Experience Gained During the Adaptation of Classical ChE Subjects to the Bologna Plan in Europe: the Case of Chemical Reactors

Authors

  • Sergio Ponsá Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Antoni Sánchez Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Abstract

At present, due to the overall adaptation to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), a new concept regarding the teaching methodology was thought to be essential for engineering subjects. In this paper we describe our experience teaching the altered content of the courses on two classical subjects; Chemical Reactors (Chemical Engineering) and Chemical Reaction Engineering (Technical Industrial Engineering). Both subjects had been taught as traditional subjects for many years with a medium-high level of student satisfaction. The main aspects of the new methodology have been improved and the perception, content learning, and developing of other general competences is proposed.

Author Biographies

Sergio Ponsá, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Sergio Ponsá is an assistant professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain). His role in lecturing on chemical reactors has been developed for more than five years in the fields of problem-solving and evaluation.

Antoni Sánchez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Antoni Sánchez is an associate professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain). He has been lecturing on chemical reactors for more than 10 years. He has participated in several educational programs and has obtained the Accreditation for Teaching Innovation.

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Published

2011-01-01

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2011): Winter 2011

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