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

features to promoteactive learning, including (1) hands-on activities and demonstrations, (2) the integrated use ofwireless laptops through an in-house developed web-based learning tool to promotemetacognition and assessment of student learning, and (3) a capstone ethics project wherestudents complete a risk assessment of the impact of nanotechnology on society. Additionally,this course will focus on synthesizing fundamental concepts in science and engineering towardsapplications in nanotechnology. The other new sophomore course, Material and Energy Balancesin Nanotechnology (ChE 214), is a ChE specific laboratory-based course, emphasizing how thefundamental skills students have just learned couple to nanotechnology. For ChE students, theapproach

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

comparison. We can make a few preliminary observations. First, the “Future”includes much more material in the systems category than we are suggesting here. For example,“Future” includes general modeling based on material and energy balances and many topics thatwe consider professional skills, e.g., ethics, globalization, intellectual property and so forth.While these topics are important, their link to PSE are tenuous; as a result, the systems topiccould be diluted into an “everything else” category that would not represent its centralimportance. Second, the “Future” proposes coverage of molecular level and multiscale topicsthat require further definition. We will observe the warning that “God (or the devil) is in thedetails”, and therefore, we

Conference Session

ChE: Safety, Sustainability, and Global Opportunities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allyson Frankman, Brigham Young University; Jacob Jones, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 12.1499.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Training Internationally Responsible EngineersIntroductionWith engineering increasingly becoming an international discipline, engineering training willrequire students to understand and work with different cultures, peoples, practices, ethics andparadigms. Organizations such as Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) and Engineerswithout Borders (EWB) are just two organizations that are bringing sustainable developmentissues into the classrooms through the formation of chapters at universities. Krishna S. Athreya,director of ESW, explains that the goal of ESW is to “educate a generation of engineers to havegreater understanding of global issues and the ways

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

AC 2007-1960: THE USE OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT EVIDENCE TO ASSESSUNIVERSITY, PROGRAM, AND COURSE LEVEL OBJECTIVES AND STUDENTCOMPETENCIES IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGRonald Terry, Brigham Young University Ron Terry is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University and an Associate in BYU's Office of Planning and Assessment. His scholarship is centered on pedagogy, student learning, and engineering ethics and has presented/published numerous articles in engineering education. He is one of BYU's co-investigators for the NSF funded National Center for Engineering and Technology Education.W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University Vincent Wilding is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

progressed throughthe curriculum. These results were validated by student self-assessment (surveys) and bycooperative education employer.All chemical engineering students are required to take the standard battery ofmathematics courses and an introductory computing tools course (CSE 131). Thecomputing course was originally designed to provide students with an understanding ofproblem solving approaches, ethics, and the use of basic computing tools for in technicalproblem solving. The early version of the course emphasized the “engineer’s toolkit” andincluded coverage of Excel and MATLAB.In the 2003-04 academic year, a fairly large number of students voiced concern about theneed for the introductory computing course. That year, as part of the annual

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

, principles,and ‘tools’ learned from earlier courses. This review of material helps to strengthen students’knowledge in their core disciplines by increasing exposure to the foundation concepts. Second,students are applying both the old and new knowledge to an area outside of, but somewhatrelated to, their main field of study. This serves to demonstrate that they may use what theyalready have learned in new and interesting areas and that what they have learned to date doesnot exist in isolation.An additional benefit of these applied courses is the opportunity to include consideration anddiscussion of various social, political, ethical, and economic topics. Such issues include globalclimate change, atmospheric pollution, indoor air quality, and worker

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

community representatives based on a rubric, including creativity, presentation, detail and application of engineering. Suggestions and constructive criticism given. Reflection on collective learning.Service-learning benefits both the students participating and the community. Service-learning projects help students to establish connections between the concepts learned andthe real life; promote team work; teach professional ethics and social responsibility; and Page 12.662.2provide opportunities for professional communication. In addition, basic economics willalso be learned, as the students must take into account viable engineering