Saint Louis University
School of Engineering and Architecture
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHE 524: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
1 Course Title
2 Course Number
3 Semester and Year
Offered
4 Credit Units
5 Contact Hours
6 Pre-requisite/s (if any)
7 Co-requisite/s (if any)
8 Course Description
9 Course Learning
Outcomes
10 Learners’ Profile and
Context
Department of Chemical Engineering
REF SEA-BSCHE-CHE524-2020
COURSE SPECIFICATION
Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering
CHE 524
Short-Term AY 2019-2020
2 Units
36 Hours
With or after CHE 511A
n/a
This is a 2-unit course designed to give the students a chance to develop and create
computer programs to perform numerical solutions of applied chemical engineering
problems. It exposes the students to computational and simulation software relevant to
chemical engineering.
1. Apply the principles of pseudocode, algorithm and flowchart in solving engineering
problems.
2. Develop basic java programs requiring user input using Scanner and JOptionPane java
classes.
3. Develop interactive java applications that solve chemical engineering problems using
numerical methods and GUI or java swing class.
4. Enhance data management skills using Vlook-up, Index and Match, Filter and Pivot Table
functions of Microsoft excel and statistically analyze data using the Analysis ToolPak of
Microsoft Excel.
Students that are enrolled in the course are fifth year students from different provinces in
the country. Some are presently residing in Baguio and others are in their own hometowns
or provinces that are restricted in coming back to the university for any face-to-face
meetings due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) issued by IATF (Inter-Agency
Task Force) on this emerging infectious disease, COVID-19. After lifting the issued ECQ, it
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Department of Chemical Engineering

is expected that a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) will be applied based on the
recommendations of the above mentioned agency which will still defer the face-to-face
classes. Under the recommendations, students may adopt flexible learning that will involve
an access to an internet for doing their internet-based activities and have offline classes by
downloading learning materials uploaded using Learning Management Systems (LSM) like
Schoology, Google Classroom, Google Meet, etc.

11 Assessment and The course has formative and summative assessment activities that will be administered in
Evaluation Details two modes depending on the student’s situation: (a) mainly via Google Classroom and other
appropriate learning management systems or (b) via printed and recorded materials that
will be sent through express mail services.

To evaluate course learning outcomes, a video recording of themselves explaining their

output will be required. This will follow the Pecha Kucha format.

12 Monitoring Details For the students with internet connection, they will be monitored through the SLU student
portal and through their participation with the online activities in the Google Classroom
Discussion Forum or other learning management system that will be applied.

For the students without internet connection but with computers or laptops at home, they
will be monitored through: (a) printed modules that are to be sent and submitted back as
scheduled, (b) telephone calls or short message services (SMS) at least once a week.

13 Technological Support The delivery of the course will require the use of the SLU subscribed Google Suite, Schoology,
SLU E-Learning Resources, and SLU Student Portal. It will also require the use of one (1)
USB sticks that will be used to send the printed and recorded materials for offline
correspondence. These are scheduled to be sent for Midterm and Finals. The same memory
sticks will be used by the students to send back their outputs.

14 Course Budget The cost that will be included in the regular fees of the students will be the cost of the
following:
(2) USB memory sticks
Courier services
Printing materials and services

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School of Engineering and Architecture
Department of Chemical Engineering

Revised and Updated: Date: April 22, 2020

Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by

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ENGR. BENEDICT S. MARZAN ENGR. MELISSA MAY M. BOADO ENGR. CYNTHIA L. POSADAS, PH.D
Faculty CHE Department Head SEA Dean

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ENGR. JEFFREY DES B. BINWAG
School-based QA Officer