A report on innovations in the teaching of engineering at West Virginia University and the effects these have had on student performance is presented. (BB)

Recent studies on how students solve problems are summarized and suggestions are made of how engineering teachers can apply this information. (BB)

The results are presented of a survey of structural design engineers to determine current attitudes toward existing design specifications, techniques of analysis, and basic fundamentals. (BB)

Discusses origins and organization of technical engineering schools in Belgium, the development of higher technical education, industrial colleges, legislation affecting technical education, and considerations on the future of industrial colleges. Journal availability: see SO 507 243. (Author/DB)

Describes a pedagogical project using the computer in teaching an electrical engineering subject. This project has led to a small-group instructional approach where the computer is used in various ways in courses on different levels. Teaching activities constituting the instructional model are presented. (Author/CMV)

Lists the following information for the school year 1975-76 for 200 institutions of engineering education: administrative officers, number of faculty, graduate degree requirements, off-campus extension centers for graduate study, research areas of accepted doctoral theses, personnel engaged in separately budgeted research, and research expeditures…

Describes a study in which engineering students who were shown accompanying slides during lecture scored significantly higher on a subsequent quiz than a control section. (MLH)

Describes the five major divisions of the affective domain and three evaluative instruments used to assess affective domain areas: the attitude checklist, the attitude questionnaire, and the projective indicator. (MLH)

Discusses the uses of student evaluations of teacher effectiveness, including validity and reliability procedures, and items for possible inclusion in the instrument. (MLH)

Selected rules for the consistent use of SI units are presented. (DT)

Presents an analysis of the deterioration of the engineering profession via the production of an oversupply of engineers. (SL)

Analyzes the development of engineering programs in Portugal based on the experience acquired at the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), the largest Portuguese engineering school. Describes the methodologies developed to monitor admissions and presents the analysis in terms of absolute and relative criteria based on course demand. (DDR)

Undergraduate and graduate students are often confused about several aspects of modeling physical systems. Describes an approach to address these issues using a single physical transport problem that can be analyzed with multiple mathematical models. (DKM)

Presents the module course as an effective curricular innovation within the framework of a dual-degree program in German and engineering. Three modules are offered in a series within the curriculum of EUROTECH: An International Program in Engineering at the University of Connecticut. The module functions as a vehicle for content-based instruction.…

Syndicate studies simulate industrial situations and have proved to be an effective and adaptable small-group teaching strategy in electrical and electronic engineering classes. Outlines a planning exercise for surface mounted technology: aim, execution, company management, and tasks; provides examples of a meeting agenda; workshop discussion…