Objectives and competences
Student will:
• Understand laws of nature and technology to the sufficient level that he/she will be able to communicate with professionals from technical field during the course of leading, planning and renovation of production processes
• kReach the knowledge about nature laws to the degree which will present sufficient background for study of professional subjects from the field of production
• Understand the principles of scientific-research work to the level that he/she will be able to applicate them in research work in the field of organizational sciences
• tBe able of critical evaluation of technological novelties and their introduction in production processes
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Importance of natural science for the management and planning of production processes
2. Basic concepts of scientific and research work, publication of scientific and professional papers, concepts of scientific work evaluation, relation between science, technology and production.
3. Selected topics from physics:
Mechanics (quantities in mechanics, force and motion, Newton’s laws, work and energy, basic principles of hydrostatics and hydrodynamics)
Waves (types of waves, electromagnetic waves, sound waves, Doppler effect)
Thermodynamics (temperature scale, specific heat, heats of transformation, transfer of heat, thermal expansion)
Electrics (electric charge, electrostatic force, electric current, Ohm’s law, specific resistance, serial and parallel resistors, principles of magnetism)
Atomics (atom building, x-rays, radioactivity)
4. Selected topics from chemistry
Quantities in chemistry, Solutions, Chemical bonds, Acids, bases and pH, Oxidation and reduction, Galvanic cell and electrolysis, Chemical equilibrium and rate of chemical reactions, Periodic table and brief review of inorganic chemistry, Brief review of organic chemistry.
5. Selected topics from biology:
Classification of organisms, Cellular structure, basic principles of biochemistry.
6. Introduction into the cybernetics:
Fundamentals, Cybernetic system, Cybernetic models, Information.
7. Basic principles of production processes:
Fundamental principles, Elements of production processes (energy, material, information), Operations in production processes.
8. Fundamental principles of technology:
Fundamentals of standards, basic principles of technical drawing, formats.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures
• Seminary exercises
• learningIndividual work and e-learning environment (quizzes, simulations, presentations)
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
Basic
After the end of the course students will be able to:
• Use the knowledge from the field of science and technology by process management and improvement
• Describe the main laws of Transferable/Key Skillsphysics, chemistry and biology
• CIdentify the differences and connections between various physical quantities
• Show the knowledge of the IS units
• Interpret and evaluate results of measurements of physical quantities
• Solve calculation problems of medium difficulty from the fields of physics and chemistry
• Capacity to participate in research workConnect classes of organic compounds with their characteristic functional groups
• Describe the basic features of various groups of biologically important compounds
• Analyze production processes and differentiate particular kinds of operations in production processes
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
- Capability of solving basic calculation problems from the field of natural sciences and technology (pressure, temperature, concentration, speed, work, energy, pH etc.).
- Capacity of evaluation of measured quantities
- Ability of communication with engineers
- Ability to participate in interdisciplinary projects
- Capacity to participate in research work
Readings
1. Vuk, D., Senegačnik, M. (2006): Računske vaje iz naravoslovja in tehnoloških sistemov, Moderna Organizacija, Kranj
2. Lazarini, F., Brenčič, J. (2011), Splošna in anorganska kemija – visokošolski učbenik, Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo, Ljubljana.
3. Strnad, J. (2016). Fizika – 1. Del, Mehanika – toplota. DMFA založništvo, Ljubljana
4. Towler, G., Sinnot, R. (2013). Chemical Engineering Design – Principle, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design – Second Edition. Elsevier Ltd./Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
5. Vuk, D. (1999): Sodobna produkcija in okolje, Moderna Organizacija, Kranj
6. Halliday, D., Resnick, R., Walker, J. (1997). Fundamentals of Physics. John Wiley & Sons, New York etc.
7. Bettleheim F.A., March, J. (1998). General, Organic Biochemistry. Saunders College Publishing, Fort Worth etc.
Prerequisits
- No prerequisites
Additional information on implementation and assessment - Individual workWritten examination 70 %
- Homework (calculation of problems) 10 %
- Quizzes (in electronic learning environment) 20 %
