Undergraduate Course: Chemical Engineering Design 1 (CHEE08021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | All engineers make use of fundamental scientific principles to design and construct the future. They work in teams to solve complex problems within the ever-changing environmental, societal and policy landscape.
In this context, Chemical Engineering Design 1 aims to develop the skills of analysis, synthesis and communication used every day by professional engineers. The course will provide the foundations needed to develop understanding of technical topics in Chemical Engineering and apply this understanding to solving practical problems.
Chemical Engineering Design 1 will be delivered as a combination of in-person lectures and seminar sessions, in-person workshops supported by lectures, a virtual industrial visit and a virtual laboratory. Self-learning opportunities will be possible using additional materials available in Learn.
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| Course description |
Students will be introduced to technical topics through lectures (20 hours) supported and practiced in tutorials exercises (10 hours) with revision sessions (2 hours). The technical content will cover six core areas:
1. Transforming materials and energy into products by multistep processes;
2. Accounting for mass and energy balances in Chemical Engineering processes;
3. Understanding and controlling heat transfer;
4. Reactors from the desktop (or laboratory) to the industrial scale;
5. Separating products and by-products; and
6. Managing hazards and risks for a safe and healthy world.
The technical topics will be complemented by skills-based workshops (20 hours) supported by skills lectures (10 hours). These will focus on deepening knowledge and understanding of core skills that are relevant for all engineers (and other professionals) with Chemical Engineering specific exercises. This will include:
1. Engineering design cycle (Design cycle, visual representation, technical sketching);
2. Chemical engineering software (e.g. Unisim);
3. Data analysis and interpretation including use of uncertainties, error analysis and dimensional analysis;
4. A virtual/remote laboratory;
5. A virtual/remote industrial site visit;
6. Technical writing including use of database searching and information management.
Skills in software, data analysis, interpretation and calculations, database searching and technical/experimental report writing, will be integrated into the course, practiced and assessed using the software, virtual/remote laboratory/site-visit and other workshop exercises
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
104 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 50
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 50
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| Feedback |
Formative feedback integrated in practical activities and exam revision session towards the end of the course.
Summative feedback on coursework submissions and script viewing offered for degree exam. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Communicate engineering ideas, analyses, and findings in an appropriate written format;
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to find information independently without direction from an academic or supervisor;
- Demonstrate core understanding across a range of chemical engineering topics that draw on knowledge relevant to chemical engineers; and
- Analyse and present data gathered from practical activities using appropriate visual presentation styles.
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Reading List
1. Chemical Engineering: Introductory Aspects, Robert Field
2. Chemical Engineering Explained: Basic Concepts for Novices, David Shallcross
3. Introduction to Chemical Engineering: For Chemical Engineers and Students, Uche P. Nnaji
4. Introduction to Chemical Engineering: Tools for Today and Tomorrow, Kenneth A. Solen, John N. Harb
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Glen McHale
Tel: (0131 6)50 6554
Email: glen.mchale@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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