Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #9339A Course in Problem Solving with Experimental DesignDr. Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Page 24.39.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Course in Problem Solving with Experimental DesignAbstractTo address needs for accreditation and our university’s requirements for graduation, we haveimplemented a sophomore-level course on problem solving and experimental design. This coursereinforces problem-solving strategies from material and energy balances and requires students

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

than beingconfined to the class period. After one week, however, the students were instructed to come to aconsensus and the review discussion was closed.There were three ChemProV/OSBLE assignments during the semester. The first of theseinvolved a material balance problem with no recycle and no energy balance. The secondinvolved a material balance problem with recycle but no energy balance. The final probleminvolved both material and energy balances for a system involving a recycle stream. Each timeone-third of the initial student submissions were randomly selected for review, making sure thatno student had more than one of their problem solutions reviewed. The identity of the studentsubmitting the solution, as well as all members of each

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

Reflective Journal Writing”, Journal of Engineering Education, October 2001, 661-667. vii Korgel, B., “Nurturing Faculty-Student Dialogue, Deep Learning and Creativity through Journal WritingExercises,” Journal of Engineering Education, Jan. 2002, 143-146. viii Sharp, J., B. Olds, R. Miller and M. Dyrud, “Four Effective Writing Strategies for Engineering Classes”,Journal of Engineering Education, January 1999, 53-57. ix L.G. Bullard and R.M. Felder, "A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching Material and Energy Balances: 1.Course Design" Chemical Engineering Education, 2007, 93-100. x L.G. Bullard and R.M. Felder, "A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching Material and Energy Balances: 2.Course Delivery

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

Teaching of Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Electives.” AiChE Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA1989.Silverstein, David, Lisa Bullard et al. “How We Teach: Capstone Design.” American Association for Engineering Education. Atlanta, GA2013.Silverstein, David, and M. Vigeant. “Results of the 2010 Survey on Teaching Chemical Reaction Engineering.” Chemical Engineering Education 46.1 (2012): 31-40.Silverstein, David L. “How We Teach: Material and Energy Balances.” American Association for Engineering Education. 2012.   Page 24.1050.11

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Liz Rayfield, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University; Niraj Kashinath Palsule, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

samplemodules for better understanding.There are existing web-based compendiums of modules online. Bio-related modules have beendeveloped for the material and energy balance course at the bioengineering educational materialsbank6: (http://www.bioemb.net). There are also materials related online modules exist at thematerials digital library pathway7: (http://matdl.org), and there is a large amount of content forall engineering courses and topics which can be found at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology open courseware site8 (http://ocw.mit.edu) and the Multimedia Educational Resourcefor Learning and Online Teaching site9 (http://www.merlot.org). There is also a compendium ofhydrogen energy10 (http://www.che.msstate.edu/pdfs/h2ed/) and alternative

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garret Nicodemus, University of Colorado, Boulder; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Will Medlin, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Page McDanel, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Jeffrey Steven Knutsen, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

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Chemical Engineering

beenoverwhelmingly positive. In three courses (chemical engineering material and energy balances,mechanical engineering thermodynamics, and a general engineering computing class), 95% ofstudents indicated that they felt more confident about the material after watching a screencast.Two comments from end-of-semester student surveys provide an indication of how students likescreencasts:  "They are a useful way to gain more guided practice, in addition to what we learn in class. The major benefit for me is that they are available 24/7, cover a range of topics in all of our classes, and present problems that we haven't seen before."  "Instead of passively reading an example problem on my own, screencasts are not only another valuable

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Warehouse (CW) is a database-driven website developed to lower theactivation barrier for faculty to use conceptual instruction and assessment so that many morechemical engineering faculty incorporate concept-based learning into their classes. Concept-based instruction (e.g., ConcepTests, concept inventories) often depends on high quality conceptquestions. These questions can be time consuming and difficult to construct, posing one of thebiggest barriers keeping faculty from implementing this type of pedagogy.7, 8This tool can be used throughout the core ChE curriculum (Material and Energy Balances,Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Kinetics and Reactor Design, and Materials Science).Currently the AIChE Concept Warehouse has approximately 2000

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Cooper moved to the Raleigh, NC area to serve as a research chemical engineer for RTI International, focusing on the development of novel technologies for the energy sector. Dr. Cooper joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University in 2011, where he currently teaches the Unit Operations I and II labora- tory sequence, Material and Energy Balances, Transport Phenomena and Mathematical / Computational Methods. He is the recipient of the 2014 NCSU Outstanding Teacher Award and the 2014 ASEE South- eastern Section Outstanding New Teacher Award, as well as the 2013 Joseph J. Martin Award from the ASEE Chemical Engineering Division; he also currently serves as the ASEE ChE