Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Students: Results of a National SurveyAbstractThe new ABET EAC accreditation outcomes recognize the importance of educating studentsabout their ethical and professional responsibilities, and how these relate to the impact ofengineering in societal and environmental contexts. This research explored how the educators ofchemical engineering students viewed the sufficiency of education on ethics and societal impacts(ESI), as well as their own teaching practices for ESI. Two online surveys gathered feedbackfrom chemical engineering instructors, resulting in 107 respondents representing 76 institutions.A large percentage of the chemical engineering respondents felt that undergraduate educationwas deficient on

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Smith, Brown University; Ann Sitomer, Portland State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

scaffoldedactivity worksheet [18]. The mismatch in content (mathematics vs. chemical engineering) mayhave impacted perceptions of effectiveness as well as the engagement of the graduate students inclass. Although teaching practices span content, it would be beneficial to create engineeringspecific instructional videos to reduce cognitive load and increase interest from engineeringgraduate students. Overall, graduate students on average thought interacting with other studentswas effective for their learning. Table 5. Graduate student perceptions of seminar activities Below is a list of activities used during the graduate seminar. Please circle the response that best describes how effective each of the following

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering

scholarship, the Corcoran award for best article in the journal Chemical Engineering Education (twice), and the Martin award for best paper in the ChE Division at the ASEE Annual Meeting.Dr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He earned his BS from Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has pub- lished two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance.” He has also published papers on effective use of simulation in engineer- ing, teaching design and engineering economics, and assessment of student learning.Dr. Laura P. Ford

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. M. Barankin, Colorado School of Mines; Kevin Stratman, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

experience, for example in high school math andphysics, is a better predictor for success on a first-year fluid mechanics midterm than is theexposure to online learning materials such as practice problems (via the LMS) or online reviewvideos. This suggests that prior performance (e.g., grades) and not just experience may be amongthe best predictors available. Finally, the data have confirmed that student performance on amidterm exam is most significantly impacted by whether students attend classes regularly andfor the full duration of the class, and whether they have access to the book—although it does notseem to matter much if that access is to a digital copy or to a printed copy.In conclusion, it is clear that more study is required to elucidate

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Samira M. Azarin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland - College Park

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Chemical Engineering

context.Achievement of SAChE OutcomesThe next component of the survey asked participants to rate on a Likert scale whether they feltthat their institution’s UO laboratory achieved the eight SAChE outcomes and whether theirinstitution’s general chemical engineering curriculum achieved the same outcomes. Averagedresults are shown in Table 2. Although many outcomes show a large standard deviation inachievement across institutions, some trends are apparent. For example, the best-achieved(lowest-scoring) outcome both in the UO laboratory and across the curriculum is Outcome 2(characterization of the hazards associated with chemicals and other agents). This result might beexpected since many of the course outcomes and teaching practices discussed above focus on

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald E Rogers Jr, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Chemical Engineering

Academic Success, the 2016 Richard and Virginia Eisen- hart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from RIT, the 2017 Emerging Investigator designation from Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, the 2017 Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, and the 2018 Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year Award from the National Society of Black Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work-in-Progress: Integrating Process Safety and Ethics in Classroom Discussion through SurveysAbstractProcess safety and ethics within Chemical

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #22904Modeling Student Performance in an Introductory Chemical EngineeringCourseKyle Joe Branch, University of Utah Kyle Branch is a fifth-year graduate student at the University of Utah Department of Chemical Engineer- ing. He has helped develop and teach two freshman courses, using the materials and methods described in this paper. His main research interest is in engineering education, focusing on the creation and analysis of interactive simulations for undergraduate chemical engineering courses.Prof. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Assistant Professor (Lecturing) in the

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa; Anna L. Flaming, University of Iowa

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Chemical Engineering

editing expert?Julie – I’m not a video editor by any means. The extent that I do is to snip my lecture capturesinto smaller pieces. I’m not terribly concerned about bells and whistles; I’m all for the KISSprinciple. I use what is supported by the IT staff at my university. If you determine that youneed to generate videos (note that you may be able to use other resources), work with your CTLand/or IT staff to survey the available tools and choose one that will work best for your situationand purposes. Maybe an undergraduate student who is savvy in media technologies might behelpful (and low cost). When my graduate mentor developed an MEB web course,29 hecollaborated with a graphic design/computer expert on campus