A virtual lab as a complement to traditional hands-on labs: Characterization of an alkaline electrolyzer for hydrogen production
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): J.C. Domínguez, R. Miranda, E.J. González, M. Oliet, M.V. AlonsoAbstractLaboratories are commonly included as part of university courses as a way to relate theoretical lectures with experimental processes. In this sense, an excellent tool widely employed in academic teaching is the use of simulation software as a link between theory and traditional hands-on practice. This work is focused on the use of a virtual lab, i.e., a simulation, to study the electrolysis of water for hydrogen production, as a complement to traditional hands-o...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Online quiz methods for remedial learning in chemical engineering
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): Arniel Ching O. Dizon, Siyu An, Arnold A. Lubguban, Galen J. SuppesAbstractOnline quizzes with feedback and retake options can be effective as a remedial learning strategy in a curriculum with sequential courses that rely on prerequisites. Use of groups of two to three students on these quizzes facilitates the learning process by creating an environment where students share their knowledge and understanding. Group activities can extend to sharing and building upon the students’ strategies for locating and using free online learning ...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Teaching Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in undergraduate chemical engineering courses
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): Michael Angelo B. Promentilla, Kathleen B. Aviso, Rochelle Irene G. Lucas, Luis F. Razon, Raymond R. TanAbstractAlthough selection problems are often encountered in engineering practice, rigorous decision analysis techniques remain underutilized in undergraduate chemical engineering education. In particular, the conventional chemical engineering curriculum lacks a strong foundation in such methods, despite the fact that other quantitative tools (e.g., mathematical programming, process simulation, etc.) are already well-integrated with...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Flipped classroom with cooperative learning as a cornerstone
This article discusses the reasons for flipping a classroom in an Engineering course and for including cooperative learning, supported by the literature. The case study then notes the challenges in changing the teaching mode, for example, in building front-loaded resources, and in coaxing students into using them. Bloom’s taxonomy enables constructive alignment, adding a significant third pedagogic adjustment. Evidence from students shows what worked and what didn’t. Findings were likely to alert other lecturers attempting greater student engagement to what is entailed and to the commonality of time-expense when improv...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
FLUO-SPICES: natural aldehydes extraction and one-pot reaction to prepare and characterize new interesting fluorophores
Publication date: July 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 24Author(s): Giorgio Volpi, Claudio Magistris, Claudio GarinoAbstractA laboratory experiment for natural aldehyde extraction and successive synthesis of new fluorophores is proposed. Characterization of the extracted aldehydes by different techniques and photophysical study of the luminescent products allow the design of new fluorophores for possible down-shifting, microscopy, and electronics applications. The fluorophores are generated by an easy one-pot cyclization reaction in mild conditions without catalyst and with only water as byproduct, the...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Teaching chemical product design using design projects
Publication date: July 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 24Author(s): Ka Y. Fung, Ka M. NgAbstractProduct design has been gradually taking hold in the chemical engineering curriculum at various universities. At present, it is considered hard to teach by most faculty members, partly because there exist only limited teaching materials, particularly those that can be used for independent student design projects. To fill this gap, this paper presents a multidisciplinary, hierarchical procedure that guides students to design a chemical product – molecular, formulated, functional, and device in a systematic ...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Upskilling student engineers: The role of design in meeting employers’ needs
Publication date: July 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 24Author(s): Ashleigh J. Fletcher, Ross W. HarringtonAbstractIntegrated learning makes use of group work to develop students’ professional competencies in tandem with their transferable skills. This paper looks at the skills required to undertake a fourth year chemical engineering “capstone design project” (Design) and the skills developed therein. Staff and students were surveyed about their perceived skills abilities, both before and after the project; the results of which showed agreement as to the skills necessary to undertake Design: the...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Shifting disciplinary perspectives and perceptions of chemical engineering work in the 21st century
Publication date: July 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 24Author(s): Karin Elizabeth Wolff, Christie Dorfling, Guven AkdoganAbstractEngineering education in the 21st century faces increasing pressure to meet the demands of complex and dynamic work environments. Well-cited literature on graduate inabilities to meet these demands highlight shortcomings in traditional curricula, such as the science-engineering disjuncture and the lack of explicit training in appropriate professional ‘soft skills’. Chemical and process engineering students need to be equipped to adopt innovative approaches to resource p...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Motivational active learning: An integrated approach to teaching and learning process control
Publication date: July 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 24Author(s): Manuel Rodríguez, Ismael Díaz, Emilio J. Gonzalez, María González-MiquelAbstractProcess Control is a course that needs a thorough understanding of how the different unit operations work and what are the implications of changing operation variables in a process. This paper presents how education innovation can help students to improve their learning and understanding of the different concepts and thus to get better results in the subject and to achieve the desired outcomes. The Process Control Course is taught in the Bachelor Degree...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Education of chemical engineering in Spain: A global picture
Publication date: July 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 24Author(s): Gumersindo Feijoo, Raquel Ibañez, Javier Herguido, Pedro Partal, Montserrat Tobajas, Julia Sèmpere, María Fernanda López-Pérez, Maria J. RiveroAbstractThe general framework of the Chemical Engineering studies in Spain includes the Bachelor's Degree (4 years), Master's Degree (the most common duration is 1.5 years) and Doctorate (3-4 years). In 2008, the Conference of Directors and Deans of Chemical Engineering (CODDIQ) was constituted with the main objective of promoting and improving the quality of Chemical Engineering studies in...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 11, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Sieving the class: Teaching particle size distributions and analysis
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): Colin Brown, Clive Davies, Nicola Brown, Tony PatersonAbstractSome engineering subjects, while mathematically straightforward, can be conceptually difficult for students to understand. Traditional lecture methods using textbooks and PowerPoint point slides, while popular with some lecturers, are not always the best teaching tool when critical concepts require embedding. In this paper we consider the development of a simple exercise to introduce and teach principles of particle size analysis. A practical exercise we have termed ‘siev...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 6, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
A virtual lab as a complement to traditional hands-on labs: Characterization of an alkaline electrolyzer for hydrogen production
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): J.C. Domínguez, R. Miranda, E.J. González, M. Oliet, M.V. AlonsoAbstractLaboratories are commonly included as part of university courses as a way to relate theoretical lectures with experimental processes. In this sense, an excellent tool widely employed in academic teaching is the use of simulation software as a link between theory and traditional hands-on practice. This work is focused on the use of a virtual lab, i.e., a simulation, to study the electrolysis of water for hydrogen production, as a complement to traditional hands-o...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 6, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Online quiz methods for remedial learning in chemical engineering
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): Arniel Ching O. Dizon, Siyu An, Arnold A. Lubguban, Galen J. SuppesAbstractOnline quizzes with feedback and retake options can be effective as a remedial learning strategy in a curriculum with sequential courses that rely on prerequisites. Use of groups of two to three students on these quizzes facilitates the learning process by creating an environment where students share their knowledge and understanding. Group activities can extend to sharing and building upon the students’ strategies for locating and using free online learning ...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 6, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Teaching Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in undergraduate chemical engineering courses
Publication date: April 2018Source: Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 23Author(s): Michael Angelo B. Promentilla, Kathleen B. Aviso, Rochelle Irene G. Lucas, Luis F. Razon, Raymond R. TanAbstractAlthough selection problems are often encountered in engineering practice, rigorous decision analysis techniques remain underutilized in undergraduate chemical engineering education. In particular, the conventional chemical engineering curriculum lacks a strong foundation in such methods, despite the fact that other quantitative tools (e.g., mathematical programming, process simulation, etc.) are already well-integrated with...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 6, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Flipped classroom with cooperative learning as a cornerstone
This article discusses the reasons for flipping a classroom in an Engineering course and for including cooperative learning, supported by the literature. The case study then notes the challenges in changing the teaching mode, for example, in building front-loaded resources, and in coaxing students into using them. Bloom’s taxonomy enables constructive alignment, adding a significant third pedagogic adjustment. Evidence from students shows what worked and what didn’t. Findings were likely to alert other lecturers attempting greater student engagement to what is entailed and to the commonality of time-expense when improv...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - July 6, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
