Course Syllabus

Course: ENGR 1704

Division: Natural Science and Math
Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Title: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Lab

Semester Approved: Summer 2018
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2023
End Semester: Summer 2024

Catalog Description: Introduction to fundamental principles of chemical engineering and development of problem-solving skills through laboratory experiments.

Semesters Offered: TBA
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 2

Prerequisites: C or better in (MATH 1050 ) AND (CHEM 1210 OR AP CHEM score of at least 4).

Corequisites: Must be currently enrolled in ENGR 1703


Justification: This is a freshman chemical engineering lab designed to be taken concurrently with ENGR 1703 that is required for chemical engineering majors. This lab provides hands on examples of material covered in lecture and is an introduction to chemical engineering profession and survey of the topics covered in the whole curriculum.


Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will gain a familiarity with the chemical engineering field, career options, and potential job functions.  Students will demonstrate this through written lab reports and a lab final.

Students will gain familiarity with and be able to solve problems related to a broad survey of chemical engineering topics including: materials balances, mechanical energy balances, heat transfer, and reaction kinetics.  Students will demonstrate this through written lab reports and a lab final.

Students will be able to put chemical engineering and chemical engineering problems into a real-world context involving economic, safety, and environmental concerns.  Students will demonstrate this through written lab reports and a lab final.

Students will learn teamwork and engineering design principles through an in-depth team project involving open-ended design to solve an engineering problem.  Students will demonstrate this through written lab reports and a lab final.


Content:
Topics include units, mass and energy balances, fluid dynamics, mass transfer, kinetics and reactor design, heat transfer, process control and economics. Provides an introduction to the solution of problems using spreadsheets, MATLAB, and Visual Basic Applications.

Key Performance Indicators:
Written Lab Reports 80 to 100%

Lab Final 0 to 20%


Pedagogy Statement:
This course is a face to face laboratory experience including hands on use of equipment and machines.

Instructional Mediums:
Lab

Maximum Class Size: 12
Optimum Class Size: 8