Creating Integrated Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

本科生经常把工程课程看作是一系列互不相关的课程，只通过课程编号前的前缀连接起来。当学生们把实验室的实验--那些应该加强和扩展理论课程中提出的原则的经验--看作一个大杂烩时，问题就变得更加严重了。该项目试图通过发展相互借鉴的实验室经验来解决这一问题。机械解剖在工程专业学生的入门教学中发挥了作用。一个扭曲，这种证明方法，“过程解剖”是向前分解成一系列的物理化学现象的化学过程。与任何解剖一样，诊断很重要。在化学工程的情况下，这需要良好的仪器，控制实验和分析仪器。随后的过程的重新整合应该帮助学生更好地欣赏实验室的经验。教学开发使用互动小组活动作为整合学生学习的一种方式。

Undergraduates often view the engineering curriculum as a disjointed array of courses connected only by the prefix in front of the course number. When the students view the laboratory experiments_experiences which should reinforce and extend the principles forwarded in theory courses_as a potpourri, the problem becomes more exacerbated. This project is attempting to combat this problem by developing laboratory experiences that build upon one other. Mechanical dissection has worked in teaching introductory engineering students. A twist to this proven method, "process dissection" is forwarded to breakdown a chemical process into its series of physicochemical phenomena. As in any dissection, diagnostics are important. In the case of chemical engineering, this requires well-instrumented, controlled experiments and analytical instrumentation. The subsequent reintegration of the process should help students better appreciate the laboratory experience. The instructional development is using interactive group activities as a way to integrate student learning.