Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah S. Goldberg, University of Maryland, College Park; Jinwang Zou, University of Maryland, College Park; Ganesh Sriram, University of Maryland

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Chemical Engineering

and resources that enable them to succeed. Thisincludes time and task management, assistance with planning an academic roadmap as well asinformation on co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that could develop one’s portfolio as achemical engineer, such as research, internships, co-ops, study abroad and (chemical)engineering clubs. Finally, the curriculum does not typically provide early information on thesteps necessary to prepare for one’s career. Failure to understand the answers to such questionscan result in students dropping the major, struggling academically, failing to make a connectionwith peers and resources, and facing challenges when applying for jobs due to inadequate careerpreparation.To address this gap in the curriculum

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

schedule. (In the twenty years of this program transportation has not been an issue, as either at least one undergraduate in each group had access to a car, or the faculty member was able to provide rides from campus to the K-12 school, or the school was accessible via public transportation.)• Each group must practice their outreach presentation in front of the faculty member. It should be exactly as the group plans to present it in the classroom. The presentation must be timed to ensure that it will fit in the allocated period. All of the materials needed for activities, must also be included. The group must bring the pre/post class surveys they plan to use. The practice presentation must take place a minimum of one week

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth R. Morehouse, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

as Proficient and understand individuals’ differences.Information Compiled from Career Readiness for the New College Graduate: A Definition and Competencies, the NACE Job Outlook2019, and Are College Graduates “Career Ready?”.In order to introduce a group of chemical engineering students at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology to the concept of career readiness and develop their ability to sell themselves ascareer ready, an interactive activity was created for a senior-level seminar course. The purpose ofthis paper is to describe the activity and its initial outcome. Later studies are planned to assess itseffectiveness at increasing students’ awareness of and ability to express the NACEcompetencies.The learning outcomes

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Christopher C. Willis, North Carolina State University - DELTA; Dan Spencer, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

, along with Dr. Richard Felder and Dr. Ronald Rousseau, of the 4th edition of Chemical Process Principles. Dr. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Mr. Christopher C. Willis, North Carolina State University - DELTA Chris Willis, DELTA’s Assistant Director, Planning and Assessment, manages the evaluation and assess- ment of course redesign and educational technology projects, focusing on technology integration, peda- gogy, and teaching best practices to support student success and engagement. He manages data

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kitana M Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

novel teaching approach in engineering education because of the many factorsthat go into incorporating writing into a technical classroom. To address these concerns andbarriers, development and research plans for a scaffolded writing pedagogy are described below.Implementation in the Fluid Mechanics ClassroomTo follow the studies that have already been performed by the IUSE group at WSU, the writingpedagogy will be tested in the junior-level, the fluid mechanics and heat transfer course (CHE332) in parallel with the current hands-on learning implementation.i. Targeting Higher Levels in the Cognitive DomainTo target higher levels in the cognitive domain, it is crucial to start with the students’ conceptualfoundation. Identifying common

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Communication in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell William Buccalo, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

for engineers’ careers that are not taught in core technical curricula.As the course has developed over its four years as part of the curriculum, there has grown to be adiverse population of students who have previously taken the course and still attend theuniversity. This presents an opportunity to compare the communication skills of students whotook the technical communications course with those who did not. We plan to study students’habits while writing technical reports by analyzing their process of writing and their finalproduct, and from there draw conclusions about their communication skills. We hypothesize thata dedicated technical communications course is effective at developing communications skillsamong engineering students, and

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering

)Figure 3. Student self-assessment survey responses (n = 17) before and after reading the “Data Analysis”and “Uncertainty” comics in a Transport I Laboratory course, as previously reported and reprinted withpermission of ASEE.57 In order to assess student understanding, students finished the Transport Laboratory I course witha design project, for which they developed an experimental proposal to address one of the NationalAcademy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges. For their proposed study, students were required todetermine a purpose, design an experiment and analysis, and describe their plan for limitingmeasurement uncertainty. This proposal was submitted as a written report evaluated by the instructor. The instructor compared

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Xueyi Zhang, Pennsylvania State University

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Chemical Engineering

be implemented in large laboratory courses.More work is planned in analyzing a more diverse sampling of discussion questions and in evaluatingstudent self-perception of their critical thinking skill development.References 1. Zhao, Y. "Impact of Oral Exams on a Thermodynamics Course Performance.". 2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 2018, March. 2018, March. 2. Woods, D. R., Felder, R. M., Rugarcia, A., & Stice, J. E. (2000). The future of engineering education III. Developing critical skills. change, 4, 48-52. 3. Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2004). The intellectual development of science and engineering students. Part 2: Teaching to promote growth. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(4

Conference Session

Best Practices for Chemical Engineering Lab-Based Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

outof 5) – which is somewhat ironic in the cases where comments were made on the use ofsignificant digits in student work. Also, as the faculty team teaching our laboratory courseschanges on a yearly basis, it takes time to get new members “on board” with this style ofevaluation. This said, it is critical to get raters to understand and agree on the algorithm in orderto obtain more consistent rubric results.We have already begun developing and implementing rubrics using this “two-column” approachin other courses and plan to investigate other features of this grading scheme, such as number ofstudent questions about grades before and after implementation. So far, anecdotally, facultyinvolved in the laboratory courses before and after the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

; (b) requiring groups tocomplete a project planning phase that serves as a roadmap for their experience; (c) encouragingassignment of tasks to individuals rather than condoning ‘group work’; (d) conducting regularcheckups of team progress; and (e) coaching teams or team leaders in dealing with non-performing team members or other team dysfunction. All of these aspects of team guidance bythe instructor are deemed critically important to project success [2, 6].Approach to Capstone Design ExperienceThe project groups or teams for the capstone design in chemical engineering at TAMUK areformed in the fall, at the beginning of the two-semester senior design course sequence (fall-spring sequence, also known as Design II and Design III). The students

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Communication in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman W. Loney, University of Cincinnati; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati

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Chemical Engineering

conception stage. The findings also resonate with the studies of the roleof visualization quality in word problem solving even though these were conducted with 6thgrade children [5]: there is a qualitative difference in the sketches provided by students 1 and 2with the latter being somewhat pictorial in contrast with the accurate schematic representation ofthe former. As represented in sketch form, the visualization of the same problem by these twostudents is very different. Future plans include conducting a detailed analysis of the remainingproblems to analyse the problem representation step in greater detail and determine therelationship between variation in the application of linguistic, semantic and schematic knowledgeduring representation and

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond in the Chemical Engineering Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Hempel, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona; Kasi M. Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

learning compared with less academically successful students [37], [38].119 One important component of metacognition is the ability to plan, monitor, and evaluate learning. This is120 called self-regulated learning[39], [40]. As Zimmerman stated, self-regulated learning is about121 transforming “mental abilities into academic skills”[41]. Considering concepts such as Bloom’s122 taxonomy [42], students’ success can be fostered through direct instruction that challenges them to move123 from using lower-order to higher-order thinking on Bloom’s scale.124125 Promoting student metacognition includes instruction that explicitly helps students learn how to retain126 information, apply information to new situations, and skillfully and

Conference Session

Computer-Based Learning in Chemical Engineering Courses

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2019 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

research (DBR) study[22], [23]. DBR is a method that allows researchers to test their hypotheses about how learningcan be supported by conducting iterative cycles of classroom-based study. In this method, thecourse instructor typically collaborates with a learning scientist to document and analyze theimpact of carefully planned instruction. Each cycle provides an opportunity to evaluate how theinstruction did or did not support learning as intended. This study, therefore, builds on findingsfrom the previous two iterations.Participants & settingThe participants included 56 students in 10 teams enrolled in a sophomore-level materials andenergy balances course, a core course in the chemical engineering program at a Hispanic-servingresearch

Conference Session

Best Practices for Chemical Engineering Lab-Based Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael David Mau Barankin, Colorado School of Mines; Tracy Q. Gardner, Colorado School of Mines; Jason C. Ganley, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

running each of “our” two experiments. During these pre-lab meetingswe make sure the students have prepared well for their lab day focusing on 1) safety, 2) theefficacy of their experimental approach (which they design based on some minimumexperimental objectives, increasing in number and complexity as the weeks go on), and 3) theiranalysis plan. These pre-lab meetings are run in a Socratic manner where we ask questions toguide rather than give answers. We read and provide feedback on two drafts on Monday, go overthose commented drafts in meetings with students on Tuesday, then comment the Group B draftsthat same day for the Wednesday draft reviews. On top of this, professors attend two oralpresentations on Tuesday and two on Wednesday, providing