TY - GEN
T1 - A freshman design experience
T2 - Multidisciplinary design of a potable water treatment plant
AU - Barritt, Amber
AU - Drwiega, Jack
AU - Carter, Rufus
AU - Mazyck, David
AU - Chauhan, Anuj
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - A project developed by the University of Florida, US, that incorporated interdisciplinary design and problem-based learning into the freshman-level engineering curriculum for designing potable water treatment plant is discussed. The main aim of the course is to increase the student retention rate in all engineering majors with four main components mainly: knowledge for design, fabrication of the potable water treatment plant, develop teamwork skills and use the design project for future learning. Students successfully built pilot-scale water treatment plant that met the turbidity and color standards, providing a design experience in the first year. Lectures were provided on water chemistry, calculus and reaction kinetics and design of unit operations.
AB - A project developed by the University of Florida, US, that incorporated interdisciplinary design and problem-based learning into the freshman-level engineering curriculum for designing potable water treatment plant is discussed. The main aim of the course is to increase the student retention rate in all engineering majors with four main components mainly: knowledge for design, fabrication of the potable water treatment plant, develop teamwork skills and use the design project for future learning. Students successfully built pilot-scale water treatment plant that met the turbidity and color standards, providing a design experience in the first year. Lectures were provided on water chemistry, calculus and reaction kinetics and design of unit operations.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:28044436971
SN - 0009-2479
VL - 39
SP - 296
EP - 300
JO - Chemical Engineering Education
JF - Chemical Engineering Education
ER -