Kanu, R. C. (2018, June), Experience Gained in Teaching in an Introductory Plastics Engineering Technology Course  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--30475

\bibitem{asee_peer_30475}
  Kanu, R. C. (2018, June), \emph{Experience Gained in Teaching in an Introductory Plastics Engineering Technology Course}
  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah.
  10.18260/1-2--30475

Rex C. Kanu.  "Experience Gained in Teaching in an Introductory Plastics Engineering Technology Course".  2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2018.  https://peer.asee.org/30475 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_30475}
  Rex C. Kanu.
  "Experience Gained in Teaching in an Introductory Plastics Engineering Technology Course".
  \emph{2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2018.
  https://peer.asee.org/30475 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
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Teaching an introductory plastics engineering technology course can be very challenging because many students, for whom this may be a required course, have the preconceived notion that they will be bombarded with "chemistry," and not many students like chemistry, particularly, organic chemistry.  So, over the years I have learned that it is not wise to start the plastics course with a study of plastic materials and their chemistry.  Rather, I start the course with an overview of the plastics industry and then delve into plastics processing techniques.  Students enjoy learning about how plastics are made into useful products.  Processing techniques that are covered include injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming, rotational molding, and compression molding.  Right after a mid-semester exam, about nine weeks into the semester, the author starts exploring plastic materials with the students using rudimentary organic chemistry.  The course is completed by examining issues dealing with managing plastics waste and sustainability.

In recent years, I have adopted the flipped classroom approach in delivering the course contents.  The author would like to examine the impact of this new teaching approach on students’ learning outcomes. 

Assessment of learning:
Students learning outcomes will be assessed through a survey instrument, students’ course, evaluations, and average course grades. 

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