The Macintosh microcomputer was selected by Drexel University as part of a program that requires all freshman to have access to a personal computer. Because of a lack of good courseware for the chosen microcomputer, especially in electrical engineering, Drexel has provided faculty release time, several development systems, computer assisted…

Two case histories, one in a business and one in an academic setting, demonstrated the potential for an interdisciplinary approach in teaching technical communication. Cooperation between a writer with little understanding of computer software and technicians lacking sophisticated writing skills resulted in concise, effective, and easy to…

Profiles Sujeet Shenoi, a University of Tulsa computer science faculty member who began a recruiting campaign for computer science students linked to an undergraduate student research program, which then evolved into the Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge. Students credit him with developing both their skills and their confidence through…