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Title:	Introduction to pollution prevention concepts in freshman chemistry through simulations and hypermidia
Author:	Bhaumik, Anirban
View Online:	njit-etd1998-039 (x,134 pages ~ 11.4 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Bengu, Golgen (Committee chair) Watts, Daniel (Committee member) Kebbekus, Barbara B. (Committee member)
Date:	1998-01
Keywords:	Pollution. Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher). Chemical engineering--Simulation methods.
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	As citizens of the 20th century, a key issue we all are aware of is degradation of the environment. In the interest of teaching the environmental issues to freshmen engineers, this study develops a computer aided learning/teaching (CAL/T) tool. This CAL/T tool consists of Internet based multimedia courseware and intelligent simulations. The courseware assembles the fundamentals of chemistry associated with current environmental issues such as air pollution, stratospheric ozone layer depletion and environmentally sensitive or 'clean' manufacturing. The courseware targets early and comprehensive understanding of pollution prevention concepts with a focus on environmentally friendly manufacturing. The courseware includes: on-line text, audio-video education tools, video files of laboratory demonstrations, interactive computer software for environmental problem solving and laboratory simulation, on-line self assessment tests, information about faculty, and on-line evaluation tools to obtain students' feed-back to enhance faculty teaching. To enable the widest possible dissemination this courseware can be accessed by academia, industry, and governmental research and educational institutions through the World Wide Web.