This paper describes the design and construction of a local network of microcomputers at the Electrical Computer Engineering Department at Florida Institute of Technology. The design criteria for such a network and the possible applications are discussed. (JN)

PLATO has become a successful method for computer-based education in a statics course since it offers diversified teaching/learning activities as well as alternative ways to teach content and exercise skills. Advantages for student learning are discussed, course guidelines are given, and a description of the course's computer graphics is provided.…

Performance of engineering students taught with behavioral objectives is compared to performance of similar students taught with advance organizers. Since results indicate little difference in achievement, subsequent work will be directed toward finding possible links between personality types (measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) and…

Describes a computer communication course (and its associated laboratory) developed for electrical engineering students at the University of Florida. The course teaches seniors and graduate students the theoretical limits that affect the implementation of serial digital communications and surveys the interface standards, data link protocols, and…

A number of new initiatives have been started in the United Kingdom to bring universities and industry closer together. Several of these programs are outlined and the experience at Cambridge University with a research and teaching program linked directly to a manufacturing industry is described. (Author/JN)

Discusses the development of industrial collaboration in engineering education in the United Kingdom, focusing on Queen's University in Belfast (Ireland). This example was selected since northern Ireland has suffered severe industrial decline and the importance of collaboration to rebuild its industrial base is recognized both in education and…

Indicates that the healthy economy is providing multiple opportunities for graduating mechanical engineers (including more job offers and higher pay) and that greatly expanded funding of military-defense work and computer applications are contributing to this growth. Data on mechanical engineering degrees granted, salaries, and industry growth are…

Describes an interactive graphics package which illustrates the phase behavior of binary mixtures. The package has been successfully used with graduate and undergraduate students in the chemical engineering curriculum at Cornell University. Features contributing to this success are noted. (JN)

Presents guidelines by which all engineering schools under the American Society for Engineering Education umbrella can work together with the American enterprise, through the American National Metric Council, to achieve transition to the International System of Units in a purposeful, cost-effective, and well-coordinated manner. (JN)

Discusses eight steps to modify the way engineering schools operate. They include hiring some experienced engineers as faculty, incorporating peer and student review of teaching performance in faculty evaluations, reversing the tendency to make curricula increasingly narrow and specialized, and adopting a systems approach to engineering education.…

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…

A former educator, having worked 2 years away from academe, examines the transition from the university to the world of free enterprise. Topics discussed are job security, the relationship between client and provider, and how academe and free enterprise view the competitor. (BC)

Discusses areas in the undergraduate curriculum that are important due to recent technological changes (such as contributing effectively to group projects and the ability to take advantage of continuing education opportunities). Examines possible responses to these areas, focusing on the role of computers and on the mathematics curriculum. (JN)

Discusses (1) the current status of computers on the mathematical training of engineers; (2) future prospects; and (3) mathematical topics that should be incorporated into precollege curricula (such as geometry and analytical geometry of parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola within the algebraic and geometric framework). (JN)

Discusses the use of computers in teaching these courses at the Eindhoven University of Technology: (1) regression analysis; (2) generalized linear models; and (3) multivariate statistical methods. Students also use the computer for their final studies for validating statistical tests. (JN)