Agile process systems engineering education: What to teach, and how to teach

This paper investigates the current and future trends in the teaching of Process Systems Engineering (PSE) topics, addressing what should be taught and how these topics should be taught effectively in a classroom setting. It addresses which key PSE topics should constitute the core requirement of chemical engineering education and which application areas should be included. We surveyed existing courses on novel aspects of PSE applications, as well as polling PSE stakeholders to ascertain their opinion of what is taught and the degree to which graduates skills match their expectations. Existing gaps and interesting prospects have been revealed by the surveys leading to suggestions for the future. The second part of the contribution addresses how best the PSE content should be taught, so that our graduates are equipped to effectively apply their knowledge, given the availability of teaching technologies and the time available to effectively educate our students.

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This paper investigates the current and future trends in teaching PSE topics and addresses what should be taught and how. Surveys were conducted on existing courses and PSE stakeholders to determine their opinions on the taught content and the match between graduates' skills and expectations. Gaps and prospects have been identified, leading to suggestions for the future. The paper also explores the best methods for teaching PSE content given available teaching technologies and time constraints.