Work-in-Progress: A Pedagogical Unboxing of Reservoir Simulation with Python — Backward Design of Course Contents, Assessment, and Pedagogy (CAP)
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Reservoir simulation is a state-of-the-art tool for reservoir performance
prediction and remains an essential part of chemical and petroleum
engineering undergraduate and post-graduate curricula. While the science of
reservoir simulation is considered well-taught in academic programs, the
literature suggests that students are still unaware of the foundational coding
processes behind reservoir simulation software packages. Very little teaching
attention has been given to the coding of the governing models and solutions
to make these software packages, making reservoir simulation appear like a
black box to students. Yet, the coding is indisputably the link between the
science and the art. This paper stems from an ongoing project called
Pedagogical Unboxing of Reservoir Simulation with Python (PURSIM-Py).
This paper presents a classroom adaptation of the project at a private
University in Nigeria. Using backward design, in this paper, we present an
alignment of the proposed course contents, assessment, and pedagogy (CAP)
elements of the course. We propose this alignment be implemented in classes
either as a stand-alone course or an accompanying lab to help students unbox
reservoir simulation.
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TP Chemical technology