Mark Guzdial College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology Abstract Professional engineering is increasingly embedding computing with more advanced and more integrated technologies. However, engineering students are being taught to use older methods with older tools that do not integrate and do not support collaboration.
Tools made for professional engineers are inappropriate for students.
We propose to develop a dramatic staged enhancement of the chemical engineering curriculum at Georgia Tech. First, we will use an existing set of tools with necessary features into a sampling of chemical engineering undergraduate courses. Based on those experiences, we will develop a more powerful, integrated, and scaffolded environment. Finally, we will work to revise the curriculum based on successful use of our new tool. We can expect to see computing used for a wider variety of design activities, beyond the traditional role of intensive numeric calculation, to include data manipulation, rationale capture, knowledge building, and collaboration.