LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course, the students
- can summarise the activities included in the systematic planning, implementation, and management of a biomass-based process industry investment project.
- can describe engineer's work in a consultancy company.
- have experience in project work in teams, working with real-life tools for project planning, as well as on report writing and giving oral presentations.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 08.09.2022 - 09.12.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kyösti Ruuttunen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course provides an overview of an investment project and all the activities included during the entire lifecycle of a project (i.e. from early studies to startup of the plant). These activities include, for instance, process engineering, project implementation planning, implementation methods, contract-, scope-, resource-, time-, cost- and risk management and engineering tools.
The course includes a practical process design oriented exercise using a real-life project case. A part of the lectures, as well as the practical exercise, is arranged in a consultancy company. The exercise includes an oral presentation on the results.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Examination and project work. Further details given in MyCourses workspace and in class.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
5 cr; 5 cr x 27 h/cr = 135 h
Lectures, workshops, and examination: 50 h
Project work: 85 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 Autumn I - IIA course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.