Cited are the educational challenges of undergraduate, graduate, and professional engineering programs; the main emphasis is on the challente to provide engineering education for non-engineering students at both the undergraduate and adult levels. The need for such a program stems from a conviction that no citizen can be considered educated in…

Based on the premise that there are major changes occurring in the programs and/or curricula in engineering schools of today, the author suggests that to focus on the potential of recycling as a natural vehicle would powerfully implement some of the trends in sight in an inventive engineering educational enterprise. His suggestions are given in…

The author presents both optimistic and pessimistic news about the future use of technicians in management and supervisory positions. He is optimistic because of the efforts by industry and education to solve difficulty personnel problems; pessimistic because of the complexity of the organizational structure necessary to manage technical…

The program described was developed to produce a viable engineering continuing education in rural areas. The system as explained consists of three major elements: 1) the suppliers, 2) the consumers, and 3) the delivery system. Answers to why such a program is needed, what its goals should be and how such a program can be implemented are presented…

This report presents data compiled as part of a comprehensive program to measure and analyze the nation's resources expended for research and development. R&D spending in the United States is expected to reach $38.1 billion in 1976, 8 percent above the 1975 level. For the first time in three years, R&D funds are expected to increase in…

The introductory materials science course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts), while still being regarded as in a state of evolution, has remained nearly constant for the past two years. Since the course is given each term, except summer, to 40-90 students of various disciplines, there has been ample opportunity for continual…

The use of engineering cases as tools for learning engineering is stated to be about 10 years old. A brief account of the origin for years before 1950 is given. A note is made of an initial meeting held in 1962 when the potential of the case approach in teaching engineering was discussed. By 1964, case programs were in operation at three schools.…

Presented is a summary of a study made to identify existing two and four year Industrial Engineering Technology programs in the United States. A preliminary tabulation was made of the data procured and a model for identification was developed for discussion. A survey form was used and sent to 205 schools identified as possibly having such a…

Contained in this volume are lectures, summaries of presented papers, and main plenary papers of a seminar, held at Helsinki University of Technology, on the education and training of engineers. The objectives of the seminar were to review the present status and trends of the continuing education of engineers in Europe and around the world, to…

This course is designed to teach the student to perform basic mathematics operations correctly. It consists of seven lessons and an examination as follows: Introduction to Arithmetic and Whole Numbers, Common Franctions, Decimals, Unit Conversion, Ratios and Proportions, Percentage, Powers and Roots, and the examination. The course uses the…

Contained are data on the engineering and engineering technology degrees granted for 1968-69 by engineering schools in the United States. The data show breakdowns by school and curriculum for each level, and they include figures for minority groups - women, U. S. Negroes, and foreign nationals. Comparisons are also given for past years by total…

This report gives examples of diverse educational strategies in science and engineering education to illustrate the capabilities of the PLATO III computer-based education system. The basic structure of the TUTOR language is discussed and some technical details are given to explain how the PLATO III system works. A brief description of the…

The purpose of this study was to collect and interpret facts relating to the need for, and use of, continuing education by research and development (R and D) scientists and engineers in large industrial and government R and D laboratories. The top management, personnel executives, training executives, scientists, and engineers employed at various…

This study examines the relationship of the Black Man to the profession of engineering. Chapter I discusses the background of the study, its potential value, and the long-term outlook for Blacks in engineering. Chapter II briefly describes 2 earlier studies on this subject and the institutions from which data was obtained. Chapter III presents…

The seminar reported in this document examined the university mathematics courses which should be available to future engineers, and was especially concerned with the introduction of computer science education. There are four major sections. The first reports a survey of electrical engineers in the United Kingdom which investigated how often they…