The Extraordinary Women Engineers Project (EWEP) is a well known federation representing a large number of organizations, societies and universities, which are devoted to encourage more number of young women to become engineers. The program plans to provide various personal stories, role models, educational resources and training to inspire and…

This article discusses the need for man to change his ideas about his environment, accept the earth as a closed system, and take care of it. (PD)

Article focused on mankind's interaction with the shoreline and his attempts to manipulate shoreline development. (RK)

REPORTED ARE THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION. ITS CONCERNS WERE THE CRITICISM AND DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS OF DESIGN LABORATORY WORKSHOPS HELD EARLIER AT EACH OF THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. WORKSHOPS WERE CONCERNED WITH FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER TEACHERS, MANY OF WHOM WERE EXPERIENCED IN…

TO AID ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, TEACHER TRAINEES, AND TEACHERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF A POSTSECONDARY COURSE, THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE) CONTRACT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. THE CONTENT COVERS -- (1) ORIENTATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, (2) TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS, (3)…

This document is a basic treatise on all principles and practices common to all engineering and architectural specifications. The subjects covered have been selected to--(1) include the most pressing problems typically facing the specifier, (2) provide information from the bidders, contractors and manufacturer's-supplier's viewpoint, and (3)…

Presents a hypothetical situation involving a university research professor and a potentially patentable invention. The real question is not whether to patent or publish, but whether one has planned ahead so that patenting and publishing are both readily and legally possible. (JN)

Discusses the approach taken to introduce computers/computing into the curriculum at Brighton Polytechnic's Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering. Also lists aims of computing and microprocessor work, shows a typical computer exercise, and discusses polynomial approximation for a cam. (JN)

The University of Michigan College of Engineering is providing university-owned equipment and unlimited access for students and faculty in a Computer-Aided Engineering Network (CAEN). The rationale for and operation of the CAEN are discussed. (JN)

The Engineering Opportunity Program (EOP) at the Newark College of Engineering has been successful in bringing black and other disadvantaged youth, who could not otherwise qualify, into the college as engineering students, without sacrificing the school's academic standards, by using special programs and tutoring as needed. (SA)

Presents presidential candidates' positions on vital issues such as research and development spending, joblessness, priorities, science policy, innovation, federal labs, economic planning, patent reform, and technology assessment. (DF)

Includes abstracts of papers presented at the 80th Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. The broad areas include aerospace, affiliate and associate member council, agricultural engineering, biomedical engineering, continuing engineering studies, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computers, cooperative…