Process safety in the classroom: The current state of chemical engineering programs at US universities
Process safety in the classroom: The current state of chemical engineering programs at US universities
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课堂过程安全：美国大学化学工程课程的现状
DOI：
10.1002/prs.11732
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发表时间：
2015
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1
通讯作者：
R. Ogle
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作者：
S. Dee;B. Cox;R. Ogle
过程安全在本科和研究生课程中的作用是准备化学工程师未来职业生涯的关键组成部分。2011年，工程技术认证委员会（ABET）修订了化学、生物化学、生物分子和类似命名的工程项目的要求。这一修改增加了一条条款，表明上述项目的课程不仅应包括化学、物理和/或生物学在设计、分析和控制过程中的工程应用，还应包括与这些过程相关的危害。各院系随后被迫调整课程，以满足2012-2013年认证评估期间生效的新要求。在此，我们提出了与更新化学工程课程以包括本科和研究生水平的过程安全组件相关的主要里程碑和挑战的研究结果。首先，将对美国大学的课程要求、课程大纲和项目发展等公开信息进行调查。接下来，将讨论从评估在已经超负荷的课程中添加新内容所带来的挑战中获得的见解。最后，将提出继续改进本科生和研究生过程安全教育的建议。©2015美国化学工程师学会过程安全工程34:316 - 319,2015
The role of process safety in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum is a critical component of preparing chemical engineers for their future careers. In 2011, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) amended the requirements for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular, and similarly named Engineering Programs. The change added a clause, indicating that the curriculum of said programs should not only include the engineering application of chemistry, physics, and/or biology to the design, analysis and control of processes, but also the hazards associated with those processes. Departments were then compelled to adjust their curricula to meet the new requirement which would go into effect during the 2012–2013 Accreditation evaluations. Herein, we present findings related to the major milestones and challenges associated with updating the chemical engineering curriculum to include process safety components at both the undergraduate and graduate level. First, a survey of publicly available information regarding curriculum requirements, course syllabi, and program developments at US universities will be discussed. Next, insights from evaluating the challenges associated with adding new content to an already overloaded curriculum will be discussed. Lastly, recommendations for continued improvement in the process safety education provided to undergraduate and graduate students will be presented. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 34: 316–319, 2015