A proposal for current trends in Aerospace Engineering Education on Taiwan has been drawn from the suggestions made after a national conference of "Workshop on Aerospace Engineering Education Reform." This workshop was held in January 18-20, 1998, at the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan,…

This pedagogical training approach is presented based on an engineering degree and oriented towards the tasks and the expected job profile of an engineer in a company's research and development department. The pedagogical approach is based on two different types of learning: self-controlled individual learning right on the job while fulfilling…

Engineering schools have been interacting, more and more, with society in a very intensive way in order to deal with its necessities, integrating them in these courses and, as a consequence, preparing professionals with an adequate profile. This paper shows the author's vision about the interactions between market and communities, and which are…

This report presents information on the amount of science and engineering (S&E) research space existing at U.S. colleges, universities, and nonprofit biomedical research institutions based on research data collected biennially through the National Science Foundation. Data are also provided on the adequacy of this research space to meet current…

The experience described in this work was conducted in a discipline at Escola Politecnica in University of Sao Paulo. This discipline has a multidisciplinary character and almost all subjects discussed during engineering course might be addressed. Also, aspects related to aptitude and attitudes can be easily trained and discussed in this…

Many of the findings from ergonomics research on visual display workstations are relevant to the design of interactive learning stations. This 1993 paper briefly reviews ergonomics research on visual display workstations; specifically, (1) potential health hazards from electromagnetic radiation; (2) musculoskeletal disorders; (3)vision complaints;…

On May 14-15, in Washington, a Conference on Education for Highway Engineering and Highway Transport was held. This was attended by about 75 highway engineers, deans and supervisors of engineering in colleges, universities, and technical schools, National, State, and County highway commissioners, and men interested in highway and automotive…

A University of Idaho educator relates his successful use, in farm mechanics, of a non-degree instructor whose journeyman experience was as a farm tractor and implement mechanic. (EA)

The author discusses the need for more non-white engineers and increasing opportunities for minorities in this field. (RP)

Black students desiring to become engineers are benefited by a five-year, two-degree program started in 1969 by the Olin Corporation Charitable Trust. Percentage figures are given concerning black students receiving engineering degrees. (JP)

Discusses differe nces between "soft" and "hard" conversion to metrication; what benefits or problems might be expected; the role of engineering standards; the role of modular precoordination as an adjunct to engineering standards; and how metrication might be turned to advantage for the users of buildings. (A paper presented at Building Research…

A description of the Television Training Center at the Sender Freies Berlin, which has been providing theoritical and practical training to television staff from third world countries. (Author/HB)

Freshmen students in an engineering college should be given experience related to a variety of careers in engineering. One such course is described. Emphasis is placed on involving students in an engineering design problem. (PS)

Describes a course offered in an engineering college to make students conscious of environmental considerations. The format includes lecture, student projects and critiques or term papers. A reference list is included. (PS)