Graduation Year
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.Ch.E.
Degree Granting Department
Chemical Engineering
Major Professor
Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Co-Major Professor: Babu Joseph, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Scott W. Campbell, Ph.D.
Keywords
Problem solving, Instructional tool, Perl, Matlab, Javascript
Abstract
This thesis presents the design, creation, and testing of a web-based tool for generating interactive web-based problem set assignments. In prior research (Stetka, 2001) it was shown that students enjoyed interactive problems. In this research, multiple programming languages were used to provide a web-based, fully interactive, problem solving environment for the students. Sample problem sets were written by the author and a few chemical engineering students.
These web pages were then used as a basis to test the effectiveness of the webbased interactive problem sets for two engineering courses. Initial findings are presented illustrating the student’s results along with results of student feedback surveys. Additionally, an analysis of the feedback from the two levels of users, students and instructors are reported and some suggestions for further development are given.
Scholar Commons Citation
Cular, Stefan, "Development of Interactive Web-Based Tutorials for Chemical Engineering Undergraduates" (2005). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/2840
