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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

of laboratory learning.Dr. Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Tony Ribera serves as the Director of Assessment in the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He most recently worked at the Indiana University School of Medicine where he served as the Director of Program Evaluation in the Office of Medical Student Education. Tony has a PhD from Indiana University in Higher Education and Student Affairs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work-in-Progress: Developing a Multi-dimensional Method for Student Assessment in Chemical Engineering Laboratory CoursesIntroduction:The impetus for this

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T Melvin, Louisiana State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

authorshad to find a way to film the videos so that they were of high quality. Fortunately, the College ofEngineering (COE) at LSU has a Communication Across the Curriculum (CXC) program whichis housed in a digitalmedia centersponsored byChevron. This wasfortuitous becausethe authors hadaccess to staff andstudents withexpertise in filmingand editing video.The authorscollaborated with Figure 1. Undergraduate students from LSU filming scenes for the new set ofthe staff advisor of videosthe CXC programand student leaders to organize a film crew of six undergraduate students in the COE. Thesestudents then storyboarded every scene and planned out the shots and camera angles that neededto be performed. Next, the

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Rae Tanner, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

, social sciences/humanities, andeducation, it did not go into any detail within each of these concentrations.Bottia et al. [3] examined high school/pre-college experiences for students considering choosingSTEM majors and concluded that strong factors in declaring a STEM major are taking physics inhigh school, and, while still in high school, planning to declare a STEM major once in college.The paper also discussed the positive effect of extracurricular STEM activities in school, and thatincreasing these experiences for students will better the odds that students will pursue STEM incollege.A study by Xia [4] investigated more financial motivations. They estimated that students useinformation about their family members’ incomes as models for what

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

(technical, formal presentations in front of an audience)  Oral communication (communicating ideas to other engineers)  Oral communication (communicating ideas to stakeholders or the public)Project Management Skills  Planning a schedule to meet deadlines  Prioritizing tasks  Delegating tasks across team members  Organizing resources and information  Making decisions collectively and effectivelyInterpersonal and Teamwork Skills  Dealing with difficulties effectively  Listening and being open-minded and respectful when disagreeing  Encouraging everyone to contribute ideas  Showing concern for the feelings of other team members  Making sure team members understand each other  Adapting to new ideas  Giving

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Butler; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

added during the review process to provide sufficient choices for review by content experts.It is planned to include one nonsense consideration in its final state. Rest et. al. described thatmeaningless items, or M-items, are used to detect unreliable data.9 M-items are items on theDIT2 that are written with similar complexity and vocabulary to the other considerations but arenot relevant to the dilemma in question.9 The nonsense items on the EPSRI will serve as M-items, and will be used to detect unreliable data from the data pool in the further validation studythat will be conducted.Instrument Content ValidationThe validation of the EPSRI followed the content validation process outlined by Devellis.10 Theprocess involves having people

Conference Session

Hands-On Projects and Demos

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Ryan A Koppes, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering

connections between their introduction to new concepts,the application of those concepts in larger and more complex systems, and the opportunities toapply their gained knowledge and experience within an open-ended project. Discovery usescuriosity and imagination to build connections between fundamental phenomena and personalexperience. Discovery can be simply encapsulated within the statement of “What happens when .. .”, and allows for introduction to classroom concepts, experimental and analytical design.Development uses knowledge of these relationships discovered in the Discovery stage to developan experimental plan. This plan allows students to test hypotheses of system behavior and quantifyrelationships among variables, usually within an

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton; Zachary J. West, University of Dayton; Matthew Dewitt, University of Dayton; Robert J. Wilkens, University of Dayton; Michael J. Elsass, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

) from an academic program must prepare their graduates with “an ability to communicateeffectively” (SO k), and the “ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze andinterpret data” (SO b), and others [6]. In fact, the new ABET student outcomes, effective in2019-2020, have a stronger emphasis on team efforts: “An ability to function effectively as amember or leader of a team that establishes goals, plans tasks, meets deadlines, and creates acollaborative and inclusive environment” (SO “3”)[6]. All these outcomes can be assessedthrough the Unit Operations Laboratory; however, the main challenge is to implement practicaltools for a team, either assigned or self-selected, to function properly throughout the semester.For instance

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

resulted (last column of Table 1). Some groups that included reactantrecycle reported only minimal improvement in conversion associated with the recycle. In thecase of a vinyl chloride process (performed by two different groups), hydrochloric acid generatedas a by-product of a third reactor was recycled back to the beginning of the process where it wasutilized as a reactant in one of the first two parallel reactions. Besides reactant recycle, threedesign groups included recycling of non-reactant chemicals added for the express purpose ofproduct recovery (triethylene glycol for water recovery, paraffin oil for isobutylene recovery, anddibutyl phthalate for maleic anhydride recovery). In the future, the instructor plans to requestthat the students

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Golpour, North Carolina State University; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

environment with other students and the course instructor.We plan to utilize evidence-based evaluation techniques to assess the effectiveness of the course(and individual features of the course) toward student learning. Possible evaluation methods willbe discussed, and feedback from the audience will be encouraged.Keywords: Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education, Bridging Course, Online Course,Continuing Education1. INTRODUCTIONChemical engineering graduate programs often receive applications from students whoseundergraduate degree is in chemistry, physics, biology, or another engineering discipline. Thesetypically are excellent students with undergraduate research or work experience, but their lack ofchemical engineering background can present

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A Enszer, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

was and showing briefexamples. Then students had fifteen minutes to work individually on generating their maps usingpencil and paper. They were told that their maps would be collected but not evaluated for agrade. Electronic copies of the maps were made, and maps were offered back to the students inthe last day of lecture for the semester.As a preliminary start to this work in progress, ten maps chosen at random from the 2016 and2017 semesters were evaluated in random order according to the holistic rubric from Besterfieldet al. It is also planned to use a more hierarchical rubric to reevaluate the rubrics. Ultimately thiswill be done for each of the approximately 90 mind maps from both the 2016 and 2017iterations. Scores on the maps will be

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

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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

.  Assessing Student Learning in the Flip (p. 18) suggests ways to (re)structure assessment given that the learning environment is much different in a flipped course than in a traditional lecture.This paper is intended as a user-friendly manual for planning and delivering a flipped course.Thus, it is not necessarily meant to be read from start to finish, but rather used as a supportivereference. If your question is not addressed in the FAQ of a section, feel free to contact theauthors for further assistance.Choosing to FlipWhy should I flip?Anna – The benefits of flipped course designs may be underscored by the frameworks of Self-Determination Theory (by supporting students' needs for autonomy, competence, andrelatedness), Cognitive Load

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

, teaching planning meetings, reflective practice meetings, and involvement withcurriculum and assessment development. Biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics allincluded pedagogical development opportunities in seminars that were part of the core graduatecurriculum. In CBEE, GTAs were asked to attend bi-weekly meetings that focused on creating acommunity that reflected on problems of teaching practice in Studio and discussed alternativeways of approaching practice. These bi-weekly meetings were voluntary and organic in nature,such that topics differed week to week and generally were directed by issues the GTAs werecurrently facing.Table 1. Details of the major activities and progression for pedagogical development in CBEE Timeframe

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University; Terri Christiansen Bateman, Brigham Young University; Carol J. Ward, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

surveys,documentation, and reflections papers to address: a) What cultural resources were used bystudents to obtain community-centric and project-centric information? b) What culturalinformation was obtained and how useful was this information for the project design andunderstanding the community? and c) How were students impacted by the Learning Outcomes?A brief discussion of future plans for strengthening the GEO course will also be presented.Surveys, Documentation, and Reflection Papers.Surveys were developed in collaboration with faculty and students in the Department ofSociology at Brigham Young University. The surveys were administered using the Qualtricssoftware and included free-response questions, multiple-choice questions, rank order

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Amy Frances Golightly, Bucknell University; Carrine Megan Gadoury, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

graduated in 2019 with a BA in Education and a minor in Psychology and plans to go to graduate school to obtain a Masters in Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Computer Simulations versus Physical Experiments: A Gender Comparison of Implementation Methods for Inquiry-Based Heat Transfer ActivitiesAbstract Fundamental concepts in chemical engineering such as rate versus the amount of heattransferred and thermal radiation, can be difficult for students to understand. While priorresearch has found that one way to facilitate conceptual understanding and alter misconceptionsis with inquiry-based activities, there may be differing outcomes based on their method ofimplementation. This

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Chemical Engineering

have contributed high quality work to their team and are likely tosimilarly do well on individual assignments. Additionally, students who submit homeworkassignments before they are due tend to perform better in the course than average, and studentswho submit homework assignments very late tend to preform worse. We plan to provide these results to our students in an attempt to improve theirperformance. Students may be more willing to improve their performance on teams and submithomework assignments earlier if they are given results backed by data which was collected froman engineering course as opposed to anecdotal stories or research collected from differentmajors. However, even though these factors have been shown to be associated with

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

, there is a widerange of practices in course-specific learning outcomes and teaching practices across theinstitutions. Based on these results, the authors propose improvements to the survey and a widerimplementation of the survey. The authors also propose a preliminary plan to target the UOlaboratory for safety education in chemical engineering.Survey of Safety Education in Chemical EngineeringUsing the SAChE outcomes as a framework, a brief survey was developed in Qualtrics andcompleted by the authors to assess safety learning outcomes in UO laboratories and more widelyacross the chemical engineering curriculum. The complete survey is shown in Appendix A. Inaddition to asking about SAChE outcomes, the survey also examines potential differences

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

as a standalone course, cannot be done in a ready-made fashion.Challenges faced with developing curriculum to address process safety include carefullyidentifying what topics should be covered in a course, timescale required to ensure material isadequately delivered, and how the course development is captured in plans of work of faculty.Many Chemical Engineering programs do not have room in their curriculum for a standalonerequired course on this topic. Therefore, these programs would have to remove a course fromthe credit count in order to substitute a process safety course. Which course do you remove?This is a point of contention for many faculty members given the desire to provide breadth anddepth to their students. There is not an easy

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Chemical Engineering

References1. https://keenwarehouse.blob.core.windows.net/keen-downloads/KEEN_Framework_spread.pdf (accessed 2/4/18)2. Schlosser, E. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety, Penguin Books, 2013.3. http://www.polarinertia.com/jan04/titan01.htm (accessed 2/4/18)4. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/command-and-control/ (accessed 2/4/18)5. https://www.ajg.com/media/1697472/globalization-developing-your-international-risk- management-plan-pousson-zimmaro.pdf (accessed 2/4/18)6. Deci, E. L., & Flaste, R. (1995). Why we do what we do: The dynamics of personal autonomy. New York: G P Putnam's Sons.7. Ryan, R. M., and E.L. Deci. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions

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ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Q. Gardner, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

Figure 1 for an example in-class activity designed to address this issue.Figure 1 – Example in-class activity plan illustrating who does what when and how.In this particular activity students are grouped based on what they know, so the groups are morehomogeneous than heterogeneous. This works well for this exercise because groups will be ableto advance more toward identifying the key parameters and then finding the right equations whenworking with other students who also understand that same geometry fairly well. Because in thisactivity we are asking the students to explore the material on their own and for the first time,homogeneous grouping will likely lead to more success than heterogeneous grouping. In somecases though, such as when students