Presents a description of the programs offered by a fictitious technology and society department as a model for future programs designed to provide a liberalized technical education. (GS)

Outlines manpower needs in both the public and private sectors in the areas of air pollution control, solid waste management, radiological hazard control, pesticide hazard control, and water pollution control. (GS)

Presents the objectives of a four-year college education in engineering. Evaluated self-paced instruction as a means of achieving those objectives. (GS)

A British project in engineering science is described. Computer assisted instruction packages are being developed to provide students with experience with models or systems of models related to lecture material on electrical, electronic, nuclear, and mechanical engineering. (SD)

Describes a two semester course of 24 units based on "University Physics" by Sears and Zemansky which has two levels of mastery: passing and superior, but is graded. Experience with four repetitions is reported. (GH)

Reports on a limited survey of published curriculum guides to determine if courses in the category of "technical sciences" are included in engineering technology curricula, what courses appear most frequently, and what proportion of total time allocation do they represent. (GS)

Presents the view that formal assignments such as problem sheets to be solved at home within a given amount of time are detrimental to the development of a mature outlook in college students. Presents an alternative to this approach. (GS)

Reports the results of a survey conducted among supervisers of 81 Kansas State University graduates. The rating form listed ten criteria relevant to the successful performance of any engineering-related job. (Author/GS)

Describes an optional course on applied electrostatics that was offered to electrical engineers in their final year. Topics included the determination of electric fields, nature of the charging process, static electricity in liquids, solid state processes, charged particle applications, and electrostatic ignition. (GS)

This fact sheet provides information on whether foreign students who earn doctoral degrees in the United States in scientific or engineering fields remain in the United States after receiving their doctorates. The information was obtained from a 1985 National Science Foundation report (NSF 86-305) titled "Foreign Citizens in U.S. Science and…

This 44-item, annotated bibliography provides an overview of the major viewpoints and methods in current technical writing practice and instruction. It is intended for instructors, students, and managers of engineering firms. Entries are presented in three categories. The first category (8 entries)) focuses on the requirements for technical…

Working jointly with area colleges that give course credit for the project, a number of consulting engineering firms bring students into their offices for a series of orientation sessions. (Author/MLF)

Describes recently published Engineering Science Development Unit (ESDU) texts, intended to promote an applied science approach to sixth form teaching. Each text has two components: a main story in which an engineering problem or situation is considered, and a set of supporting material covering development of physical relationships. (MLH)

Outlines the academic responsibilities connected with the nation's transition to the metric system and indicates how these responsibilities relate to the general task of problem solving. (GS)