ENCH497-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Process Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Engineering economics and finance, project management, design and investment decisions, ethics, and safety in the process industry.

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 15:00 - 16:00 Rehua 002 Lectorial
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 340
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 340
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Workshop A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
4 May - 10 May
Workshop B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 340
4 May - 10 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 52%
Capital and operating costs 11 Mar 2025 10%
Financial Reporting 25 Mar 2025 8%
Investment Decisions 02 May 2025 8%
Plant-wide Control 16 May 2025 7%
Hazop 30 May 2025 15%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Bouman, R.W., Jesen, S.B., Wake, M.L. & Earl, W.B; Process Capital Cost Estimation for New Zealand 2004, Society of Chemical Engineers New Zealand ; *; *, 2005 (Available to students on Learn).

Towler, G.P. and Sinnott, R.K; Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, 2nd ed, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford ; *; * (Available as an ebook from the library).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,344.00

International fee $6,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

All ENCH497 Occurrences

  • ENCH497-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026