Discusses the electrical engineering profession, qualifications needed to enter the field, and careers graduates in electrical engineering may pursue. (SL)

This program initiated by Nalco Chemical, a major supplier of chemicals for boiler feedwater treatment, uses texts, audiovisual aids, and hands-on experience and is designed to boost the efficiency of boiler operators. (BB)

A method is described for ranking college chemical engineering departments in terms of a productivity index. Twenty-four departments are ranked. The results for 1976 and 1977 are compared. (BB)

An introduction to the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and its use in engineering education. (BB)

The contrasting interaction potentials of commonly used seating arrangements for small and large group meetings are discussed from the vantage point of contemporary definitions of privacy. Seat location is associated with verbal interaction rates and visual accessibility among and between group members and leaders. Seating design should provide…

Reviews developments in electron spectroscopy, x-ray spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance instrumentation. (SL)

Anne Arundel Community College uses the Chesapeake Bay for a flexible ocean engineering technology program which includes mechanical, electrical, and environmental options for transfer and/or vocational students, and adult education programs covering such subjects as sailing, Bay history, boat building, scuba-diving, and marine biology. (RT)

Presents an engineering education grading scale, A to F, in terms of generally defined competencies. (SL)

Describes a reaction system experiment utilizing saponification of ethyl acetate by sodium hydroxide. The activity is part of an undergraduate chemical engineering course. (SL)

Presents data pertinent to faculty workloads at 66 universities surveyed by the Faculty Council of the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1971. (SL)

Describes the involvement of behavioral scientists in agricultural development programs and sketches the contributions behavioral scientists are expected to make to agricultural development in the future. (SL)

The development of the Individualized Study System (ISS) in The Netherlands from 1970 to 1975 is reviewed and a case study for first-year engineering is described. A classification of ISS courses illustrates the complexity of the system, with advice offered on the management of individualized study systems. (Author/LBH)

A civil engineering professor would like to see civil engineers spend less time looking at broken structures and more time testing construction materials, and has founded a research center for that purpose. (MSE)

Discusses the diversity of names used for various types of polymeric materials. Concentrates on the naming of linear organic polymers. Delineates these polymers by discussing common names, source-based names, characteristic group names, and structure-based names. Introduces the specifications of tacticity and geometric isomerism. (TW)

Presents data on the number of bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from institutions whose programs are approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Reviews the programs and activities endorsed by the ACS Board of Directors in April, 1986. (ML)