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Cross Faculty / Department Units, 2003/04

XX10044: Human physiology

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
The aim of this unit is to provide an overview of human physiology, with particular emphasis on how the major systems of the body are integrated and controlled. After taking this unit, the student should be able to (a) demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of the major physiological systems of the human body, and (b) demonstrate knowledge of how the function of major organs and systems is integrated and regulated.
Content:
Cell membranes as controllable permeability barriers within and between cells and the external medium; neuronal conduction, synapses and the neuromuscular junction, cholinergic neurones; Muscle types, activation and contraction; the autonomic nervous system; the central nervous system; the endocrine system; physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and renal systems to understand how the major systems of the body are integrated and controlled.

XX10045: Human physiology (Physiology, pathology & pharmacology 1)

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

In taking this unit you cannot take XX10044

XX10046: Human physiology (Physiology, pathology & pharmacology 1)

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

In taking this unit you cannot take XX10044 or take XX10045

This unit is not available to students registered on Pharmacy & Pharmacology Programmes.
Aims & Learning Objectives:
The aim of this unit is to provide an overview of human physiology, with particular emphasis on how the major systems of the body are integrated and controlled. After taking this unit, the student should be able to (a) demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of the major physiological systems of the human body, and (b) demonstrate knowledge of how the function of major organs and systems is integrated and regulated.
Content:
Cell membranes as controllable permeability barriers within and between cells and the external medium; neuronal conduction, synapses and the neuromuscular junction, cholinergic neurones; Muscle types, activation and contraction; the autonomic nervous system; the central nervous system; the endocrine system; physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and renal systems to understand how the major systems of the body are integrated and controlled.

XX10052: Mathematics & computing 2

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX75CW25

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take ME10196

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To extend the students previous knowledge of mathematics and provide the basic core of mathematical tools required throughout the engineering course. To introduce the student to statistical techniques used for data analysis. To give the student a sound basic knowledge of computer programming in C++ upon which they can subsequently build. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Employ elementary numerical methods for the solution of algebraic equations and integration. Set up and solve differential equations of typical engineering problems by analytical and numerical methods . Apply rules of partial differentiation to small increment and change of variable problems for functions of several variables. Solve simultaneous linear equations. Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices. Interpret experimental data, carry out elementary statistical analysis and calculate best least-squares fit to data. Write well structured simple programs in C++. The lecture programme will be common with XX10118.
Content:
First and second order differential equations with step and sinusoidal input, including simultaneous differential equations. Linear algebra; vectors, matrices and determinants, Gaussian elimination, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Newton-Raphson method, numerical integration, elementary nonlinear equations. Statistical analysis: normal distribution, probability, linear interpolation, curve fitting using least squares. C++: main variable types, input, output. Procedures, control stuctures.

XX10112: Instrumentation & control

Credits: 5

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX70CW30

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To provide an introduction to essential measurement techniques and transducers, chemical analysis, control equipment and basic concepts of control theory to enable students to construct successful process control strategies. To introduce standard procedures and symbols used in process definitions.
Content:
After taking this module the student should be able to: Identify and define the typical building blocks of a contolled loop. Select transducers for applications. Specify range and sensitivity. Calculate pump requirements. Select valves for applications. Size valves. Select instuments for chemical analysis. Propose control strategies and solutions. Construct P&ID. Reference British Standards. Implement safety features in control loop design. Syllabus: Requirements of a typical process control loop. Temperature measurement. Principles of temperature sensors and transducers. The Wheatstone bridge. Thermocouples, Platinum Resistance Thermometers, Thermistors, On/Off devices. Flow measurement. Use of Bernoulli's equation. Pitot tube. Orifice meter, nozzle, Venturi meter. Rotameters. Weirs as flow measuring devices (rectangular and triangular). Turbine, Moving Vane, Magnetic and Ultrasonic flow meters. Measurement of the flow rate of solids. Position measurement. Linear and rotary position sensors. DC and AC devices. Pressure measurement. Stress and strain. The Strain Gauge. Types of gauges. Using the strain gauge. Diaphragms. Bourdon tubes. Absolute pressure, gauge pressure, pressure head, static pressure, dynamic pressure.. Piezo-electric effect. Level measurement. On/Off devices. Light operated and ultrasonic discrete level Detection. Thermal sensing. Hydrostatic level sensing. Continuous level sensors. Resistive and capacitive transducers. Ultrasonic systems. Analytical chemical analysis. Qualitative and quantitative methods. Separation and determination. Single and multistage solvent extraction. Chromatography: liquid - solid, liquid - liquid, paper, thin layer. HPLC: gas - liquid, gas - solid. Electrophoresis. Ion exchange methods. Titrimetry; acid - base, redox, complexometric titrations. Electrodes and Bio-sensors. Optical (spectroscopic) methods: atomic (emission and absorption), molecular (infra-red and ultra-violet) spectra. Measuring instruments: pH, gas sensors. Final control elements. Globe valves, gate valves, diaphragm valves, butterfly valves and needle valves. Selection of valves. Valve sizing. Pneumatically and electrically operated control valve actuators. Pumping equipment. Centrifugal pumps - construction, operation, characteristic curves, pump selection, work performed, specific speed, cavitation, NPSH.. Positive displacement, Piston and diaphragm, Gear, Peristaltic, Mono, Air lift and Jet pumps. Safety. Piping & Instrumentation Drawings. Codes. British Standard Symbols.

XX10118: Mathematics & computing 2

Credits: 5

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX75CW25

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To extend the students previous knowledge of mathematics and provide the basic core of mathematical tools required throughout the engineering course. To introduce the student to statistical techniques used for data analysis. To give the student a sound basic knowledge of computer programming in C++ upon which they can subsequently build. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Employ elementary numerical methods for the solution of algebraic equations and integration. Set up and solve differential equations of typical engineering problems by analytical and numerical methods. Apply rules of partial differentiation to small increment and change of variable problems for functions of several variables. Solve simultaneous linear equations. Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices. Interpret experimental data, carry out elementary statistical analysis and calculate best least-squares fit to data. Write well structured simple programs in C++.
Content:
First and second order differential equations with step and sinusoidal input, including simultaneous differential equations. Linear algebra; vectors, matrices and determinants, Gaussian elimination, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Newton-Raphson method, numerical integration, elementary nonlinear equations. Statistical analysis: normal distribution, probability, linear interpolation, curve fitting using least squares. C++: main variable types, input, output. Procedures, control stuctures.

XX10160: Introduction to space science & astronomy

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW20EX80

Requisites:

Aims: This unit introduces the space environment in the context of the solar system and the wider universe. The first eight lectures introducing the Earth's atmosphere and the space environment are taught by the Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, after which the remainder of the course (16 lectures) is taught by the Dept. of Physics and shares the syllabus of PHYS0004: Relativity & Astrophysics. The fist section (approx. 1/3 of the unit) provides a largely descriptive introduction to the geospace environment of the Earth's atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere, and interplanetary space. The second section provides a broad introduction to astronomy and astrophysics.
Learning Outcomes:
After taking this unit students should be able to:
* Describe the distinctive features of the Earth's lower, middle and upper atmosphere, and how the Earth's atmosphere and near-space environment compare with those of other planets;
* Describe how motions in a planetary interior are thought to generate magnetic fields and how these interact with the magnetic field of the Sun to produce planetary magnetospheres and interplanetary space;
* Give a qualitative account of how the Sun and planets formed;
* Describe how stars of differing mass evolve;
* Give a simple description of the expanding universe and its large-scale structure;
* Solve simple problems concerning orbital motion, blackbody radiation, cosmological redshift, stellar luminosity and magnitude.
Skills:
Students will learn to apply basic physical principle to solve simple problems and to be able to identify and summarise the key points describing geophysical/astronomical environments.
Content:
Section 1 - Space Science (8 lectures - Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering). The Earth as a planet. Origin, evolution and interior. Generation of the magnetic field. The Earth's atmosphere: composition and structure. Defining characteristic of the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. The near-Earth space environment. Ionisation and the ionosphere. Interactions with the terrestrial magnetic field. Magnetospheres and interplanetary space. Section 2 - Gravitation (16 lectures - Dept. of Physics). Gravitational force and potential energy. Kepler's laws. Weight and mass. Kepler's laws.Planetary motion. Escape velocity. Solar System. Earth and Moon. Terrestrial and Jovian planets. Planetary atmospheres. Comets and meteoroids. Formation of the solar system. Stars. The interstellar medium and star birth. Stellar distances, magnitudes and luminosities. Black-body radiation. Stellar classification; Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Stellar evolution. Post-main sequence evolution; white dwarfs, neutron stars. General Relativity. Gravity and geometry. Principle of equivalence. Deflection of light, curvature of space. Gravitational time dilation. Red shift. Black holes. Galaxies and Cosmology. Galactic structure and classification. Formation and evolution of galaxies. Hubble's law. The expanding universe. The hot Big Bang. The cosmic background radiation and ripples within.

XX20001: Environmental studies: A crisis in material resources? A

Credits: 6

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX85CW15

Requisites:

While taking this unit you must take EG20027

Aims & Learning Objectives:
Through a study of the science and technology of some renewable energy sources, students are encouraged to consider the broad questions as to whether there is an environmental 'crisis', whether there are limits to growth, and whether there can be sustainable development, and to start to develop defensible positions on these issues.
Content:
Energy The thermodynamics of power generation - 2nd Law of Thermodynamics considerations. Combustion of fossil fuels - effects on the environment: greenhouse effect, acid rain. The need to conserve fossil fuels: nuclear and alternative forms of energy. The possible future contribution and cost of some of the following energy alternatives. (i) Solar energy: various forms of solar collector, power generation from the concentration of solar energy; direct generation of energy. (ii) Wind energy: types of generator, horizontal and vertical axis, survey of existing machines and their performance, future developments. (iii) Wave energy: survey types of wave machine including those under development; methods of converting motion of wave machines into electricity; the current funding situation; effects on the environment. (iv) Tidal energy: review of schemes, existing (e.g. La Rance) and proposed (e.g. Severn and Mersey): technical and environmental problems. (v) Geothermal energy: power generation from hyper-thermal fields, exploration, geological conditions necessary; review of current production (e.g. New Zealand, Japan), problems associated with high mineral content. Lower temperature sources: district heating schemes. Hot dry rock schemes: current state of the art, future possibilities. (vi) Biomass: current contributions, particularly in Third World countries; conversion of sugar into alcohol as petrol replacement (Brazil). Seminar programme combined with a student exercise such as a case study to encourage students to integrate the syllabus content and to relate the science and technology of environmental relevance to a wider social and economic context. Students must have Chemistry A-level or undertaken CH10056 & CH10057.

XX20003: Process design

Credits: 5

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW90PR10

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
The aims are:
* to deal with the philosophy and methods of process development and design
* to give the student a practical grounding in the mechanical design of plant and in particular of pressure vessels according to BS5500
* to provide a background from which to appreciate the role of electrical and electronic technology in chemical engineering. After successfully completing this unit the student should be able to produce a a solution to a design problem :
* taking into account the problem specification, the raw material requirements, energy requirements, electrical power and control requirements and simple energy integration for the design
* performing a capital costing based on factored estimates and an approximate manufacturing cost based on energy, utilities and raw material cost including a snesitivity analysis
* performing an outline mechanical design of a pressure vessel and know, in principle, how to use a commercial software package for this purpose
* writing a specification and communicatin with the specialist who would do the detailed design. The student should also be able to:
* perform a literature search on a specialist topic using modern computer-aided methods
* prepare a review of the literature in a critical manner.
Content:
Process Development and Design
* synthesis of problems and analysis of alternative solutions
* Introduction to the optimisation of systems
* Accounting for uncertainty in data
* Designing for future developments
* Codes of practice and British Standards for Design Electrical and electronic technology
* Ohm's law, Kirchoff's laws, Faraday's law
* Passive and active components
* Impedance
* DC and AC circuit theory
* Single and three phase power systems
* AC/DC conversion techniques
* Transformers and simple AC and DC machines
* Semi-conductors and semi-conductor devices
* Amplifiers, gates and memories
* Simple analogue and digital cicuits
* A to D and D to A converters
* Transducers
* Instrumentation, computers and applications
* Interfacing real time data acquisitions and data ransmission
* Safety in hazardous environments: Zener barriers, intrinsic safety, area classification and codes Mechanical design of plant
* Introduction, stress and strain, temperature and pressure effects
* Selection of material, corrosion allowances and wall thickness
* Safety factors, cracks, plastic region
* Flanges and gaskets, types of welds
* Stress concentration, openings and branches
* Bending and supports, thin wall theory
* Vessel ends
* Weight loads, wind loads, vessel supports
* How to use a commercial software mechanical design package

XX20007: Design & innovation 1

Credits: 6

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take EG10071 and take EG10074

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To create and develop designs relating to sports applications made up of manufactured and/or standard components. To demonstrate the importance of optimisation within an iterative design process in terms of functionality, geometry and material selection. To show how a successful design can be achieved by integrating analytical skills from the engineering sciences. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Design sports equipment and/or products in detail using correctly selected components and design ancillary items to meet a requirement. Recognise the importance of completing comprehensive design analysis, component drawings and sub-assembly drawings in order to achieve a successful solution.
Content:
Embodiment design: To include shafts, couplings, keyway, fixings, bearings, pulleys, gear analysis. combined loadings, design factors and optimisation techniques.

XX20008: Design & innovation 2

Credits: 6

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20007

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To introduce the student to the techniques and constraints of professional design practice, with an emphasis on concurrent design practice. To make the student aware of standard design methods, key aspects of a specification and systematic methods for problem solving. To make the student aware of the special features of design embodiment; including the stages in developing a product after the design stage; problems and benefits of working in a team; ergonomics and aesthetics issues. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Produce a detailed design specification. Apply standard design methods and value engineering techniques. Incorporate and specify new materials and finishing methods. Cost and specify development and quality requirements. Produce a complete product design. Work in a small design team to design sports equipment, product or system for the market place. Produce technical sales literature.
Content:
ASPECTS OF CONCURRENT ENGINEERING: Specifications, design methods and value engineering. Design for; safety, ergonomics, life cycle design, reliability. REFINEMENT PROCESSES: Material selection and applications and finishes. Costing, quality assurance and design development.

XX20047: Year abroad in Spain - work placement

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment: ES100

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in Spanish
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the Spanish culture
* to gain professional experience.
Content:
Working in a role in an approved organization which will involve a challenging range of tasks, giving an opportunity to put management studies into practice, while also developing language skills to near fluency.

XX20048: Year abroad in Spain - academic exchange

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in Spanish
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the Spanish culture
* to gain academic experience in a Spanish/Latin-American business school.
Content:
To carry out an agreed programme of work at a Spanish/Latin American business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange arrangements.

XX20049: Year abroad in Spain - academic exchange & work placement

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in Spain
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the Spanish culture
* to gain professional experience.
Content:
To carry out an agreed programme of work at a Spanish/Latin-American business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange arrangements.

XX20086: French comparative employee relations

Credits: 6

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN10079

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To introduce students to comparative frameworks for analysing employment relations in Western European countries: to give students a basic understanding of employment relations in Western European countries, with particular emphasis on France and Britain. After successfully completing this course, students should be able to apply theories of employment relations to specific cases, understand and explain differences between national employment relations systems.
Content:
The course will include lectures on managing the employment relationship, trade unions, industrial conflict, the State and the law, theories of employment relations, comparative frameworks; and explaining 'societal' difference.

XX20087: German comparative employee relations

Credits: 6

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX50ES50

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN10079

Aims & Learning Objectives:
a) To describe and analyse the changing features of employee relations in the UK. This introduction to the subject provides the basis for comparative work later in the course. b) To introduce students to the specific legal, institutional and cultural dimensions of industrial relations in Germany. Comparisons with the UK will serve to highlight the main characteristics of the German situation and to sensitise students to the reasons behind the complex pattern of relations existing between the "social partners" as represented by state, unions, employers and employees.
Content:
Employee relations: an introduction; Trade Unions; Employers and Managers; Industrial Conflict; State and the Law.

XX20093: Year abroad in France - work placement

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment: ES100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20088

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in French
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the French culture
* to gain professional experience
Content:
Working in a role in an approved organization which will involve a challenging range of tasks, giving an opportunity to put management studies into practice, while also developing language skills to near fluency.

XX20094: Year abroad in Germany - work placement

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment: ES100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20090

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in German
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the German culture
* to gain professional experience
Content:
Working in a role in an approved organization which will involve a challenging range of tasks, giving an opportunity to put management studies into practice, while also developing language skills to near fluency.

XX20095: Year abroad in France - academic exchange

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20088

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in French
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the French culture
* to gain academic experience in a French/Quebecois business school
Content:
To carry out an agreed programme of work at a French/Quebecois business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange arrangements.

XX20096: Year abroad in Germany - academic exchange

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20090

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in German
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the German culture
* to gain academic experience in a German business school
Content:
To carry out an agreed programme of work at a German business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange arrangements.

XX20097: Year abroad in France - academic exchange & work placement

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20088

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in France
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the French culture
* to gain professional experience
Content:
To carry out an agreed programme of work at a French business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange arrangements.

XX20098: Year abroad in Germany - academic exchange & work placement

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20090

Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in Germany
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the German culture
* to gain professional experience
Content:
To carry out an agreed programme of work at a German business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange arrangements.

XX20109: Industrial placement/ training

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Materials Science, or Management
Content:
To obtain substantial experience of working at an intellectual level appropriate to a student who has completed the second year of a degree course.

XX20113: Process dynamics & control 2

Credits: 5

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX95PR5

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take CE10001 and take CE10004

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To give students a basic understanding of process dynamics and simple control systems and their modelling by analytical methods. After successfully completing this unit the student should be able to:
* use Laplace Transform techniques to solve initial value problems
* describe the dynamic behaviour of first and second order systems to step, impulse and sine disturbances
* derive transfer functions for open-loop processes from transient mass or energy balances
* derive the transfer function for a PID controller
* derive transfer functions for closed-loop processes from the transfer functions of their individual units
* calculate the control parameters necessary to meet performance specifications on a closed-loop process from its transfer function.
Content:
* Introduction to process dynamics and control.
* Laplace transforms to solve initial value problems
* Step and impulse functions
* Transfer functions and frequency response
* State space representation .
* Transfer functions, linearisation, open-loop response
* First order and time-delay processes
* Block diagrams
* Controllers, final control elements, Control loop configuration
* Closed loop control
* Overall transfer function and transient response for servo and regular operation.

XX20114: Mathematical modelling 2

Credits: 5

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX70CW30

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MA10116

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To introduce mathematical modelling techniques. To introduce numerical techniques for the solution of models arising in Chemical Engineering. After successfully completing the unit students should be able to:
* develop and solve realistic mathematical models of unit operations using a numerical package such as MATLAB and a commercial flowsheeting package such as ASPEN,
* describe and formulate the numerical methods employed in solving the equations of models and choose the most suitable method for a given application,
* analyse the results from modelling activities.
Content:
Mathematical modelling techniques:
* introduction to formulation of models; mass, energy and momentum balances
* application to reactor and distillation modelling Numerical Methods:
* introduction to initial value problems
* numerical linear algebra
* stability
* boundary value problems

XX20116: Study year abroad

Credits: 60

Level: Intermediate

Academic Year

Assessment:

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To assist the student to develop personal and interpersonal communication skills and to develop the ability to work and interact effectively in a group environment in which cultural norms and ways of operating may be very different from those previously familiar. To develop an understanding of the stresses that may occur in working in a culture different from the UKs, and to learn to cope with those stresses and work efficiently. To develop the self-confidence and maturity to operate effectively with people from a different cultural background. To develop an appreciation of the history and culture of the country concerned. For students attending classes in a language other than English, to develop the ability to operate at a high scientific level in the language of the country concerned, including oral communication and comprehension as well as reading and writing. For students attending Universities in countries whose language is not English, oral and written fluency in the host language.
Content:
It is assumed that the student abroad will accomplish work equivalent to 60 University of Bath credits (10 units). Details of these are necessarily left to negotiation with individual University, students and the Bath Director of Studies. In addition to scientific study, it might be appropriate to include Management, work in Language, and in areas related to the culture of the country in which the student was working.

XX30004: Design project 3

Credits: 15

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment: OT100

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To introduce legislation governing the environment and the use of genetically modified organisms and how this affects engineers in managerial, operational and design roles. To provide information on the properties and uses of materials. To prepare a preliminary group report for the design project. To enable students to demonstrate that:
* they are capable of developing an integral systems approach to chemical engineering and of applying the principles of chemical and/or biochemical engineering to the design of a process,
* they have creative and critical skills, and are able to make choices and decisions in areas of uncertainty,
* they can work together in a team, and also alone,
* they can communicate effectively the results of their work in the form of written reports that include drawings.
Content:
introduction to environmental legislation and factors that have an influence
* control of liquid discharges and air emissions
* integrated pollution control (IPC)
* environmental assessments and statements
* introduction to regulations governing the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
* biosafety and containment of GMOs
* introduction to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) with respect to bioprocess plant
* materials of construction for chemical and bioprocess plant
* preparation of a preliminary technical and economic appraisal of a process where safety and
* environmental issues form an integral part of process screening
* preparation of an outline process flowsheet
* Market survey, Review of alternatives
* Physical and chemical property data
* Creation and synthesis of flowsheet
* Safety and operability
* Environmental issues
* Capital and operating costs
* Unit specification sheets, Flowsheets, Engineering drawings and sketches
* Executive summary
* Demonstration of viability
* Individual unit design
* Application of rigorous methods
* Mechanical design
* Outline of control and P & I diagrams

XX30024: Project (semester 1)

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To obtain substantial experience of project work within the disciplines involved
Content:
This will depend on the disciplines involved. Often it will involve laboratory and or field work. Usually a literature search will be involved.

XX30025: Project (semester 2)

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

While taking this unit you must take XX30108

XX30050: The internationalisation of business 2 (Spanish)

Credits: 5

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment:

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN30085

Content: TBA

XX30051: Spanish international marketing communications A

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN20081

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To develop students' understanding of the principles of marketing from their Second Year and to ally it to their own experience on placement, passing on to the international context, placing the marketing function within social and organisational networks of communication. On completion of the Unit students shall be more aware of the interrelation between marketing and communication in relation to advertising and cultural contexts in particular.
Content:
The unit is in two parts. The first (in English over six weeks) provides an introduction to the general principles of international marketing (structural, legal etc). The second (in Spanish) examines marketing as part of the communications process. i. The International Marketing Environment: Economic, social, political and legal constraints Regional markets Globalisation versus internationalisation ii. Marketing Communications: The communications process; persuasion and propaganda Cultural influences, universals and their effects.

XX30085: Environmental studies: The earth as an ecosystem B

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX75CW25

Requisites:

While taking this unit you must take XX30002

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the global impact of human agricultural and industrial activity and of the relationship between the technical and some social and economic aspects of the topic.
Content:
Global human impact: population and consumption levels Early mankind and the domestication of other species. The agricultural and industrial revolutions. Improvements in healthcare and education. Demographic trends. Sustainable economic development. Equitable distribution of resources. Policies and institutions Atmospheric and ground level pollution Structure and dynamics of the atmosphere. Photochemical cycles involving O, N and Cl species. Factors affecting ozone concentrations. The Greenhouse effect. Photochemical smog and acid rain considered via case studies. Speciation of anionic and cationic water pollutants. Biomagnification and heavy metals. Radioactivity and nuclear reactors; reprocessing and waste storage. Seminar programme Seminars combined with a student exercise such as a case study or essay are intended to encourage students to integrate the syllabus content and to relate it to a wider social and economic context.

XX30091: The internationalisation of business 2 - French

Credits: 5

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX70PR15OT15

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN30085

Aims & Learning Objectives:
The course will build on the ideas introduced in unit 1 (MN30085) concerning foreign direct investment (FDI) and the multinational enterprise. It will discuss these in the European and, particularly French, context. Through case studies and simulation, the course will demonstrate and analyse examples of international business. It will analyse inward and outward FDI as it affect France.
Content:
Geographic and industry studies illustrating theories of international business, the motivations and different forms of multinational operation and the risks involved. Foreign direct investment in the European Union and countries potentially included in enlargement - intra-EU and from outside the region. Assessments, motivations and the options available. France and international business; internationalisation of French companies; FDI in France; French FDI abroad; French international business in the wider Europe. International business simulation - an all day role play seminar concerning decisions and developments in a European industry. b) foreign direct investment in the European Union - intra-EU and from outside the region. Assessments, motivations and the options available. France and International Business; Internationalisation of French companies; FDI in France; French FDI abroad; French international business in the wider Europe International Business simulation - an all day role play seminar concerning decisions and developments in a European industry.

XX30092: The internationalisation of business 2 - German

Credits: 5

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX70PR15OT15

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN30085

Aims & Learning Objectives:
The course will build on the ideas introduced in unit 1 (MN30085) concerning foreign direct investment and the multinational enterprise. It will discuss these in the European and, particularly German, context. It will analyse inward and outward foreign direct investment as it affects Germany. Through case studies and simulation, the course will demonstrate and analyse examples of international business.
Content:
Geographic and industry studies illustrating theories of international business, the motivations and different forms of multinational operation and the risks involved. Foreign direct investment in the European Union and countries potentially included - intra-EU and from outside the region. Assessments, motivations and the options available. Germany and international business; internationalisation of German companies; FDI in German; German FDI abroad; the evolution of German business within Central and Eastern Europe. International business simulation - an all day role play seminar concerning decisions and developments in a European industry. b) foreign direct investment in the European Union - intra-EU and from outside the region. Assessments, motivations and the options available. Germany and the internationalisation of business; Internationalisation of German companies FDI in Germany; German FDI abroad; The evolution of German business with/in Central and Eastern Europe International Business simulation - an all day role play seminar concerning decisions and developments in a European industry.

XX30110: German international marketing communications A

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20094 and take XX20096 and take XX20098

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To develop students' understanding of the principles of marketing from their Second Year and to ally it to their own experience on placement, passing on to the international context. It also aims to place the marketing function within social and organisational networks of communication.
Content:
The unit is in two parts. The first (in English over six weeks) provides an introduction to the general principles of international marketing (structural, legal etc.). The second (in German) examines marketing as part of the communications process. i. The International Marketing Environment: Economic, social, political and legal constraints Regional markets Globalisation versus internationalisation ii. Marketing Communications: The communications process; persuasion and propaganda Cultural influences, universals and their effects.

XX30111: French international marketing communications A

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20093 and take XX20095 and take XX20097

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To develop students' understanding of the applications of the principles of marketing from their Second Year and ally it to their own experience on placement, passing on to the international context. It also aims to place the marketing function within social and organisational networks of communication.
Content:
The unit is in two parts. The first (in English over six weeks) provides for an introduction to the general principles of international marketing (structural, legal etc). The second (in French) examines marketing as part of the communications process. i. The International Marketing Environment: Economic, social, political and legal constraints Regional markets Globalisation versus internationalisation ii. Marketing Communications: The communications process; persuasion and propaganda Cultural influences, universals and their effects.

XX30115: Mathematical modelling 3

Credits: 5

Level: Honours

Semester: 1

Assessment: OT70CW30

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take XX20114

Aims & Learning Objectives:
To provide students with an ability to formulate mathematical models of dynamic systems typical of chemical engineering as systems of differential equations and to solve these models numerically. After successfully completing this unit the student should:
* be able to choose numerical methods suitable for the solution of non-linear second order elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations with given initial and boundary values and systems of non-linear first order ordinary differential equations with suitable initial conditions.
* be able to formulate mathematical models which describe dynamic chemical processes in the time domain and assign boundary and initial conditions.
* be able to solve the problems formulated using MATLAB.
Content:
Mathematics of p.d.e.s and numerical solutions
* Mathematics of linear p.d.e.s, the p.d.e., b.c. and i.c. as a system, classification of system into elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic.
* solution by finite difference methods, method of characteristics, stability.
* Non-linear problems and their solution by the above methods.
* The concept of finite elements for the heat conduction problem.
* Examples: solution of a heterogeneous catalysis problem in slab or cylinder geometry with non-linear kinetics, adsorption waves in a column with non-linear isotherm. Modelling with o.d.e.s, simulation of non-linear problem sets
* Equation formulation, use of constraints. Selection of initial and boundary conditions.
* Conversion of equations into MATLAB programmes. Methods of debugging.
* Examples from reaction engineering and separation: simultaneous reactions in a bath reactor - bioreaction metabolic engineering problem, catalysis in a tubular reactor, adsorption in a column.

XX30141: Signal processing 2

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX100

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take EE20083 or equivalent.

Aims & Learning Objectives:
Aims: To introduce students to algorithms and techniques for processing random signals, together with the hardware for their practical realisation.
Objectives: At the end of this unit students should be able to: (i) explain the concepts of ensemble average, statistical stationarity, wide-sense stationarity and ergodicity, (ii) interpret autocorrelation and cross-correlation functions and utilise these to explain the operation of linear systems excited by wide-sense stationary random signals, (iii) use auto and cross power spectral densities in typical instrumentation applications, (iv) use the averaged periodogram spectrum estimation techniques, (v) design the coefficients of a minimum mean squared error based linear predictor, (vi) derive the Wiener filter, (vii) develop the LMS algorithm from the method of steepest descent, (viii) apply adaptive signal processing in noise cancellation, equalisation and acoustic echo cancellation for handsfree communications, (viii) describe the key issues involved in the selection of a DSP configuration.
Content:
Random signals: amplitude properties, cdf, pdf, variance and general moments, stationarity, ergodicity and independence. Auto and cross correlation functions, effect of linear systems, auto and cross power spectral densities, role in system identification. Spectral estimation: bias-variance trade-off, periodogram, averaged periodogram estimators, application to spectrum analyser. Adaptive signal processing: Wiener filtering, method of steepest descent, LMS algorithm, properties, applications, RLS family. DSP architectures: DSP devices, precision, structures and performance.

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