Through intensive student recruitment, faculty planning, new undergraduate programs and acquisitioning of research and endowment money PINY, previously close to bankruptcy, is now approaching its goal of becoming the great technological university of New York. (KE)

Presents an analysis of the erosion of professional autonomy in the engineering schools. Outlines the dilemma of appropriate independence from academic tradition while at the same time keeping the educational and cultural nourishment of a university. (GS)

A method for incorporating community­-based oral presentations into the undergraduate chemical engineering unit operations laboratory experience is described. Examples are given of appropriate topics and how these presentations can be incorporated into the experiment sequence. Course evaluations reflect the fact that these presentations are an…

This paper examined the responses of second and third year engineering students in the University of Melbourne to a number of open-ended exercises which tap problem-solving skills in engineering design. (Editor/RK)

Students in four biochemical and biological engineering courses for upper-­level undergraduates and graduate students were required to write a research proposal. Breaking the requirements down into segments (such as a summary with specific aims, rough draft, and final draft) due on different dates helped make the assignment more manageable for the…

The main points made in a larger case study report of Technician Education Council (TEC) curriculum development in engineering design are summarized in this document. It includes background to the setting up of a Committee for Engineering Design by TEC, with a remit to produce guidelines and model programs for a Higher National Certificate for…

Agricultural engineering, an important new branch of engineering in Nigeria, is discussed in relation to available training programs, diploma and certificate courses, and evaluation of training programs. (Author/PG)

The Director of Civil Works, U. S. Corps of Engineers, presents thoughts to aid in answering questions related to the relationship between community action and great works, between community action and civilization, and the implications of these relationships for those we train. (GS)

The fall 1976 survey of engineering freshmen is the third of a series of five surveys seeking to determine the characteristics and attitudes of male and female engineering students, and the changes in these areas as students proceed through their first two years in engineering programs. Fourteen schools participated in the 1976 survey. An 80-item…

This paper presents a survey of the techniques used by 29 engineering colleges that have been successful in recruiting and retaining women engineering students. Eight techniques are described for increasing the enrollment of women, including publicizing techniques, counseling efforts, hiring women faculty, and recruiting at the high school level.…

A course in materials selection at the University of Florida is described. The course is designed to teach the student how to select materials for the construction of different types of engineering hardware and how to translate the operational requirements of engineering equipment into purchasing specifications. An outline of the course and sample…