AN INQUIRY-GUIDED LEARNING APPROACH TO PROCESS INTEGRATION, SIMULATION, AND ECONOMICS

摘要

This paper provides an overview of how inquiry-guided learning (IGL) has been introduced into the first senior-level design course at Texas A&M University (Process Integration, Simulation, and Economics). This has been part of an NSF-sponsored project to reform the chemical engineering undergraduate curriculum. First, the paper describes the course content and how the aspects of integration, simulation, and economics are integrated. Then, focus is given to two computer-aided modules (interlinked curriculum components or ICCs) that were developed to foster the students' IGL experience in the areas of mass and energy integration. Each ICC includes the following elements: 1. Pretesting 2. Background 3. Examples 4. Exercises 5. Post-testing The following sections describe these elements.