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and Engineering Technology
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Course Specification
Course Name: Engineering Chemistry
Course Code: BAS 041
I. Basic Course Information
Program(s) on which the course is given: Engineering Common Course
Department offering the course: Basic Science Department.
Academic level: 1st level
Semester in which course is offered: Fall
Course pre-requisite(s): None
Credit Hours: 3 Cr. Hours
Contact Hours Through:
Lecture
2.0
Tutorial*
1.0
Practical*
2.0
Total
5.0
Approval date of course specification: September 2014
II. Overall Aims of Course
 Introduce the students to the concepts of chemical thermodynamics and
electrochemistry.
 Introduce the laws of gases and their applications in the operation of airconditioners devices and describe equation of state.
 Acquaint the students with the facts the material and energy balances responsible
for fuel combustion.
 Establishing the idea that dynamic physical and chemical equilibrium are different
phenomena through general properties of solutions.
 An introduction to corrosion engineering will be established to identify and interpret
the failure of many engineering metallic construction and process economics.
 Contribution of cement industry to the field of strategic chemical process and
Lubricants and lubrication to field of petrochemical industries.
 Develop the ability of the students to solve new problems from previously learned
material.
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Professional Skills
Understanding
K1, K5
I1, I3
P1
General
Skills
G1
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IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
On completing the course, students should be able to:
k. 1 Define the concept of engineering chemistry.
k. 2 Describe the components and operation of different types of electrochemical
cells.
k. 3 Recognize the concepts of corrosion probable causes, effects, decreasing
and protection.
k. 4 Identify dynamic equilibrium in physical and chemical processes.
k. 5 Discuss the concepts of chemical thermodynamics expressions and fuel
combustion.
k. 6 Recognize the methods of design parameters of gas- containing chemical
systems engineering problems (equation of state).
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
i.1 Interpret the engineering problems in a selected processing area for
manufacturing a chemical or a petrochemical commercial product based on
studied ones.
i.2 Differentiate between different types of electrochemical cells (batteries)
through their properties or their applications.
i.3 Categorize the equations that represent different production processes in
cement and lubrication industry.
i.4 Apply the appropriate methods to calculate heat of combustion of different
fuels, and their points of comparability.
c. Practical/Professional Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
p.1 Calculate the solubility product, concentration of acidic or basic radicals and
chemical equilibrium constants for weak acids and weak bases.
p.2 Sketch the graph of titration curve for acid –base titration.
p.3 Examine the corrosion profiles of different metallic combination.
d. General and Transferable Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
g.1 React with each other through brain storming questions.
V. Course MatrixContents
Main Topics / Chapters
1- Balance in fuel combustion
2- Electrochemistry
Equation of state and gases'
3laws
4- Solution properties
5- Chemical industries
6- Petro-chemical industries
Duration
(Weeks)
2
2
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
k15, k51
I 31
g11
K12
i12, i31
p11
g11
[2]
[k51]
[i11, i31]
2]
[2]
[2]
K14
K11, k51
K14
i11
i11, i31
i11
[p11]
[g11]
p11,p12
g11
g11
g11
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7- Corrosion Engineering
Net Teaching Weeks
2
14
K13
I31
g11
VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Total
Hours
Sub-Topics
Introduction to thermodynamics
3
Material and energy balance of fuel
5
combustion
Introduction to electrochemistry
5
Electrochemistry -continued
5
Equation of state
5
Real and Ideal gases
5
Midterm Exam
General properties of solutions
5
Dynamic physical and chemical
5
equilibrium
Cement industry
5
Cement industry - continued
5
Lubrication industry
5
Introduction to corrosion engineering
5
Revision
5
Final Exam
Total Teaching Hours
63
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Teaching/Learning
Method
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Case Studies
Presentations
Selected
Method
VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
K&U
Intellectual
Skills
Professional
Skills
General
Skills
√
√
all
all
all
all
all
all
G11
G11
√
√
√
√
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
G11
G11
G11
G11
√
all
all
all
G11
√
all
all
all
G11
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Simulation Analysis
Others (Specify):
Selected
Method
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course Work
Report Writing
Case Study
Analysis
Oral
Presentations
Practical
Group Project
Individual
Project
√
√
√
√
√
K15,k12,k51 I11,I12,I31
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
all
√
all
all
P1, P2
all
all
all
all
Assessment
Weight /
Percentage
Week
No.
G11
G11
all
Others (Specify):
IX. List of References

Essential Text Books

Course notes

Recommended books 
Periodicals, Web sites, 
etc …
William Hill et al." General Chemistry " twelfth edition, prentice
hall, 2009
Chang, "Chemistry", tenth edition, Mc Graw hill, 2010
None
None
None
X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
White Board
Chemistry Lab
Course coordinator: Dr. Marwa S. Shalaby
Head of Department: Prof. Refaat Salem
Date: September 2014
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