ChE Tulsa University

 
           

ChE 4972 The Profession of Chemical Engineering
Required course for ChE program

Catalog Description:   A review of fundamental principles of chemical engineering, intended to prepare the student for professional registration. 

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

Prerequisites by Topic:   Senior standing.  Mathematics, Chemistry, Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Electric Circuits, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Ethics

Recent Textbook:   “Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Discipline Specific Reference Handbook”, 7th Ed., National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, (2005)

Other References:   Potter (ed.), “Fundamentals of Engineering”, 9th ed., Great Lakes Press, 1999.  Lindeburg, FE Review Manual”, Professional Publications, 2004.

Course Objectives:   To prepare current seniors to pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.

Major Topics Covered in the Course:   (1) Mathematics; (2) Thermodynamics; (3) Fluid Mechanics; (4) Statics and Mechanics of Materials; (5) Chemistry; (6) Electric Circuits. 

Class Schedule:  Twice a week for 1 hour and 15 minutes of lecture until the FE exam, plus optional 4 hour session once a week.  Eight Saturday morning sessions that cover all the topics of the General AM and PM topics are offered separately by the College.  Attendance is voluntary but strongly encouraged.

Professional Component Contribution:  Two (2) hours of Engineering Science

Relationship to Program Outcomes:

  • Outcome a:  Typical, multiple choice, FE-format questions review mathematics, chemistry, statics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics.  Whenever relevant, the underlying theory is reviewed briefly.
  • Outcome d:  Students frequently work in self-assigned groups on the extensive (almost every class) homework problems
  • Outcome e:  The Test and homework FE questions require identifying, formulating, and solving engineering problems in statics, thermo, and fluid mechanics.
  • Outcome f:  The entire purpose of the course is to help students start successfully on the path to becoming Professional Engineers.  One week or 10 % of course is devoted to Ethics and the section on ethics in the FE review Manual is covered in detail.
  • Outcome h:  Ethics questions frequently bring the impact of engineering decisions into focus.
  • Outcome i:  The FE exam is one of the beginning steps in becoming a P.E. and in maintaining a   P.E. license.

Prepared by: Francis S. Manning, PE

Modified by:  Laura Ford