Important registration and advising dates: 2007-2008

 

Month	Day	Day	Event
August	16	Thursday	Late Registration for Fall Semester for students not registered in advance
	17	Friday	University Convocation
	20	Monday	Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
	24	Friday	Change of Schedule through BannerWeb ends at 11:59 pm. Last day to drop a class with full refund
September	3	Monday	Labor Day (no classes-campus closed)
October	11	Thursday	Spring Semester registration opens to regional campus students
	15	Monday	Spring Semester registration opens for Oxford campus students
	16	Tuesday	Midterm grades available to students on BannerWeb
	19-21	Friday - Sunday	Fall Mid-term Holiday
November	2	Friday	Last day to apply for December 2007 Graduation
	9	Friday	Last day to remove incompletes from Summer Session 2007
	11	Sunday	BannerWeb closes at 11:59 pm for all Spring Semester registrations
	20	Tuesday	Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 10 p.m.
	26	Monday	Classes resume Spring Semester registration reopens to all students at 9 am
December	7	Friday	Classes end on Oxford campus
	10	Monday	Final examinations begin
	14	Friday	Final examinations end December commencement 1:30 pm
	18	Tuesday	Final grades available to all students on BannerWeb (afternoon)
January	11	Friday	Late registration for Spring Semester students not registered in advance
	14	Monday	Classes begin 8:00 a.m.
	21	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (no classes)
February	18	Monday	President’s Day (no classes)
	19	Tuesday	Monday/Tuesday Exchange Day (no Tuesday classes, Monday classes meet this day)
	29	Friday	Last day to apply for May 2008 Graduation
March	11	Tuesday	Midterm grades available to student on BannerWeb at noon
	16-23	Sunday –Sunday	Spring Break
	24	Monday	Classes Resume Summer registration opens at 9:00 a.m.
	26	Monday	Advanced Registration begins for first semester 2007-2008
	6	Friday	Last day to remove Incompletes from Fall Semester
	31	Monday	Open Registration for fall begins for Oxford students
April	11	Friday	Last day to remove incompletes from Fall 2007
May	2	Friday	Classes end
	5	Monday	Final examinations begin
	9	Friday	Final examinations end
	10-11	Saturday – Sunday	Commencement Weekend
	27	Sunday	Open Registration for fall ends at midnight

 

 

 

Introduction to the Paper and Chemical Engineering Student Handbook

 

(Edition Fall 2008)

This Handbook provides important information concerning PCE Department policies, regulations, and practices pertinent to students. It also contains information needed by students for advanced course registration.

It is expected that this handbook could be improved further and student feedback is encouraged. Please communicate your suggestions directly to any Paper and Chemical Engineering faculty member or to Mrs. Guest in the PCE Department Office.

Engineering Code of Ethics

All members of the Paper and Chemical Engineering Department should adhere to the highest ethical standards in all professional and personal matters. To this end, the faculty endorses the following Code of Ethics for Engineers proposed by the National Society of Professional Engineers.*

Preamble

Engineering is an important and learned profession. The members of the profession recognize that their work has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. In the practice of their profession, engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior, which requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct on behalf of the public, clients, employers, and the profession.

Fundamental Canons

Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall:

• Hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties.
• Perform services only in areas of their competence.
• Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
• Act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
• Avoid deceptive acts in the solicitation of professional employment.

 

*For additional statements about ethical business practices, please see the company codes of business conduct on file in the Paper and Chemical Engineering Office.

 

Paper and Chemical Engineering Mission, Program Objectives, and Program Learning Outcomes

The mission of the Paper and Chemical Engineering Department is:

To teach and prepare liberally educated, articulate, and skilled engineers for leadership positions in the chemical, biochemical, environmental, pulp and paper and other industries. A major role will be to serve as a critical resource to inform society about the processes related to production and uses of chemicals, drugs, fuels, materials and paper. A central objective is to develop new knowledge about engineering and scientific fundamentals that focus on energy efficient manufacturing as well as sustainability and environmental management.

 

The department accomplishes the above mission through achievement of four program objectives. Each of these objectives has a set of student-focused learning outcomes associated with it. The following table summarizes these relationships.

Relationships between Paper and Chemical Engineering program objectives and learning outcomes

 

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Miami University Chemical Engineering Program: Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Objective 1. The graduate will have and apply the technical knowledge, skills and expertise required of a process engineer to achieve practical solutions to problems in the chemical industry or for a company allied to the chemical industry.

Relevant Learning Outcomes (Chemical Engineering)

	1.1		Understand and apply mathematics, science, and advanced engineering concepts and methods.
	1.2		Critically evaluate information.
	1.3		Be able to perform all the activities required in a typical chemical industry or process troubleshooting project - including problem definition; generation of possible causes and related mechanisms; selection of most probable cause; generation of alternative treatments; selection, implementation and evaluation of the preferred solution.
	1.4		Be able to perform all the activities required in a typical chemical industry engineering design project - including problem and scope definition, generation of alternative solutions, evaluation of alternative solutions, selection and implementation of a preferred solution, evaluation of implemented solution.
	1.5		Communicate effectively about the practice and fundamentals of chemical industry processes and products.
	1.6		Define and solve problems.
	1.7		Apply modern computers and other modern engineering tools required by process engineers.

Objective 2. The graduate will have the organizational, leadership, and general communication skills needed by professionals at the entry-level and beyond.

Relevant Learning Outcomes (Chemical Engineering)

	2.1		Understand and apply the concepts and tools of continuous quality improvement
	2.2		Work effectively in a team
	2.3		Exercise initiative
	2.4		Assume leadership
	2.5		Recognize broad societal contexts and interests
	2.6		Serve customers with sensitivity and accountability
	2.7		Make ethical choices and act responsibly with attention to safety related issues.
	2.8		Write, speak, listen effectively

Objective 3. The graduate will have the key personal attributes desirable in an engineer and use these attributes to learn and develop.

Relevant Learning Outcomes (Chemical Engineering)

	3.1		Be a responsible citizen
	3.2		Deal effectively with diverse cultures
	3.3		Remain current in the field
	3.4		Undertake further formal education
	3.5		Adapt to change

Miami University Paper Science and Engineering Program: Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Objective 1. The graduate will have and apply the technical knowledge, skills and expertise required of a process engineer to achieve practical solutions to problems in the paper industry or for a company allied to the paper industry.

Relevant Learning Outcomes (Paper Science and Engineering)

1.1