Described is a project initiated to evaluate and disseminate the Electrical Power Engineering Technology Curriculum developed at Oklahoma State University. The objective of the evaluation phase, to have the original model curriculum evaluated by both present and potential employers, was accomplished in a two-day workshop with participation of…

This study investigated alternative instructional delivery modes in two different short courses for professional engineers and scientists. Two math-oriented courses were taught to 130 participants. Each course was taught twice, once using the blackboard exclusively and once using extensive view graph projections (20 to 40 transparencies per…

This document provides statistical data concerning the national human resources of scientists and engineers. It presents an integrated overview of current utilization and supply patterns for U.S. scientists and engineers in 1978, continues with a detailed examination of the status of doctoral scientists and engineers, and concludes with an…

IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT FARM MECHANICS JOBS WERE BEING TAUGHT IN MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY CLASSES, 175 VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS DURING THE 1962-63 SCHOOL YEAR RESPONDED TO A QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH INCLUDED 73 FARM MECHANICS JOBS IN 16 SUBJECT MATTER AREAS BASED ON A MISSOURI STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LIST. THE…

The number of associate and baccalaureate degrees in engineering and industrial technology awarded by 415 institutions is reported by institution and curriculum. In the academic year 1967-68, 16,920 2-year degrees in engineering technology and 1,560 in industrial technology were awarded. Also 842 bachelor's degrees in engineering technology, and…

The characteristics of the rear-projection screen are examined in detail. Numerical constants are provided that define these characteristics for practical screens and convert foot-candles to footlamberts. A procedure is given by which an optimum screen may be specified for a specific application. Contents include--(1) introduction, (2) projection…

This programed textbook was developed under a contract with the United States Office of Education as Number 5 in a series of materials for use in an electrical engineering sequence. It is divided into three parts--(1) capacitors, (2) voltage-current relationships, and (3) simple resistance-capacitance networks. (DH)

The study attempted to (1) identify and delineate the factors that influence engineering and physical science organization publishing activities in the United States between 1939 and 1964, (2) describe the effects of these influences on the publishing activities and publications of organizations, and (3) to assess the role of the organization as…

Reported are the activities involved in introducing computer programing to students at Dartmouth College as part of their program in liberal education. How this project was accomplished and the subsequent impact on students in mathematics, engineering, psychology, physics, and business administration is presented in summary form. Also reported is…

Career opportunities for engineering technicians are available in the technologies relating to air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration, aviation and aerospace, building construction, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, industrial engineering, instrumentation, internal combustion engines, mechanical…

A two-week orientation program designed to acquaint pre-freshman engineering students with material relevant to their subsequent curriculum was successful in boosting the students' chances for survival in both engineering and other academic programs. Verified by carefully drawn samples from three separate entering classes, it was found that the…

This booklet on graphical techniques of communications in science was written to aid the student who might be engaged in a project in which a quality report will be required. Written for the secondary school student, it concentrates on the graphic presentation of data, indicating the planning and techniques involved as well as the supplies and…

Information concerning the eight science college commissions now in existence is provided. These commissions encompass the fields of agriculture, biology, chemistry, engineering, geography, geology, mathematics and physics. An overview of the primary functions and commitments of the commissions and consulting services offered is presented. Also…

This document outlines undergraduate programs leading to degrees in environmental engineering from 22 schools across the country. The register includes general information on the school and program as well as specific information on admission requirements, degree requirements, course work, and faculty and student data. A copy of the questionnaire…

This Sloan Foundation report for 1976 discusses foundation activities in the three facets of the General Program--(1) Education for the Public Service, (2) Economics and Management, and (3) Science and Technology--as well as in three Particular Programs--(1) Minority Engineering Education, (2) Technology in Education, and (3) Neuroscience. The…