Increasing Deep Learning in a Chemical Engineering Laboratory Course with Constructive Alignment: Preparing Students for Industry and Work 4.0
摘要
A laboratory course related to the titration of equilibrium states of ternary mixtures for Biochemical and Chemical engineers is updated concerning its topicality and pedagogical benefit. The existing scripts are updated with Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) directly communicated prior to the laboratory activities to the students. Furthermore, pre- and post-laboratory course tests assess the increase in student’s understanding regarding the topic in a structured manner. The previous laboratory involved much outdated manual work, as the main teaching-learning activity of the old laboratory was the titration of chemicals, which is a skill already learned in previous laboratory experiments. Thus, new learning outcomes are introduced based on the newly constructed and erected automated titration apparatus. Using this apparatus, students will be able to apply fundamental concepts of automation and program a controller for titration interactively.