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ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-984: ENHANCEMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGINTRODUCTORY CURRICULUM THROUGH SERVICE LEARNINGIMPLEMENTATIONLale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Lale Yurttas is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Head in Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She chairs Departmental ABET Committee. She also participates in Engineers Without Borders-USA, especially in TAMU Chapter and coordinates service learning activities for the current NSF project. She has 10 years of experience in engineering education and curriculum development.Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University Jennifer Christensen is a junior in Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering. She is an

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ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Alexandre Yokochi, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-1244: DEVELOPMENT OF A NANOTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM ATOREGON STATE UNIVERSITYMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is author of the text Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, which includes an integrated, menu driven computer program ThermoSolver. He is interested in integrating technology into effective education practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards

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ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

, integrating the PSE methodsinto a “systems” viewpoint and providing increasingly complex applications as the students’understanding of engineering increases. Before discussing the learning goals and curriculum, we note two differences betweenour viewpoint and that of some other educators. The major distinction is the broad range oftopics addressed in the PSE stream. Typically, discussions center on the topic of process controland what should be included (and not included) in the undergraduate course. An interestingrecent paper on this topic included input from industrial practitioners, which is summarized inTable 1 from Edgar1. Several topics rated most important by industrial practitioners in Table 1,including the top two items (optimization

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Robert Ofoli, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

common mathematical techniques due to lack of use. An even larger gap existed between the first-year computing course and any significant disciplinary applications of computational tools later in the curriculum. 2. Reinforcement and integration: Besides the timing gap described above, except for the extensive use of Excel, software in which most students were already Page 12.602.3 proficient, most of our disciplinary courses did not incorporate the use of the tools learned in this introductory courses into the problem-solving schemes offered in upper level courses (specifically MATLAB). Although other software packages

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Zachry Kraus, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

department. His research interests are in asphalt binder rheology and engineering education.Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development and the Director of Academic Development in the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition and helped create the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His current interests are learning and faculty development.Jean Layne, Texas A&M University Jean Layne is a Program

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Peterson, Lamar University; David Cocke, Lamar University; Jewel Gomes, Lamar University; Hector Casillas, Lamar University; Morgan Reed, Lamar University; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Chemical Engineering

to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice Page 12.799.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 HELICAL Learning Model Applied in an Industrial Electrochemistry Engineering CourseAbstract In education, a popular model employed to represent the learning process is typicallyportrayed as a four-stage process signified by a cycle in a two-dimensional circular path. Thiscycle can be repeated by revisiting topics at increasing levels of sophistication in order toproduce what is known as a spiral curriculum. In this presentation

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

• Report writing • Good design requires a cost estimating • Oral presentation mastery of chemical engineering sciencesThe profession has nearly unanimous agreement that these learning goals are important andshould be achieved by performing a project within the undergraduate chemical engineeringcurriculum. Examples of design projects are available in many textbooks and from CACHE2. Page 12.1366.32.2 Learning Goals for Operability This paper presents an argument for an enhancement in the curriculum by providingadditional operability topics to achieve the following learning goals

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ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-139: A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO THE STOICHIOMETRYCOURSELisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard received her BS in ChE from NC State and her Ph.D. in ChE from Carnegie Mellon. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Company from 1991-2000. At N.C. State, she is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemical Engineering. Her research interests include curriculum development, information literacy, and the integration of teaming, writing, and speaking into the undergraduate curriculum.Richard Felder, North Carolina State University Dr. Richard M. Felder is the Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical

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ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

course. A typicalcurriculum then can become a series of seemingly unrelated courses (in the student’s mind) thatare often only connected in a senior capstone or design course. Even the typical senior capstonecourse usually limits the application aspects directly to the students’ major and to what isconsidered mainstream or directly related to the discipline. Ideally, however, students shouldhave ample opportunities to integrate and apply previous course content to new courses, areas,and problems. This should include interdisciplinary concepts and areas that may be considerednon-traditional for a particular major. The courses described in this paper were designed to takeadvantage of proven pedagogical methods to improve student learning.In the

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

pre-Engineering curriculum. Dr. High is involved with the development of an undergraduate entrepreneurship program at Oklahoma State University.Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University ERIC MAASE is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering at the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland and was AIChE Student Chapter President and AIChE Local Chapter Student of the Year in 1993. He completed an M.S. in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and his PhD from Oklahoma State University in 2005. His research interests include computer and mathematical modeling and

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ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Faith Morrison, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

introducing more complex problems5. An additionaladvantage of the software is that it allows the students to visualize the transport processestaking place.Other studies have also used computers to help students learn concepts in chemical Page 12.746.2engineering education. This includes that of Thompson6, who has used the partialdifferential equation (PDE) toolbox within MATLAB to visualize steady laminar flow ina finned heat exchanger, transient and steady heat transfer in a finned heat exchanger, andwave propagation in a heterogeneous material. Sinclair7 has used FLUENTcomputational fluid dynamics software within the undergraduate curriculum. Besser8

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Danny Olsen, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

-endevaluation tool relies on the assessment expertise of faculty, but reestablishes the focus onindividual competencies.Through this tool we have discovered weaknesses in a variety of competencies including aninability to perform flash calculations in the thermodynamics course and an inability to performtransient mass and energy balances in several courses. With this information and a feedbackloop to the curriculum, modifications in course activities have been made and improvementshave been realized and documented.This feedback and documentation is strengthened with a form that accompanies the end-of-course evaluation, shown in Table 2. The form includes questions concerning how thoroughlythe competencies were addressed in the course and solicits

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

education. He is author of the text Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, which includes an integrated, menu driven computer program ThermoSolver. He is interested in integrating technology into effective education practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels. Page 12.412.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Course Level Assessment and Improvement: Applying Educational

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

has conducted research in bioadhesion; she is currently studying development of integrated approaches to using computation tools to support technical problem solving throughout the curriculum. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation, is an ABET IDEAL Scholar, and is a member of the ABET Board. She leads the assessment and evaluation efforts in her program. Page 12.548.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Direct Assessment MeasuresIntroduction Engineering programs have recently completed or are in the process of preparing for