Start
Sep 27, 2017 - 16:00
End
Sep 27, 2017 - 17:00
Venue
Rm. No. 118 Ground floor Chemical Engg. Dept.
Event Type
Speaker
Prof. Andrew Hoadley from Monash University
Title
Learning about sustainability teamwork and project management as part of the Final Year Design Project
Abstract: The capstone final year design project in Chemical Engineering is used to help students develop "transferable skills" which can be widely applied across the workforce. These skills include the need to work in a highly productive and efficient team that is thrown together especially for the project. It also deals with conflict that can arise within the team. These issues occur in any project team irregardless of the topic. In the first half of the seminar I will present how we provide support to these teams. In the second part of the seminar I will present one mode of delivering the final year design project which involves many teams working on a single topic. This gives the whole cohort a much wider perspective of the project than just their team's objectives. This facilitates comparisons of sustainability.Speaker biography: Andrew Hoadley is an associate professor in Chemical Engineering at Monash University. He is the leader of the Chemical Engineering Design Curriculum at Monash and has been the final year Design Project Facilitator for more than 12 years. He is currently the secretary of the Institution of Chemical Engineers UK Teaching Special Interest Group and on a committee writing guidelines for teaching the Design Project.