The UK needs more well-qualified people to enter engineering in order to maintain and develop its economy. It appears that engineering it still seen by many as the preserve of the white male. This article looks at possible reasons (often based on established prejudice among students and their families and peer groups) why, in particular, members…

Because rapid growth of nanotechnology is expected to lead to intentional and non-intentional releases, future engineers will need to minimize negative environmental and health impacts of nanomaterials. We developed two upper-level undergraduate courses centered on life-cycle assessment of nanomaterials. The first part of the course sequence…

Objectives of a project-oriented mechanical engineering course, Engineering Design, were achieved through a design project, where students designed, built and demonstrated an extreme version of a basic Theo Jansen device. Through this project, junior students in the University of Louisiana fully developed the capability of applying mathematic and…

Presented is a discussion of engineering technology, what it is, and how it differs from engineering. (BB)

The focus of this summary volume reporting on several parallel studies is an application of technology to the problems of health care and the role of the university in responding to health care needs through biomedical engineering. A brief description of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is presented. A list of reports, issued by the…

Curriculum elements, structure, and influences for engineering technology programs are listed and explained. (DT)

A survey of 531 electrical engineering graduates of the University of Alabama who had received bachelor's degrees in the years 1950 through 1974 showed that the educational needs of a majority of the respondents could have been adequately served by the mathematics levels present in the engineering technology program. In addition, certain subjects…

Presents a listing of industrial members of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Listings include industry name, address, and representatives. (SL)

Presents a detailed outline of topics and lectures and references for a survey course on process synthesis at Auburn University, Alabama. (JN)

Discussed are problems facing mining and mineral engineering education and the prospects for future resolution of the problems. (SL)

Presented is a review of institutions offering baccalaureate programs in engineering technology. (SL)

Provides a checklist for microprocessor laboratories and outlines the programs offered at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where students are introduced to two microprocessor elective courses. (CS)

Reviews both baccalaureate and associate degree programs in engineering technology. These programs have increased and expanded primarily as a response to society's demand for technical manpower. (MLH)

Presents contemporary thinking on the mathematics requirements in the engineering technology curriculum. Includes a discussion of institutional practices in mathematics instruction pointing out similarities in content, quantity, scope, and nature of mathematical offerings. (GS)

A revised version of a paper presented at a mini-plenary session of the 88th Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, June 25, 1980, is discussed. A panel of industry and government representatives addressed the question of the kinds of educational backgrounds that will be called…