Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 296-300 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 39 |
| No | 4 |
| Specialist publication | Chemical Engineering Education |
| State | Published - Sep 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering