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Engineering Economics and Problem Solving: CHE 4N4

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Course outline Course videos from 2012 Copyright and other legal stuff Comments, questions, feedback? Don't wait for official course evaluations. Announcements (previous ones) There will be class all week on 13, 15 and 16 November to cover the final topics: operability and process troubleshooting. The TAs and myself are working on grading the midterms. They will be ready next week. New: The final memo regarding the SDL project has been posted. One important point was omitted: For the HAZOP study: please investigate only one unit, 2 nodes, 3 parameters per node, and 3 guide words. It is extremely important that you collect a binder from me in class on Thursday or Friday. If you fail to collect this binder before the weekend, then the troubleshooting tutorial on Monday (assignment 8) will be a failure. This binder will contain a troubleshooting exercise that you must read before the tutorial on Monday. If you cannot make it to class, please come by my office anytime on Thursday or Friday. Please note, this tutorial counts for 20 points of your course grade. Not showing up at the tutorial, including being late, implies a zero, but more importantly let's down 2 of your colleagues in the class, because the entire triad depends on YOU! If you cannot attend, provide a written explanation to me by Friday at noon. You will work with 2 other people in the class; neither of the 2 will be existing group members. There is no written submission after the tutorial. Everything is done during the tutorial time. It is not possible to "make up" this tutorial, due to its interactive nature.

Course overview Group work and chairperson skills Engineering economics Process safety Life-long and self-directed learning Process troubleshooting Dealing with uncertainty (reference only) Process operability Enrichment topics Course pack for 2012

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Assignments/Tutorials Assignment questions will be available here. Parts of the assignments will be covered in the tutorial period. Personal finance SDL assignment/tutorial (solutions covered in tutorial) Assignment 2: Time value of money (with solutions) Assignment 3: Profitability measures, depreciation, taxes and TVM (with solutions) Assignment 4: Sensitivity analysis, depreciation and taxes (with solutions) Assignment 5: Capital and operating cost estimation (with solutions) Assignment 6: Safety workshop (solutions covered in class on 23 Oct) Assignment 7: Process drawings and engineering operability (solutions covered in tutorial) Assignment 8: Troubleshooting New: Please follow these instructions when submitting electronically. Tests, exams and project Written midterm Self-directed learning project Final exam Practice questions for tests and exams Cover letter guidelines for written submissions