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Sheridan, Patrick J. – Engineering Education, 1984
Presents findings of the Engineering Manpower Commission's 1983 survey of engineering technology enrollments. Includes data on enrollments for all students by curriculum and academic year; women and minorities; all associate degree programs by institutions; all bachelor degree programs; and for Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Enrollment
Download full textNational Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. – 1985
The Panel on Technology Education was one of four panels established by the Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer of the National Research Council. This panel's task was to investigate the technology aspects of the preparation of engineers in the United States. This report deals with: (1) "The History of Technical…
Descriptors: Certification, College Science, Cooperative Education, Engineering Education
Rogers, Debra M. Amidon – Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses some of the federal and state engineering research initiatives that have been launched in recent years, including the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Centers. Proposes that the status of the United States' competitiveness may depend on how well we manage this process as much as on the resulting technologies themselves.…
Descriptors: College Science, Economic Factors, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Peer reviewedRodriguez-Ramos, Walter E. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 1987
Advances four propositions in an effort to provide a frame of reference for a new generation of interactive engineering graphics scholars. Suggests the integration of traditional engineering graphics with new production tools such as computer-aided design drafting. Proposes that graphics problem-solving educational opportunities be maximized. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Drafting
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. – 1986
Engineers and technologists are generally thought to be critical to various aspects of our society, including national security, economic competitiveness, and the general welfare. This report asks questions and provides some answers about how employment of engineers in defense industries and laboratories affects employment in civilian industries…
Descriptors: College Science, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Engineering Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1988
This document concerns the operation and evaluation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) program. Included with a general letter addressing the operation of the program are several appendices which attempt to answer the questions put forth in the letter. These appendices include considerations of: (1)…
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Peer reviewedKnoblock, Edward W. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 1987
Describes the process of planning, designing and implementing a computer-assisted design laboratory to serve both a freshman engineering graphics and a sophomore engineering design course. Discusses some of the impact that this development had on other college facilities. Includes goals, testing, installation, current use, examples of assignments,…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Facilities
