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Appendix B: Data Gathered from Universities
Pages 106-123

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From page 106...
... While every attempt was made to get responses from a representative selection of institutions, respondents ultimately were self-selected. Accordingly, data should not be considered to constitute a comprehensive statistical survey.
From page 107...
... , 39% Do you follow a quarter system or a semester system? • Quarter, 10% • Semester, 90% Do you offer a course or courses specifically in corrosion?
From page 108...
... • Civil and environmental engineering • Dentistry • Electrical engineering and computer science • General engineering • Mechanical engineering (5) • Mining and materials engineering • Nuclear engineering • Petroleum engineering • Welding Do any of your courses address the electrochemical fundamentals of corrosion?
From page 109...
... • I have been associated with the topic for over 40 years and know of its impact and importance to technology and commerce. • Crucial information for materials scientists and engineers and highly useful for other engineers
From page 110...
... 110 Assessment of C o r ro s i o n E d u c at i o n TABLE B-1  Corrosion Courses Level at Which Department in Number Course Is Required/ Which Course of Name of Course Credits Taught Elective Is Taught Frequency Students Corrosion 3 Graduate Elective Mechanical Yearly <20 engineering Corrosion 3 Mixed graduate/ Elective Mechanical Yearly <20 undergraduate engineering Corrosion 3 Mixed graduate/ Elective Materials Every other <20 undergraduate science year Corrosion 3 Mixed graduate/ Elective Materials Every other <20 undergraduate science year Corrosion 3 Undergraduate Elective Materials Yearly <20 science Corrosion 3 Undergraduate Required Materials Yearly <20 science Corrosion 3 Undergraduate Required Materials Yearly 20-50 (Chemical science Properties) Corrosion and 1 Undergraduate Elective Materials Less <20 Corrosion science frequently Protection than every other year Corrosion and 3 Undergraduate Required Materials Yearly 20-50 Failure Analysis science Corrosion and 2 Graduate Elective Materials Every other <20 Oxidation science year Corrosion 3 Graduate Elective Chemical and Yearly <20 Engineering petroleum engineering Corrosion 3 Undergraduate Required Materials Yearly 20-50 Engineering science Corrosion 3 Undergraduate Elective Mechanical Yearly <20 Engineering engineering Corrosion Lab 1 Undergraduate Elective Materials Yearly <20 science
From page 111...
... A pp e n d i x B 111 TABLE B-1  Continued Level at Which Department in Number Course Is Required/ Which Course of Name of Course Credits Taught Elective Is Taught Frequency Students Corrosion Science 3 Graduate Elective Materials Yearly <20 science Degradation of 3 Mixed graduate/ Elective Materials Every other >100 Materials undergraduate science year Engineering 3 Undergraduate Required Materials Yearly 20-50 Materials science (Chemical Engineering) Environmental 3 Mixed graduate/ Elective Materials Yearly <20 Degradation of undergraduate science Materials Environmental 3 Graduate Elective Materials Yearly <20 Effects on science Materials Properties and Behavior Industrial 3 Mixed graduate/ Elective Materials Every other <20 Corrosion undergraduate science year Kinetics of 3 Undergraduate Elective Materials Every other <20 Materials science year Reactions Principles of 3 Mixed graduate/ Elective Materials Yearly <20 Corrosion undergraduate science Principles of 3 Graduate Elective Materials Every other <20 Corrosion and science year Electrochemical Processes Principles 3 Undergraduate Elective Materials Every other <20 of Materials science year Corrosion Special Topics in 3 Graduate Elective Materials Every other <20 Corrosion Science science year Stability of 3 Undergraduate Required Materials Yearly 20-50 Materials science
From page 112...
... • Chemical engineering faculty members trained through formal course work and attending seminars related to industrial corrosion. • Ladder-rank faculty whose doctorates and research experience is either corrosion or related electrochemical fields.
From page 113...
... How much has the content of your corrosion classes changed in the past 10 years?  • It has changed significantly, primarily the inclusion of other degradation phenomena in addition to the classical electrochemical nature of aqueous metallic corrosion.
From page 114...
...  • Yes, 80% • No, 20% Required or elective • Required, 80% • Elective, 20% Class size • Fewer than 20, 30% • 20-50, 41% • 51-100, 16% • More than 100, 14% Frequency of classes • Yearly, 66% • Every semester, 18% • Every other year, 11% • Every quarter, 5% Time devoted to discussion of corrosion • One lecture, 41% • A few lectures, 48% • Multiple lectures, 11% Class level • Undergraduate, 79% • Mixed graduate/undergraduate, 19% • Graduate, 2% Majors that require the courses in which corrosion is discussed (see Figure B-2) • Materials science and engineering (4)
From page 115...
... Do students from other departments enroll in the course(s)
From page 116...
... • Chemical engineering (5) • Chemistry • General engineering (3)
From page 117...
... • Other topics have more priority, 91% • Limited availability of research funds, 9% Do you offer distance courses in corrosion? • Yes, 7.5% • No, 92.5%  Listed in Table B-3.
From page 118...
... 118 Assessment of C o r ro s i o n E d u c at i o n TABLE B-2  Other Courses in Which Corrosion Is Taught Name of Course Credits Required/ Elective Biomaterials 3 Elective Chemistry for Mechanical Engineering 4 Required Civil Engineering Materials 3 Required Design I 3 Required Design II 3 Required Electrochemistry 3 Elective Environmental Effects of Engineering Materials 3 Elective Experimental Materials Science and Design 2 Required Failure Analysis 3 Required Ferrous Metallurgy 3 Required Foundation Engineering 1 Required Fundamentals of Materials Engineering 3 Required Introduction to Ceramics 3 Required Introduction to Materials 3 Required Introduction to Materials Engineering 3 Required Introduction to Materials Engineering Lab 1 Required Introduction to Materials Science 3 Required Introduction to Materials Science 3 Required Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 Required Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 5 Required Introduction to Surface Science 3 Elective Materials and Manufacturing for Aero and Ocean Engineers 3 Required Materials Design 1 Required Materials Science 3 Required Mechanical Behavior of Materials 3 Required Metallurgy 3 Required Physical Ceramics 3 Required Physical Materials II 3 Required Physical Metallurgy 3 Required Plant Design 3 Required Polymer Technology and Engineering 3 Elective Process Design 4 Required Process Monitoring and Control 4 Required Processing of Metallic Materials 3 Elective Properties of Materials 3 Required Steel Design 1 Required Structural and Biomaterials 3 Elective Structure and Properties of Materials 3 Required Structure/Property Relations in Metals 3 Required Thermodynamics 3 Elective Thermodynamics 4 Required Thermodynamics 3 Required Thermodynamics in Materials Engineering 3 Required Transport Phenomena 3 Elective
From page 119...
... A pp e n d i x B 119 Time Devoted to Graduate/ Undergraduate Course is Offered Enrollment Discussion of Corrosion Mixed graduate/undergraduate Every other year <20 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 51-100 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly <20 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly <20 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly <20 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly <20 Multiple lectures Undergraduate Every other year <20 Multiple lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly <20 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Undergraduate Every other year <20 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Mixed graduate/undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Undergraduate Every semester >100 One lecture Undergraduate Every quarter >100 One lecture Undergraduate Every quarter >100 One lecture Undergraduate Every semester >100 One lecture Undergraduate Every semester 51-100 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly 51-100 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Mixed graduate/undergraduate Every other year <20 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly 51-100 Multiple lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Undergraduate Every semester 51-100 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 51-100 A few lectures Undergraduate Every semester 51-100 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 One lecture Undergraduate Every semester 20-50 Multiple lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 One lecture Mixed graduate/undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Mixed graduate/undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly <20 A few lectures Mixed graduate/undergraduate Yearly 20-50 One lecture Undergraduate Every semester >100 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 One lecture Mixed graduate/undergraduate Yearly <20 Multiple lectures Undergraduate Every semester >100 One lecture Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Graduate Yearly <20 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 A few lectures Undergraduate Yearly 20-50 One lecture Mixed graduate/undergraduate Every other year <20 One lecture
From page 120...
... Do you offer short professional courses in corrosion? • Yes, 3% • No, 96% Are there any prerequisites to taking these short professional courses?
From page 121...
... ? • Design, 21% • Manufacturing, 34% • Research or academia, 38% • Other, 7% What percentage of your Ph.D.-level graduates wind up working in the following fields (average across responses)
From page 122...
... • Have a nearly completed plan to establish a distance education corrosion course in cooperation with ASM. • Ongoing industrial partnerships in areas such as oil pipelines, semiconduc tor manufacturing, etc.
From page 123...
... graduates came from a 2-year program at a community college, where they covered basic physics, chemistry, and math. • Do not see a role, but we accept 2-year college graduates in all of the engi neering programs.


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