Overview


Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lecture Material

To Relate the Technical Content of Courses

to the Working World and to Society.

This is a collection of lecture modules (10 to 50 minutes) which a lecturer can insert into an existing course to put the technical content of the course into the context graduates will find outside academia.

It is intended to:


This resource is in the early stages of development. Suggestions for additions to the table of contents are
welcomed. If there is demand, courses, as well as short modules, may be included. Contributions to the
compendium, and references to appropriate material already published, are requested.

This 'electronic journal' of lecture material is sponsored by the Council for Chemical Research Committee on Scientific Education and is maintained at the University of Delaware, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Modules will be reviewed before inclusion.

The CCR Subcommittee on Graduate Education has summarized some important educational directions which will prepare both chemical engineers and chemists to be successful researchers and leaders in the new industrial environment. "The Challenge" This journal is designed to help faculty members overcome the several hurdles (e.g., lack of time, lack of industrial experience) to adding appropriate material to their courses.

This compendium will facilitate overcoming these hurdles by disseminating and clarifying the needs, and by making appropriate lecture material readily available to busy faculty members.

All material in this site is copyright either by the author (if so indicated) or by the Council for Industrial Research. Modules may be used by instructors for teaching their own classes, and may be duplicated only for handouts or other uses directly associated with the class. No other use may be made of the material in this site without the explicit approval of the Editorial Board.

Questions and comments about this initative may be addressed to the Chair of the CCR Education Committee, Dr. Michael W. Babich, Florida Institute of Technology (Babich@fit.edu) or to Dr. Manuel Panar, University of Delaware (panar@udel.edu, 302-477-0623)).

Solicitation of Modules

This compendium is being developed; its format and content are open to suggestions from potential users. The Table of Contents lists module topics considered needed by the Editorial Board. It is not intended to be limiting. It is expected that most of these currently exist in the course material of faculty members across the country. This listing is a way in which "best practices" which have been developed on one campus, can be shared nationally.

A brief "Guide for Authors" discusses the preferred format of modules. Authors with good ideas are encouraged not to be limited by the guide, and to discuss their concepts with the editors.

Modules relative to the topics on the Table of Contents page, or to related topics, are solicited. This WWW compendium includes a synopsis of the lecture material, and the address of the author. In most cases it will include material which can be downloaded as overhead transparencies as well as background text. Authors will have the option of retaining the course material. In this case they will be expected to have either electronic or print copies of the lecture material to send to users on request.

Modules may be sent to
University of Delaware
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
103 Brown Lab
Newark DE 19716
ATTN: Dr. Manuel Panar


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