Archived-Announcements-2012

From Engineering Economics and Problem Solving: 4N4
Revision as of 20:31, 16 October 2012 by Kevin Dunn (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

More recent announcements at the top

  • Assignment 5 for Monday is posted.
  • Based on the course evaluation feedback, there is now a discussion board available on the Avenue2Learn website. Please participate!
  • As promised, an example of self-directed learning report for 4N4 produced by a group in the 2011 class. There will be a memo with an update on the next steps for the SDL project in the next few days where you will have to write an outline of your project's scope.
  • Question for class on Thursday:
Estimate the capital cost for a distillation column fabricated from 316 stainless steel, 26 trays at regular spacing of 0.6m, operating at 3.2MPa. The column height is 21.3m and diameter of 2.3m.
  • Solutions for both assignment 2 and 3 are available; see below. Paper copies will be returned in class on Thursday.
  • A reading on the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI)
  • The informal course evaluation results.
  • An update regarding electronic submissions: a single Word document or PDF or Google Doc (preferred) will be accepted. Please read for more details.
  • Inflation adjustment factors for the process industries
  • 2 slides on the bare module method
  • A list of costs that should be considered
  • You will also require portions of Don Woods' book Cost Estimation for the Process Industries. This can only be downloaded from McMaster computers [30 Mb]. Please keep a copy for tutorials and use in class exercises. You do not need to print the entire book, only the parts from chapter 1. The other chapters are for reference.
  • We'd like to be clear: a spreadsheet by itself is NOT a valid assignment submission and will essentially receive a grade of zero: it's as if handing in a report to your manager with only appendices but no content. Furthermore, we are seeing groups that do not follow the requirements posted a week ago: non-native Google Docs do not show up correctly and cannot be commented on by the TAs or myself.
  • Assignment 4 is posted for Monday's tutorial.
  • A short note regarding cover letters has been posted.
  • For assignment 3, question 5: please use an MARR of 15%. The assignments are due at the start of your tutorial time slot; if handing in electronically, please make sure we get them by 17:00.
  • A memo has been posted, dated 24 September 2012. We will discuss this in class on 25 September.