Describes engineering education program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and suggests some changes in engineering education such as changing: graduation requirements, the role of professors, the competitive atmosphere, and the amount of real world engineering experiences for undergraduates. (MDR)

Ethylene hydrogenation on a platinum catalyst, electrolytically applied to a tube wall, is a good system for the study of the interactions between diffusion and surface reaction in heterogeneous catalysis. Theoretical background, apparatus, procedure, and student performance of this experiment are discussed. (BB)

An engineering hardware display, slide-tape show, selected readings, and tests are used to help students become familiar with values, fitting, tools, and instruments. Sample exam questions and a list of hardware are given. (BB)

Reviews the principles and describes the broad thrust of the training of engineers in China. (SL)

Discusses general ways to approach and solve engineering problems. Uses the phase plane and perturbation methods to illustrate the qualitative study of equations. (MLH)

Describes a student project in chemical plant design offered as part of a freshman chemical engineering course. (MLH)

Describes National Science Foundation (NSF) activities and rationals in formation of it's Division of Information Science and Technology. (SL)

Relates experiences in the use and implementation of engineering courses taught by the Guided Design method. (SL)

Describes an undergraduate course in chemical reaction engineering science. (CP)

Reviews articles appearing in this special journal issue dealing with questions pertaining to the evaluation of learning. (SL)

Describes a technique in which students grade their own tests. (SL)

Describes two Personalized Systems of Instruction (PSI) courses in Engineering Dynamics taught at the University of Western Ontario. Factors contributing to difference in achievement between the two courses are described. (SL)

Discusses the use of Problem-Solving Laboratory (PSL) courses for giving engineering students authentic design experience and knowledge of how to go about solving real world problems. (SL)

Proposes that one cause of the current decline in basic scientific research is the distrust and scorn existing between universities and industry. (SL)

Presents a listing of engineering college members of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Each listing includes the school name, address, president, and official representatives. (SL)