XWT-34810 Business Case Design Project

Course

Credits 10.00

Language of instruction:

English

Assumed knowledge on:

Courses: XWT-33305 Chemical Reaction Design; XWT-30305 Biological Water Treatment and Recovery Technology.

Contents:

In this course, students work on a sustainable (innovative) process design in water technology in teams. Next they translate their design into a business case that can be defended before a jury of experts and peers. The boundary conditions will be given by external stakeholders.
The course specifically aims at acquiring and improving students' professional skills in designing scenario's for the treatment of water or the production of (re-usable) water, energy or nutrients, using innovative and potentially sustainable technologies. Integration of a (simple) process-based model of the sustainable technology and experimental data will give insight into the best potential scenario.

Learning outcomes:

After the course the student is able to:
- gain new knowledge and further professional skills in (re)-designing a process in the field of water technology;
- collect relevant information and data in the field in question, identify applications of new technologies and gaps in knowledge and translate them into business or research objectives;
- critically appraise the quality of various theories and source materials for literature research, and able to use models critically for empirical research;
- adopt an integrated academic (and problem-solving) attitude to water technology issues, and to participate in scientific and business discussions about water technology issues;
- act independently;
- cooperate in a team; improving communicative skills, decision making, debating, reporting, presentation.

Activities:

The main activity is the process of writing a business case around a new technology. All other activities like skills training and lectures about special subjects are supporting and aimed at improving the quality of the business case and broadening the scientific and business perspective and angle of the student.

Examination:

The final grading will be based on:
- the quality of your business case (40%);
- progress reports (20%);
- teamwork (20%) and personal commitment and evaluation (20%).
A grade of 5.5 or higher is required for each individual part of the examination.

Literature:

Handouts.