Chem 527

Ch E Laws,
Contracts,
Specifications and
Ethics
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Number

Ch E 527

 Course Descriptive

Title : Ch E Laws,
Contracts, Specifications
and Ethics
Course Prerequisite

: with or after Ch E 522

Course Description:

 This is a 3-unit course,

which deals with

professional ethics
related to the practices
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.

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Course Objectives:
At the end of the course,

the students must be

able to:
1. Instill thorough

understanding of laws,
contracts, specifications
and ethics.

 2. Become aware of and

have the determination

of putting value based
ethics in the professional
practice and the ability
to apply the theories and
principles of laws,
contracts and
specification to the
practice of chemical
engineering.

ChE 527
2. Course Objective:

At the end of the course,

the students should be
able to:
a. Differentiate qualitative
analytical chemistry.
b. Acquire the ability to
write and balance
chemical equations
correctly and quickly.
c. Become familiar with
the expression of
concentration of
solutions and able to
solve analytical
problems involving
these expressions

d. Understand and solve

problems involving
chemical reactions and
equilibrium constants.
e. Become familiar with
the different volumetric
methods of chemical
analysis and be able to
solve problems involve
in such methods.
f. Become proficient in the
calculations involve not
only in volumetric
methods but also in
gravimetric methods of
chemical analysis.

g. Understand the basic

concept of
electrochemical
methods and the laws
applied in the
calculation involved.

ChE 527
Course Content / Outline:
No. of Hours
PRELIMINARY PERIOD
18
1. Introductory Concepts
2
1.1 Definition of Terms
1.2 Identification of relevant cases
2. Chemical Engineering Laws
13
2.1 R.A. 9297 / R.A. 318 (new versus old),
P.D. 223, B.P. 319, R.A. 754

Quiz 1

2.2 Law on Patent, Copyright, Trademark,

Agency
Quiz 2
2.3 Overview of Labor Law and Social
Obligations
Preliminary Examination

ChE 527
Course Content / Outline:
No. of Hours
MIDTERM PERIOD

18

3. Contracts and Obligations

8
3.1 Meaning of terms
3.2 Stages, principles, limitations,
elements,
requisite of contracts and obligations
Quiz 3
4. Specifications

1
7

4.1 Importance
4.2 Specification writing
4.3 Forms and outline of specifications
4.4 Types / Classes of Engineering
Specification
Quiz 4

Midterm Examination

ChE 527
Course Content / Outline:
No. of Hours
FINAL PERIOD

18

5. Professional Ethics
15
5.1 Professionalism: Concepts and
attributes
5.2 Code of Ethics for Chemical Engineers
Quiz 1

5.3 Human Values and technology

5.4 The engineer at work

Quiz 2

5.5 Personal and Ethical relations

Final Examination
Number of Hours :
45

1
Lecture

Quizzes

Major Examinations

Total Number of Hours

ChE 527
Course Strategies I instructional
Methodologies:
1. Lecture and Demonstration
2. Workshop
3. Oral exposition of relevant cases (OE)
4. Case studies
Course Requirements / Activities:

54

1. Class attendance
2. Research and oral exposition on problems,
issues, cases, contracts, documents or
specifications that may find bearing in the
practice of chemical engineering profession.
3. Seat work and quizzes
4. Major examinations

Assignments

Reference:
Harris, Charles E. Jr. Engineering Ethics:
Concepts and Cases. Ohio: Wadsworth
Cengage Learning, c2009.