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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Board on Science and Technology for International Development. – 1976
This document resulted from a project to ascertain the future role of U.S. engineering institutions in assisting Less Developed Countries (LCD's). This report is addressed to persons interested in improving engineering education and research in the field of economic development. Recommendations are included for research, curriculum improvement,…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Engineers
National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. – 1976
This document is a synopsis of the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) first ten years; its formation, development, and work. This document is not intended to serve as a definitive history of the NAE, but rather to outline its development and to introduce the Academy to the interested reader who may be unfamiliar with its work and to provide…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Engineers, Institutes (Training Programs)
Thomandale Management, Ltd. (Alberta). – 1986
This study was designed to identify and to evaluate technological changes affecting the careers of the members of the Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists (ASET) at present and up to 1991. Efforts were directed toward identifying those variables affecting employment and recommending courses of action to help technologists remain current.…
Descriptors: Careers, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Engineering Education
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
Peer reviewedRobinson, Arthur L. – Science, 1980
Discusses the problem of the shortage of engineers capable of designing advanced integrated circuits (IC) and presents some suggestions for increasing the number of IC designers in universities and semiconductor companies. (HM)
Descriptors: Electric Circuits, Electronics Industry, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1985
The National Research Council's Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer conducted a study aimed at achieving a comprehensive understanding of engineering in the United States and an assessment of its capacity to meet present and future needs. This document reports on the findings of the committee's work over a 2-year period. The…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Economics, Engineering, Engineering Education
Koen, Billy Vaughn – 1985
In an effort to more clearly define the engineering method, this document attempts to draw distinctions between engineering and science. Part I, "Some Thoughts on Engineering," discusses strategies that engineers employ to solve problems, and the characteristics of the types of engineering problems. Part II, "The Principal Rule of the Engineering…
Descriptors: Definitions, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Engineers
Wenk, Edward, Jr. – Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses the needs and properties of human systems including issues of safety and the holistic approach in engineering. Lists a suggested introductory engineering curriculum. Describes characteristics of future realities in managing technology. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum, Engineering, Engineering Education
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1985
The National Research Council's Panel on Engineering Interactions with Society was formed to examine the functioning of the engineering profession in the context of, and in relation to, American society. This document presents the findings of the panel. The panel's inquiry was twofold. First, it examined the impact that engineering and technology…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas, London (England). – 1978
The following articles and reports are presented in this publication of "Overseas Universities:""Appropriate Technology and University Education," by John Twidell; "The Training of Engineering Staff for Higher Education Institutions in Developing Countries," by D. W. Daniel, C. A. Leal, J. H. Maynes and T. Wilmore;…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning
