Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Young, University of Auckland; Robert Kirkpatrick, University of Auckland; William Svrcek, University of Calgary

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Chemical Engineering

. (1962) and Ph.D. (1967) degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Dr. Svrcek’s teaching and research interests centre on process control and design. He is a registered professional engineer in Alberta and Ontario and is actively involved in research with industry. Page 12.581.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Effective Teaching and Learning in Chemical Process Engineering Design1. IntroductionBefore the age of electronic calculators, mainframe or personal computers, engineers coulddesign many of the structures and

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-80: TEACHING OPERABILITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICALENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATIONThomas Marlin, McMaster University Department of Chemical Engineering McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Tom Marlin joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as NSERC Research Professor in Industrial Process Control in 1988. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1972; then, he practiced engineering for 15 years in the chemical and petroleum industries. In 1987, he served as the Visiting Fellow, for the Warren Centre Study located at the University of Sydney, Australia. During the one-year project, a

Conference Session

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

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

topics that have core research faculty. In two of theOptions, biological processes and environmental processes, students take elective classes fromamongst those offered by the other programs. In this way, some of the key elements identified inthe “New Frontiers in Chemical Engineering Education” workshops are integrated into theundergraduate curriculum while, simultaneously, holding students accountable for the samedepth of learning which has served OSU ChE graduates for many years. Moreover, thisintegration is accomplished in a reasonable scope commensurate with the resources of theprogram.3. ENGR 221 - The Science, Engineering and Social Impact of NanotechnologyENGR 221 has been approved at the university level and was delivered for the first

Conference Session

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

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

dynamic simulations provide excellent feedback on their proposed designs. Note that we use menu-driven programs in MATLAB for students to investigate the dynamics and control of process systems, which are non-linear, have noisy measurements, and have a few controlled and manipulated variables, e.g., a distillation tower or fired heater. These tools are valuable, but they do not address learning goals associated with complex process structures, including allowing students to modify the structures.• Graduate Studies in Engineering Practice - Our university offers selected programs for a Masters Degree in Engineering Practice that complement our research-oriented graduate programs (MSEP20). A new

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

. design criteria, multidimensional analysis such as economic versus environmental concerns.Bloom’s taxonomy has been widely accepted for engineering education with a universal Page 12.412.4agreement that engineering graduates should be competent at analysis, synthesis and evaluation.The American Society of Civil Engineering13 has used Bloom’s taxonomy as the fundamentalfoundation of their move to require competency equivalent to a fifth year of engineeringeducation for professional registration.From a pedagogical view, students are seen to develop the higher level cognitive skills by beingchallenged with situations

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, discussion, etc., can be described. Table 1 shows asample rubric for written reports. Similar rubrics for oral presentations, designs, and laboratoryare available.11 As mentioned above, developing rubrics takes initial effort. Once developed, rubrics must betested, and deviations between raters of the same instrument should not exceed one level. It israre that a rubric will prove satisfactory without modifications after testing, and periodic re-evaluation and modification are also necessary. Once performance criteria and/or attributes aredefined, the best way to proceed is to define what superior performance is and what notacceptable performance is, i.e., the extremes should be defined first. Precisely defined wordingis necessary. For example