Questionnaires were sent to 152 engineering technology institutions with English composition directors to determine types of writing programs offered to undergraduates, role of technical writing in such programs, and how they differ from writing programs in liberal arts institutions. Findings from the 90 responding institutions are presented. (JN)

Discusses various activities at Nashville State Technical Institute to encourage women to enter engineering technology. These include receptions, in-service discussions, rap sessions, employment of women faculty, female recruitment, and publication of a special issue of the Institute's monthly publication ("Print-Out") for women. (JN)

Engineering, in spite of all the activity in the fields of energy extraction and space exploration, remains a profession in crisis. What is at stake is not simply the identity of engineering as a profession, but the means by which engineers are educated. (Author)

Position descriptions and recommended income ranges for engineers (I-IX) are presented in table form. Includes general position characteristics, directions received, typical duties/responsibilities, responsibilities for directing others, typical titles, education, registration status, and equivalent federal general schedule grade. (JN)

Describes a three-step approach for teaching multicomponent distillation to undergraduates, emphasizing patterns of distribution as an aid to understanding the separation processes. Indicates that the second step can be carried out by programmable calculators. (A more complete set of programs for additional calculations is available from the…

Data from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology report indicate that only 38 percent of engineering programs reviewed for accreditation in 1982 qualified for full six-year accreditation, down from 58 percent in 1978. Although data cover all engineering programs, engineering subdisciplines show a similar pattern of increase in…

Chemical engineers have begun savoring the first fruits of a massive effort to gather, determine, and evaluate data of physical properties and predictive methods for large numbers of compounds and mixtures processed in the chemical industry. The use of this centralized data source is highlighted. (Author/JN)

Describes the uses of finite element methods in solving problems of heat transfer, fluid flow, etc. Suggests that engineers should know the general concepts and be able to apply the principles of finite element methods. (Author/WB)

Describes a three-week, faculty-student summer project involving the study of waste-water treatment of refinery effluents. Discusses the use of such projects to aid industry in analyzing their problems. (MLH)

Cites statistics gathered from U.S. and Canadian chemical engineering departments concerning the increase in engineering enrollments and possible courses of action to handle the increase. (MLH)

Discusses a method for teaching engineering design in which case studies are combined with programmed instructional materials. (MLH)

Discusses why step-by-step educational processes are ineffective and discriminate against certain population groups. Describes how one engineering science and mechanics department addresses certain elements of this problem. (MLH)

Questions on a survey concerning microprocessor course are recorded, and responses received from 69 engineering programs and 44 technology departments are tabulated. (DT)

Analyzes chemical engineering education in Mexico in light of the greatly expanding chemical industry and resultant rising engineering enrollments in that country. (MLH)

Includes five articles that discuss digital library programs related to the National Science Foundation; software for building Web portals; metadata developed at Tsinghua University Library (China) for preserving digital resources; the Open Archives Initiative for metadata and the need for a common infrastructure; and interactivity in a digital…