Required in stage
Optional in stage
Second term
Both terms
Not organised
This year
Next year
Alternating years
External
Prerequisites
Identical coursesRheology and Polymer Processing (B-KUL-T49RPP)
English
First term
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Van Vuure Aart Willem (coordinator) | Van Vuure Aart Willem Aims
Learning outcomes
- MK1: Scientific-disciplinary knowledge and comprehension
- MI1: Problem analysis and solving
- MI2: Design and / or development
- MP1: Operationalisation
- MG5: Professionalism
Explanation
- the student must know the techniques to characterize the MW, the MWD and the rheological behaviour of a polymer (MI1, MK1)
- judging form MW, MWD and rheological properties the student must be able to select the appropriate processing techniques for a certain polymer (MP1, MI2)
- being informed on the new technologies concerning rheology and processing techniques by way of case study's, seminars and/or company visits (MG5)
Previous knowledge
The student is expected to have followed the 3d year course Polymer Technology.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
FLEXIBLE(T39NME)
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
T39NME : Polymer Technology (No longer offered this academic year)
Identical courses
This course is identical to the following courses:
T4BPP2 : Rheology and Polymer Processing
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
2.5 ects. Rheology and Polymer Processing: Lectures (B-KUL-49hRPP)
Content
This course consists of 3 parts :
- special techniques for characterisation of MW and MWD of polymers
- rheology
- processing techniques
Course material
the course notes are available on toledo
0.5 ects. Rheology and Polymer Processing: Seminars (B-KUL-49sRPP)
Content
The seminars encompass in the first place a literature study on a polymer processing topic in groups of 2 students.
The seminars may also comprise of company visits or lectures by professionals on the subject.
Course material
Literature search.
Format: more information
Case study's on processing techniques to be worked out by the students and guest lectures to be attended
Evaluation
Evaluation: Rheology and Polymer Processing (B-KUL-T71446)
Explanation
1. Calculation of the final mark:
this course contains only one published component mark.Consequently, this component mark is the final mark.
2.calculation of the published component marks :
the component mark is based on two evaluation components :
OLA Lectures: 50%
OLA seminars: 50%
The OLA lectures is composed of two parts : traditional lectures for the characterisation and rheology part with a written exam, case study for the processing techniques : permanent evaluation based on the progress of the project during the year and the cooperation during contact moments and feedback sessions.
3. Absences :
Unauthorized absence during the exam leads to NA as a component mark for lectures.
Seminars : when a guest lecturer is invited or a company visit is organised : attendence is obligatory.
Unauthorized absence during one pracical session or excursion leads to a 0 as a mark for that session or excursion.
Unauthorized absence during more than one seminar and/or excursion leads to 0 as a component mark for this part. Practical sessions can start from the first week of the term. It is the responsibility of the student to check the schedule.
For absences during the teaching weeks , please contact the education ombuds on the first day of your absence,. If you missed one or more obligatory sessions , please contact your professor as soon as possible and certainly within a week.
For absences wtihin the exam period please contact the examombuds on the first day of your absence.
4. Partial transfers
Component marks of at least 10/20 published in the academic progress file are transferred to the next examination period within the same academic year and to the following academic years, except for temporary marks and marks for intermittent tests.
When needed, additional information on the evaluation activities is provided during the lessons and/or made available on the Toledo pages of the course.
If the university decides that it is confronted with situations of general force majeure or situations where the safety and health of members of the academic community of KU Leuven may be endangered and changes to the teaching and evaluation activities occur as a result, these changes will be communicated via Toledo.
Information about retaking exams
the written part of the exam is the same as in the first exam period : the questions cover characterisation and rheology
for the second part of the OLA lectures the case study has to be rewritten depending on the score during the first exam period.
company visits can not be repeated : score 0 remains when absence was unauthorised during the year