International Class in Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Faculty of Industrial Technology at ITB

International Class in Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Faculty of Industrial Technology at ITB Objectives and Outcomes Chemical Engineering...
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International Class in Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Faculty of Industrial Technology at ITB Objectives and Outcomes Chemical Engineering is an engineering discipline which studies the design and operation of commercial-scale chemical processes in safe, sustainable, and profitable manners. These processes encompass various processing steps utilizing chemical and biochemical reactions, and changes in physical and chemical properties of materials to convert their physical state, energy content, and/or chemical compositions, resulting in various commercially valuable products. Practical everyday life is virtually impossible without the use of products generated by various chemical processing worldwide. These products include the materials we use for our clothing, the fuel we use to power our cars and motorcycles, various petrochemicals that are used for farmland fertilizers, plastics, explosives, and plenty more; various pharmaceutical products we consume to maintain our health, and even the very foods that we consume everyday to sustain ourselves.

In the design of chemical processes, Chemical Engineers transform laboratory-scale chemical reactions into commercial-scale production processes by determining the sequencing of major process operations, calculating the materials and energy flow between these operations, selecting the proper type and size of equipment to perform these operations, calculating the requirements for process utilities – cooling water, fuel, steam, electricity, and so on – necessary to support the operation of the entire process, and developing a layout of the processing facility. Chemical Engineers also make effective use of economic principles to evaluate the profitability of a processing facility.

In the operation of chemical processes, Chemical Engineers use their knowledge in thermodynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, and process control to understand the steady and dynamic behavior of processes. This understanding enables them to safely operate the processing facility using various process instruments and control systems, to evaluate the performance of existing processes, and to modify existing processes to ensure that they remain competitive and reliable.

The curriculum and learning process in the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program at ITB are designed to instill strong scientific and professional character in our graduates, which shall serve as competence basis to enable them to achieve the following objectives: 1. Progressing in their chosen profession through the practice of Chemical Engineering principles and methods in technical, managerial, other relevant career paths 2. Becoming effective constructive team members in their chosen profession by applying and developing their own communications and leadership skills 3. Having the passionand capacity to continuously improve themselves through advanced-degree studies, professional certifications, and/or active involvement in professional development activities in their employment

In line with internationally recognized standard engineering competence framework, students in our International Class will learn to achieve the following outcomes in the context of chemical process and product engineering: a. ability to apply mathematics, basic sciences, and engineering to solve engineering problems b. ability to design and conduct industrial experiments, and to analyze and evaluate measurement data c. ability to design systems and processes to fulfill defined objectives under realistic constraints d. ability to function in multidiscplinary teams e. ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities g. ability to communicate effectively h. broad knowledge of the impact of engineering on global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts i. recognition of the need for, and the capacity of lifelong learning j. knowledge of relevant contemporary issues k. ability to apply modern techniques and engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Curriculum The International Class program is administered through a 4-year Undergraduate Curriculum that is essentially identical to that employed in our National Undergraduate Program. The Curriculum is designed to provide our students with a thorough grounding in basic sciences of mathematics, chemistry and physics, and the application of these sciences in the design, analysis, and operation of chemical processes, and the development of chemical products, with an awareness of safety and health risks, and sustainibility issues associated with these processes and products.

The Curriculum is focused on a 4-year coursework with a total load of 144 credit hours. Note that in the Indonesian higher education system, a unit credit hour translates to one hour of classroom session, one hour of guided learning activity (e.g. tutorials), and one hour of independent learning activity. First-year coursework is focused on basic sciences, liberal arts, and introduction to engineering and scientific principles. The second-year coursework builds upon the basic sciences and introductory concepts learned in the first-year, in the form of fundamental engineering sciences. These include thermodynamics, engineering mathematics and statistics, mass and energy balance, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Also provided in the second-year coursework are intermediate-level chemistry subjects i.e. organic and analytical chemistry. The third-year coursework continues the construction of fundamental engineering science understanding of our students through subjects in reaction engineering, separation processes, and engineering laboratory courses. Third-year students also have the opportunity to take elective courses to broaden their perspective and to foster their own academic interests. The fourth-year coursework centers around three integrative culminating subjects, namely Industrial Internship, Undergraduate Research, and Plant Design Project. In the Industrial Internship, students take 2-3 months of residency in a company approved by the Program to gain firsthand experience of real-life engineering practice. During this period, students undertake orientation of the company and, under the supervision of appointed Faculty and Field Supervisors, conduct an engineering project dealing with process evaluation and improvement, product development, or other relevant topics. In Undergraduate Research, students learn to formulate and solve engineering problems

through research. This two-semester team-based research activity involves literature survey, experimental design and execution, data analysis, and presentation of results to Faculty Supervisors. The Plant Design Project provides our students with a rich, integrative capstone design experience, in which they are challenged with applying the entire Undergraduate coursework in the team-based design of a complex processing plant for a period of one semester. The design includes the project definition, process equipment sizing, preliminary plant layout, cost estimation, and evaluation of economic feasibility of the project. Finally, students conclude their study in the Program by taking a one-credit written Comprehensive Examination. In second or third year, students apply for study abroad for a total duration of two semesters. Depending upon the specific partner University, the study abroad period may need to be taken in the third or fourth year. Details on which courses are to be taken abroad are to be defined by our International Class Coordinator; students will have the opportunity to discuss the curricular articulations between our coursework and that of each partner University. For the Undergaduate Program, the maximum course load that can be taken outside of ITB is equivalent to 32 credit hours (on the basis of ITB’s credit system).

Learning Process & Academic Atmosphere The learning process articulating the Undergraduate Curriculum ensures that our graduates will earn sufficient knowledge, skills, and attitude in the process design, analysis, and control, and product design and development. The learning process will also enable students to apply research-based knowledge and research methods to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. The learning process implemented in our Program is based on outcome learning. This studentcentered approach focuses on the active participation of students to achieve a clearly defined set of

proven competences, which are derived into specific course learning outcomes. Where appropriate, effective use of project, problem, or inquiry-based learning is employed. This approach cultivates teamwork, critical thinking, communications skills, and leadership in engineering.

To ensure that our academic atmosphere is conducive to the outcome-based learning process, the class size is kept at a moderate level. All of the Course Instructors possess Doctoral degrees from reputable higher education institutions worldwide. A larger portion of our Faculty Members also have practical engineering experience, ensuring that course materials are relevant to contemporary industrial practices. The majority of second- to fourth-year courses is administered in Labtek X Building in ITB’s historic Ganesha Street campus in the heart of Bandung. The building hosts its own instructional and research laboratories, student lounges, library, computer laboratory, and several multimedia-equipped classrooms and seminar rooms. Online learning is supported by ITB’s Blended Learning environment, and registered students also have access to electronic scientific journals from leading publishers such as Elsevier and American Chemical Society. The use of engineering tools is an important skill to be fostered in an undergraduate engineering program, and as such students of the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program have access to sophisticated scientific and engineering software packages such as Aspen Hysys process simulator, Matlab and FlexPDE engineering mathematics solver and modeling package, Minitab statistical data analysis package, FACTSage thermochemistry database package, Breeze Incident Analyst process safety engineering package, and more. Some of these are available as server-installed multiuser software, others are limited to stand-alone users.

Network of Partner Universities In our International Class, students may apply to the following highly reputable partner Universities: • University of Maryland at College Park (USA) • Rutgers University (USA) • University of New South Wales (Australia) • Monash University (Australia) • University of Sydney (Australia) Selection and placement of students shall be based on their academic standing, standardized English competency test results,personal preference, and capacity of each international partner. Coursework to be taken at the partner University may be third or fourth year courses, depending upon the curricular compatibility between ITB and each partner. Students taking the study abroad in the fourth year will undertake the majority of culminating subjects abroad, while those going abroad in the third year shall mostly enroll in non-culminating course in the partner University. Students who have completed their study in our International Class shall receive a Bachelor of Science (Sarjana Teknik)degree diploma and official transcript from ITB, with an accompanying transcript listing all courses taken abroad and the identity of the respective international partner University.

Employment Prospects Companies and institutions that employ Chemical Engineering graduates include engineeringprocurement-construction (EPC) companies, bulk and fine chemicals producers, upstream oil and gas production and servcies, petroleum refineries, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) corporations, pharmaceutical companies, food industries, chemical trading companies, research laboratories, and others. In these lines of businesses, Chemical Engineering graduates are typically employed as design and/or operations process engineers, product development engineers, supply-chain engineers, process safety engineers, and sales engineers. Chemical Engineering graduates’ unique process- and balance-oriented logic of reasoning enables them to be effectively employed in areas or professions not directly related to chemical processing facilities. These include engineering and business consulting firms, financial instutitions such as banks and investment securities companies, government agencies, and many more. Ultimately, the well-rounded transferable skills learned by Chemical Engineering graduates complement their engineering and scientific knowledge in enabling them to start and foster their own businesses.

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