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Overview
Welcome to the Department
of Chemical Engineering at Washington
State University. We invite you to explore these pages to learn
more about our department.
Department
Mission
Program Educational Objectives
Programmatic Outcomes
Assessment Mechanism
Further
Inquiries
Department
Mission
The mission of the Chemical
Engineering Department at Washington State University is:
To educate students
to analyze problems and design solutions from a chemical engineering
viewpoint, communicate the solutions effectively, and remain productive
throughout their lives.
When students graduate
from this department they should be able to use their education
to be confident, independent engineers capable of effective problem
solving. To accomplish this we will make use of one of the department’s
strengths - its size. Because of the low student-to-faculty ratio
we will have greater involvement by the faculty with the students,
seeking to provide more of a one-on-one atmosphere. In recognition
of this goal and the goals and mission statements of the college
and university we set forth the following educational objectives
for this department.
Program
Educational Objectives
The objectives of the
Chemical Engineering Department at Washington State University are
to:
- prepare B.S. level
students for careers or further education by means of a broad
educational program based in chemical engineering fundamentals
- prepare students to
be capable of continuous learning via a variety of approaches
including a balance of fundamental versus practical research
- facilitate interactions
with regional and national industries
- maintain an environment
which promotes close interaction between students and faculty
in teaching, mentoring and research.
Meeting these Program
Educational Objectives will be monitored by an annual assessment
of selected activities within the department. When developing and
verifying this assessment process the following outcomes, expected
of our graduating students, will be considered.
Programmatic
Outcomes
We expect that our graduating
students will be able to:
- use their engineering
skills within the context of a strong, fundamental general education
- use the fundamentals
of the life and physical sciences
- apply a fundamental
knowledge, and practical understanding, of chemical engineering
principles
- continue learning
whether in a traditional educational setting or via some other
route
- to be able to incorporate
both technical and non-technical issues in problem solving
- to be able to communicate
effectively
These six outcomes, expected
for students graduating from this department, contain within them
outcomes as set forth by other organizations. The Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in its Criteria 2000
has specified eleven outcomes under their "Criterion 3: Program
Outcomes and Assessment."
Assessment
Mechanism
In
addition to covering appropriate material in the classroom it is
also necessary to assess whether the desired outcomes are being
achieved. This will be accomplished by a number of means including:
evaluation of selected courses, results on standardized tests (FE),
results from the WSU Writing Portfolio, focus group feedback from
students, exit interviews with students, feedback from an advisory
board for the department, and employer and alumni surveys. The two
survey instruments will be developed at the college level while
the other activities will be conducted within the department.
Further
Inquiries
For undergraduate or
graduate studies, inquiries, or any other information, please send
email to the Departmental Secretary - Diana
Thornton. Please mention your name, address, telephone number,
country of citizenship, degree, school, graduation date, GPA, semester
to enter WSU, research interests, GRE and TOEFL scores, if applicable.
You may also contact our department chairman, Dr.
Richard Zollars.
Department of Chemical
Engineering
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2710
TEL: (509)335-4332
FAX: (509)335-4806
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