Active learning; Capstone design; Design project; Process design instruction; Chemical Engineering (all); Computer Science Applications
Abstract :
[en] The capstone course in chemical process design, together with its associated design project is the acid test to gauge the mastery of trainee chemical engineers. There is no other component in the chemical engineering curriculum that performs this function to this degree. This paper presents the results of an international survey to investigate the current teaching practices with regards to instruction in chemical process design. The results indicate that virtually all capstone courses have substantial group-based design projects. Process simulation is used extensively, while the targeted technical skills are often still classical design and economic evaluation techniques. Heat integration is also very highly considered (93% of respondents) perhaps reflecting awareness of global energy issues. Interestingly, the way teaching session time is distributed between activities (e.g. lecturing versus active learning techniques) falls into a clear bimodal distribution, reflecting distinct teaching philosophies and styles.
Disciplines :
Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Lewin, Daniel R.; Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion I. I. T., Haifa, Israel
Adams, Thomas A.; Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Bongartz, Dominik; Department of Chemical Engineering, Leuven, Belgium
Léonard, Grégoire ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemical Engineering > PEPs - Products, Environment, and Processes
Mansouri, Seyed Soheil; Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Martins, Fernando G.; LEPABE, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Porto, Portugal
Mujtaba, Iqbal I.; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
Zondervan, Edwin; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Twente, Netherlands
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