ChE 699 - Chemical Engineering Project Communications

Spring Semester

2002-2003 CATALOG DATA

           ChE 699 Chemical Engineering Project Communications (3). Prerequisites: Graduate/Professional School standing, ChE 698. This is the second course in the two course sequence for the nonthesis alternative for the Master of Engineering degree. Students will accomplish either a written proposal/business plan or a written project report. An oral presentation of the proposal or project reports is also required.

Prerequisites

           Graduate/Professional School standing, ChE 698

Textbook

           None

Coordinator

           W.L.S. Laukhuf, Professor of Chemical Engineering

Course Objectives

           The non-thesis student will write a fundable proposal/business plan on the project to include a budget or write a final report on the project work done. An oral presentation of the final proposal or report will also be required.

·        To write a fundable proposal/business plan or project report

·        To enhance oral and written communication skills

·        To understand how to put together a budget for a project

·        To be exposed to modern business management software

·        To be exposed to technology forecasting

·        Apply design and analysis techniques learned in previous courses to an in-depth project

·        To complete an in-depth project

Topics

1.      Budget preparation (3)

2.      Modern business management software (2)

3.      Technology forecasting (3)

4.      Attendance at ChE 695 – Seminar (14)

5.      Students work on proposals or report (11)

6.      Oral presentations of proposals or report (9)

Contribution Of Course to Meeting the Professional Component

·        Required fifth year course for a non-thesis alternative student in the Master of Engineering program

·        To complete an in-depth project

·        Develops technical, written and oral communications skills

·        Develops design and analysis tools learned in previous course work

Relationship of Course to Program Objectives

·        Helps fulfill Program Objectives 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12

Course Evaluation

           Proposal or report – 50 %

           Oral presentation – 50 %

           The student will be required to complete a written proposal/business plan/project report. There is no prescribed length for the report. This will be presented to the faculty member advising this student about mid semester. The faculty member will critique and return for revisions before the end of the semester. The final report will also be presented orally to the class and the faculty. The oral presentation will be between 15 and 20 minutes with 5 minutes for questions and answers

Estimated ABET Category Content

           Other – 3 credit hours