-PO points after deduction of late penalties across Design Package 1 and Design Package 2 Team Project Output tasks. Individual students will only receive credit for Team Design tasks if (i) peer assessments and (ii) mentor reports for the Design Package or Final Presentation indicate you made a satisfactory level of contribution to those tasks. Individual Core tasks - You achieve at least 73 I-Core points after deduction of later penalties. Individual Advanced tasks - None required to achieve Grade 4. |
| 5 (Credit) |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of the course learning outcomes. This student's work will be consistently good across most course learning objectives to demonstrate proficient understanding and application of the fundamental concepts of chemical and process engineering design. The student achieving Grade 5 will communicate their design work using engineering conventions (drawings, reports, and oral communications) at an effective level. A grade of 5 in this course requires a student to achieve all these conditions: Teamwork - Attends most team mentor meetings with participation. Up to 3 unexplained absences at weekly mentor meetings, and Contributions to discussions at team meetings are generally only made when directly asked. And/or Review of other people's work is acceptable, but generally limited in feedback such that it does not provide constructive feedback on how to improve. Team Project Output tasks - You participate in Week 3 Proposal Presentation, and You participate in your team's Final Presentation, and You acheive at least 82 T-PO points after deduction of late penalties. Individual students will only receive credit for Team Design tasks if (i) peer assessments and (ii) mentor reports for the Design Package or Final Presentation indicate you made a satisfactory level of contribution to those tasks. Individual Core tasks - You achieve at least 91 I-Core points after deduction of late penalties. Individual Advanced tasks - None required to achieve Grade 5. |
| 6 (Distinction) |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of the course learning outcomes. This student's work will be consistently very good across all the course learning objectives to demonstrate high-level understanding of most aspects of chemical and process engineering design, and very good capacity to manage their work and that of the team. The student's work demonstrates critical evaluation of data, design constraints and contexts, design challenges and possible solutions, and implications of the design solutions. A student achieving a Grade 6 will communicate using engineering conventions (drawings, reports, and oral communications) at a professional level. A grade of 6 in this course requires a student to achieve all these conditions: Teamwork - Attends team mentor meetings with substantial participation. No more than 2 unexplained absences at weekly mentor meetings, and Demonstrates clear and timely communication with the team and mentor, and Clear contributions made to the team and design decisions, and Contributes thoughtful, constructive feedback when reviewing work of other team members, and Communicates any problems clearly and promptly to team and/or the mentor. Team Project Output tasks - You participate in Week 3 Proposal Presentation, and You participate in your team's Final Presentation, and You achieve at least 91 T-PO points after deduction of late penalties. Individual students will only receive credit for Team Design tasks if (i) peer assessments and (ii) mentor reports for the Design Package or Final Presentation indicate you made a satisfactory level of contribution to those tasks. Individual Core tasks - You achieve at least 91 I-Core points after deduction of late penalties. Individual Advanced tasks - You achieve at least 44 I-Adv points after deduction of late penalties. And, you complete at least one of: I-Adv 2.1 Detailed Equipment Design, OR I-Adv 2.3 Piping and Instrumentation Diagram, You can choose to complete both I-Adv 2.1 and I-Adv 2.3, or one of these tasks with another I-Adv task. |
| 7 (High Distinction) |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of the course learning outcomes. This student's work will be consistently excellent across all the course learning objectives to demonstrate an exceptional understanding of most aspects of chemical and process engineering design, and excellent capacity to manage their work and that of the team. The student's work demonstrates expert and critical evaluation of data, design constraints and contexts, design challenges and possible solutions, and implications of the design solutions. A student achieving a Grade 7 will communicate using professional engineering conventions (drawings, reports, and oral communications) at an expert level. A Grade of 7 in this course requires a student to achieve all these conditions: Teamwork - Attends team mentor meetings with substantial participation. No more than 2 unexplained absences at weekly mentor meetings, and Demonstrates clear and timely communication with the team and mentor, and Clear contributions made to the team and design decisions, including to progress reports to mentor during semester, and Contributes thoughtful, constructive feedback when reviewing work of other team members, and Communicates any problems clearly and promptly to team and/or the mentor. Team Project Output tasks - You participate in Week 3 Proposal Presentation, and You participate in your team's Final Presentation, and You achieve at least 91 T-PO points after deduction of late penalties. Individual students will only receive credit for Team Design tasks if (i) peer assessments and (ii) mentor reports for the Design Package or Final Presentation indicate you made a satisfactory level of contribution to those tasks. Individual Core tasks - You achieve at least 91 I-Core points after deduction of late penalties. Individual Advanced tasks - You achieve at least 90 I-Adv points after deduction of later penalties. And, you complete: I-Adv 2.1 Detailed Equipment Design, AND I-Adv 2.3 Piping and Instrumentation Diagram. |
Additional course grading information
Assessment in this course is structured across three portfolios shown in the table below. Your grade in this course will be determined by achievements in each portfolio as specified above.ﾠ
TheﾠTeam project outputs (T-PO), Individual Outputs – Core (I-Core), and Individual Outputs – Advanced (I-Adv) consist of a series of design tasks. Consistent with the IChemE checklist for design portfolios, each design task aims to “simulate so far as is reasonably possible the real world, whilst acknowledging constraints of the educational setting”.ﾠ Design tasks include feasibility studies, basic (Front End) design, detailed equipment design, and process control design. Hazard and risk analysis, economics, and sustainability are covered at different levels of precision and complexity across the course.
There are 3 peer assessments surveys to complete (Weeks 3, 7 and 13). Failure to complete a peer assessment will see a penalty (20% of points available for Team in that package) applied to your score for Team Project Outputs in the associated Design Package. Peer Assessment 1 and Peer Assessment 2 are linked to Design Package 1. Peer Assessment 3 is linked to Design Package 2.
Summary of the four assessment portfolios in the capstone chemical engineering design project
Team project outputs (T-PO)
Team Proposal Presentation in Week 3, plus
T-PO Design tasks in Design Package 1, plus
T-PO Design tasks in Design Package 2, plus
A final presentation is required for Grades 5, 6 and 7
Individual outputs - core (I-Core)
I-Core design tasks in Design Package 1, plus
I-Core design tasks in Design Package 2.
Individual outputs – Advanced (I-Adv)
Grade 4 and 5 do not require any completed I-Adv tasks
Grade 6 requires you to complete 2 x I-Adv design tasks
Grade 7 requires you to complete 4 x I-Adv design tasks
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is not available for some items in this course.
Supplementary assessment is only available for I-Core. Supplementary assessment is not available for teamwork or team (T-PO) tasks. Supplementary assessment is not relevant for I-Adv tasks as they relate to grades 6 or 7.
Additional assessment information
To earn credit for a design task you must complete the task to the specification, i.e., Meets Expectation. There are no “part marks” awarded for achieving only some of a specification for a task. By the end of the course a student or team either demonstrate (pass the task) or fail to demonstrate (fail the task) the learning objectives associated with a design task.
The course is designed with features to help you pass, plus safety nets to catch you if you fail at your first attempt at one or a few design tasks. In process engineering language we might say the course is designed with a number of controls to mitigate the risks of course failure.
The controls to mitigate the risk of course failure include:
A. The specification for each design task provides sufficient detail to allow you to check your work against the specification before you submit the work.
B. The specification for I-Core and T-PO design tasks in general reflect expectations for a functional achievement of the associated course learning objectives (i.e., Grade 4 expectations).
C. Opportunities to ask questions and gain feedback on your work through in the class workshops, mentor meetings, drop-in consultations and discussion forums (Ed Discussion on Blackboard) are available for review of progress towards design tasks. The workshop activities require you to review your own work, review the work of other students, and present your work to course staff for their feedback. Reminders and further instructions will be provided in weekly Blackboard announcements. You will be responsible to bring your draft work to these sessions.
D. The course grading criteria defines the minimum requirements to pass this course. Beyond the minimum requirements to pass the course (grade 4), you decide how many additional design tasks you attempt. You are the best person to judge how much time you can commit to achieving the learning objectives in this course.
E. A small number of opportunities to revise tasks that did not meet specification on the first attempt.
F. The task revision opportunities are assessment-feedback-revision loops during semester, and these processes do not replace Supplementary Assessment in the course. At end of semester, should you fail the course with a grade of 3 you may be eligible for supplementary assessment. See Section 6 of the course profile for more details.
The guidelines for task revision opportunities are:
1. Each student has 3 “tokens” that you can use to revise and resubmit I-Core and/or I-Adv design tasks. i.e., a total 3 tokens not 3 x I-Core plus 3 x I-Adv. These tokens are available across both Design Package 1 and Design Package 2, i.e. it is not 3 tokens for Design Package 1 and 3 tokens for Design Package 2.
2. Each team has an additional 2 “tokens” to revise and resubmit T-PO design tasks. You can’t swap or exchange T-PO and I-Core tokens.
3. Any revised design task attempt must be submitted within the time specified in your task feedback (i.e. there are not late penalties for revised submissions). The coversheet must:
· Summarise the feedback you were provided on the previous attempt of the task, and
· Reflect on what went wrong in your previous attempt of the task, and
· Summarise the changes (improvements) you have made to the revised submission, and
· Acknowledge any limitations or constraints that you encountered that prevented you implementing all requested changes.
4. Late penalties of 10% of the maximum design task points per day that were applied to a late first attempt at a design task will be carried over to your revised submission.
5. Because of point (4), if you didn’t submit any assessable work for a design task within 7 days of the due date for that task (or approved extension date), then you forfeit the opportunity to use a token to revise and resubmit that task.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
Resources to support general design project learning, and specific knowledge and skills related to the technical process studied will be provided in Blackboard. To complete this project students will also need to refer to other sources of information including text books, scientific literature, and other resources.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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Weekly workshops on key topics Weekly workshops on key topics (Workshop): In a typical week, the first 60 minutes of the workshop will be structured activities around design tasks or skills, and the second 120 minutes is for groups to work on design tasks as a team and to meet with their mentor. |
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Self-direct learning Each week you will need to work independently and with your team to complete design tasks. This will include reviewing online lecture materials and reading relevant resources. |
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Not Timetabled |
Mentor meeting Student teams meet with an assigned team mentor to present their progress on design tasks and discuss teams progress in the project. These meetings are an opportunity to get useful advice and feedback on progress and to troubleshoot challenges, thereby aiding progress against timelines. These meetings occur two times per week. The first meeting is on Monday morning in person. The second meeting is at an agreed time later in the week and is usually via Zoom. Students are encouraged to come to meetings with key questions and issues they need answered/addressed. These questions/queries aid useful discussion with the mentor. Learning outcomes: L07, L08 |
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Not Timetabled |
Design consultation meeting In addition to the Monday workshop, mentor meetings, and Ed Discussion forum, students also have an opportunity to attend drop-in consultation sessions where they can meet with staff to discuss challenges and get help/advice. These sessions complement the self-directed learning, enabling individuals and teams to discuss ideas and get help with directing their work. These sessions will likely take place on Wednesdays and Fridays - details on Blackboard. Learning outcomes: L07, L08 |
Policies and procedures
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- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
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- Examinations Procedure
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