CHE-451-colin.lehman-2026-08-06-01-01-53
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Title of Course Chemical Process Analysis and Design II
Prefix and Number CHE 451
Semester and Year [tbd]
Number of Credit Hours 3
Prerequisites CHE 450 with a C or better; junior standing.
Course Details
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Meeting Location: [tbd]
Instructor Contact Information
Instructor Name: [tbd]
Instructor Contact Information: [office location, phone, email] [tbd]
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TA Name: [tbd]
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Course Description
Development, design, and economic evaluation of chemical and related processes as practiced in industry.
UCORE [CAPS]
Course Materials
Books (Recommended): Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, R. Turton, J. A. Shaeiwitz, D. Bhattacharyya, and Wallace B. Whiting, Prentice-Hall, 5th Edition, (2018) ISBN-13 9780134177403 available via the Bookie, or sites such as Amazon.com for $140.
Other Materials: none
Fees: $25
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Course Learning Outcomes (students will be able to:) |
Activities Supporting the Learning Outcomes | Assessment of the Learning Outcomes |
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apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. (UCORE [CAPS] Apply and Conceptualize) |
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communicate effectively with a range of audiences. (UCORE [CAPS] Communicate) |
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acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. UCORE [CAPS] Identify and Synthesize |
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work as a full participant in all team activities, including being able to assume any role within the team. |
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| Dates | Lesson Topic | Assignment | Assessment |
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Week 1 |
How to make contact with sponsors, Email etiquette, professionalism | Schedule Kickoff Meeting | none |
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Working in teams, technical writing | Hold Sponsor Kickoff Meeting | none |
| Week 3 [dates] |
Project Planning (Gantt Charts, time management) | Progress report | none |
| Week 4 [dates] |
Literature resources available, finding and documenting data, making assumptions | Progress report | none |
| Week 5 [dates] |
Weekly team updates | Progress report | none |
| Week 6 [dates] |
Effective presentations and slides | Progress report | none |
| Week 7 [dates] |
Weekly team updates | Progress report | none |
| Week 8 [dates] |
Interim Presentations | Interim Report | none |
| Week 9 [dates] |
Interim Presentations | Progress report | none |
| Week 10 [dates] |
Weekly team updates | Progress report | none |
| Week 11 [dates] |
Weekly team updates | Progress report | none |
| Week 12 [dates] |
Weekly team updates | Progress report | none |
| Week 13 [dates] |
Weekly team updates | Project Poster | none |
| Week 14 [dates] |
Final Presentations | Project Video | none |
| Week 15 [dates] |
Final Presentations | Final Report | none |
Expectations for Student Effort
[Describe how much time students should expect to invest in the course each week. Graduate courses should state: "For each hour of lecture equivalent, students should expect to have a minimum of two hours of work outside of class." Note that Global campus courses will automatically include credit hour equivalents in the syllabus.]
Students should expect to spend a minimum of 9 hours per week including lectures engaged with this course.
Estimated Breakdown:
6 hours of studio time in class / week = 90 hours
3 hours on outside class work / week = 45 hours
- Outside work will include but not be limited to meetings with sponsor, writing reports, holding team meetings for milestone tracking, and research.
Grading [add more lines if necessary]
| Type of Assignment (tests, papers, etc) | Points | Percent of Overall Grade |
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| Interim Report (team) | 100 | 10 |
| Final Report (team) | 100 | 25 |
| Interim Presentation | 100 | 10 |
| Final Presentation | 100 | 10 |
| Project Video (team) | 100 | 10 |
| Poster Presentation (team) | 100 | 10 |
| Teamwork/Participation | 100 | 25 |
| Grade | Percent | Grade | Percent |
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93-100 |
C | 73-76 |
| A- | 90-92 | C- | 70-72 |
| B+ | 87-89 | D+ | 67-69 |
| B | 83-86 | D | 60-66 |
| B- | 80-82 | F | 0-59 |
| C+ | 77-79 |
Borderline cases (for example, 89.001—89.999) will all be rounded up unless student has had more than 2 unexcused absences in which case the grade will be rounded down.
Attendance and Make-Up Policy
[Provide details on how attendance affects final course grades. Indicate whether and how missed exams, laboratory sessions, etc. can be made up. Sample attendance statement: “Students should make all reasonable efforts to attend all class meetings. However, in the event a student is unable to attend a class, it is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor as soon as possible, explain the reason for the absence (and provide documentation, if appropriate), and make up class work missed within a reasonable amount of time, if allowed. Missing class meetings may result in reducing the overall grade in the class.” ]
Studio sessions are critical to your team’s ability to make progress on the project. Weekly instructor meetings will also take place during these times. Attendance at all studio sessions is required. Failure to attend or participate in these meetings will result in a 2% deduction in the Teamwork/Participation category per infraction.
Academic Integrity Statement
You are responsible for reading WSU's Academic Integrity Policy, which is based on Washington State law. If you cheat in your work in this class you will:
-Fail the assignment with a zero
-Be reported to the Center for Community Standards
-Have the right to appeal my decision
-Not be able to drop the course of withdraw from the course until the appeals process is finished
If you have any questions about what you can and cannot do in this course, ask me.
If you want to ask for a change in my decision about academic integrity, use the form at the Center for Community Standards website. You must submit this request within 21 calendar days of the decision.
AI Statement
AI tools such as ChatGPT may only be used to improve the grammar and writing of already constructed paragraphs that you wrote using your own words. They may not be used to generate any new text. This includes the use of AI to generate citations. Citations generated by AI are often fictitious or irrelevant and the use of these or any fabricated citations in your reports is an academic integrity violation.