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Woolston, Donald C. – Engineering Education, 1984
Microcomputers are used in a technical writing course to enhance instructor and student productivity, improve the quality of student writing performance, and prepare young engineers for future on-the-job communication tasks. Describes the microcomputer facility, software, and activities included in the course. Also provides information on the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Wohlers, Terry – Technological Horizons in Education, 1984
Describes the outstanding results obtained when a department of industrial sciences used special software on microcomputers to teach computer-aided design (CAD) as an alternative to much more expensive equipment. The systems used and prospects for the future are also considered. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Anand, Vera B. – Engineering Education, 1985
Describes a two-semester-hour freshman course in engineering graphics which uses both traditional and computerized instruction. Includes course description, computer graphics topics, and recommendations. Indicates that combining interactive graphics software with development of simple programs gave students a better foundation for upper-division…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Conventional Instruction, Course Content
Bender, Kenneth R. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1985
Describes a two-part, computer-generated correspondence course designed to help preservice elementary and secondary teachers teach concepts of career education and economic awareness. Also describes how the course is designed to meet the needs of individual students. (JN)
Descriptors: Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Correspondence Study, Course Content
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Kumar, Ashok; And Others – Chemical Engineering Education, 1989
Provides an overview of the Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) model and its use in the classroom as a training tool in the "Hazardous Chemical Spills" course. Presents six problems illustrating classroom use of CAMEO. Lists 16 references. (YP)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content
Sagi, John P. – 2000
This document offers a brief introduction to electronic commerce (known as eCommerce) and explains the challenges and frustrations of developing a course around the topic. ECommerce blends elements of computer science (HTML and JavaScript programming, for example) with traditional business functions, such as marketing, salesmanship, finance and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content
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Conner, Wm. Curtis, Jr. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1990
Describes the conversion of a laboratory and change in course content in a chemical engineering curriculum. Lists laboratory experiments and computer programs used in the course. Discusses difficulties during the laboratory conversion and future plans for the course. (YP)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
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Bass, Randall – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1993
Syllabus Builder is a hypertext resource that brings together scholarly, critical, and pedagogical information for literature teachers to use in curriculum development and classroom instruction. Application of the program to enhance a specific American literature anthology is described, illustrated with computer screens. (MSE)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Luzerne County Community Coll., Nanticoke, PA. – 1987
A project was conducted at the Community College of Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) to develop, in cooperation with area vocational-technical schools, the first year of a competency-based curriculum in computer-integrated manufacturing. Existing programs were reviewed and private sector input was sought in developing the curriculum and identifying…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs
Auer, Herbert J. – 1985
This instructional manual contains 20 learning activity packets for use in a workshop on robotics. The lessons cover the following topics: safety considerations in robotics; introduction to technology-level and coordinate-systems categories; the teach pendant (a hand-held computer, usually attached to the robot controller, with which the operator…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Equipment
Cheng, Wan-Lee – 1985
This instructional manual contains 12 learning activity packets for use in a workshop in computer-aided design and drafting (CADD). The lessons cover the following topics: introduction to computer graphics and computer-aided design/drafting; coordinate systems; advance space graphics hardware configuration and basic features of the IBM PC…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Design
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1985
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of accounting. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials include a…
Descriptors: Accounting, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Computer Oriented Programs
Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Cortland, NY. – 1984
The VisiCalc program is visual calculation on a computer making use of an electronic worksheet that is beneficial to the business user in dealing with numerous accounting and clerical procedures. The Lotus 1-2-3 program begins with VisiCalc and improves upon it by adding graphics and a database as well as more efficient ways to manipulate and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Skills, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
1985
This curriculum guide is designed to be used for creating programs in automated machining education in Connecticut. The first sections of the guide are introductory, explaining the importance of computer-numerically controlled machines, describing the industrial arts scope and sequence for kindergarten through adult levels, describing the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Industrial Arts, Machine Tools
Snyder, Nancy V. – 1984
North Seattle Community College decided to integrate computer-aided design/drafting (CAD/D) into its Electro-Mechanical Drafting Program. This choice necessitated a redefinition of the program through new curriculum and course development. To initiate the project, a new industrial advisory council was formed. Major electronic and recruiting firms…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs
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