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Engineering Technology Enrollments--1983.
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
The Marine Steam Turbine--A Brief History of Technological Progress.
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Berridge, Chris – School Science Review, 1989
Reviews the history of the steam turbine at sea from the 1880s to modern turbines. Presents several pictures of various types of turbines. (YP)
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Engines, Foreign Countries
Engineering and Engineering Technology Faculty Survey, Fall 1989, Part II.
Doigan, Paul; And Others – Engineering Education, 1990
Reported are the results of a survey of engineering and engineering technology (E.T.) faculties. Comparisons are drawn between various segments of these two communities. The deans' views of their critical problems in administering engineering and E.T. programs are described. (KR)
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Attitudes, College Administration, College Science
Designing Everyday Things: Integrated Projects for the Elementary Classroom.
Clayfield, Helen; Hyatt, Robyn – 1994
This instructional resource provides teachers with ideas for teaching technology and incorporating it into other areas of the curriculum. The book includes 24 work units that can be adapted for use by any elementary grade. These units allow students to translate their ideas into practice by designing, making, and testing. The information and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Design, Design Crafts, Design Requirements
Utilization of Technology; Consumer Perspective.
Pfrommer, Margaret C. – 1985
A consumer viewpoint on the use of technology by disabled persons is presented. Reasons for not solving the problem of technological underutilization are proposed. Goals for evaluating the appropriateness of a technology should not be rigidly defined; persons who do this actually set limitations in the guise of being "realistic." At present there…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Consumer Protection, Disabilities
Surface Engineering: A Rapidly Developing Discipline.
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Bell, T. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1987
Reviews the scope and dimensions of engineering new surface technologies. Focuses specifically on thermochemical treatments. Identifies the more widely used thermochemical treatments and describes the nitrocarburising and bonding treatments in particular. (ML)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemical Industry, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
"Hitch-Hiking" on Creativity in Nature.
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Offner, David – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1990
An "Introduction to Bionics" course is described, focusing on objectives, the case study method used in the course, a sample case involving the design of a self-locking spine positioner for a catfish, course coverage, idea-generating techniques, and course benefits. (JDD)
Descriptors: Bionics, Case Studies, College Students, Course Content
Principles of Technology, Units 1-7. Curriculum Guide.
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Campbell, Robert, Comp. – 1992
This Idaho secondary education curriculum guide provides lists of tasks, performance objectives, and enabling objectives for instruction intended to impart entry-level employment skills in industrial technology. The first list is a general job competencies task profile, followed by a sheet on which teachers can evaluate students' general job…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Electricity, Employment Potential, Energy