Learning Outcomes
They will have been familiarized with the basic English terminology of their discipline
They will have mastered how to write a laboratory report in English
They will be proficient in reading and comprehending science texts
They will have learnt about the structure of papers published in scientific journals as well as about the critical writing required when authoring papers.
They will have learnt and practised how to conduct oral presentations (this applies for students who opted for this strand)
Course Content (Syllabus)
What Chemical Engineers do -
The Scientific Attitude
Feasibility Study
Atoms Elements Compounds Isotopes
The Periodic Table of Elements
Rarest Element on Earth Measured at CERN
Simple Distillation
Fractional Distillation
Decimals and Fractions - Powers
Writing a Laboratory Report
Structure, Language Techniques
Writing a Laboratory Report Practise
Heat Exchangers
Industrial Solid Waste
Scientific Writing: Descriptions
Describing with Adjectives
Air Pollution
Reading Science ... Writing Science
Style and Format of a Scientific Article
'Biodiesel from vegetable oils via transesterification in supercritical methanol'
Aluminium
The Extraction of Metals - Concentration of the Ore
The Extraction of Metals: The reduction of Iron Oxide
Petroleum Processing
Ethical Dilemmas in Engineering