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Forcese, Dennis; Oosthuizen, Patrick; Aubrey, Jocelyn B. – Council of Ontario Universities Working Paper Series, 2002
Papers in this volume are the first working papers produced by the Council of Ontario Universities. Issue 1, "The Role and State of Ontario Graduate Education" by Dennis Forcese, advocates the reinforcement of graduate education in Ontario institutions to maintain the overall quality of the institutions and to secure the future. The paper outlines…
Descriptors: Credits, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Hilton, Margaret, Ed. – 2002
This document summarizes the content and conclusions of a workshop focusing on the transformation of traditional science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SME&T) lectures and laboratories into more active learning environments. Presenters described innovative undergraduate courses in a range of SME&T disciplines. Using information…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Technology, Engineering, Higher Education
Bennof, Richard J. – 2002
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has collected data annually since 1965 on the Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions. This document reports on the federal support for academic science and engineering (S&E) activities and research and development (R&D) projects in fiscal year…
Descriptors: Colleges, Data, Engineering Education, Financial Support
Long, J. Scott, Ed. – 2001
This study documents the changes that have occurred in the representation of women in science and engineering and the characteristics of women scientists and engineers. Data from two National Science Foundation databases, the Survey of Earned Doctorates for New Ph.D.s and the Survey of Doctoral Recipients for the science & engineering doctoral…
Descriptors: Careers, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Engineering
Sheppard, Valarie A.; Baker, Todd A.; Gebhardt, Deborah L.; Leonard, Kristine M. – 2000
The purpose of this project was to develop valid evaluation procedures for the selection of Container Equipment Operators (CEOs) in the shipping industry. A job analysis was conducted to identify the essential tasks of the CEO job. Site visits, a task inventory, and the determination of essential tasks were used in the job analysis. The skills and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Employees, Equipment, Job Analysis
Hill, Susan T. – 1997
The data presented in this report show trends in doctorate awards by science and engineering fields and recipient characteristics, institutions awarding doctorates, and postgraduation plans of recipients for the years 1987-1996. The source of the data is the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). The SED is conducted annually for the National Research…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Collection, Demography, Doctoral Degrees
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1998
A study reviewed the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) training projects that support nondefense activity under its Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Program. The report examines the following: extent, nature, and cost of civil military projects; consistency of DOD's guidance on the IRT Program with statutory requirements; conformity of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Engineering, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal)
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Div. of Undergraduate Education. – 1995
This document integrates reports, perspectives, and concerns from four major discussion groups that participated in a June 1994 workshop on restructuring engineering education. Discussion groups focused on four topics--students, faculty, curricula, and experiential learning. Four major recommendations emerged from the meeting: (1) engineering…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students
Badolato, Michael Jeremy – 1995
A study of 120 students selected from the user populations of four music education computer laboratories was conducted to determine the applicability of current ergonomic and environmental design guidelines in satisfying the needs of users of educational computing workspaces. Eleven categories of workspace factors were organized into a…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Centers, Guidelines, Higher Education
Schemmel, John J. – 2001
In 1996, a comprehensive project was introduced in the first course of Reinforced Concrete Design, CVEG 4303 at the University of Arkansas. The primary purpose of this project was to highlight issues related to the construction of reinforced concrete elements. This semester-long project involves the design, fabrication, and testing of 8-foot long…
Descriptors: Cement Industry, Civil Engineering, Construction (Process), Course Descriptions
de Oliveira, Clara Amelia; Conte, Marcos Fernando; Riso, Bernardo Goncalves – 1998
This work presents a proposal for Teaching/Learning, on Object Oriented Programming for Entry Level Courses of Engineering and Computer Science, on University. The philosophy of Object Oriented Programming comes as a new pattern of solution for problems, where flexibility and reusability appears over the simple data structure and sequential…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Engineering Education
Ohland, Matthew W., Ed.; Anderson, Tim J., Ed. – 2001
This document presents the Strategic Plan Revision of the Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED). SUCCEED aims to institute a sustainable version of its curriculum model on each of the selected campuses. The areas of expertise in the program include faculty development, outcomes assessment,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum, Educational Change, Engineering Education
Ohland, Matthew W., Ed.; Anderson, Tim J., Ed. – 2000
This document presents the Strategic Plan Revision of the Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED). SUCCEED aims to institute a sustainable version of its curriculum model on each of the selected campuses. The areas of expertise in the program include faculty development, outcomes assessment,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum, Educational Change, Engineering Education
Glozman, Vladimir – 2000
The industry-supported team students' project enhances professional, intellectual, and personal development of students while addressing the needs of local industry. In addition to achieving academic excellence, the students are exposed to industry requirements, and excel in effective oral communication and cooperative teamwork. The teamwork…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Engineering Education, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Cooper, James; Robinson, Pamela – 1997
This bibliography was designed specifically for faculty members or administrators involved in science, mathematics, engineering, and/or technology (SMET) interested in teaching and learning issues. Specifically, it addresses research, theory and/or practice in small groups, and cooperative instruction focusing on SMET disciplines in higher…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Mathematics Education
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