Compares and contrasts French universities which emphasize research in their science and engineering programs to the prestigious "grandes ecoles" (highly specialized engineering schools) which emphasize theory. Discusses the need for reforming the dual higher education system and issues related to alternative reform proposals. (DC)

Summarizes symposium proceedings and provides topic titles and speakers. An appendix lists useful periodicals and books describing the chemical industry. (CS)

Identifies differences between engineering students at the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison in good academic standing at the end of the first year who persisted in engineering, and those in good standing who transferred to another college. (CS)

Discusses issues of employment and the global environment examined at the 1980 meeting of the International Labour Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme. (Editor)

Describes an experimental course in content area writing in engineering taught at Triton College (Illinois). (HTH)

Announces the directive of President Carter to the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education to review science and engineering education policies at the secondary and university levels. The study is based on the concern that these policies are inadequate for preserving the nation's strength. (Author/SA)

To help students develop career plans, opportunities are provided for self-assessment into an application for one of ten imaginary companies. Basic information is given for each company. During the term, students solve problems written in the context of the company for which they are working. (JN)

Reviews issues related to faculty shortages in engineering, suggesting that full cooperation from the engineering profession, academia, industry, and government is necessary to make any solution work. Discusses possible solutions and describes current university/industry relationships. (SK)

Proposes that practicing engineers become involved in academic areas, from financing and curriculum development to committed activity, student and thesis advising, and teaching. Makes recommendations for industry, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, and the American Association of Engineering Societies. (SK)

Presented are results of the Engineer's Council for Professional Development. Samples of 41 institutions and 143 engineering programs for the 1978-79 academic year are discussed. The institutional data are presented on geographic averages and tabulated. No interpretation of the results is included. (SMB)

Provides a model with which to view the instructional process and the teaching activities within it. Presents a flow chart to aid information on improvement of instruction. Stresses the importance of viewing improvement as a continuous process and utilizing feedback. (SMB)

An evaluation of student performances in a materials engineering course using three different teaching methods is presented. A form of personalized self-instruction (PSI) in which the course is offered off-campus, decentralized sequenced instruction (DSI), was compared to on-campus PSI and to the lecture method. The DSI method is shown to be most…

The use of graphic art illustrations will prove to be a significant improvement in meeting the criteria for effective programed instruction. (BB)

This paper describes the instructional format of the lecture and the self-paced methods of teaching FORTRAN at Michigan State University and compares end-of-term grades of students taking a second computer science course based on whether they took the first course in the self-paced or the traditional lecture format. (Author/BB)

Describes techniques being used in the production of microelectronics kits which have replaced traditional optical lithography, including contact and optical projection printing, and X-ray and electron beam lithography. Also includes limitations of each technique described. (SK)