2011-2012 Undergraduate Student Handbook-Draft(1)

School of Chemical Engineering&

Analytical Science

Undergraduate StudentHandbook

2011/2012

www.ceas.manchester.ac.uk

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CONTENTS

1.0 DISCLAIMER 4

2.0 SEMESTER DATES 4

3.0 GENERAL FACILITIES 53.1 Student Common Room3.2 Toilets3.3 Photocopying3.4 Photocopying Transparencies for Seminars3.5 Student Post3.6 Staff Post3.7 Notice boards3.8 Expenses3.9 Binding of Dissertations3.10 Personal Belongings

4.0 STAFF 74.1 Staff with key roles4.2 Academic Staff4.3 Administrative staff

5.0 PROGRAMMES AND INTENDED OUTCOMES 9

6.0 COURSE STRUCTURES 116.1 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering6.2 BEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering6.3 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe6.4 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience6.5 BEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience6.6 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Chemistry6.7 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Business Management6.8 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Environmental Technology6.9 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Biotechnology6.10 MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Energy6.11 BEng (Ordinary) Chemical Engineering

7.0 PRIZES 22

8.0 TEACHING & LEARNING 23

9.0 ASSESSMENT 26

10.0 PLAGIARISM & OTHER FORMS OF MALPRACTICE 44

11.0 HEALTH & SAFETY 4511.1 Registering with a doctor11.2 Occupation Health Service

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11.3 Safety in Laboratories11.4 Fire Alarm11.5 Out of Hours Working

12.0 PERSONAL TUTORS 4612.1 The place of the Personal Tutor in the University12.2 Responsibilities of Tutors12.3 Responsibilities of Students12.4 Student References12.5 Director of Undergraduate Studies

13.0 STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITIES 47

14.0 STUDENT REPRESENTATION 4914.1 Course Units Reviews14.2 Taught Course Students Forum14.3 Role of the Undergraduate Board14.4 School Board14.5 Feedback

15.0 STUDENT SUPPORT & GUIDANCE (School) 5115.1 SMS text messaging15.2 Campus Solutions (Student System) Timetabling Information15.3 Leaving or changing a programme15.4 Withdrawal from your course15.5 Interruption / Suspension of studies15.6 Student Records15.7 Procedure for reporting ill health15.8 Mitigating Circumstances Deadlines15.9 Industrial Placements and Overseas Students

16.0 SUPPORT & GUIDANCE (University) 5316.1 Careers Service16.2 Disability & Special Needs16.3 Counselling Service16.4 Accommodation16.5 Financial Problems16.6 Letters, transcripts and degree certificates

17.0 USEFUL WEB LINKS 55

18.0 APPEALS 56

19.0 COMPLAINTS 57

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1.0 DISCLAIMER

This Handbook is an important document, which should be retained for the duration of your undergraduate studies. It will be stored on the Virtual Student Common Room (Blackboard) for you to refer to at any time. If you require a hard copy, please contact the Education Support Office.

The information contained in this booklet is intended for use as a guide to the teaching and assessment procedures exercised within the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science (SCEAS), which may be subject to change during your time at the University of Manchester. You will be notified of any changes to the teaching or assessment arrangements.

The information in this booklet provides outline information on the University, the School and on the assessment and procedures within the full-time three-year or four-year programmes leading to the degrees of BEng and MEng with Honours and on the Chemical Engineering (Ordinary) programme.

This document also contains a limited amount of information on other services (including contact details wherever possible) available to students at the University that are not provided by this School. It is not intended as a comprehensive guide to the University, more information on which can be obtained from the University website (www.manchester.ac.uk).

2.0 SEMESTER DATES

First SemesterRegistration Week beginning 19th September 2011

Attendance 19th September 2011 to 28th October 2011

Study Week (private study, no lectures or laboratory classes will take place)31st October 2011 to 4th November 2011

Attendance 7th November 2011 to 16th December 2011

Christmas Vacation 19th December 2011 to 13th January 2012

Attendance (exams) 16th January 2012 to 27th January 2012

Second SemesterAttendance 30th January 2012 to 23rd March 2012

Easter Vacation 26th March 2012 to 13th April 2012

Attendance 16th April 2012 to 11th May 2012

Attendance (exams) 14th May 2012 to 6th June 2012

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3.0 SCHOOL'S GENERAL FACILITIES

Please note that from November 2011, the School of Chemical Engineering will begin to move over to its new facility, the James Chadwick building.

3.1 Student Common RoomRoom J/C42 (i.e room 42 on C floor of the Mill). Vending machines are available for the purchase of drinks and snacks.

3.2 ToiletsThe Mill Women C floor – main foyer

Men C floor – next to J/C8Men and Women with a disability C floor – main foyer

3.3 PhotocopyingPhotocopiers are available in the Joule Library (Sackville Street Building) and the Students’ Association (Barnes Wallis Building). Photocopies must be paid for.

3.4 Photocopying Transparencies for SeminarsYou may use the School photocopier for a limited amount of overhead transparencies for seminars. Please see a member of staff in the Education Support Office (C62) for details.

3.5 Student PostEvery student has a pigeonhole for post in the Student Common Room. Post is delivered twice a day, at approximately 8.30am and 1.30pm. Sometimes students receive letters or magazines which are individually addressed but contain the same material. In these cases the letters or magazines are left in piles on the table next to the pigeonholes in the Student Common Room. Please check this table to see if there is anything there for you.

3.6 Staff PostStaff pigeonholes are in the Staff Common Room. You can contact a member of staff by leaving a message in his/her pigeonhole.

3.7 Position and use of notice boards

You are advised to check the notice boards on a regular basis for timetables, course details, and information about examinations, etc.

1. General noticeboard in the Student Common Room.2. General noticeboard outside the Education Support Office.3. Vacation jobs and graduate recruitment on the noticeboard in C floor corridor outside the main

door to the Student Common Room.

3.8 ExpensesThe costs of stationery, photocopying, lamination of posters and binding of dissertations are the responsibility of the student. You should allow for these costs when planning your budget.

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3.9 Binding of DissertationsTwo bound copies of MEng dissertations are required. These may be bound using ‘channel binding’. This is available cheaply from U-Print Copyshop in the Students’ Union, or at the reprographics unit based in Sackville Street Building.

3.10 Personal BelongingsPlease take care of your personal belongings. The School can not take responsibility for personal effects stored in lockers.

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4.0 STAFF

4.1 Staff with Key Roles in Teaching and Learning Administration

Head of School Professor Michael Sutcliffe

Head of Teaching Dr Arthur Garforth

Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr Esther Ventura-Medina

Director of Assessment Dr Peter Gardner

Student Administrator Mrs Philippa Mannion

Student Administrator Mr Andrew Partington

Student Administrator Mr Christopher Armstrong

MEng Research Project Tutor Dr Severino Pandiella

MEng Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience Tutor Dr Severino Pandiella

MEng Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe Tutor

Dr Severino Pandiella

School Safety Advisor Mr Des Doocey

School Disability Co-ordinator Mr Andrew Partington

IChemE Representative Dr Alastair Martin

EPS Library Contact Mr John Blunden-Ellis

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4.2 ACADEMIC STAFF (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Surname First Name Title Post (Additional School Roles)

Ext Email Room

AL-LAGTAH NASIR DR Lecturer (Teaching Focused) 64374 [email protected] J/C48

AZAPAGIC ADISA PROF Professor 64363 [email protected] J/C44

CAMPBELL GRANT DRReader(Senior Mentor)

64472 [email protected] J/C75

CARBONE PAOLA DR RCUK Fellow 64367 [email protected] J/C42

CURTIS ROBIN DR Lecturer 64401 [email protected] J/C41

DAVEY ROGER PROF Professor 64409 [email protected] J/C55

DE VISSER SAMUEL DR Senior Lecturer 64882 [email protected] MIB/3.13

FIELDEN PETER PROFProfessor(Head of Research)

64889 [email protected] MIB/1.031

GARDNER PETER DRReader(Director of Assessment)

64463 [email protected] MIB/G1.018

GARFORTH ARTHUR DRSenior Lecturer(Deputy Head of Teaching)


GODDARD NICHOLAS PROF Professor 64895 [email protected] MIB/1.030

GRASSIA PAUL DR Senior Lecturer 68851 [email protected] J/C21

HOLMES STUART DRSenior Lecturer(Taught Student Admissions Tutor)


JOBSON MEGAN DRSenior Lecturer(Chair of School Board)

64381 [email protected] J/B7

LIU LANDE DR Lecturer (Teaching Focused) 64374 [email protected] J/C48

LOCKYER NICHOLAS DRSenior Lecturer(Postgraduate Research Director)

64479 [email protected] MIB/G.015

MARTIN PETER DR Lecturer (On sabbatical 2011-12) 64388 [email protected] J/C28

MARTIN ALASTAIR DRSenior Lecturer(Director of Postgraduate Studies)


MARTIN PHILIP DR Senior Lecturer 65779 [email protected] J/C11

MASTERS ANDREW PROFProfessor(Head of Teaching)


MAVITUNA FERDA PROFProfessor(PDRA Forum Chair)


MILLER ALINE DRSenior Lecturer (Biomolecular Engineering)

65781 [email protected] MIB/G1.027

PANDIELLA SEVERINO DRSenior Lecturer(External Affairs Manager)


PERRY SIMON MRSenior Lecturer (Teaching Focussed)e-Learning Champion

64391 [email protected] J/A21

PERSAUD KRISHNA PROF Professor 64892 [email protected] J/C44

ROBERTS EDWARD DR Reader (New Building Project leader) 68849 [email protected] J/C37

SCHROEDER SVEN DR Reader 65780 [email protected] J/C57

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4.2 ACADEMIC STAFF (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Surname First Name Title Post (Additional School Roles)

Ext Email Room

SCULLY PATRICIA DR Senior Lecturer 68923 [email protected] PSI/3.322

SHARRAD CLINT DR Lecturer tbc [email protected] tbc

SIPERSTEIN FLOR DR Lecturer – YEAR 3 & 4 TUTOR 64342 [email protected] J/C8

SMITH ROBIN PROF Professor 64382 [email protected] J/B7

SUTCLIFFE MICHAEL PROFProfessor(Head of School)


THEODOROPOULOS

KONSTANTINOS DR Senior Lecturer 64386 [email protected] J/B6

VENTURA-MEDINA

ESTHER DRLecturer(Director of Undergraduate Studies, Learning Enhancement Officer)


VICKERMAN JOHN PROF Professor 64544 [email protected] MIB/G/022

VILLEGAS ROSSMARY DR Lecturer (Petroleum Engineering Coordintor) 64368 [email protected] J/C46

WEBB COLIN PROFProfessor(Head of External Affairs) – YEAR 2 TUTOR


WESTERHOFF HANS PROF Professor 64407 [email protected] MIB/3.018

YUAN XUE-FENG DR Reader - YEAR 1 TUTOR 64887 [email protected] MIB/1.028

ZHANG NAN DR Lecturer 64384 [email protected] J/B7

4.3 PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF (BY TEAM)

Surname First Name Title Team/Office Post Ext Email RoomHUYTON DARREN MR

Education Office (Education & Support)

Education Manager 63101 [email protected] J/C62

MANNION PHILIPPA MRS Education Officer 68853 [email protected] J/C62

ARMSTRONG CHRIS MRAdmin Assistant (Education & Support)

[email protected]

J/C62

PARTINGTON ANDREW MRAdmin Assistant (Education & Support)


WOOD ZOE MSClerical Assistant (Education & Support), Receptionist

64340 [email protected] CEAS Reception, J/C62

TBC TBC TBCClerical Assistant (Education & Support), Receptionist

TBCCEAS Reception, J/C62

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5.0 PROGRAMMES AND INTENDED OUTCOMES

Undergraduate Programmes

Each programme is made up of core units, elective units and project units. A number of credits is associated with each unit as specified in the Course Schedule: typically a course with 25 hours’ contact time carries 10 credits, which indicates that it is expected to require about 100 hours of attention by the student in total (including the formal contact time). Normally, a full year comprises 120 credits (equating to approximately 1200 hours or 30 weeks 40 hours/week) but this is varied in some cases.

Undergraduate Programmes in the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science are:

Four Year MEng HonoursChemical EngineeringChemical Engineering with Environmental TechnologyChemical Engineering with BiotechnologyChemical Engineering with ChemistryChemical Engineering with Business ManagementChemical Engineering with Industrial ExperienceChemical Engineering with Study in Europe (France, Germany or Spain)Chemical Engineering with Energy

Three Year BEng HonoursChemical Engineering

Educational Intended Outcomes of Undergraduate Degree Programmes

On graduation students should:

have developed the problem solving skills necessary to tackle challenges throughout their careers;

have the design skills to be able to carry out design tasks for a wide range of chemical processes and plants; both individually and within a team with limited supervision;

possess experimental skills in measurement related to chemical engineering science and applications at both laboratory and pilot plant scales;

be familiar with the use of a range of modern Information Technology tools for communication, information searches, calculation and specialised chemical engineering applications, and be able to use these tools efficiently and creatively;

have a sufficient level of understanding of chemical engineering science, mathematics and chemistry to make the professional literature of chemical engineering accessible;

have experienced group working and individual project work, and have developed oral and written communication skills;

satisfy the academic requirements for corporate membership of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE);

be able to follow a career path in the industrial and business sectors and in non-chemical engineering sectors such as accountancy, marketing and management.

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At MEng level graduates should, in addition to the above:

have integrated the core chemical engineering skills with specialist knowledge to a working level of competence, either in a specialist area or in a foreign language sufficient to allow the graduate to work using that language;

have acquired basic skills in methods of research.

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6.0 COURSE STRUCTURES 2011/12

6.1 Table 1: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20091 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20052 Process Instrumentation & Control 4 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10

Choose one of the following::

CHEN 20162 Biotechnology and Environmental Eng 4 10CARS 20022 MLP 4 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30072 Advanced Mass Transfer Methods 6 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 6 15CHEN 30101 Mathematical Methods 3 5 10CHEN 40300 Dissertation Pt.1 7 15CHEN 40100 Dissertation Pt.2 8 15CHEN 40200 Dissertation Pt.3 8 30CHEN 40061 Adsorption and Ion Exchange 7 15CHEN 40171 Computer Aided Process Design 7 15CHEN 40191 Wastewater Engineering Technology 7 15

Choose one of the followingCHEN 40052 Interface & Colloid Science 8 15CHEN 40222 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle 8 15

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6.2 Table 2: BEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering


Choose one of the following::CHEN 20162 Biotechnology and Environmental Eng 4 10CARS 20022 MLP 4 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30072 Advanced Mass Transfer Methods 6 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 6 15CHEN 30101 Mathematical Methods 3 5 10

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6.3 Table 3: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20091 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10

Choose one of the following:LT1007 French 3 & 4 20LT1007 German 3 & 4 20LT1007 Spanish 3 & 4 20CHEN 30040 Year Abroad 5 & 6 120CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 8 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 8 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 8 10CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 7 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 7 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 7 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 8 15CHEN 40052 Interface and Colloid Science 8 15CHEN 40061 Adsorption and Ion Exchange 7 15CHEN 40171 Computer Aided Process Design 7 15

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6.4 Table 4: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience


Choose one of the following:CHEN 20162 Biotechnology and Environmental Eng 4 10CARS 20022 MLP 4 10CHEN 30041 Catalytic Reaction Engineering (by DL) 5 10CHEN 40050 IE Dissertation 5 & 6 50CHEN 30090 IE Short Report & Poster 5 & 6 10CHEN 40060 IE Skills Acquired Report 5 & 6 40CHEN 30100 IE Site Visit & Logbook 5 & 6 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 8 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 8 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 8 10CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 7 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 7 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 7 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 8 15CHEN 40171 Computer Aided Process Design 7 15CHEN 40061 Adsorption and Ion Exchange 7 15

Choose one of the followingCHEN 40052 Interface & Colloid Science 8 15CHEN 40222 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle 8 15

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6.5 Table 5: BEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience


Choose one of the following::CHEN 20162 Biotechnology and Environmental Eng 4 10CARS 20022 MLP 4 10CHEN 30050 IE Placement Report 5 & 6 80CHEN 30080 IE Poster & Presentation Report 5 & 6 20CHEN 30060 IE Log Book 5 & 6 10CHEN 30070 IE Site Visit 5 & 6 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 8 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 8 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 8 10CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 7 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 7 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 7 15CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 7 10CHEN 30072 Advanced Mass Transfer Methods 8 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 7 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 8 15CHEN 30101 Mathematical Methods 3 7 10

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6.6 Table 6: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Chemistry

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20091 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20052 Process Instrumentation & Control 4 10CHEM 10412 Organic Chemistry 4 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry & Development 6 15CHEM 20411 Organic Synthesis 5 10CHEM 20412 Physical Organic Chemistry 6 10CHEN 40300 Dissertation Pt.1 7 15CHEN 40100 Dissertation Pt.2 8 15CHEN 40200 Dissertation Pt.3 8 30CHEN 40061 Adsorption & Ion Exchange 7 15CHEN 40151 Energy Generation Systems 7 15CHEN 40191 Wastewater Engineering Technology 7 15CHEN 40052 Interface & Colloid Science 8 15

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6.7 Table 7: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Business Management

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20091 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20052 Process Instrumentation & Control 4 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10BMAN 10011 Fundamentals of Management 3 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 6 15CHEN 30101 Mathematical Methods 3 5 10MSEC 30112 Tools & Techniques for Enterprise 6 10CHEN 40300 Research Dissertation 7 15CHEN 40100 Research Proposal 8 15CHEN 40200 Research Short Report & Poster 8 30MSEC 41031 Enterprise Strategy & Marketing 7 15MSEC 40352 Advanced Technology Enterprise 8 15CHEN 30091 Process Control 7 10BMAN31201 Technology Strategy and Innovation 7 10CHEN 30101 Mathematical Methods 3 7 10

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6.8 Table 8: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Environmental Technology

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20091 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20052 Process Instrumentation & Control 4 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10CHEN 20162 Biotechnology and Environmental Eng 4 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30072 Advanced Mass Transfer Methods 6 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 6 15CHEN 30101 Mathematical Methods 3 5 10CHEN 40300 Dissertation Pt.1 7 15CHEN 40100 Dissertation Pt.2 8 30CHEN 40200 Dissertation Pt.3 8 15CHEN 40151 Energy Generation Systems 7 15CHEN 40191 Wastewater Engineering Technology 7 15CHEN 40222 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle 8 15CHEN 40421 Water Resource & Utilisation 7 15

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6.9 Table 9: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Energy

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20091 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20052 Process Instrumentation & Control 4 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10CHEN 20162 Biotechnology and Environmental Eng 4 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30072 Advanced Mass Transfer Methods 6 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 6 15CHEN 30101 Mathematical Methods 3 5 10CHEN 40300 Dissertation Pt.1 7 15CHEN 40100 Dissertation Pt.2 8 30CHEN 40200 Dissertation Pt.3 8 15CHEN 40411 Energy Systems 7 15CHEN 40191 Wastewater Engineering Technology 7 15CHEN 40431 Utility Systems 7 15

Choose one of the followingCHEN 40202 Distributed & Renewable Energy Systems 8 15CHEN 40222 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle 8 15

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6.10 Table 10: MEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Biotechnology

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20091 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20052 Process Instrumentation & Control 4 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10 CHEN 20162 Biotechnology and Environmental Eng 4 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30072 Advanced Mass Transfer Methods 6 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 6 15CHEN 30101 Maths 3 5 10CHEN 40300 Dissertation Pt.1 7 15CHEN 40100 Dissertation Pt.2 8 15CHEN 40200 Dissertation Pt.3 8 30CHEN 40061 Adsorption and Ion Exchange 7 15CHEN 40062 Principles of Biorefinery Engineering 8 15CHEN 40161 Core Biotechnology I 7 15CHEN 40181 Core Biotechnology II 7 15

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6:11 Table 11: BEng (Ordinary) Chemical Engineering

Unit Code Unit Title Semester CreditCHEN 10011 Engineering Mathematics 1 1 10CHEN 10021 Engineering Chemistry 1 10CHEN 10031 Transport Phenomena 1 1 10CHEN 10041 Chemical Engineering Design 1 1 10CHEN 10050 Information Technology 1&2 10CHEN 10060 Laboratory Projects 1&2 10CHEN 10072 Engineering Mathematics 2 2 10CHEN 10082 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 10CHEN 10092 Transport Phenomena 2 2 10CHEN 10102 Chemical Engineering Design 2 2 10CHEN 10112 Intro to Chemical Reaction Engineering 2 10CHEN 10122 Engineering Design Project 2 10CHEN 21112 Process Design and Simulation 4 10CHEN 20022 Laboratory Projects 2 4 10CHEN 20031 Professional and Career Development 3 0CHEN 20041 Mathematical Methods 2 3 10CHEN 20141 Chemical Reaction Engineering 4 10CHEN 20061 Solid-Fluid Systems 3 10CHEN 20072 Distillation and Adsorption 4 10CHEN 20082 Heat Transfer and Process Integration 4 10CHEN 20052 Process Instrumentation & Control 3 10CHEN 20111 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer 3 10CHEN 20151 Safety & Reliability Engineering 3 10CHEN 30012 Design Project Part 1 6 10CHEN 30022 Design Project Part 2 6 10CHEN 30032 Design Project Part 3 6 10CHEN 30021 Laboratory Projects 3 5 15CHEN 30031 Synthesis & Design 5 10CHEN 30051 Catalytic Reaction Engineering 5 10CHEN 30061 Process Fluid Dynamics 5 10CHEN 30091 Process Control 5 10CHEN 40162 Sustainable Industry and Development 6 15

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7.0 STUDENT PRIZES

First Year PrizesCourse Prize £30BPCL Prize (Fundamental Chemical Engineering) £50

Second Year PrizesCourse Prize £30BPCL Prize (Fundamental Chemical Engineering) £100Crosfield Prize (Laboratory) £100CG Sinclair Prize (Improvement from 1st Year) £100

Final Year PrizesCourse prize £60NW Branch Institution of Chemical Engineers Prize £75CG Sinclair Prize (Improvement from 2nd Year) £100Institution of Chemical Engineers Book Prize £40 David Perchal Undergraduate Prize £50(Good achievement not otherwise recognised by an award)ET Woodburn Prize (MEng Research Project) £100Cargill Prize (Placement in Industry) £100

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8.0 TEACHING AND LEARNING

Teaching and learning methods

The School employs various methods by which information is communicated to students. The most familiar is the lecture. Some academics may produce notes for their lectures, in which case the further notes that you take can be used to augment those given out. You are not expected to write down everything that the lecturer says. What you should write down is information that will help you remember what was said, such that with research of your own you can make more comprehensive notes, outside the lecture, from which to revise for examinations. Academics will not expect you to understand everything that they say in a lecture; in a sense they are sowing seeds so that you will do some more work or even discuss what was said with your colleagues. The School places a great deal of emphasis on all teaching and learning activities and you should make sure that you attend. From experience, students who do not attend lectures and problem sessions regularly are those that do not pass the examinations.

Problem sessions are also used to impart information, not necessarily about the subject but how questions may be asked in assessments such as examinations. You will perhaps get some insight into what the lecturer considers the important topics in his/her subject area. You may also gain some understanding of how you should present your answers to the problems posed. Very significantly, if you cannot answer the questions you need to discover why this is. It may be that you do not understand the problem; this can be rectified by research into your notes or by consulting the lecturer. It may be that you have not attended the appropriate lecture, which is a more serious matter and will not encourage the lecturer to offer you any help.

Laboratories are also a great source of information. In the laboratory you will almost certainly encounter demonstrators who do not lecture the particular subject for which the laboratory has been set. You will, therefore, have a second or even a third view of the problem and how it may be solved. Laboratories are in most cases practical applications of topics that you will have covered in lectures or in problems or enquiry based learning (PBL or EBL - see below). Much of what you will cover in lectures is very analytical, but you are hoping to become an engineer. Engineering is concerned with the practical applications of engineering theory. Without application your theory will remain in your head or on the drawing board.

As has already been said in this book the contact hours, those hours for which you are supervised directly by a member of staff, for most subjects are less than those allocated for a particular unit. It is probable that more than half of the time for most units is allocated to private study. Do not waste this time as you will find it is tempting not to go through your notes to reinforce your understanding. There are lots of distractions at university and of course many opportunities present themselves to you which you may find very beneficial. Our message is not abstain from everything that is not course related, but instead plan what you do such that course work can be integrated with the other things. Make sure that you do not take part in too many extracurricular activities that detract from your understanding of, and performance in your chosen subject.

Problem-based learning (PBL)/Enquiry-based learning (EBL).Problem-based learning (PBL) or Enquiry-based learning is like being in a professional team at work. Each team of around 10 - 12 students is given a description of a problem that requires an engineering solution. Although parts of the solution may be familiar to you, new material will need to be discovered and learnt in order to present a complete answer. As part of a team you will identify the new material, look for books and articles that will explain it, discuss your new

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understanding and finally put together a solution. As in a real problem, what is learnt is under the control of the team, and the path by which learning is accomplished may vary from team to team. However, a well-structured problem will allow you to teach yourself the core material of the subject and to understand how it may be applied and extended. PBL/EBL units will be assessed by a combination of a mark for the work produced by the team and marks awarded for more traditional forms of assessment.

Problem-based learning (as also EBL) is designed to help you to develop skills that will make you more valued by your future employers. It should enable you to improve your problem solving and communication abilities, which are seen as keys to the world of employment in the 21st century. It will also help to keep our graduates at the front of new developments throughout their lives.

BlackboardBlackboard is a Virtual Learning Environment and al of the units that you will be taking will be available on this system. In its basic form, Blackboard contains course material that is covered in lectures, plus additional resources that you may need. The Unit Leader will provide further information to you about the information available on Blackboard for the specific unit.

Learning resources

ComputersYou will be issued with a computing account and e-mail address when you register in the School. The School’s clusters of computers can be found in rooms A21, B12 and C32 in the Mill. You are strongly advised to check your e-mail on a regular basis as it is a commonly used means of contact between Tutors/Supervisors and tutees. If you experience any difficulties with your e-mail account or any of the computing facilities you should contact the IT services help desk on 65544 or email them at [email protected]. This service is not available to assist with any problems you are having with personal IT equipment.

LibrariesMaterial relevant to Chemical Engineering is held in the Joule Library on E Floor of the Sackville Street Building, accessed via the Granby row entrance.

The following website, also gives you information on the John Rylands Library which all students are able to use: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/library

Undergraduate students may borrow up to 20 items (including CD-Roms, exam papers, theses) at a time for up to four weeks. If all copies of a book are on loan, you may reserve a copy and will be notified when the book is available for collection. It is important to do this as it is the way the library monitors shortage of books and knows to buy additional copies. Some books are in heavy demand and may be issued for one week at a time. Short loan copies (which may be borrowed overnight) are also available for reading list material.

In addition to printed books and journals, the library provides many resources in electronic form which are accessible on and off campus via the library website. All students have a library induction course where further information about these and other library facilities is provided.

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Laboratories

Experimental laboratories are located mainly in B10 and the Morton Laboratory adjacent to The Mill. B10 host most of the small scale equipment whereas the Morton Laboratory building contains large/pilot scale equipment. Laboratories aim to provide opportunities to gain hands-on experience and the application of concepts into practical applications. There are laboratory projects in all years (except the 4th year of the MEng programmes). The laboratory project in each year aim to develop different skills and as such the emphasis on the activities varies.

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9.0 ASSESSMENT

The procedures are subject to the University of Manchester Regulations for Undergraduate Awards currently in force which take precedence in all circumstances.

The award of Honours and Ordinary Degrees in Chemical Engineering is determined by the University’s Academic Board, which bases its decisions upon the recommendations of the School Board of Examiners. The recommendations of the Board of Examiners are governed: (1) by the Ordinances and Regulations; and (2) by the Board’s own procedures. The document describing the criteria employed by the School Board of Examiners when formulating its recommendations to Academic Board and when reviewing progress is The Assessment Framework. (http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=7333)

This includes information about the University’s examination processes, marking policies, use of dictionaries, policies in relation to cheating (including plagiarism), religious observance, access to past examination papers, dissemination of examination timetables and dissemination of results.

Passing mark for a unit

The pass mark for an individual unit of assessment is 40%. The compensatable fail mark for most units of assessment is 30%, but for some units of assessment (e.g. the 3rd year Design Project, or units graded Pass or Fail) there is no compensatable fail mark.

Degree Classification

For the different classes the overall weighted average ranges are:

First Class not less than 70.0%Second Class, Division One (2i) less than 70.0%, but not less than 60.0%Second Class, Division Two (2ii) less than 60.0%, but not less than 50.0%Third Class less than 50.0%, but not less than 40.0%

Calculating the weighted average

The overall weighted average is calculated from the average mark for each year using the following weighting factors:

Course Years Weightings

BEng (honours or ordinary): 1, 2, 3 1:3:6BEng (industrial experience): 1, 2, 3, 4 1:3:2:6MEng (language; industrial experience): 1, 2, 3, 4 1:3:3:6MEng (all others): 1, 2, 3, 4 1:3:6:6

Students admitted directly to the Second Year of a programme of study have the overall weighted average calculated from the marks for Year 2 and subsequent year(s) using the weightings applicable to that programme of study, as defined above.

When calculating the year average mark, the mark obtained in each subject is weighted by the number of credits associated with that subject:

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with i as the counter for the unit (unit) and N the total number of units (units) taken.

Language unit marks in Years 1 and 2 are excluded from this calculation.

Unit Assessment(a) A student’s mark in a subject or examination will be based upon his or her performance in a

formal written examination and/or course work in the proportions shown in the relevant unit description.

(b) Course work will be assessed by the Lecturers teaching the subject; they will inform students at the time as to which course work is to be included in the assessment.

(c) Elective units must be chosen by the end of the first week in the relevant semester. A student may attend the lectures for any of the elective units during the first week before making his/her final choice. Elective choices should be completed by the Friday of week one in each semester and are final; no subsequent changes will be permitted.

(d) Course work must be handed in at the time specified and examinations must be attempted on the first possible occasion.

(e) Individual student exam timetables are available from the Student Services Centre Portal at http://www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/ssc/sscportal/

Progression, Compensation, Repeat of the 1st Year and Exit Awards(a) The Board of Examiners decides whether or not a student may proceed to the next year of

the course. The Board may require additional evidence from reassessment, in which case the decision is deferred until the Board’s meeting in September. Failure to meet the criteria for progression on a given course will require the student to transfer to a lower course (e.g. from MEng with Industrial Experience to another MEng course or to the BEng with Industrial Experience; from MEng to BEng; from BEng to BEng (Ord)). In the case of the 1st year, the Board may decide that the student be allowed to repeat the year with or without attendance. This decision depends upon the student’s performance and any special circumstances that are brought to the Board’s notice.

(b) The minimum credit-weighted average to progress from one year of the BEng programme to the following year is 40%. The minimum credit-weighted average to progress from one year of an MEng programme to the following year is 40% in the first year, and 55% in both the second and third years. The minimum credit-weighted average to progress from one year of the MEng with Industrial Experience programme to the following year is 60% in the first and second years, 55% in the third year. The minimum credit-weighted average to progress from one year of the BEng with Industrial Experience programme to the following year is 55% in the first and second years, 40% in the third year. Please note that year averages are used to determine progression, not cumulative year averages.

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(c) To progress from one year of a programme to the next, a student must (i) reach the minimum credit-weighted pass mark for the year;(ii) reach the pass mark in individual units totalling at least two thirds of the credits

for that year; and(iii) reach the compensatable fail mark in all remaining units. (The compensatable fail mark for most units of assessment is 30%, but for some units of assessment (e.g. the 3rd year Design Project, or units graded Pass or Fail) there is no compensatable fail mark.)

A student who fails to progress based on these criteria may be allowed resits, may be required to transfer to a lower degree, may be allowed to repeat the year (1 st year only), or may be awarded a Certificate or Diploma of Higher Education and excluded from continuing on the course.

(d) For the BEng (Ordinary) programme, to progress from one year to the next, a student must (i) reach the minimum credit-weighted pass mark for the year in units totalling 100 credits;(ii) reach the pass mark in individual units totalling at least 60 credits; and(iii) reach the compensatable fail mark in all remaining units.

(e) A BEng student may make one repeat of the 1st Year without loss of Honours degree status. A candidate who fails to obtain sufficient marks to be awarded a BEng (Honours) degree at the end of 3rd Year may be considered under the criteria for the award of an Ordinary degree. A student registered for an MEng course who is required to repeat the 1st year will also be required to transfer to the BEng honours programme.

(f) Students who fail to progress from the 2nd year will be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, based on successful completion of the 1st year, and will be excluded from continuing on the course. (The Certificate of Higher Education requires 120 credits at level 1 or above.) Students who fail the 3rd year will be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, based on successful completion of the 2nd year, and will be excluded from continuing on the course. (The Diploma of Higher Education requires 240 credits with at least 100 credits at level 2 or above. Students who fail the 3rd year of the Ordinary degree programme may therefore be eligible only for the Certificate.) Students are not permitted to repeat the 2nd or 3rd year of the course.

(g) A student who repeats the 1st year as an external candidate is assessed solely on examination performance, no project or course-work marks from the previous attempt being considered.

(h) It is the responsibility of students who repeat a year as external candidates to inform themselves of the dates, times and places of examinations. These are published by the Student Services Centre Portal and are also posted on the School noticeboard.

(i) A student who repeats the 1st year in attendance has the previous year’s marks disregarded. Such a student is required to attend the whole of the course and submit all course work, laboratory reports and projects as if taking the year for the first time.

Reassessment of failed units (Resits)(a) In the first two years of the degree programme only, a student who fails one or more units of

assessment with a mark less than 30%, or who fails units totalling more than 40 credits, will

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be required to resit all failed units. Additionally, students may be required, at the Examination Board’s discretion, to resit units for which the mark is greater than 30% but less than 40%.

(b) It is the student’s responsibility to allow adequate revision time and to be available for re-examination at the University at the time and place specified. The Board will normally extend the opportunity for reassessment to any student on one occasion only.

(c) Resits are not available in 3rd and 4th years; failure of assessment totalling more than 40 credits in these years may result in the award of a degree class lower than that corresponding to the year-weighted average mark alone.

(d) Resits may not be requested by a candidate as a basis for improving the marks obtained at the first attempt. Reassessments are offered only as a basis for deciding whether a student has sufficient mastery of the course material to proceed to the next year of the course. It is not in a student’s interests to proceed to the subsequent year of a course if they have not mastered the current year’s material sufficiently to succeed in the following year, particularly given that repeats of 2nd and 3rd years are not allowed. In the student’s best interests, the Board will therefore not allow a student to proceed who has not demonstrated adequate mastery and who would therefore be in danger of failing the following year and being excluded from the course.

(e) Students resitting unseen examinations are required to obtain a mark of 40% or greater in order to proceed; however, the marks and credit-weighted averages obtained at the first attempt are not changed. Students who fail 1st year resits will be required to repeat the year with or without attendance. Students who fail 2nd year resits may be excluded from continuing on the course, and be awarded an exit Certificate of Higher Education or may be put on the BEng Ordinary degree programme.

(f) Progression on a programme that includes a year in industry or at an institution abroad requires the preceding year to be completed satisfactorily at the first attempt (i.e. without any resits).

Progression on MEng courses(a) All requirements for MEng courses are additional to those for BEng courses. The

following credit-weighted year average marks have been adopted by the Board of Examiners as guidelines for assessing satisfactory performance.

First YearMEng with Industrial Experience: 60%BEng with Industrial Experience: 55%All other courses. 40%

Second YearMEng with Industrial Experience: 60%BEng with Industrial Experience: 55%All other MEng courses: 55%BEng courses 40%

Third YearAll MEng courses: 55%

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BEng with Industrial Experience: 40%

(b) MEng Chemical EngineeringMEng Chemical Engineering and BiotechnologyMEng Chemical Engineering and Environmental TechnologyMEng Chemical Engineering with ChemistryMEng Chemical Engineering (Business Management)MEng Chemical Engineering with EnergyA candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners at the end of the 3 rd Year that his/her performance is adequate to proceed to the 4th Year of the course may be recommended for the degree of BEng in Chemical Engineering with or without Honours. The criterion for satisfactory performance is a 3rd Year mark of 55% without an excessive number of failed units. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners at the end of the 4 th Year that his/her performance merits the award of an MEng degree may be recommended, on the basis of his/her performance at the end of the 3rd Year, for the award of the degree of BEng in Chemical Engineering with Honours.

(c) MEng Chemical Engineering with French/German/Spanish/Industrial ExperienceA candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners at the end of the 3 rd Year that his/her performance is adequate to proceed to the 4th Year of the course will be required to take the 4th Year as a candidate for the degree of BEng in Chemical Engineering (with Honours).

The BEng Ordinary degreeTransfer to the BEng Ordinary degree programme (BEng (Ord)) may be recommended at the end of the 1st or 2nd Year when a candidate demonstrates insufficient mastery to be able to continue on the Honours programme with confidence of success. (Alternatively, a student given the opportunity to transfer to the BEng (Ord) following 1st year may choose instead to repeat the failed year in order to remain on the BEng Honours programme.) The 2nd and 3rd years of the BEng (Ord) comprise a smaller number of units and associated credits (100 instead of 120) compared with the Honours programme, as specified in the Course Schedule; the 2nd year credit-weighted average carried forward for candidates transferring to the BEng (Ord) at the end of the 2nd year will be recalculated based on this smaller number of units, if this is to the advantage of the student.

The criteria for transfer or progression onto the 2nd or 3rd year of the BEng (Ord) are:(i) reach the minimum credit-weighted pass mark for the year in units totalling 100 credits;(ii) reach the pass mark in individual units totalling at least 60 credits; and(iii) reach the compensatable fail mark in all remaining units.

The BEng (Ordinary) degree will be awarded to a student who at the end of the Ordinary programme obtains an overall mark of not less than 40% averaged over final-year units totalling 100 credits, and obtains at least half of those credits with a mark of not less than 40%. Alternatively, the BEng (Ordinary) degree will be awarded to a student who at the end of the Honours programme obtains an overall mark of not less than 40% averaged over final-year units totalling 60 credits, and obtains at least half of those credits with a mark of not less than 40%.

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Summary of Decisions available to the Board of ExaminersThe list below summarizes the decisions that are available to the Board of Examiners in cases where a student does not satisfy the requirements to proceed on, or graduate from, the course on which he or she is registered.

First Year Deferred decision to allow re-assessment by re-examination in August Repeat the year in attendance with transfer to the BEng Honours programme Repeat the year without attendance for those students originally registered for an MEng

course Transfer to the 2nd year of the BEng Ordinary degree programme (BEng (Ord))

Second YearIf performance is inadequate to allow progression to the 3rd Year of any course:

Deferred decision to allow re-assessment by re-examination in August Transfer to the 3rd year of the BEng Ordinary degree programme (BEng (Ord)) Exit award

MEng with Industrial ExperienceIf the mark is less than the required 60% but not less than 55%, transfer to the 3 rd Year of any other non-language MEng course, or to the 3rd Year of the BEng course with Industrial Experience. (Interruption of studies may also be allowed.) If the mark is less than 55% but satisfies the conditions to pass the year as a BEng candidate, transfer to the 3rd Year of the BEng course in Chemical Engineering.

MEng in Chemical Engineering, with Biotechnology, with Environmental Technology, with Business Management, with Chemistry, with Energy or with Study in EuropeIf the mark is less than 55% but satisfies the conditions to pass the year as a BEng or BEng (Ord) candidate, transfer to the 3rd Year of the BEng or BEng (Ord) course in Chemical Engineering.

Third YearBEngIf performance is inadequate for the award of a BEng Honours degree, the candidate will be reassessed under the criteria for an Ordinary degree (BEng (Ord)). In the case of a candidate who fails 3rd Year such that no degree may be awarded, the candidate will be given an exit award

BEng with Industrial ExperienceIf the 3rd year mark is less than the required 40%, transfer to the final year of the BEng Chemical Engineering course will be recommended.

MEng in Chemical Engineering, with Biotechnology, with Environmental Technology, with Business Management, with Chemistry and with EnergyIf the 3rd year mark is less than the required 55% but sufficient for the award of a BEng Honours degree, the degree of BEng with Honours in Chemical Engineering may be recommended.

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MEng with Industrial Experience or Study in EuropeIf the 3rd year mark is less than the required 55%, transfer to the final year of the BEng Chemical Engineering course may be recommended.

Fourth YearBEng in Chemical Engineering with Industrial ExperienceA candidate who fails 4th Year may be eligible for a non IChemE accredited degree of BEng on attaining 360 credits.

MEng in Chemical Engineering, with Biotechnology, with Environmental Technology, with Business management, with Chemistry and with EnergyA candidate who fails 4th Year may be awarded a degree of BEng with Honours in Chemical Engineering assessed on his or her performance at the end of 3rd Year.

MEng with Industrial Experience or Study in EuropeA candidate who fails 4th Year may be eligible for a non IChemE accredited degree of BEng on attaining 360 credits.

Diagrams with the algorithm of decisions associated to progression in the programmes follow.

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First Year MEng and BEng Progression ONLY – CEAS(excluding MEng Ind. Exp. And BEng Ind. Exp)

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Progress to Year 2

MEng/BEng (Hons) courses

YES

NO

FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION BOARD(June/July)

Overall Average ≥ 40%(for Course Units totalling 120 credits)

AND80 credits ≥ 40%

ANDremaining 40 credits ≥ 30%

FIRST YEAR Re-Sit EXAMINATION BOARD(September)

PASS ALL resits ≥ 40%

Progress to Year 2

MEng/BEng (Hons) courses

YES

RE-SIT UNSEEN EXAMINATIONS (mid August onwards)

All units < 40%

NO

Repeated Year previously?

RECALCULATE for BEng (Ord)Recalculated Overall Average ≥ 40%

(for Units totalling 100 credits, ignoring 2 lowest scores)



Progress to Year 2transferring to

BEng (Ord) course

Note 1: You can request to repeat Year 1 in attendance

(contact Education Support Office)Note 2: promotion back to BEng (Hons) is

NOT possible

NO

YES

NO

REPEAT YEAR 1 IN ATTENDANCE

BEng HONS COURSE ONLY

YESYear 1 Exit Award

Second Year MEng Progression ONLY (exc. MEngIE)-CEAS

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Recalculate for BEng (Ord)Recalculated Overall Average ≥ 40%(for Course Units totaling 100 credits)

AND

60 credits ≥ 40%AND

remaining 40 credits ≥ 30%


BEng (Hons) course

Note: Promotion back to MEng is NOT possible

YES

NO

Year 2 Exit Award

NO

Overall Average ≥ 40 but < 55%(Units totalling 120 credits)

AND



SECOND YEAR Re-Sit EXAMINATION BOARD(September)


AND


Progress to Year 3

MEng (Hons) course

YES

Re-Sit Unseen Examinations (mid August)

All units < 40%

NO

Progress to Year 3 transferring to

BEng (Hons) course

Note: Promotion back to MEng is NOT possible

YES

SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION BOARD(June/July)


AND



YES Progress to Year 3

MEng course

NO

SECOND YEAR Re-Sit EXAMINATION BOARDOverall Average ≥ 40 but < 55%

(for Course Units totalling 120 credits)AND



BEng (Ord) course

Note: Promotion back to BEng (Hons) is NOT possible

YES

NO

Third Year MEng (not MEng Ind Exp.) Progression - CEAS

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THIRD YEAREXAMINATION BOARD

(June/July)

Overall Average ≥ 55%(for Course Units totalling

120 credits)AND



Progress toYear 4

MEng courseYES

NO

Transfer to BEng course

Recalculate marks according to BEng rules

Consider under BEng rules for appropriate Degree award

Second Year BEng Progression - CEAS

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Recalculate for BEng (Ord)


100 credits)AND



Progress toYear 3

BEng (Ord) course

Note: promotion back to BEng (Hons) is NOT

possible

YES

NO

Year 2 Exit Award

SECOND YEAR Re-SitEXAMINATION BOARD

(September)Overall Average ≥ 40%

(for Course Units totalling120 credits)

AND


Progress toYear 3

BEng (Hons) course

YES


All units < 40%

NO

SECOND YEAREXAMINATION BOARD

(June/July)


120 credits)AND



YESProgress to

Year 3 BEng (Hons) course

NO

Second Year BEng (Ord) Progression - CEAS

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(SUMMER)


100 credits)AND



Progress to Year 3 of BEng (Ord) Course


possible

NO

YES


(September)

Overall Average ≥ 40% (for Course Units totalling 100

Credits)AND

PASS ALL RESITS ≥ 40%

Progress to Year 3 of BEng (Ord) course


possible

YES

NO

Year 2 Exit Award


All units < 40%

First Year MEng Ind. Exp. (MIE) Progression - CEAS

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YES

NO

Refer to progression flowsheet for MEng/BEng Year 1 at appropriate point

YES

NO


Overall Average ≥ 60%(for Course Units totalling120 credits)



Progress to Year 2

MIE course

YES

RE-SIT UNSEEN EXAMINATIONS (mid August)

All units < 40%

FIRST YEAR Re-Sit EXAMINATION BOARD(September)


NO

NO





Progress to Year 2transferring

BEng (Hons) or any MEng/ course






BIE course or any MEng course

YES



Second Year MEng Ind. Exp. (MIE) Progression - CEAS

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YES

NO

Refer to progression flowsheet for BEng Year 2 at appropriate point

YES

NO





Progress to Year 3

MIE course Placement

YES

RE-SIT UNSEEN EXAMINATIONS (mid August)

All units < 40%

SECOND YEAR Re-Sit EXAMINATION BOARD

(September)


NO

NO






BEng (Hons) course






BIE course or

consider transfer to MEng and take an interruption to

do placement or

consider transfer to MEng course

YES



Second Year BEng. Ind. Exp. (BIE) Progression - CEAS

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Recalculate for BEng (Ord)Recalculated Overall Average ≥40%

(for Course Units totaling 100 credits)AND




BEng (Ord) course

Note: promotion back to BEng (Hons) is NOT possible

YES

NO

Year 2 Exit Award

NO

Overall Average ≥ 40%(totalling 120 credits)

AND




(September)Overall Average ≥ 40%

(for Course Units totalling120 credits)

AND


Progress toYear 3transferring to

BEng (Hons) course

YES


All units < 40%

NO

Progress to Year 3 transferring to

BEng (Hons) course

YES


(June/July)


120 credits)AND



YESProgress to

Year 3 BIE course

NO

Allocation of Credits

(a) The number of credits associated with each year of the course is specified in the Course Schedule for that course and is normally 120.

(b) A candidate who is deemed to pass a year of the course will be allocated the full number of credits for that year.

(c) It is important that students appreciate that course credits are a measure of study requirements (work load) and do not represent an extra assessment requirement. One credit is considered to equate nominally to approximately 10 hours of study.

Absence from ExaminationsA student who misses an examination through illness (attested by a medical certificate) or other valid reason acceptable to the Board may be excused assessment in that unit. In extreme cases, where a student misses an entire examination session, temporary withdrawal from the course and re-admission in the following calendar year is possible. Cases of intermediate severity are dealt with at the Board’s discretion. All information must be provided at least one week before the appropriate meeting of the Board of Examiners, using the Mitigating Circumstance form available from the Education Support Office. Students will be sent information about how and when to submit mitigation. Submissions after the relevant deadlines will not be accepted.

Coursework

Coursework PortfolioYou are required to keep a portfolio of all your course work, which must be available for inspection by the External Examiners at the end of the year.

Hand-in of CourseworkA cover sheet must be completed and stapled to the front of your work. The cover sheet is available outside Reception. You may lose marks if you do not complete a cover sheet correctly. After attaching the completed cover sheet, coursework should be submitted to reception (C floor – main foyer) and a receipt obtained.

Policy on Late Submission of Coursework The late submission of coursework, without penalty, will NOT be permitted without evidence of mitigating circumstances presented to the relevant staff in a timely manner.This policy will apply to all UG and PGT levels and will be applied across the whole School.

The maximum obtainable mark will be reduced by 20% for each part of, or full working day, that elapses over the stated deadline, ie, the mark for a piece of work handed in on Monday at 5.00pm for a deadline of the previous Friday at 4.00pm, will be reduced by 40%.

Where agreed explicitly by the lecturer in advance, other means of submission may be accepted – for example electronic submission and the same penalties will apply for late submission.

Students must attach a coversheet to all pieces of coursework and submit their work to a member of staff in the main reception on C Floor of the Mill.

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The coversheet will be stamped with the date the coursework is submitted and a receipt issued to the student. Proof of submission will only be accepted by production of this receipt. If a receipt cannot be produced, that piece of work may be deemed as a non-submission.

Academic Feedback

Courseworks and TestsFeedback is given throughout the undergraduate programmes in a variety of forms, including: marks for coursework and tests; provision of model answers; in-class discussion of test or coursework results; discussion of test, coursework and exam results with personal tutors; face-to-face discussions of laboratory or design activities and reports; site visits and feedback on report drafts for Industrial Experience students; ongoing discussions with supervisor on research project activities and dissertations.

Unit leaders will endeavour to mark and return coursework within 15 working days of the submission date for the coursework. Coursework will be returned to students via pigeonholes in the Students Common Room. In general the lecturer will provide general feedback on coursework and tests. More in-depth feedback via a one-to-one meeting can be requested through the Education Support Office or directly from the lecturer.

Feedback is done in various ways not only through the return of coursework with its associated marks. Feedback constitutes also comments that the lecturer gives throughout the semester at different points.

Some places in the programme where feedback is given are:

1st Year: In your First Year, your principal point of feedback will be via weekly meetings with your Personal Tutor, who will discuss test, coursework and exam results with you

2nd Year: In your Second Year, the focus of detailed feedback will be the 2nd Year Laboratory Practicals. This will entail ongoing discussions during the execution of the Long and Short projects, and detailed feedback given to the group by the supervisor for the Long Project Report, and by supervisors and peers for the Short Project Report.

3rd Year: The Design Project is the focus of the Third Year and of the specific detailed feedback in that year. In addition to ongoing discussions throughout the course of the Design Project, detailed individual feedback is given following submission of Part 1 and Part 2 reports.

3rd Year MEng with Industrial Experience: Your Personal Tutor will be available for advice and discussion throughout your placement, and will also give feedback on the preparation of the Dissertation and Skills Acquired Report.

4th Year MEng: The Research Project and Dissertation is worth 60 credits in the final year of the MEng programmes, and dominates the year and the feedback given therein. Feedback will be given on an ongoing basis through weekly meetings with your research project supervisor. Detailed feedback will be given on the literature review

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and research proposal prepared in the first semester, and on the preparation of the dissertation during the second semester.

ExamsFollowing the release of examination results, students will be given the opportunity to view their marked exam scripts. Staff in the Education Support Office will notify all students via email when this provision is available. Generic examination feedback for each unit also be provided via Blackboard.

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10.0 PLAGIARISM AND OTHER FORMS OF MALPRACTICE

You are expected to submit work as part of the assessment of individual units. It is really important that you know what is plagiarism and other forms of academic malpractice so that you can avoid them. If there is evidence that you are involved in academic malpractice there will be serious consequences to the marks that you receive in your work.

It is important that you take the Plagiarism and Academic Malpractice awareness course available in Blackboard under the Virtual Student Common Room. This course has good examples and hands on elements.

You are also expected to read the ‘Academic Malpractice: Guidelines on the Handling of Cases’ produced by the Student Support and Services Office. (http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=2870)

Confirmation that you have read and understood the Policy on Plagiarism must be received from all new students by the end of week 4. This should be handed in to the Education Support Office or your personal tutor during tutorials. A copy of this form can be obtained from the Education Support Office or from your Personal Tutor.

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11.0 HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY

11.1 Registering with a doctorAll undergraduate students are required to register with a local general practice of their choice. Students must provide a certificate of illness if they are absent for more than five days or are absent from an examination. Some practices charge for a certificate of illness and students are advised to check this before registering. Consultation and certification are provided free of charge to students registered at the Vallance Centre, Brunswick Street. Telephone 0161-274-4821

11.2 Occupational Health ServiceThe Occupational Health Service is situated inside the main entrance of The Mill. It is the first point of contact for any medical emergency on campus and will advise on any disease or health hazard in the workplace. Telephone 0161-306-5806. Please note that this Service is not a substitution for your personal GP and all students should register with a doctor as soon as possible.

11.3 Safety in LaboratoriesThe School Safety Adviser is Dr Des Doocey. Safety equipment such as safety glasses, laboratory coats and hard hats will be issued as required.

11.4 Fire AlarmThe fire siren means that there is a fire somewhere and that it is necessary to leave the building this must not be ignored. If the fire alarm goes off: Do not use the lifts and do not run. Do not re-enter the building without permission.

The fire alarm is tested every Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:20pm.

11.5 Smoking PolicyThe University has a policy of no smoking in all common areas, laboratories, classrooms and toilets.

11.6 Out of Hours WorkingThe main Chemical Engineering Building (The Mill) is open between 8am and 5pm. Students requiring access outside of these times must collect a Permission Form from the Education Support Office (C62). As well as carrying the out of hours permission form, you must carry your student identity card at all times. Students must not work alone out of hours.

It is possible to work in the computer rooms after 5pm. To do so you should obtain an electronic swipe card from the Head of Technical Services (Room C71). You must also have your out of hours permission form and student identity card with you at all times.

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12.0 PERSONAL TUTORS: ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

12.1 Role of the personal tutorA personal tutor is a member of the academic teaching staff who acts as an adviser to a student on a personal basis, without necessarily having any teaching function with respect to that student. The tutor is the student’s point of contact with “the system”, and will monitor the student’s general academic progress from time to time, give details of examination or other marks, provide personal advice, act as a referee, if asked, and direct the student to other sources of advice, such as counselling, medical and careers, especially where professional guidance is needed.

Every student will be assigned a personal tutor. Personal tutors are allocated by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Students are able to change their personal tutor if they wish to do so and should address such requests in writing to the Education Support Office (C62). Students cannot be guaranteed their choice of individual, since this could lead to an undue concentration of students (and hence load of tutoring) with a few members of staff.

As the first point of reference for students in difficulties, other than straight academic problems, the personal tutor will pass on information (e.g. medical certificates or letters from medical practitioners or counsellors) to the appropriate School authority, provided the student does not request otherwise. The personal tutor must be seen to respect the confidence of the student and should therefore not discuss any details of the student’s personal life with another person, except with the student’s express permission. An exception to this provision might, however, be a discussion with, say, the Chair of an Examiners’ Board or an Examinations Officer prior to presenting a case at a meeting of Examiners.

12.2 Responsibilities of tutorsArrangements are made for the first meeting between student and tutor (which could be on a group basis), very soon after the student’s arrival. It is, however, the tutor’s responsibility to ensure that this meeting takes place. Subsequently the tutor should arrange regular meetings, either on a group or individual basis, but every student has the right to a private meeting with his or her tutor at a mutually convenient time. During the first year, weekly hour-long tutorials should take place. In later years, each tutor will set aside a weekly office hour in which they will be available to see tutees.

It is the responsibility of tutors to establish methods of communication between themselves and their tutees, and they should indicate a time when they will be available to see students, other than by any regular arrangement.

12.3 Student ReferencesIf a student wishes a tutor to write a reference, the tutor should be advised and provided with all of the necessary background information. References should only be requested from personal tutors who have the best knowledge of your personal and academic achievements.

12.4 Director of Undergraduate StudiesStudents can request an appointment to see the Director of Undergraduate Studies via email. (e [email protected] ). However, students must have discussed the relevant issue with their personal tutor before doing this. Appointments to see the Director of Undergraduate Studies can be arranged directly via email, telephone or in person.

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In the event of unforeseen circumstances during office hours, students should attempt to contact their tutor in the first instance and, if unable to do so, can approach the members of staff in the Education Support Office (C62) who will help contact the appropriate member of staff.

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13.0 STUDENTS' RESPONSIBILITIES

13.1 Personal tutorialsFirst year students and second year direct entry students are timetabled to see their personal tutor at least once a week and the teaching timetable will provide times specifically for personal tutorials. Some academic staff may not be available at these times due to other commitments, but they will arrange alternative times which will be made clear to students. Second, third and fourth year students should meet their personal tutor at least twice per semester.

As a student it is your responsibility to inform your personal tutor of all difficulties and problems pertinent to general academic progress, such as health, domestic or personal difficulties. These may then be reported to members of staff (for instance, if the problem results in absence from classes) or to meetings of examiners, if the problem is likely to impair examination performance.

When reporting matters likely to affect examination performance, the student must provide supporting evidence: for example, all reported medical problems must be supported by a medical note. Students will also need to fill in a Mitigating Circumstances Form and present it with the supporting evidence to the Education Support Office in C62, The Mill. Students will sometimes wish the tutor not to divulge confidential information. They have the right for such matters not to be divulged, but must appreciate that Boards of Examiners may feel unable to take note of matters not fully reported.

13.2 Attendance to activitiesThe staff of the School of CEAS will do their utmost to provide an environment in which students can acquire the knowledge, techniques, intellectual and practical skills required for them to attain a degree in their chosen subject as the basis for a career in engineering or countless other related professions. On a daily basis this means setting challenges in lectures, laboratories, tutorials and via other methods such as enquiry or problem based learning.

As a student your responsibility is to take full advantage of the wealth of knowledge and experience that is being presented to you. You must make sure you attend all aspects of the course lectures, laboratories, tutorials, etc. The School has an Attendance Policy that you should check. If you have problems in understanding, after giving your full attention, find out whether you alone are struggling with a problem or are your colleagues also in difficulties? You can contact subject lecturers and arrange to see them by appointment, remember that teaching is not all they do. Consult your Personal Tutor for advice. Staff put a great deal of effort into the design and delivery of lectures and laboratories and you can not expect staff to deliver lectures to you in private because you did not attend when everyone else did, especially with examinations approaching and you with little time to understand the subject. Similarly, staff do not want their time taken up rearranging laboratories that you have missed, unless it cannot be avoided as in the case of illness. However, in such a case you will be expected to provide evidence from an independent source, such as a general practitioner (medical doctor), or even a note from your Personal Tutor if they can verify that you have been ill. Just saying, “I was ill”, for a lecture or a laboratory, without any proof is unacceptable. See “Procedure for Reporting Ill Health” for instructions on how report ill health etc to the School.

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14.0 STUDENT REPRESENTATION

Please find below the various ways in which students can input their views and ideas in the School.

14.1 Course Unit Reviews The school values feedback from students very highly. Near the end of each semester you will be asked to complete a questionnaire about each unit you have taken. You will be asked to evaluate the programme content and the standard of teaching. Your feedback will be acted upon. It is important that you complete the questionnaires as this will help the school ensure that the programmes are of high quality.

14.2 Taught Course Students’ ForumFeedback from students on units and teaching has always been valued by us, particularly for the role it plays in ensuring and enhancing the overall quality of degree provision. The Taught Course Students Forum provides a forum for students to discuss issues relating to their degree. They are important because:

they provide a unique forum of students for the discussion of new ideas and for solving problems;

they form the basis for the representation of students’ views within the School; they are a formal means of gauging student opinion on academic matters including degree

courses and syllabuses and form part of a school’s quality assurance and enhancement procedures.

they provide an opportunity for students to learn about and contribute to the development of quality assurance and enhancement procedures in their School.

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Academic Pass

Leader

Pass Co-ordinator

Pass Leader

Students

Director of UG Studies

Personal Tutor

Students

Head of School

School Executive

Study & Learning

Board

UG Board

Taught Course Student Forum

(Elected Student Chair)

Head of School

School Board

Students Elected Yr

Representatives

The purpose of the Taught Course Students’ Forum is to identify, discuss and resolve any problems that students may experience with programme organisation, programme content, student support and related matters. It is run by the students, for the students, and consists of elected representatives from each year of the undergraduate programmes. Elections will be organised at the beginning of the academic year. A member of academic staff is responsible for liaising with the chair of the forum.

The chair of the Taught Course Students’ Forum represents the student body on the school Undergraduate Board (UGB) and issues can be raised with Teaching Management and the Head of School. In addition, student representatives are also invited to the School Board (SB) and issues are raised directly to the Head of School. It is important that you inform your representative of any issues about the programme so that these can be resolved at an early stage.

14.3 Role of the Undergraduate BoardThe Undergraduate Board which meets (usually) once every two months has overall responsibility for the development, maintenance and monitoring of all taught courses in the School. In particular, it is responsible for coordinating and supervising:

The preparation and development of new course units and courses of study for validation and approval by the Faculty;

The approval of changes to existing course units and courses of study and approval by the Faculty where appropriate.

The annual monitoring of courses of study using the School’s approved Annual Review procedure.

A periodic review of courses of study to be undertaken at least once every five years.

14.4 School BoardThe School Board (SB) is one of the main decision making committee in the School.

14.5 Students' FeedbackFeedback from students is collected from a number of sources:

University questionnaires in lectures Taught Students Forum (at least one in each semester) Information related by students to their tutors or project supervisors Individual students who report information to the Year Tutors and/or Director of

Undergraduate Studies

The information from the lecture questionnaires is relatively slow in reaching the office. The reason for this is that the paperwork is processed by the University centrally and not by the School. The information obtained in this way is primarily for the University and the School has the opportunity to see the results at a later time.

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15.0 SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE

15.1 SMS Text Messaging ServiceSMS text messaging is a service that we provide to notify students of any cancellations of teaching activities and important reminders during the academic year. If you would like to sign up you will need to complete a consent form from the Education Support Office (C62).

15.2 Timetabling InformationAll timetabling information will be published via the Virtual Student Common Room (Blackboard) as well as being available on the notice boards outside the Education Support Office (C62). Additional to this you will also be able to see your lecture timetables by logging into your student portal and viewing your weekly schedule via Campus Solutions.

15.3 Leaving or Changing a ProgrammeDegree courses in this School share a common first year. Many course units in later years are shared. The teaching courses are designed such that, at the end of your first year, you will have decided which of these subject areas you are most interested in studying and you may wish to transfer to one of the other courses.

All transfers should be discussed with your Personal Tutor in the first instance or the Director of Studies. They will be able to provide you with information and advice which will help you to choose which of the courses you wish to follow in the second and later years. Formal applications to transfer should be completed and delivered to the Education Support Office (C62). This can be done via email, letter, or a formal Course Transfer form. You must state the date of your request, the course that you are currently undertaking and the name of the course to which you wish to transfer. You must also state which year you are in and your student ID number. Documents that do not contain this information may not be accepted and your transfer may be delayed.

Requests can be made at any time but changes will only be made in the first three weeks of each semester.

In our flexible system you have until January in the Second Year to decide in which area you would like to specialise. This means that you don’t need to choose your specialist area until you have had a chance to find out more. In addition, the MEng Chemical Engineering (Business Management) specialist Units commence in the first Semester of the Second Year and a request to transfer on to this course must be done at the start of your Second Year. You can transfer to a different specialism from these programmes but cannot transfer onto them once they have commenced.

You should note that Local Education Authorities and sponsors need to be informed of any programme change, particularly if it involves an extension to the period of study.

15.4 Withdrawal from CourseIf you are thinking of leaving the School you should speak to your personal tutor in the first instance. If you do decide to leave then you should complete fully the ‘Student Withdrawal Form’ and give it to the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Education Support Office. Blank forms can be obtained from the Education Support Office (C62) or downloaded from the Virtual Student Common Room (Blackboard).

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15.5 Interruption / Suspension of Studies Students in this School are normally expected to complete their course in three or four consecutive years, depending on the course. You will need the specific permission of the School to depart from this practice.

If you wish to interrupt your course either because of illness, or to undertake a year of industrial training, or for some other personal reason, you should discuss this with the Director of Undergraduate Studies (you may wish to have a preliminary discussion with your Personal Tutor).

The relevant forms can be obtained from a member of staff in the Education Support Office (C62) or downloaded from the Virtual Student Common Room (Blackboard).

15.6 Student RecordsA file is kept for each student. It is important that the information in the file is kept up to date. If your local or home address changes please inform the Education Support Office immediately. You are also required to update your details on the Student System. Failure to do so may mean that you do not receive important communications from the University.

15.7 Procedure for reporting ill healthHealth and/or family problems (ie divorce, bereavement, family illness, etc) can arise that may seriously affect your studies. You must inform your Personal Tutor, or in his/her absence, contact the Education Support Office (C62), of any difficulties as soon as possible. We are happy to provide whatever assistance we can to students during stressful periods, but we ask that you keep us up-to-date with developments and provide medical or other documentation. We can only make mitigating decisions on written evidence supplied to us. A Mitigating Circumstances form, can be obtained from the Education Support Office (C62) or downloaded from the Virtual Student Common Room (Blackboard). This should be completed by the student, signed by their Personal Tutor and then returned to the Education Support Office. There are also guidance notes to aid completion of this form.

Tutors provide information about individual students to the Mitigating Circumstances Committee, which looks at any evidence that indicates that a student’s performance has been adversely affected by circumstances beyond his or her control. The Committee, which comprises the Director of Studies, the Head of Teaching, the Examinations Officer, a representative from the Education Support Office and one other person, will assess the evidence that has been presented to it from the tutors, or students. The Mitigating Circumstances Committee reports directly to the Examinations Boards (January/February and June/July), and makes recommendations concerning individuals who have experienced difficulties. In very difficult circumstances, it may be advisable for you to apply for an interruption of course through the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

15.8 INSERT MITIGATING CURCUMSTANCES DEADLINES

15.9 Industrial Placements and Overseas StudentsIf you are an overseas student intending to work in the UK on an industrial placement associated with your academic course of study, you are advised to consult the Immigration and Nationality Directorate web site by logging onto www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk; click on “Coming to the UK”, scroll down the page to the “various categories” hyperlink, and then scroll down and click on

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http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/

“Students”. A work permit is not normally required. However if you do decide to take up a 12 month industrial placement you may need to extend your study visa to accommodate your extra year in the UK.

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16.0 UNIVERSITY SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE

16.1 Careers ServiceThe Careers Service provides professional advice to help undergraduates, postgraduates and graduates plan their careers. It arranges the largest programme of presentations, interviews and careers fairs in Europe dealing with over 10,000 companies annually. The Careers Resource Centre provides information on permanent, temporary and vacation jobs, postgraduate study and time out after graduation. A drop-in service is available for help with, for example, your CV and you can book an in-depth interview with a careers adviser. Graduate Careers Online (www.careers.manchester.ac.uk) contains a vast store of careers information plus bespoke email vacancy service.

16.2 Disabilities and Special Needs

Students seeking advice and help with a particular disability, either physical or learning-related, should contact the Disability Support Office (Tel: (0161) 275 7512 or the website can be found at http://www.manchester.ac.uk/disability or email [email protected].

The Disability Support Office will then contact the Schools Disability Office (Dr Nan Zhang) and the Schools Disability Co-ordinator (Andrew Partington). These members of staff look after the interests of all disabled students within the School of CEAS and liaise with the University’s Student Support Office on their behalf. You may be asked to complete a disability declaration form for use in the School – any information you disclose on this form is covered by the Data Protection Act and will only be used to fulfil the University’s safety requirements. It will not be released to any unauthorised persons or outside organisations.

16.3 Counselling ServiceConfidential, individual counselling on any matter affecting personal wellbeing or effectiveness is available at the Counselling Service situated on the 5th Floor, Crawford House, University Precinct Centre, Oxford Road. It is open from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and you can telephone 0161 275 2864 to make an appointment. Those who have not attended before may call in without an appointment between 2pm and 2.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The service gives expert help with problems such as low motivation, personal decision making, relationships, anxiety and family difficulties. A core team of six counsellors and a variety of sessional counsellors offer help in finding fresh ways of coping with the emotional and personal aspects of problems and seek to do so in a collaborative, straightforward and empowering way with the individual concerned. Advice is available concerning referral to other services, helping others and dealing with common student problems such as exam anxiety.

16.4 AccommodationThe Accommodation Office can provide details of accommodation in student halls of residence. Telephone 0161 275 2888.

Manchester Student Homes will provide advice on housing in the private sector including the university leased houses scheme. Their website at http://www.manchesterstudenthomes.com/ shows details of private accommodation currently available. Telephone 0161 275 7680. The Accommodation office is located at the following address: 1st Floor, University Place, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.

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http://www.manchesterstudenthomes.com/


http://www.manchester.ac.uk/disability

http://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/

16.5 Financial Problems

Financial problems can arise unexpectedly. If you are in a Hall of Residence you should inform the Warden immediately if you experience difficulties that may prevent you paying hall fees on time. You should always inform your Personal Tutor if you are unable to pay either your hall or tuition fees.

There are several funding schemes available to students. Information about these can be found on the Student Services Centre website: www.manchester.ac.uk/ssc. The Faculty also has limited funds available for emergencies, loans and awards. Contact the Student Support Office for more information.

You are reminded that unresolved debts relating to tuition fees may result in your examination scripts not being marked and your results being withheld. No further progress will be made on either point until settlement or another satisfactory agreement has been negotiated between you and the University.

16.6 Letters, Transcripts and Degree Certificates

You may occasionally be asked to produce official documents for banks, local authorities, government bodies or other such organisations, to confirm your student status or local address for visa applications, etc. These can be obtained from the Education Support Office (C62). An informal “transcript” of your marks for government bodies, for job applications, or for postgraduate course applications etc, can also be obtained from the same source. These are available to a student in any year of their course.

Note: the Education Support Office requires a minimum of one working week to produce letters and transcripts – if you turn up the day before a deadline or when you are due to travel and expect such documents to be produced on demand you will be disappointed and the consequences may prove costly.

A formal University transcript of the complete marks you attained over your time at the University of Manchester may be obtained from the Student Services Centre. A small charge is made for this service. However, these formal University transcripts are only available once you have completed your degree course.

Prior to your final examinations you will be contacted by the Student Services Centre, via email, to give you information relating to the Degree Ceremony and hire of gowns. When you have completed your course and graduated you will be awarded a Degree Certificate. Information on graduation and certificates are produced and issued by the Student Services Centre and not by the School, please address inquiries about graduation and certificates to the Student Services Centre and not to the School.

16.7 English Language Support

In-sessional English language support can be given through the University Language Centre. To find out more please visit: http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/

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http://www.manchester.ac.uk/ssc

17.0 USEFUL WEBLINKS

Student Services Centre Contact Detailshttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/ssc-contact-details/

Student Portalhttps://www.portal.manchester.ac.uk/uPortal/

StudentNethttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/

Accommodation Officehttp://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/

Careers Servicehttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/careers/

Counselling Servicehttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/counselling/

Examinationshttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/exams/

Graduationhttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/graduation/

International Advice Teamhttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/support/advice/

Student Union Advice Centrehttp://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/advice/

Tuition Feeshttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/financial-life/

CEAS Intranethttp://intranet.ceas.manchester.ac.uk/School/CEASHome.asp

Student Unionhttp://www.umu.man.ac.uk

Students Support Serviceshttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/studentlife/studentsupport/

Disabilities Officehttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/support/disabled-students/

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http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/support/disabled-students/

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/studentlife/studentsupport/

http://www.umu.man.ac.uk/

http://intranet.ceas.manchester.ac.uk/School/CEASHome.asp

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/financial-life/

http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/advice/

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/support/advice/

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/graduation/

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/exams/

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/counselling/

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/careers/

http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/

https://www.portal.manchester.ac.uk/uPortal/

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/ssc-contact-details/

18.0 APPEALS

The Procedure for appeals can be found at:http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=1872

This procedure may be used by students who wish to appeal against a decision of a board of examiners, or a progress committee, or a graduate committee or equivalent body which affects a student’s academic status or progress in the University.

An appeal which questions the academic or professional judgement of those charged with the responsibility for assessing a student’s academic performance or professional competence shall not be permitted.

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19.0 COMPLAINTS

Regulation XVIII ‘Student Complaints Procedure’ can be downloaded from:http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=1893

The Complaints Form can be downloaded from: http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=1894

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