This study examined the academic and affective growth of peer mentors in a minority engineering program which encouraged relationships between freshmen pre-engineering students and upperclass division mentors at a large, land-grant university in the Southeast. A total of 14 mentors in a newly established minority mentoring program, who were…

The most striking characteristic of technological as of other forms of education in the United States from the international standpoint is doubtless its extreme range of variation and the impossibility of framing general statements and definitions which shall be free from numerous exceptions. For the purposes of the present report a technological…

The people of the United States are greatly interested in the German systems of industrial and trade education. There is a large demand for information in regard to the general policies of German cities and States in regard to such education, and also for information in regard to schools for special trades. To meet this demand, this bulletin…

Describes development of Doctor of Environmental Science and Engineering degree program at the University of California at Los Angeles. Includes rationale for the program, means by which it functions, unique characteristics, curriculum and accomplishments to date, all with particular concern for needs derived from the Toxic Substances Control Act…

Discusses crises in general education, in university basic research, and in industry, suggesting that educational institutions, industry and government must each play a role in revitalizing United States industrial preeminence in world markets. Outlines possible solutions for dealing with foreign competition. (JN)

A course was developed to teach physics concepts and to help students understand mathematics, the nature and role of engineers and engineering in society, and to distinguish between science/technology from pseudo-science. Includes course goals/content, mechanics, start-up, and long-term projects. (JN)

Describes how group of end users (engineering undergraduates) at Chalmers University of Technology were trained to perform interactive online searching on BYGGDOK, a small, specialized Scandinavian database. Goals and objectives of the instruction, teaching methods, evaluation, and comparison of searching between end users and intermediaries are…

Discusses health hazards associated with use of visual display terminals (VDTs) and provides guidelines for safe use of VDTs in the following areas: radiation, design of work stations, design of VDTs, illumination, glare, work/rest periods, visual testings, ion depletion. An 11-item annotated bibliography of recommended readings and bibliographies…

The state of educational planning for engineering in Iran, a critical element in industralization, is investigated. It is concluded that no adequate survey of markets and industries was made, and implementation of any planning was incomplete. Recommendations are made for solving current problems. (MSE)

Help in solving the engineering faculty shortage crisis is being sought by the American Association of Engineering Societies (New York City) by means of a four-part proposal: establishing a faculty assistance program, graduate student assistance, academic professorial appointments (federally funded), and general improvements of university…

A method is proposed to tie good writing skills to science and engineering curriculum without actually teaching writing. It encourages students to explain in writing the reasoning behind solutions to technical and mathematical problems. This places emphasis on reasoning rather than intimidating symbols and rewards clarity and cohesion. (MSE)

The excitement and high commercial value placed on basic/applied genetics research appear to be re-energizing the once-fruitful relationship between academic/industrial sectors which declined over the last 20 to 30 years. University/industry relationships and cooperation between departments/faculty within universities are noted, discussing several…

Traces how technological changes affect the architecture of the workplace. Traces these effects from the industrial revolution up through the computer revolution. Offers suggested designs for the computerized office of today and tomorrow. (JM)

Male (N=110) and female (N=84) undergraduate students completed a variant of the Semantic Differential questionnaire. Subjects evaluated either male or female liberal arts and engineering majors. Female engineering majors were evaluated as less attractive than their female liberal arts counterparts. (Author)

Two approaches to the content of thermodynamics were used in an introductory college physics course: traditional organization and organization based on Ausubel's learning theory. The influence of these organizations on engineering student's (N=58) cognitive structure was investigated using a word association test analyzed through hierarchical…