Discusses the importance of pre-college, developmental remedial programs for students who lack adequate skills for success in the engineering technology study. A description of remedial course work in algebra, geometry, basic English, reading skills, and physical science is included. (CC)

Discusses engineering education at Harvey Mudd College including allocation of curricular elements, implementation of a five-year program, and preparation for various careers. Indicates that deepening ecological and urban problems leads to the demand for more engineering generalists sensitive to further effects of today's public decisions. (CC)

Discusses the use of varied resources to conduct undergraduate systems design courses at the Drexel University with the support of the Sloan Foundation. The purpose is to provide students with an ability to develop solutions to problems encountered in a real, living, and dynamic situation. (CC)

Discusses the offering of a two-quarter Sloan Foundation course entitled "C-50-Design of Complex Systems" to students in all departments, from freshmen to Ph.D. candidates, at the Northwestern University. Indicates the presence of a realistic working environment due to the mix of students' interests, skills, and levels of ability. (CC)

Describes the fulfillment of a dual responsibility for educating professional engineers and providing an educational base for other careers in the Engineering Department of Swarthmore College. Indicates that departmental efforts will continue to focus on society-related educational programs. (CC)

Discusses the reliability engineering courses offered by the University of Arizona, including summer institutes and master's and bachelor's programs with a reliability option. Indicates that formally educated reliability engineers are a better solution to the manpower need than self-educated ones. (CC)

Discusses the objectives, content, and activities of the course Interactions of Environmental Engineering and Society'' conducted by the Engineering School of the University of Louisville for elementary and secondary science teachers. Indicates satisfactory results from students' and related administrators' responses. (CC)

Discusses the purpose and curriculum of interdisciplinary engineering management programs conducted at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Indicates that the development of a proper balance of engineering, science, and management is proved satisfactory by student acceptance, graduate placement, and feedback from both graduates and employers. (CC)

Discusses the graduate engineering management program of Drexel University, including student characteristics, program objectives, academic requirements, and course options. Indicates that the program serves the demand for management talent by providing students with skills different from those of conventional programs. (CC)

Discusses a creative engineering systems design program developed at the Clarkson College of Technology with the support of the Sloan Foundation. Indicates that the program leads to greater undergraduate use of computational facilities and more faculty research toward design applications. (CC)

Describes the demand for graduates from biomedical engineering programs as being not yet fully able to absorb the supply. Suggests small schools interested in entering the field consider offering their programs at the undergraduate level via a minor or an option. Examples of such options and student projects are included. (CC)

Discusses the trial of an elective course entitled Social Aspects of Chemical Engineering'' at McGill University. Indicates that student initiative is encouraged through the use of an uncertainly defined structure. (CC)