Suggests break with restrictive college offerings by substituting lectures with television and other instructional aids, replacing the standard four-year curriculum with one that permits advancement according to individual learning capabilities, and encouraging the development of faculty potential to meet students' personal and educational needs.…

Describes a course module designed to instruct beginning engineering students at the University of New Mexico in problem-solving methodology as suggested by Polya (understand, plan, carry out, look back). (SK)

Discusses five major challenges to improving technical communication skills of engineering students. A communication course which has been used at McMaster University is also described. (HM)

Ranks highest subject training needs for professional careers in industry as identified by respondents in the engineering profession. A competency inventory of a professional engineering program is proposed and discussed. (CS)

Focuses on nontraditional engineering programs in American universities. Data are given that summarize the enrollment trends since the 1960s at Purdue University's Division of Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies (IDE). Discusses the future of the nontraditional engineering graduate in American industry. (SA)

The author comments on the importance of a strong general education for engineers and presents a set of standards for undergraduate instruction. (SA)

Presents a design for a workshop modeled after the engineering design process. A step-by-step approach is suggested for each aspect of the design process. (SA)

Summarizes the American Society for Engineering Education's (ASEE) project called Engineering Education for a Changing World. Outlines each step of the project and explains the reasons for altering the theory and practice of engineering education. (DDR)

Some considerations and proposals are introduced to improve the efficiency of information management training based on the results of experiments done in this field. The integration of different parts of the information training program into scientific and technical specialties curricula is discussed. (KR)

The integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content (STEM) has become a mainstream topic within educational systems. This paper discusses the technology integration model for education and the factors to be considered when taking into account technology education as a focal point of integrated curricula. These factors are:…

Within primary and secondary school technology education, engineering has been proposed as an avenue to bring about technological literacy. Different initiatives such as curriculum development projects (i.e., Project ProBase and Project Lead The Way) and National Science Foundation funded projects such as the National Center for Engineering and…

Supports a program format in which engineering is integrated with other subjects in order to displace the public's misconceptions of engineers. Offers program guide along with a funding-formula to distribute the cost of such a multidisciplinary approach in a university setting. (CP)

Describes a group of systems analysis courses which utilizes a computer model of a company which makes house wire to provide a realistic representation of the complexities involved in industrial management. (CP)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLICATION IS TO HELP STATES ORGANIZE AND OPERATE PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE VIII OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958 FOR THE TRAINING OF CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL TECHNICIANS. SUGGESTED IS A RATIONALE FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WHICH INCLUDES -- (1) IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONS, (2) ANALYSIS OF JOB…