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Gomez, Jamie; Svihla, Vanessa – Chemical Engineering Education, 2018
We developed and tested a pedagogical strategy--asset-based design challenges--to enhance diversity in early chemical engineering coursework. Using qualitative methods, we found first-year students justified high-cost solutions with ethical arguments; teams that included rural expertise argued instead for economically-viable solutions. In the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Rural Areas, Chemical Engineering, Community Involvement
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Liberatore, Matthew W.; Marr, David W. M.; Herring, Andrew M.; Way, J. Douglas – Chemical Engineering Education, 2013
Inspired by YouTube videos, students created homework problems as part of a class project. The project has been successful at different parts of the semester and demonstrated learning of course concepts. These new problems were implemented both in class and as part of homework assignments without significant changes. Examples from a material and…
Descriptors: Homework, Science Instruction, Social Networks, Educational Technology
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Koukios, Emmanuel G. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1981
Compares the role of undergraduate research (UR) in European and American chemical engineering programs based on the average student at the National Technical University of Athens. Includes relative position of UR in a European curriculum; benefits of UR for students and faculty; and social, cultural, and academic factors influencing UR. (SK)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Comparative Analysis, Engineering