1997 QUT Handbook

Courses: SC60
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CHB780 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY 1
This is the first semester of a two semester unit covering a
selection of advanced topics in the areas of physical, organic
and inorganic chemistry. The topics offered reflect the expertise
of the academic staff as well as the needs of the students.
This unit is assessed at the end of the year with CHB880.
Courses: SC60
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ CHB840 ELECTIVE STUDIES 2
Provides students with a further opportunity to undertake advanced
studies on a topic of particular relevance to their research
project; tailored to suit individual students but the topics
studied would normally be in specific areas of physical
chemistry, analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry or organic
chemistry but may be in a different area from that chosen in
CHB740. A supervised reading program is involved and the
unit may also include a formal lecture program. Relevant
material from other accredited courses may be included as
part or all of the requirement for this unit as directed by the
Course Coordinator and Head of School.
Courses: SC60
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CHB880 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY 2
This unit is a continuation from CHB780. The unit is assessed
at the end of the year.
Courses: SC60
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 6 per week
■ CHN701 TOPICS IN ADVANCED CHEMISTRY 1
A series of lectures and/or a reading program and/or selected
laboratory exercises designed to provide the student with the
appropriate theoretical and practical background, at an advanced
level, necessary for the completion of a research program.
Courses: SC80 Credit Points: 12
■ CHN704 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES
Development of theoretical and laboratory skills required to
enable rapid progress with the research proposed for Stage 2
of the program.
Courses: SC80 Credit Points: 44
■ CHN705 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A guided program of literature surveys to provide the background
information for the research project. This unit enables
students to develop theoretical and communication skills required
for the successful conduct of a chemical research
project.
Courses: SC80 Credit Points: 12
■ CHN710 CHEMICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Chemical instrumentation and electronics required for advanced
level operation of scientific instrumentation.
Courses: SC80 Credit Points: 12
■ CHN720 CHEMOMETRICS
The concepts of chemical data acquisition and interpretation;
computational methods and existing software packages for
statistical analysis in chemistry; statistical methods in quality
and process control; sampling procedures; multivariate analysis
and optimisation techniques.
Courses: SC80 Credit Points: 12
■ CHN730 ADVANCED PHYSICAL METHODS IN
CHEMISTRY
The theoretical and practical principles of selected physical
methods in chemistry.
Courses: SC80 Credit Points: 12
■ CHN740 LABORATORY TECHNIQUES FOR
PREPARATIVE CHEMISTRY
The experimental techniques for the preparation and isolation
of pure substances.
Courses: SC80 Credit Points: 12
642
■ CHN801 TOPICS IN ADVANCED CHEMISTRY 2
See CHN701.
Courses: SC80
Credit Points: 12
■ CHP120 BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The application of biological organisms, systems and processes
to productive level activities; specific areas are in fermentation,
bioprocessing and enzyme technology. Topics include:
fermentation processes; microbial physiology and environmental
factors in processing operations; fermentation
kinetics and modelling; aeration and agitation; sterilisation;
bio-reactors; and scale-up. Other topics are selected from animal
cell culture, protein biotechnology, downstream processing
and bio-process economics.
Courses: LS65, LS70, SC60, SC80
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ CHP220 PRINCIPLES OF BIOPROCESSING
The principles and practices necessary for the optimum and
safe production of biological chemicals (e.g. organic chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, proteins, etc.) derived from biological
systems. An emphasis is placed on utilising recombinant organisms
(microbial, plant, animal and insect cells). Such systems
create special technical problems and challenges in
bioprocessing and these are examined at the productive (fermentation
and induction) and bioseparations levels in an integrated
way. Where appropriate, such bioprocess analyses consider
possible alternatives on a cost- effectiveness basis.
Courses: LS70
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ CHP320 DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING
Introduction to the fundamental problems of separation operations
important to the recovery of commercial products
from biological processes. Topics include: cell recovery and
disruption, membrane technology, chromatographic techniques,
electro-chemical separation and new bio-separation
techniques. Instruction includes case studies and Aspen bioprocess
simulation.
Courses: LS70
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ CHP420 BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
LABORATORY
This laboratory based unit provides instruction and training
of bioprocess operations through experimental work linked
to explanatory tutorials. Experiments focus on fermentation
operations utilising microbial, plant, animal and insect cells
(e.g. cell kinetics, product formation, mas transfer problems),
applied enzymolgy, and bioseparations (cell disruption and
separation, membrane and chromatographic techniques). In
the case of recombinant organisms an intergrated approach is
taken for fermentation, protein induction, and bioseparation.
There is the opportunity for either a small project or a process
plant design.
Courses: LS70
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ CHP691 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
The nature and composition of natural and polluted waters;
metal ions, gases, redox equilibria complexation and microbial
transformation of chemicals in water; water pollution and
trace-level substances in water. Environmental chemistry of
soils; acid-base equilibria and ion-exchange; chemicals in soil.
The nature and composition of the atmosphere; chemical and
photochemical reactions in the atmosphere; the oxides of carbon,
sulp.
Courses: CE63, CE74 Prerequisites: Year 12 Chemistry –
Sound Achievement or CHB001
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 5 per week
■ CHP920 TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT &
FORECASTING
Technology assessment processes and strategies; comprising
of: problem definition; technology analysis; societal, economic,
and environmental description and impact analysis;