Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in business engineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course offers an introduction to three industrial sectors: chemicals, agri-food and pharmaceuticals. Through a description of the main sectors and the equipment used in production, it aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary to communicate the specialists in the sector in their future professional practice.
The course is structured in 3 parts, based on the interventions of 3 co-teachers.
Part 1 - Industrial chemistry (Prof. Angélique Léonard/FSA)
1. Structure of the chemical industry
2. Raw materials
3. Energy
4. The major environmental issues
5. Oil refining and petrochemistry
6. The production processes of main inorganic chemicals
Part 2 - Agri-food industry (Prof. Sabine Danthine/ Gembloux Agro bio Tech)
1. General introduction
2. Production and processing of fats (plants and animals)
3. Sugar sector
4. Agro (bio) fuels
Part 3 - Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology (Prof. Brigitte Evrard/Medicine)
1. Definition, genesis, production and specificities of the drug
2. Pharmacoeconomics
3. Marketing and the pharmaceutical regulatory environment
4. Intellectual property in the world of pharmaceutical business
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able:
- to know the major characteristics of the Belgian and European chemical industry
- to discuss the resources in raw materials and in energy used by the chemical sector
- to discuss major environmental issues related to the production industries
- to explain how major products from the chemical, agri-food and pharmaceutical sectors are industrially obtained through traditional processes based on petroleum resources or innovative processes based on biomass or biotechnology
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course relies on basic knowledge in chemistry, as taught in the course of the bachelor in civil engineering or management engineering.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- 'Ex-cathedra' lectures + remote courses (+podcasts in technically possible)
- Visit of an industrial company
- Interventions by industry specialists
- Group work (content will be presented in class)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face and remotely lectures.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- LOL@
Further information:
Slides used during the lectures may be downloaded from eCampus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Further information:
Written exam (January and September). It contains 4 opened questions on the contents of the theoretical course.
Submission of the work (written report and presentation) by midnight on 22 December is compulsory for access to the written examination.
Weighting between the parties:
Part 1: 40%
Part 2: 20%
Part 3: 20%
Work: 20%
If attendance is not permitted, it will be a distance examination based on open-ended questions.
For the second session, the work group is not taken in consideration anymore.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is organised on Tuesday morning during the first quadrimester.
The schedule (that can be modified) will be presented during the first lecture.
Contacts
Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Dpt of Chemical Engineering
PEPs - Products, Environment, and Processes
Quartier Agora
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51
Tél. 04/366.44.36
A.Leonard@uliege.be