The necessity for counselors to use modern methods of appraising abilities in order to fill the demand in engineering and the sciences is discussed. Aptitude test scores for three groups of males are charted to illustrate the first problem, identifying those with the requisite talents. Practical problems in identification and counseling and their…

Fundamentals of shipboard machinery, equipment, and engineering plants are presented in this text prepared for engineering officers. A general description is included of the development of naval ships, ship design and construction, stability and buoyancy, and damage and casualty control. Engineering theories are explained on the background of ship…

This report is from Task Force VIII of the COSINE Committee of the Commission on Education of the National Academy of Engineering. The task force was established to formulate subject matter for an elective undergraduate subject on computer operating systems principles for students whose major interest is in the engineering of computer systems and…

The recent emphasis on career education accentuates the problem of transforming and organizing information work domain into information that can be applied to educational problems. A comprehensive taxonomy of human work and accompanying measurement devices suitable for educational purposes is needed. This report describes a systematic procedure…

To examine library usage by faculty and students in the Schools of Engineering at Purdue University, data was analyzed from a sample of 12,000 loans during a three month period. User level (graduate student, undergraduate, faculty, or staff) and subject of borrowed material as indicated by Dewey Decimal Classification were examined for each major…

This issue of the newsletter of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) presents articles relating to interdisciplinary science instruction, declines in science skills, instructional television, college entrance examinations, career education, minorities in engineering, lab safety, inservice teacher education, and the use of…

The study was designed to investigate the effects of Numerical Control Technology and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (NC/CAM) in American industry on industrial education and engineering technology education. The specific purpose was to identify a data base and rationale for curriculum development in NC/CAM through a comparison of views by…

This report presents a summary of the results and tabulated data obtained from the 1975 Survey of Graduate Science Student Support and Postdoctorals conducted annually by the National Science Foundation. Data from 7,664 science and engineering departments of 248 graduate schools and 104 medical schools are included. Highlights include: graduate…

New Jersey had the lowest highway fatality rate in the Nation for two consecutive years, 1976-1977. This is the story of the comprehensive highway safety program plan and the three major forces that helped make it possible: education, engineering, and enforcement. (Author)

A case is presented for professional development citing a University of Wisconsin continuing engineering education program and several supporting studies. (MDR)

Presents the 1978 edition of Professional Women and Minorities designed by the AAAS to provide statistical manpower information on professional workforce in the United States and availability data for women and minorities within this professional workforce. Data show uneven progress for women and minorities in science and engineering. (HM)

A recent pilot study of nearly 400 engineers in the San Francisco area, conducted for the National Science Foundation, has shown that participation in continuing education programs is a more reliable indicator of job advancement than is inherent ability and drive. (Author/BB)

Reported here are the responses of a group of chemical engineering educators to questions relating to the use of a series of undergraduate chemical engineering modules developed by the CHEMI Project. (BB)

The set-up and checking-out of a simulated chemical pilot plant as part of a chemical engineering technology lab is described. (BB)

Reports that the High School for Engineering Professions in Houston, Texas, has graduated its first class of 20 students. The high school is the first of 100 planned to help get minorities into the engineering profession. (CP)