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Advances in Engineering Education - Fall 2007 | Volume 1 | Issue 1

Circumventing Graphical User Interfaces in Chemical Engineering Plant Design

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Noel Romey
Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Arkansas


Rachel M. Schwartz
Department of Psychology
University of Arkansas


Douglas Behrend
Department of Psychology
University of Arkansas


Peter Miao
Chemstations, Inc.

H. Michael Cheung
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
The University of Akron


Robert Beitle
Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Biological and Agricultural

University of Arkansas

ABSTRACT

Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are pervasive elements of most modern technical software and represent a convenient tool for student instruction. For example, GUIs are used for [chemical] process design software (e.g., CHEMCAD, PRO/II and ASPEN) typically encountered in the senior capstone course. Drag and drop aspects of GUIs are challenging for students with little or no visual acuity. We report on the use of several innovations to circumvent such aspects of GUIs.

Keywords: Visual imparity, plant design, chemical engineering

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