A do-it-yourself laboratory course in automated systems designed at the University of Florida is described. Using a working model of a warehouse interfaced with a minicomputer as a working laboratory, the student gains hands-on experience in operations programing and applications of scheduling, materials handling, and heuristic optimization. (BT)

The utility of multiple discriminant analysis in predicting career interests in six specialities of engineering--aeronautical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering--was studied. Freshman engineers at Purdue University were administered the Purdue Interest Questionnaire (PIQ). Multiple discriminant analysis was…

Described is a microcomputer laboratory at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, which provides easy access to non-volatile memory and a single input/output file system for 16 microcomputer laboratory positions. A microcomputer network that has a centralized data base is implemented using the concepts of computer network…

Instructors in 14 Navy electronics "A" schools (12 basic core and 2 advanced) were presented with a list of 70 mathematical skills and asked to indicate: (1) how important they were to successful school performance, and (2) whether they were prerequisite, reviewed, or taught in the "A" schools. They were also asked to state the number and type of…

This project has developed an interdisciplinary graduate workshop in transportation engineering to acquaint students with problems of urban transportation and the role of various disciplines in dealing with these problems. It provides an opportunity for students from the fields of engineering, urban and regional planning, and economics to interact…

A program has been written for the interactive computer graphics facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that is designed to assist the user in learning the mathematical technique of convolving two functions. Because convolution can be represented graphically by a sequence of steps involving folding, shifting, multiplying, and integration, it…

Presented are policy guidelines and recommendations intended to help administrators of engineering colleges facilitate the entry and retention of women in undergraduate programs. The report offers a summary of the status of women in undergraduate engineering programs and future trends of women in engineering schools; two mechanisms that will…

Presented is an integration of laboratory and lecture results in special homework problems for this logic design course. The Bit Bucket, a compact logic trainer, is the basis for the program. A discussion is presented of the reasons for changing to the new method. Experiences are included. (SA)

THE COMMISSION'S PROGRAM, SUPPORTED LARGELY BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDUSTRY, CONSISTS OF (1) COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT DATA ON ENGINEERING MANPOWER, (2) COOPERATION WITH THE MILITARY TO ASSURE UTILIZATION OF CRITICAL MANPOWER IN THE BEST NATIONAL INTEREST, AND (3) COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF THE IMPORTANCE…

A questionnaire survey of approximately 870 schools provided enrollment data on technology students. Data are presented in tabular form for curriculum, type of school, and four categories of students--(1) engineering, all degree levels, (2) technology, terminal associate degree level, (3) technology, bachelor's degree level, and (4)…

Presented are two papers on computer applications in engineering education coursework. The first paper suggests that since most engineering graduates use only "canned programs" and rarely write their own programs, educational emphasis should include model building and the use of existing software as well as program writing. The second paper deals…

A graduate program in engineering at the Joint Institute for Acoustics and Flight Sciences (JIAFS) is described. JIAFS is a cooperative undertaking between the NASA-Langley Research Center and the School of Engineering and Applied Science at The George Washington University. This program adopts a more practical approach than traditional graduate…

Agricultural engineers have been working for a number of years with colleges and universities in many developing countries to improve their agriculture. Much of the activity in university development assistance has been taken over the last 20 years. The greatest portion of the support has come from USAID. Among the common problems facing the…

This report gives the number of engineering and technology degrees for the school year ending in June 1974. Tables appear in the following order: engineering degrees (bachelor's, master's, engineer's, doctor's) and technology degrees (associate, bachelor's, certificate, master's). The engineering tables include all 284 schools known to offer…

Electric Circuits 540-125 is the first course of a three-course sequence taken in the first year of the two-year program in Electrical-Electronic Engineering Technology at Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio). The conventional lecture method of instruction includes textbook and other reading assignments, lectures based on the readings and homework…