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CENG 291
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
CHEESA 22/23 ACAEMIC BOARD

What CENG 291
Entails
CHEESA ACADEMIC BOARD 22/23
This course, CENG 291, was introduced into the College of Engineering
to instill in students, the purpose of Engineering as soon as possible. At
the end of the course, students are expected to
 Develop an appreciation of the areas of life that their field of study
can be applied to;
 Improve their sense of innovation and application of engineering to
development.
 Draw a link between Chemical Engineering and societal problems.

What CENG 291 Entails(continued)
The course is divided into two parts.
1. Project work
2. Lectures on Engineering ethics.
Each aspect forms 50% of your total score. That is, the Project work
forms 50% and the classroom lecture also forms 50%. Thus, both
aspects are equally important. At the end, it'll be totalled to 100% as
your score for the semester.
We'll talk more about the Assessment later on.

What is expected of you for the Project
work?
 You are supposed to identify developmental challenges within your
society and use engineering knowledge to address them.
This challenges MUST have a link with your field of studies.
 The project work will consist of field work, report preparation and
defense of the report during the first semester of Year 2.

Selection of Appropriate Topic
You'll be given some amount of time to go into your various
communities to identify the challenges and collect data. After which
you'll be asked to submit a topic for approval.
Note: You cannot write the report unless your topic is approved.
Therefore, it is important to select the appropriate topic. Here are
some guidelines
Your topic must be short, concise and straightforward.
 It must include the name of the your community.

Selection of Appropriate Topic(continued)
An example is: Mismanagement of Solid Waste in Sokode.
In the above example, the topic contains
1. The challenge
2. The name of community.
3. It is short.
Other Examples are:
1. Bad roads at Ofankor Barrier (Credit: Pascal)
2. Improper waste disposal in Taifa Community (Pascal)
3. Poor Sanitation at Nungua Central (Kwamena)

Selection of Appropriate Topic(continued)
 NB: Be sure of your topic before you submit it. You can only change
your topic after submission based on the following criteria
The problem you identified is no longer a challenge.
You had to relocate to another community.

How to go about your project.
1. Identify the problem
2. Collect enough data through questionnaires
3. Submit your topic
4. Wait for approval
5. Start drafting your report ASAP!
Do not be deceived that you have enough time. The
earlier, the better.

How to Draft your Report.
 Your report MUST contain the following:
Front page.
-The name of the school. e.g.. KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY. (Font size could be 16)
-The schools' logo
- College of Engineering (14pts)
- Department of Chemical Engineering (14pts)
-Topic
-Name
-Index Number
-Month and year of submission. Example December, 2021.

For the remaining parts,
Headings 14pts
Body 12pts
Font style: Times New Roman
Line spacing 1.15
Acknowledgement -Thank all the people who helped you to complete your
project. e.g. Zoomlion, if you made enquiries there.
Table of Contents (Please do not manually type it. MS word has an inbuilt
function that can help you. If you need help, you can watch short videos on
YouTube)
Link: https://youtu.be/0cN-JX6HP7c
List of tables and Figures: This contains a list of all your captioned Tables and
Figures.
Link: https://youtu.be/82-uUnpfus4
Abstract: This gives a brief summary of your entire report.

How to Draft your Report(continued)
Introduction
-Background information on the course
-Aims and objectives of the course and Project
-Content of the report: Briefly highlight what your reader
should expect from the remaining parts of the report.

Methodology
 - Identification of Problem
 Describe how you identified your selected challenge
- Preparation of map
 Describe how you obtained the map of your community. Was it through
Google earth? Atlas, Google maps? (Some lecturers prefer you add the
map here. Others don't)
 - Collection of data
 How did you collect your data? Through questionnaire? The Internet?
Describe the process.

Your report MUST include:
What about captions?
 Caption your images, tables and Figures correctly.
 Again, you can watch videos on YouTube on how to do this.
 When adding figures to your work, introduce them first. Example, The
image below shows poor nature of the Kofikrom - Harry Obama Villa
stretch.
 Below are series of poor examples. Avoid them.

Description of my community
In not more than half a page, Describe your
community.
 Include a map image of your community.
 Select a clear image.
 If your catchment area is say, Ayeduase Newsite, do not include a
map image which shows other parts like, Boadi and Kotei.
 A poor example is shown below

Nature of the identified problem
 Describe your problem into details.
For example if your problem is improper solid waste
management,
What is solid waste?
Describe the nature of the challenge in your community. Include
pictures of the identified problem.
What are some of the causes?

For the next chapter, Describe your area of study.
Chemical Engineering
- Background info on Chemical Engineering
- Description of the Branches of Chemical Engineering
-How the knowledge in your field of study can help you to solve the
identified societal challenge.

Next,
How to solve the identified problem using knowledge in
ChemicalEngineering.
You're allowed to surf the Internet for ideas.
Conclusions and Recommendations.
Your concluding notes and your recommended ways to solve the
problem.
References
Cite the books, journals and websites you took information from.

• Your report MUST include:
Appendix
• This should include
• -The letter of introduction
-Other images you would like to add
-Tables you couldn't add to the body
-Copy of the questionnaire used

Plagiarism
 Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with or
without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full
acknowledgement.
 This just means that you copied someone's work “ditodito” without
acknowledging them.
 The school has introduced a Plagiarism checker called "Turnitin". You'll be
asked to upload a pdf version of your report to the virtual space. The work
of this turnitin is to scan your work and match it with a database to
determine whether or not if your work is original. It's not a free service.
The school pays for it so that should tell you how serious they are about
copying or plagiarism.

Plagiarism(continued)
Now, you might ask: "But they said we can get our ideas from the Internet erh?”
“Then what's the essence of citing or referencing if we're not supposed to copy?”
Yes! It's true. We also asked those questions. It's true they said we can surf the
Internet. However, it is not a permit to copy.
How then do you avoid this?
• After getting the required information you need, do not lift or copy and paste. Try
to rewrite that statement or sentence in your own words.
• If it's difficult to rewrite the sentence another way, you may use the synonym tool
of MS word to change some words using synonyms.

 Cheat Code: There are some tricks on YouTube that can help you
beat the plagiarism checker even if you copy and paste.
 You can watch those videos.
There’s a website called speedwrite or so, it’s algorithm rewrites
your essay while running it against a host of essays to check for
plagiarism. So the result is mostly clean.
There's also an app called rewrite. Just copy the statement, it
would change it for you
But note, as technology is advancing, these checkers are also being fortified. So
some might not work.
YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

After writing the report, you may use the free plagiarism checkers
online to assess your work.
VERY IMPORTANT
Your plagiarism status should not be more than 30% as your work will
be regarded as a copied work.

How to create a good PowerPoint
Presentation Slide.
This is one of the most important aspects of the entire project
work.
You'll be assigned Supervisors to whom you'll present your slides.
You may be given between 5-10 minutes to present your
findings. After which you'll be asked series of questions.
Each student is expected to create a PowerPoint presentation of
about 6 or 7 slides excluding the title page. Your supervisor will
grade you accordingly.

Presentation Slide(continued)
Follow the guidelines given to you in the training videos
regarding the font size and styles.
Please, don't overly design your slides thinking the
aesthetics will earn you more marks. It won't .
Use simple templates that will clearly convey your findings

Presentation Slide(continued)
 Since you are allowed to use only 6 or 7 slides, utilize the space well.
Use more images, charts rather than texts. If you include too much
text, it'll make it difficult for your listeners or supervisor to follow.
 Don't cluster a lot of images on the slide.
Don't use colorful texts. Use colors ONLY when it's necessary. For
example, when expressing danger, you may use Red.

Assessment
 Your project work will earn you 50% of the total score of the
Semester.
 But be informed, if you do not present your findings to your
supervisor, you have automatically trailed the course. So you'll have
to do over.
 The image below breaks down the Assessment for the presentation of
the project work.

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