Discusses typical problems in self-paced courses and suggests ways to approach these problems: grading, student procrastination, and adequately introducing the students to the course. (MLH)

Discusses pretests, using tests for feedback, and using item discrimination ratios in analyzing test effectiveness. (MLH)

Describes efforts on the part of the Standing Conference on Schools Science and Technology (SCSST) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to increase technological awareness in schools and society. (GS)

Describes an experiment that utilizes spectrophotometric equipment to analyze the kinetics of a homogeneous reaction in batch. (MLH)

This article is the third in a series which discusses a mathematical methodology for evaluating interconnections of water supply systems. The model can be used to analyze the carrying capacity of proposed links or predict the impact of abandoning interconnections. (AS)

Provides an introduction to cognitive, learning, and teaching styles and their educational use by describing two instruments used for cognitive style mapping the Oakland and Canfield approaches. (Author/GA)

Relicensing requirements that demand nothing beyond the initial examination for first issue of the Professional Engineer's license do little to promote continuing professional competence. A 1977 Iowa law requires proof of continuing professional education for license renewal, validating the credential. (RE)

The Florida Engineering Society has established a certificate of Continued Professional Development. Engineers in any field may qualify. A table of minimum standards for attainment of the certificate is presented. (RE)

Male engineering students (N=340) revealed chosen major job function and completed the Family Relations Inventory (FRI). Engineering students in general are more likely to describe their dominant parent as Avoiding than as either Accepting or Concentrating. (Author)

It is suggested that plant operators can be useful in designing sewage treatment plants. The advantages of this cooperative arrangement to the consulting engineers and the city, and the pitfalls, are discussed. (BB)

This is part two of a series. It covers industrial vapor explosions and gives case histories of water-molten metal explosions. (BB)

Lists tentative guidelines, prepared by the NSPE Task Force on Professional Schools of Engineering, to assist in the development and evaluation of schools or colleges interested in professional engineering education and identification as professional schools of engineering. The guidelines deal with the programs, the faculty and the schools. (GA)

Engineering geology remains a potpourri of applied classical geology, and 1977 witnessed an upswing in demand for these services. Traditional foundation-related work was slight, but construction related to national needs increased briskly. Major cities turned to concerns of transit waste-water treatment and solid-waste disposal. (Author/MA)