An engineering graphics course offered at North Carolina State University for freshman engineering students is described. The course is divided into 14 units and the students are allowed to proceed at their own pace. The first 11 units comprise the required core; the remaining 3 units may be chosen from other areas such as computer graphics,…

The unwanted signals that arise in electrocardiography are discussed. A technical background of electrocardiography is given, along with teaching techniques that educate students of medical instrumentation to solve the problems caused by these signals. (MJH)

A required senior-level chemical engineering course at Colorado State University is described. The first nine weeks are devoted to the theory portion of the course, which includes the following topics: LaPlace transformations and time constants, block diagrams, inverse transformations, linearization, frequency response analysis, graphical…

This Computer Graphics Laboratory houses an IBM 1130 computer, U.C.C. plotter, printer, card reader, two key punch machines, and seminar-type classroom furniture. A "General Drafting Graphics System" (GDGS) is used, based on repetitive use of basic coordinate and plot generating commands. The system is used by 12 institutions of higher education…

A number of factors are having an impact on the relationship between academic institutions and the industrial user. These are manifested in a search for new ways in which cooperation in the development and implementation of continuing engineering education programs for the practicing engineer can be improved. This paper presents two examples of…

Statistics for 33,902 of 1971 engineering graduates were used to describe job prospects of the graduates. Findings include: (1) engineering graduates were largely successful in finding jobs or carrying out other plans; (2) about one out of every five engineering graduates at the bachelor's and master's degree levels had plans to continue full-time…

Reported is a survey of the placement of the engineering and technology graduates who received degrees in June, 1970. This is the seventh in the series of annual surveys conducted by the Engineering Manpower Commission. Deans and placement officers of 180 engineering schools and 109 other technological institutions participated in this survey. The…

Discussed are the requirements of a software-oriented engineering curriculum that also includes use of computer hardware. Three areas are identified as necessary in such a curriculum: functional area users, systems programming, and mini-micro technology. Each of these areas is discussed in terms of instructional methods and suggested topics.…

Discusses the major objections to the concept of a professional engineering school and prospects for other types of engineering programs. (MLH)

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

Describes an undergraduate kinetics experiment, including advantages of this particular system, sources of error, and expected results. (MLH)

Summarizes experience with individually-paced engineering instruction and gives observations resulting from visiting many United States universities that have individualized engineering courses. (MLH)

Describes an engineering course consisting of seven two-week units and a final exam. Class periods, three per week, are devoted to lectures during the first week of the two-week unit period and to problem sessions during the second week. (MLH)

Describes a course that emphasizes methods of problem-solving rather than learning a particular programing language. (MLH)

The syllabus of a one-quarter undergraduate level course in electrochemical engineering is presented. (CP)