Gives a brief history of the chemical engineering department at Case Institute of Technology and discusses its present curriculum, goals, and faculty. (MLH)

Describes an annual three-month seminar at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics at Trieste, Yugoslavia. The curriculum assumes a certain level of training--the new Ph.D. The goal is to discuss in detail subdisciplines of physics through formal lecture and informal discussions. (LS)

A mathematics laboratory is described that plays a central role in an undergraduate and graduate teacher education program. The laboratory allows students to relate mathematics content with teaching methodology and instructional planning systems. (MP)

To improve mathematics skills of freshmen, the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has instituted a mathematics placement test and a summer algebra and trigonometry review program. (BB)

Describes the specialized training provided by the Aviation Department of the University of North Dakota in producing weather modification pilots. (BR)

The need for management skills in engineering professions is discussed. An engineering program designed to prepare students for technical management is described and compared to a typical program granting a Master's of Business Administration. Institutions with programs are listed. (MLH)

All asPects of professional engineering in India are discussed, including the structure of basic, technical and professional education, the pattern of engineering curriculum, the role of professional societies, the role of industries, and recommendations and conclusions. Comparisons are made between these aspects and those now existing in the…

Describes the innovative chemical engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute which stresses project work, individualized programs and instruction, and increased faculty involvement. (MLH)

The philosophy of the course and its component parts are described, the nature of the validation process indicated, and questions of staff and course development considered. (MP)

A description is given of an approach to teaching a remedial mathematics course using calculators as a complete substitute for paper-and-pencil calculation. (MP)

Describes changes in the testing and grading formats of a biology learning-for-mastery program precipitated by rising enrollments, loss of classroom space, decreases in the number of graduate teaching assistants, and student abuses of the system. (GS)

Reported are the activities involved in introducing computer programing to students at Dartmouth College as part of their program in liberal education. How this project was accomplished and the subsequent impact on students in mathematics, engineering, psychology, physics, and business administration is presented in summary form. Also reported is…

This document contains a series of 12 case studies undertaken in various institutions of higher education in Australia, Canada, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These studies review recent experiments in the training of future environmental specialists and generalists. Information in each of the case studies is organized…

This manual is designed for organizers and teachers concerned with training statistical personnel working at the primary and intermediate levels in government offices. It provides outlines of the subject matter for training and indicates teaching methods. The manual devotes a section to each of nine courses and covers principles and methods of…

In October 1984 the teaching of anatomy at Sheffield University Medical School was radically changed. Described are the background for the changes, aims, teaching methods, courses, support materials, student assessment, and course evaluation. (Author/RH)