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School Research Newsletter, 1989
This document describes some of the experience gained from an evaluation of Du-It, an experimental Industrial Technology Branch program affiliated with the Production and Maintenance Engineering Line (Du-It) of upper secondary school being conducted at Trollhattan, Vasteras, Karlskrona, Harnosand, and Goteborg upper secondary schools. As with…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Foreign Countries
Download full textCutcliffe, Stephen H., Ed. – 1979
Newsletter issues pertaining to Lehigh University's Humanities Perspectives on Technology (HPT) Program, which was renamed the Science, Technology and Society Program, are presented. Additionally, a newsletter article excerpt entitled "Elements of Technology in a Liberal Education" is included. Two 1977 issues of "HRP News,"…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Cultural Context, Engineering Education
Mitchell, Eugene E., Ed. – COED Transactions, 1980
Described are applications of computer data acquisition to three laboratories in materials science at the United States Naval Academy. In each laboratory, data are input to a minicomputer, scaled using previously obtained and stored calibration factors to convert the transducer signals to load, displacement, temperature, etc., and then stored on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Engineering, Engineering Education
Doelling, Irvin – COED Transactions, 1980
Discussed is the present engineering computer environment of a large aerospace company recognized as a leader in the application and development of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing techniques. A review is given of the exposure spectrum of engineers to the world of computing, the computer languages used, and the career impacts…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Engineering Education
Mitchell, Eugene E., Ed. – COED Transactions, 1980
Described is a microcomputer laboratory at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, which provides easy access to non-volatile memory and a single input/output file system for 16 microcomputer laboratory positions. A microcomputer network that has a centralized data base is implemented using the concepts of computer network…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Engineering
Zemsky, Robert, Ed. – Policy Perspectives, 1998
This essay, based on a national roundtable composed of science faculty, administrative leaders, foundation officers, and program directors examines the gap between advocacy and understanding that increasingly describes the status of science, mathematics, and technical education in the United States. The essay focuses on the capacity of the…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Responsibility
Baker, Janette, Ed. – University Education News, 1981
Theories on adult development and learning and some of the Ontario universities' programs and services for the adult learner are examined, and Athabasca University, Alberta's answer to the British Open University, is described. Peter O'Donnell discusses adult learners' needs and explains how Athabasca University serves this specific type of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students
