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ChE Laws, Contracts, Specifications, and Ethics

CHE 527

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents Page

Title Page 1

Course Overview 3

Course Study Guide and House Rules 4

Study Schedule 6

Assessment and Evaluation Guide

General Requirements 10

Formative Assessment Guide 10

Evaluative Assessment Guide 11

Technological Tools 11

Grading System 12

Course References 12

Facilitator Contact Details 13

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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course CHE 527: ChE Laws, Contracts,
Specifications, ethics prepares you, as a
future chemical engineer, to demonstrate all
the intended learning outcomes as per CHED
Memorandum Order (CMO) 91 series of
2017. At the end of the course you should
be able to:

1. Act in accordance to professional,

social and ethical responsibility;

2. Apply an in-depth understanding of

the impact of engineering solutions in
a global, economic, environmental,
and societal context;

CHE LAWS, CONTRACTS, 3. Communicate effectively in written

SPECIFICATIONS, ETHICS and oral forms using both English and

Filipino as in graphical forms;

4. Practice Christian values in their

personal and professional endeavours
as Louisians in the service of the
CICM mission.

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 COURSE INTRODUCTION
This course deals with professional ethics related to the practice of chemical engineering
together with the different laws governing the same. In the practice of this profession where
legalities are inevitable, contracts, obligations and specifications will be incorporated to
reinforce and corroborate possible cases.

Each unit in this course is designed using the 5E constructivist model of learning, developed by
Rodger Bybee, that encourages students to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate
their knowledge of topics covered therein. It means that at the end of each unit, each module,
and the course as a whole, you will be assessed on your progress in attaining the course
learning outcomes. Outcomes-based education dictates that only when you can demonstrate
the course learning outcomes by the end of this course, can you be given a passing mark.

COURSE STUDY GUIDE and HOUSE RULES

Students enrolled in this course are expected to have finished the actual 4-day fieldtrip
organized in the past semesters.

This course requires at least 12 seminars and 2 trainings are to be attended by its students, but
due to the current circumstances, the activities and requirements in this module are meant to
compensate deficiencies.

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 1. MIND YOUR MANNERS. Treat the distance learning environment as an academic space
not too different from a physical classroom. Do not do in the distance learning
environment, acts you would not normally do in a face-to-face classroom set up. Avoid
asking questions that have already been answered in the lessons or in the instructions
previously discussed or provided. This reflects your poor focus and uninspired
preparation for this course. Practice Conscientious Habitual Etiquette in group chats,
open forums, and similar electronic venues.
a. Use appropriate language and tone, correct grammar and spelling, and complete
sentences acceptable in an academic forum. Avoid text-speak, slang, and all caps
in your posts.
b. Express your opinions politely and do not dominate the conversation.
c. Avoid lengthy as well as offensive posts by sticking to the topic of the discussion.
d. Take time to understand the salient points of the discussion, and provide
meaningful and well-thought responses to the posts of other participants.
e. For a live meeting or video/voice conferencing set-up, mute your microphone
when you are not speaking to keep the focus on the main speaker.

2. MASTER THE MEDIUM. The distance learning courses will be delivered making use of the
institutional Google Suite account of Saint Louis University. It would be worthwhile on
your part to devote some time and effort to learn the applications you will need to
access your course materials, interact with me and your classmates, and submit course
requirements. Applications of note are Google Classroom, Google Drive, and Google
Meet. There are also available alternatives to Microsoft Office tools you might want to
explore. Certain requirements will require you to take a video on your smart phone,
save it, and submit it electronically. Work on this skill as well. If you are offline, identify
the most convenient means for express mail correspondence and inform me as early as
possible so we can make the necessary arrangements ahead of time.

3. MAKE MASTERPIECES. Go beyond minimum requirements. The course learning

outcomes will serve as a guide to the minimum expected competencies you are to
acquire at the end of this course. It does not limit you from performing beyond it. Keep
in mind that the quality of your work reflects the amount of thought and care you put

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the competencies you have developed and fully obtained throughout this course.

4. CONNECT CONSTANTLY. There are more than sufficient online and offline modes to
ensure that you are well informed and provided on time with the needed learning
materials, instructions, requirements, and feedback either from me or from your
classmates. Exhaust all means possible to keep in touch and updated. My contact
details can be found at the latter part of this document and will be made available and
widely disseminated to enrolees of this course.

5. OBSERVE ORIGINALITY. Your course outputs will largely be submitted in electronic form.
It is going to have a highly traceable and comparable digital footprint that can be easily
checked for originality. Cite your sources properly for referenced statements you decide
to use in your own work. Attribute statements by persons other than you by using terms
like according to, he said/she said, and the like.

6. INSTIGATE INDEPENDENCE. You are the focus of this course. Nobody else. All
assessment and evaluation tools in this course are designed to measure your
competence and not anybody else’s. You may use all resources at your disposal, and
ask other people for advice. In the end however, it is going to be your independent
work that will be judged against the standards set for this course. The only way for you
to maximize this course to your advantage is to learn as much from it as an individual.
Make it count.

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 STUDY SCHEDULE

Below is the complete weekly schedule for the attainment of the topic learning outcomes vis-a-
vis the activities. This contains also the schedule of the deadlines of the submission of the
accomplished course requirements or assignments and the examination.

COURSE LEARNING
Dates ACTIVITIES
OUTCOMES
MODULE 1 Introduction to Ethics and Chemical Engineering Law
Unit 1 Introductory Concepts and Chemical Engineering Law
TLO 1. Review Engage
Day 1 – 2: common terms used “ Engineering Ethics and Difficult Decision making”
in introductory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYt6qsoybM
concepts on ethics
and morals
Explore
Discussion Forum #1:
TLO 2.Discuss a brief
Background and recent developments
history of Engineering Brief history of engineering codes
codes and Fundamentals of NSPE Code
catastrophic failures Examples of catastrophic engineering failures
from unethical
practices

Introductory Concepts, notes attached on the google

drive

Activity 1: To be submitted in google classroom:

Unit 2 PIChE Code of Ethics

Engage
Day 3 - 5 TLO 3. Discuss a brief Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineering Code of
history of Chemical Ethics

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 Engineering and
chemical engineering in
the Philippines Explain
Activity 2: Importance of fundamental concepts to
Code of the ethics
Self- Assessment #2 Graded Assignment to be
submitted

Elaborate and Evaluate

Activity 3: Application of Fundamental concepts in
the industry
Self- Assessment #3 Graded Assignment

Unit 3 Chemical Engineering Law

TLO 4: Understand the Engage
Day 6 - 8 important laws that
each engineer will http://www.piche.org.ph/media/downloadables/public/
abide to and
materials/Republic%20Act%20No%209297%20
learn the
Chem%20 Eng%20Law.pdf
components of the
Chemical
Engineering
Licensure
Module 1: Evaluative Assessment
Examinations

Graded Quiz
MODULE 2 Law on Patent, Copyright, Trademark Agency
TLO 5: Familiarize Engage
Intellectual Property Office RA 8293
and Law on Patent,
Copyright, Trademark,
Agency
Graded assignment #1

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Graded Quiz

MODULE 3 Labor Law and Social Obligations

Unit 1 Labor Law
Engage
TLO 6: Understand the
Labor Code of the
PD 442
Philippines Differentiate http://blr.dole.gov.ph
Labor Law and Social
Obligations

Elaborate and Evaluate

Module 3: Assessment #1

Graded assignment #1

Module 3: Assessment #1

Graded Quiz: Labor Law

Unit 2 Social Obligations

TLO 6: Understand the

Labor Code of the Explore: Formative assessment #3: What are
Philippines Differentiate
examples of social obligation discuss each.
Labor Law and Social
Obligations

Day Module 1,2 and 3 Evaluative Assessment

Comprehensive Module Test: Prelims
MODULE 4 Contract and Obligation
UNIT 1 OBLIGATIONS

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contracts form I. OBLIGATIONS
obligations and
(Arts. 1156-1304, Civil Code)
uunderstand the role
and purpose of
contracts To be submitted in google classroom on:

Explain: Types of obligation

Elaborate: What can be one be charged on failure to
perform an obligation ?
To be submitted in google classroom on:

UNIT 2 CONTRACTS
II. CONTRACTS
(Arts. 1305-1410, Civil Code)

Explore: Formative assessment #4: What are types of

contracts?
To be submitted in google classroom on:

Explain:
a. What is a contracts
b. Types of Contracts used in the Philippines
View: “Contracts and obligation: Types of Contracts
“

Module 3: Evaluative Assessment

Graded Quiz: Contracts and Obligations

MODULE 4 Specifications and Professional Ethics

UNIT 1 SPECIFICATIONS

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enhance capability to
write engineering
specifications and
Technical papers
UNIT2 Professional Ethics
TLO 9: Familiarize
professional Ethics; Instill
Human Values and Ethics at
work;
Enhance capability to write
Resume,
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Engage: What are types of Engineering Specification
Set up Google classroom and power point
presentation
Link
Explore: Formative assessment #8: What are the
diffirent types of specification
To be submitted in google classroom on:
Evaluate: Graded Assignment #9: Different types of
Engineering Specification
To be submitted in google classroom on:
Engage: What is Professionalism?
“Set up Google classroom and power point
presentation”
Link
Explore: Formative assessment #12: Difference of
Professional and a student?
To be submitted in google classroom on:
Explain:
What is meant by being a Professional?
What are the concepts and attributes of a
Professional
Elaborate: Formative assessment #13: What are the
guidelines in an interview for a professional job?
To be submitted in google classroom on:
Evaluate: Graded Assignment #12: What are the
concept and attribute of a Professional
 To be submitted in google classroom on:

Elaborate:
Formative Assessment #15: Give examples of
characteristics of a professional
To be submitted in google classroom on:

Engage:
“Set up Google classroom and power point
presentation”
Link
Explore:
Formative Assessment #14:Charcateristics of a
professional
To be submitted in google classroom on:

Explain:
a. Characteristics of a professional

Evaluate:
Graded Assignment #13: Kinetics in our daily lives
To be submitted in google classroom on:

Comprehensive Final Exam

a. Multiple Choice
b. Problems solving
c. Essay
Practical Application.

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION GUIDE

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 The course modules rely on formative and summative assessments to determine the progress of
your learning in each module. To obtain a passing grade in this course, you must:

1. Read all course materials and answer the pre-assessment quizzes, self-assessment
activities, and/or reflection questions.
2. Participate in online discussion forums.
3. Submit all assignments and graded quizzes.
4. Take the Midterm and Final Examination

Formative Assessment Activities

Formative assessments for this course are applied to ungraded activities that are used to
monitor your learning experience and provide feedback to improve both your learning approach
as well as my instructional approach.
• You are required to answer the pre-assessment quizzes, self-assessment activities, and
reflection questions but your scores in these activities will not be included in the
computation of your final grade.
• The reflection questions are designed to help you to critically analyse the course
readings for better understanding while the pre-assessment quizzes and self-
assessment activities are designed as a review management tool to prepare you for the
graded quizzes and examinations.
• Successfully answering formative activity questions and requirements will serve as
prompts to tell you if you need to study further or if you may already move forward to
the next unit of the module.
• The completeness of your answers to the pre-assessment quizzes, self-assessment
activities, and reflection questions will still be checked and will still be part of your
course completion. Hence, these must be answered.
• In doing your formative assessment activities, you can always ask the help of your
family and friends.
• The pre-assessment quizzes, self-assessment activities, and reflection questions are
required so you can take it anytime within the scheduled days assigned for each unit.

Summative Assessment Activities

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acquisition of learning and performance in tests is at par with standards set at
certain milestones in this course.

Evaluative Assessment Activities

The evaluative assessments are graded activities designed to determine if your acquisition of
learning and performance in tests is at par with standards set at certain milestones in this
course.

A. Quizzes, Examinations, and Assignments

Graded quizzes, examinations, and assignments are essential to determine whether your
performance as a student is at par with standards/goals that need to be achieved in this course.
The scores obtained from each of the graded activities will contribute to your final grade, the
weights of which are presented in the grading system described in the succeeding sections of
this text. Direct scoring can be used on straightforward requirements like short answers and
multiple choice responses, while scoring rubrics will be provided for answers that are typically
lengthy and involve a more complex level of thinking on your part.

B. Final Course Requirement

You will need to accomplish a comprehensive exam as a final requirement for the course

Technological Tools

To be able to accomplish all the tasks in this course, you will need a computer or a laptop
with the following software applications: Word Processing, Presentation, and Publication for
requirements that do not require online access. A smart phone with video recording and
editing features will also be used for activities that will require you to record videos for saving
and submission.

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provided through your institutional account. An invitation to join the Google Classroom
will be sent to you through the SLU Student Portal and your institutional email account,
so make sure to activate your institutional email account. It is equally important that
you check your SLU Student Portal account at least twice a week and turn your Gmail
Notifications on your mobile phone and computer.

If you are a student offline, the delivery of instructions and requirements will be
primarily through express mail correspondence of printed modules and saved digital
content on a USB flash drive. Feedback and clarifications will be facilitated through text
messaging and voice calls; hence, you need to have regular access to a cell phone. If
you need to call, or you want to talk to me, send me a message first and wait for me to
respond. Do not give my CP number to anybody. I will not entertain messages or calls
from numbers that are not registered in my phone. Hence, use only the CP number you
submitted to me.

Grading System

Activity Weight
MIDTERM GRADE (MG)
CS (assignments, quiz) 60%
Major Examination 40%
Total 100%
TENTAIVE FINAL GRADE (TFG)
CS (assignments, quiz) 60%
Major Examination 40%
Total 100%

Final Grade = 50% MG + 50% TFG = 100$

COURSE REFERENCES

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 Fleddermann, Charles B. Engineering Ethics, 4th Edition. Pearson
Education, Inc. c2012
Harris, Charles E. Jr. Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases.
Ohio: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, c2009.
Luegenbiehl, Heinz C. and Michael Davis. Engineering Codes of
Ethics: Analysis and Applications. Center for the Study of Ethics in
the Profession, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois,
c1992, 1986
Speight, James G. and Russell Foote. Ethics in Science and
Engineering. Wiley.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Engr. Rodolfo A. Tabangin Jr.

CHE 527 Course Facilitator
Cellphone : +63 905 38812 36
SLU local extension number : Chemical Engineeing, loc. 391
Institutional email address : ratabangin.jr@slu.edu.ph

Engr. Maria Nimfa P. Del Rosario

CHE 527 Course Facilitator

Facebook/Messenger Account: : Nimfa Pontines Del Rosario

SLU local extension number : Chemical Engineeing, loc. 219
Institutional email address : mnpdelrosario@slu.edu.ph

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