Introduction#

Stewardship and Safety in Jesus Christ#

Review the Introduction and the content pages of Learning Suite including the course syllabus. This course is designed treats the importance of stewardship and safety in Jesus Christ.

Instructor and TA Info#

See Learning Suite

Course Materials#

  • Learning Suite,

    • Please be patient, Learning Suite will be updated throughout the semester

  • This Course GitHub Website,

    • Please be patient, this website will be updated throughout the semester

  • Chemical Process Safety by Daniel Crowl and Joseph Louvar, Fourth Edition,

  • Kahoot.it (for in-class quizzes)

    • Your unique ID is your first name, first letter of your last name and last two digits of your phone number (e.g. clintg12)

  • Other material given to you

Work Expectations#

  • Lectures (3x’s per week),

  • Quizzes (In class, 3x’s per week based on the reading material),

  • Classwork (In class, 0-2x’s per week),

  • Reading material (prior to each class,)

  • Homework (1-2x per week),

  • Mid-term Exams (2-3 this semester),

  • Final Exam

  • Projects

    • Book review,

    • Safety or Ethics Evaluation (analysis, newspaper article and presentation)

Class Organizations#

  • In Class Groups (3-4 students, set by instructor)

  • Project Groups (3-4 students, your choice)

Course Grades#

  • Quizzes (10%)

    • 4 lowest scores dropped

  • Classwork (10%)

  • Homework (15%)

  • Exams (50%)

    • Midterms (30%)

    • Final (20%)

  • Projects (15%)

    • Book Review (5%)

    • Safety or Ethics Evaluation (10%)

Several Group Introductions#

  • Wheel of names

  • Where everyone is from

  • What your group looks forward to in this course

Chemical Engineering Career Outlook#

Hopefully from the above you can see that BYU chemical engineers are unique and in demand. The skills you will learn in this class will help you to be successful in your career.

Current Worldwide Problems in Engineering#

Chemical Engineers are poised to help in each of these areas:

  • Energy

  • Chemical Production

    • We can continue to improve chemical production processes

    • Chemical and Engineering News

    • Argyle, Hedengren, Knotts, Nickerson, Seo, Tree, Wilding

  • Health

  • Water

  • Transportation - How do we better move people and goods around the world?

  • Environment - How do we efficiently continue improving our environment?

  • Security - How do we continue to adapt and peacefully protect people from threats?

  • Exploration, Food, and more…

You are the engineers that will work to improve societies’ and individuals’ quality of life around the world. Importantly, you can also help gather Israel and prepare the world for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Reading Assignment#

Read the below documents.