Conectando la teoría con la práctica en asignaturas de ingeniería química

Abstract

This paper presents the design of a virtual undergraduate course of Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering and its implementation in the WebCT platform. The opinion, use and impact on the academic performance of a group of students are analyzed through a questionnaire. This information allowed determining the positive perception of the students about the visual contents as an important complement of learning. However, the students did not actively use the visual tool while studying the course subjects, but this did not significantly impact the academic performance of the students. It seems that too many face-to-face classes, too much homework, and the medium-high level of the group of students would explain these results.