Industrial Experience Dissertation

CHEN40050 Industrial Experience Dissertation 60 Full year Undergraduate Level 4 Christopher Parlett Unit coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 30.0 The practical nature of chemical engineering makes any industrial experience gathered whilst studying an invaluable asset. In the MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience course students spend the third year on an industrial placement, allowing them to gain significant industrial experience and to develop advanced depth, breadth and practice in chemical engineering, as well as soft and transferable skills. Additionally, the Institution of Chemical Engineers accredited MEng with IE course provides students with an opportunity for further development in the following areas;<ul><li>Advanced depth in chemical engineering (deeper penetration of knowledge and understanding than has previously been acquired in the degree programme).</li><li>Advanced breadth in chemical engineering (exposure to topics additional to those that would normally be considered as core chemical engineering).</li><li>Advanced chemical engineering practice (application of chemical engineering techniques and, if possible, innovative design).</li></ul>During the placement year significant technical work is conducted, which is written up in the form of a dissertation. The technical content of the dissertation can be from one coherent project or multiple smaller projects that can be grouped thematically.  The purpose of the dissertation is to provide substantial evidence of the advanced breadth and depth of chemical engineering knowledge gained during the placement, as well as demonstrating advanced chemical engineering practice. Dissertation topics vary considerably, depending on the nature of the placement of industry sector of the host company. The practical nature of chemical engineering makes any industrial experience gathered whilst studying an invaluable asset. In the MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience course students spend the third year on an industrial placement, allowing them to gain significant industrial experience and to develop advanced depth, breadth and practice in chemical engineering, as well as soft and transferable skills. Additionally, the Institution of Chemical Engineers accredited MEng with IE course provides students with an opportunity for further development in the following areas;<ul><li>Advanced depth in chemical engineering (deeper penetration of knowledge and understanding than has previously been acquired in the degree programme).</li><li>Advanced breadth in chemical engineering (exposure to topics additional to those that would normally be considered as core chemical engineering).</li><li>Advanced chemical engineering practice (application of chemical engineering techniques and, if possible, innovative design).</li></ul>During the placement year significant technical work is conducted, which is written up in the form of a dissertation. The technical content of the dissertation can be from one coherent project or multiple smaller projects that can be grouped thematically.  The purpose of the dissertation is to provide substantial evidence of the advanced breadth and depth of chemical engineering knowledge gained during the placement, as well as demonstrating advanced chemical engineering practice. Dissertation topics vary considerably, depending on the nature of the placement of industry sector of the host company. The unit aims to:<ul><li>Develop the student’s ability to design, plan and execute technical project(s) during the placement. By the end of the placement, the student will be able to;</li><li>Clearly describe the placement host company business, strategic aims and future vision, setting the placement in this context.</li><li>Interrogate industrial problems, including the development of an appropriate methodology.</li><li>Apply chemical engineering principles to the analysis of industrial problems.</li><li>Synthesise and obtain viable solutions within an industrial framework and timescale.</li><li>Communicate the work and its outcomes in a formal, technical report.</li></ul> On successful completion of CHEN40050, a student will be able to… <ul><li>Apply chemical engineering principles to industrial problems encountered during the placement year.</li><li>Formulate objectives for the work, logically relating these to company priorities/strategy.</li><li>Analyse a scientific, engineering or technological problem and develop or select and apply appropriate methods to investigate the problem.</li><li>Gather and analyse suitable data on the scientific or technological problem at hand (dependent on the placement environment).</li><li>Communicate technical work in the form of a formal dissertation. </li></ul> The unit structure and full guidance are available on the IE Canvas page, where a discussion group monitored by the module leader is also available. Direct interaction with industrial and academic supervisors occurs during the placement year, during which guidance and feedback are provided. Assessment Methods - 100% DissertationLength: Main body of the report - 70 page limit (excluding title page, declaration, acknowledgements, contents page, lists of figures, tables, nomenclature, references and appendices).<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p> 4 Dissertation 100% MEng (Hons) Chem Eng w I E MEng (Hons) Chem Eng w I E Third Year Mandatory N Material is provided on Canvas. Work based learning 600 0 0