A longitudinal study of a cohort of engineering students has been conducted at North Carolina State University since 1990. The students were taught five chemical engineering courses in five consecutive semesters using several nontraditional instructional methods, including cooperative (team-based) learning. As part of the longitudinal study,…

The data presented in this report were collected in the 20th annual National Science Foundation/National Institutes of Health Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, covering 1991. The survey universe is composed of all U.S. institutions with departments or programs offering courses of study at the…

This brief examines changes in research and development emphasis in the academic sector--which conducts roughly half of the nation's basic research--by analyzing shifts in the science and engineering field shares during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Both the shifting distribution of overall funds among science and engineering fields and the effects…

This data brief reviews the financial obligations of federal agencies for academic sciences and engineering activities in fiscal year 1997. Federal agencies were obligated more than 4% above the fiscal year 1996 levels. When adjusted for inflation, federal academic science and engineering activities support was up 2% in fiscal year 1997. This…

Ergonomics, or human factors, is the study of the relationship between people as functioning physical beings and the world in which they exist and this includes the textual material that they read. The presentation of textual material can be considered from two points of view: (1) the qualities of the text as impacted by the author; and (2) the…

This report presents data on the demographic and employment characteristics of the United State's doctoral scientists and engineers. This population consists primarily of individuals living in the United States who hold science or engineering doctoral degrees from U.S. institutions. Current estimates of the supply and utilization of doctoral…

Why mathematics should be learned is discussed. Its role as an important active force in the development of our civilization, and as the most useful subject taught in our schools, next to English, is noted. The primary objective of all mathematics work is to help man study nature, and some practical achievements of this connection are noted.…

This study compared cardio-respiratory responses during maximal arm work using a Monarch Model 880 Rehab Trainer to cardio-respiratory responses during maximal leg work on a Monarch Model 850 Bicycle Ergometer. Subjects for the investigation were 17 male university students ranging from 18 to 28 years of age. The specific variables compared…

Describes the operation of Computer-Based Education (C-BE) project at University of Texas for instruction in sciences and engineering. Offers an outline for use in transferring instructional materials to C-BE. (CP)

Uses results from the 1975 Ladd-Lipset Survey, a national survey of faculty opinion, to compare engineering faculty and all faculty surveyed. Engineering faculty members are more inclined to view themselves as professionals and scientists than as scholars and intellectuals, and 38 percent view themselves predominantly as teachers. (MLH)

Discusses reasons for the discrepancy between projections of the 1985 labor market for Ph.D.'s in science and engineering made by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Both project a surplus of Ph.D.'s; BLS projects a higher surplus. (MLH)

Discusses the need for guidance for both prospective and working engineers. Stresses the need for providing an accurate assessment of the engineering job market throughout the educational process of engineering students and the need for inservice education for practicing engineers. (MLH)

After critically analyzing the mathematics education of engineering students, the author proposes a new approach which meets some of his objections to current practices. The article is to be continued in a later issue. (SD)