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CHNG3807: Products and Value Chains [not running in 2019] (2019 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | CHNG3807: Products and Value Chains [not running in 2020] (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior |
| Faculty/School: | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Mammucari, Raffaella
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | CHNG2801 AND CHNG2802 AND CHNG2803 AND CHNG2804 AND CHNG2805 AND CHNG2806. |
| Co-Requisites: | CHNG3805 AND CHNG3806. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This unit of study is designed to give students experience at solving complex, interesting, real world engineering problems, by applying theoretical and experimental principles learnt during their studies. During the unit of study students will be required to work on case studies covering a range of design scenarios, from the design of products to ethics and product value chains. This unit of study is a concurrent requirement for the concept and enabling technology courses running in parallel in the same semester. By the end of the unit of study, students should be proficient at developing a strategy for taking a product development idea from concept to commercial artefact - with a comprehensive appreciation of economic arguments, underlying uncertainties (and how to mitigate these), and consideration of trade-offs inherent in this development. They should also be able to apply design and analysis tools for the design of products leading to the manufacture of a preferred product at pilot scale and be able to develop a strategy for the design and analysis of extended business enterprises. A key aspect of the unit of study is that students demonstrate these outcomes in project mode. The case studies and projects in the unit of study address "issues of scale" of chemical and biomolecular engineering, from molecular to macro-systems levels. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Ability to conduct mass and energy balances, and the integration of these concepts to solve real chemical engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry, physics and mechanics. Ability to use mathematics of calculus (including vector calculus) and linear algebra, and carry out computations with MATLAB and MS EXCEL. Ability to read widely outside of the technical literature, and to synthesise arguments based on such literature. Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on qualitative and quantitative information. |
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| T&L Activities: | Lectures Lectures will cover the topics of Product Design, Value Chain, Principles of Process Design and Process Flow Diagrams. Project Work - in class. Each second week there will be a lecture of the Process of Product Design. The sessions will include workshops. Tutorials 3 to 5 hours per week of class time is dedicated to group work. Project Work - own time: Projects and self assisted learning |
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Unassigned Outcomes
1. Applying design and analysis tools for the development of products/services. Demonstrate this ability in project mode.
2. Develop an ability to select appropriate engineering principles to solve open-ended problems.
3. Developing a strategy for taking a product development idea from concept to commercial artifact, with a comprehensive appreciation of economic arguments, underlying uncertainties (and mitigation of these), and consideration of tradeoffs inherent in this development – and demonstrating this in project mode.
4. Developing a strategy for design and analysis of extended business enterprises, with a focus on value chain optimisation - and demonstrating this in project mode.
5. Develop engineering practice skills.
6. Develop research skills and an ability to cope with ambiguity.
7. Ability to communicate effectively across a range of media
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| Assessment Description: |
Report on Case Study Students will submit a report on a case study focusing on risk management in value chains. Workshop on Product Design Three workshops on practical aspects of product design are scheduled. The sessions will include workshops and exercises for students to complete and submit as teams. Mid Session Test A summative assessment of knowledge of course content and ability to apply it to different scenarios. Business report An application of design and analysis tools for the design of a product/service. The work will be conducted in teams and presented as a written report. Individual marks will be determined based on the marks awarded to the report and on peer assessment of individual contributions to teamwork. Group Presentation Each team will present on the content of their Business Report. Class Activity + quiz Two Class Activities have been planned for the experiential learning of specific aspects of value chain managements. Participation to the activities and the undertaking of a graded on-line test is required in both cases. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
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Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 |
Introduction to Course Product Design Lec 1 |
| Whole system design 1 | |
| Week 2 | Whole system design 2 |
| Product Design Lec 2 | |
| Week 3 |
A guide to find industrial experience (Assoc. Prof. Eng. Austr.) Value Chain Management Lec 1 |
| Whole system design 3 | |
| Week 4 | Case study product design |
| Value Chain Management Lec 2 | |
| Week 5 | No class activities for week in industry |
| Week 6 | Value Chain Management Lec 3 |
| Assessment Due: Class Activity + quiz | |
| Week 7 | Value Chain Management Lec 4 |
| Case Study Value Chain Management | |
| Assessment Due: Report on Case Study | |
| Week 8 | Group Project Clinic - Q&A session |
| Workshop on Product Design | |
| Week 9 | Workshop on Product Design |
| Week 10 | Workshop on Product Design |
| Assessment Due: Mid Session Test | |
| Week 11 | Lean/Six Sigma concepts |
| Assessment Due: Class Activity + quiz | |
| Assessment Due: Business report | |
| Week 12 | Assessment Due: Group Project Presentation |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
