ChE 698 - Chemical Engineering Project Management
Fall Semester
2002-2003 CATALOG DATA
ChE 698 Chemical Engineering Project Management (3). Prerequisites: Graduate/Professional School standing. This is the first of a two course sequence to satisfy the in depth project requirement of the nonthesis alternative for the Master of Engineering degree. This course presents the fundamentals of proposal writing, business plan requirements, literature and background investigation, and project management once a project is funded.
Graduate/Professional School standing.
None
W.L.S. Laukhuf, Professor of Chemical Engineering
The objective of the course is to provide the nonthesis alternative students the information required to produce a fundable proposal for a project or a business plan for a new product. At the beginning of the semester, the faculty will present a list of potential topics to the students for them to select from. From these topical areas, the students will select an area to either write a possible research proposal, do an in-depth project or develop a business plan for a new product. The students will select a project, do the literature and background information search required and produce a progress report based on the exploration of the literature. The report will also be presented orally.
· To understand how a fundable proposal is put together
· To be able to perform a literature and related work investigation for a project
· To understand how to put together a business plan
· To enhance oral and written communication skills
· Apply design and analysis techniques learned in previous courses to an in-depth project
· Proposal preparation (3)
· New business plan (2)
· Literature searches (computer and library) (2)
· Selection of projects (1)
· Identifying sources of funding (1)
· Progress reports (2)
· Project management (3)
· Attendance at ChE 595 – Seminar (14)
· Students work on projects (8)
· Presentations of literature searches (6)
· Required fifth year course for a non-thesis alternative student in the Master of Engineering program
· Provides an in-depth project for the Master of Engineering degree
· Develops technical, written and oral communications skills
· Develops design and analysis tools learned in previous course work
· Helps fulfill Program Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
Literature search paper – 50 %
Oral presentation – 50 %
The oral presentation will be to the class and the faculty of the department. It will be approximately 10 to 15 minutes in length with 5 minutes for questions and answers. The presentation will present the results of the literature search. There is no prescribed length for the paper.
Engineering Science – 2 credit hours
Engineering Design – 1 credit hour