Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Technology (Process) with Honours

Overview

The programme focuses on the design, operation and maintenance of chemical and material manufacturing processes. Chemical Engineers (Process) engineers intimately deal with the scaling up of chemical reactions or processes that are of importance to society. They must determine how to exploit the knowledge on chemical reaction to design and operate facilities and processes in order to produce commercial quantities of a product. Chemical engineering (Process) also involves developing new processes, project engineering and troubleshooting. They are found in a vast range of industries, such as the petrochemical, mineral processing, material, Information Technology, food and pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries. This branch of engineering is a challenging and rewarding profession for those who aspire to make their mark in, for example:

• protecting and improving the quality of our environment,
• reliably supplying precious energy to society,
• developing and manufacturing raw materials, chemicals and pharmaceutical products to sustain the quality of modern living, OR
• the discovery of new materials through nanotechnology and life science for the betterment of society.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• PEO1
  Competent and forward-thinking in chemical and/or process engineering technology related industry and capable of pursuing business and technopreneurial ventures.
• PEO2
  Effective leaders who demonstrates professionalism, ethics, social responsibility, and a commitment to sustainability with good teamwork and communication skill.
• PEO3
  Committed to lifelong learning, continuous improvement and personal growth.

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

• PLO1
  Engineering Knowledge:
  Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, computing and engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization as specified in SK1 to SK4 respectively to defined and applied engineering procedures, processes, systems or methodologies.
• PLO2
  Problem Analysis:
  Identify, formulate, research literature and analyse broadly-defined engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using analytical tools appropriate to their discipline or area of specialisation with considerations for sustainable development; (SK1 to SK4).
• PLO3
  Design/Development of Solutions:
  Design solutions for broadly-defined engineering technology problems and contribute to the design of systems, components or processes to meet identified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, whole-life cost, net zero carbon as well as resource, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations as required; (SK5).
• PLO4
  Investigation:
  Conduct investigations of broadly-defined engineering problems; locate, search and select relevant data from codes, data bases and literature, design and conduct experiments to provide valid conclusions; (SK8).
• PLO5
  Tool Usage:
  Select and apply, and recognize limitations of appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to broadly-defined engineering problems; (SK2 and SK6).
• PLO6
  The Engineering Technologist and The World:
  Analyze and evaluate sustainable development impacts to: society, the economy, sustainability, health and safety, legal frameworks, and the environment, in solving broadly-defined engineering problems; (SK1, SK5, and SK7)
• PLO7
  Ethics:
  Understand and commit to professional ethics and norms of engineering technology practice and adhere to relevant national and international laws. Demonstrate an understanding of the need for diversity and inclusion; (SK9).
• PLO8
  Individual and Collaborative Team Work:
  Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse and inclusive teams and in multidisciplinary, face-to-face, remote and distributed settings; (SK9).
• PLO9
  Communication:
  Communicate effectively and inclusively on broadly defined engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, by being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, taking into account cultural, language, and learning differences.
• PLO10
  Project Management and Finance:
  Apply knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic decision-making to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team and to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments.
• PLO11
  Life Long Learning:
  Recognize the need for, and have the ability for i) independent and life-long learning and ii) critical thinking in the face of new specialist technologies. (SK8).