ChE Tulsa University

 
           

ChE 1002 Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Required course for ChE program

Catalog Description:   Overview of the chemical engineering curriculum, professionalism, career opportunities, and issues of safety and environment.  Introduction to chemical engineering calculations; units, dimensions and conversion factors.

Recent Textbook:  None

References:   Various newspaper clippings, technical writing manuals

Set of Course Goals/Objectives:   By the end of the semester the students will be able to: 1 correctly and consistently convert between different unit systems; 2 represent data graphically in a professional manner; 3 observe the role of Chemical Engineers in current events; 4 write technical reports at a level commensurate with their educational level; 5 develop and deliver a technical presentation; 6 apply basic statistics; 7 write a resume; 8 understand the importance of safety.

Prerequisites by Topic:   None

Major Topics Covered in the Course:  1 Unit Conversions, 2 Technical writing, 3 Oral presentations, 4 Statistics, 5 Graphing

Class/Laboratory Schedule:  Class meets for two 50-minute sessions each week for 14 weeks.

Professional Component Contribution:  This course provides one hour each of engineering science and general education. 

Relation to Program Outcomes:

  • Outcome a: Homework assignments and laboratory assignments requires the student to build on knowledge of mathematics and science/engineering analysis.
  • Outcome b: Designing and conducting experiments is integrated throughout the course.
  • Outcome c: This is required for determining which experiments to perform in the experiments.
  • Outcome d: Most class activities are performed in teams.  Although all students are, by definition, Chemical Engineering students and thus not strictly multi-disciplinary, different personalities are paired in teams.
  • Outcome e: This is required in various in-class and out-of-class projects.
  • Outcome g: Oral presentations are required.  Each student is required to submit biweekly homework assignments as well as taking two exams during the semester.  In addition, 2 written reports are required.
  • Outcome h: Through attendance at departmental meetings, students learn of what modern Chemical Engineers do.
  • Outcome i: Through resume writing, the students learn of the importance of continuing to develop their skills.
  • Outcome j:  Examples of engineering failures are used to demonstrate the importance of proper units.
  • Outcome k: The use of computer-based techniques for writing, calculation, and presentation are explained.

Taught by: Daniel Crunkleton (Fall 2005)

Modified by: Laura Ford