The capstone Chemical Engineering design course is run as a workshop in which small groups of students apply previously learned knowledge to design and cost a typical chemical plant, the exercise, which simulates real-life experience, involves the following elements: process selection, synthesis, screening of alternatives, safety and environmental issues, construction of a detailed flow sheet using a chemical process simulator, material and energy balances, conservation of material and energy flows, detailed design of equipment: size, construction details, materials of construction, instrumentation and control, process economics: capital cost estimation, manufacturing cost estimation, profit forecast, return on investment.