Suggests that industry and universities open more channels for communication and cooperatively develop strategies that will be of benefit. (Author/MLF)

Suggests a conceptual framework for the handwriting system, consisting of three elements: the hand, the writing instrument, and paper. Discusses the integration of these elements relative to handwriting performance, presents an overview of relevant research and a proposal for needed research, analyzes and compares writing instrument designs, and…

The authors favor keeping technical writing instruction in the hands of engineering faculty. (Author/BB)

Many personalized system of instruction concepts can be applied to traditional courses. (BB)

The results of a two-year study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a new set of degree requirements, including a qualifying project and a competency examination. (BB)

Among the benefits derived from a detailed curriculum analysis is the actual analysis process itself. Creating a curriculum diagram can lead to better understanding of what can and should be taught. (Author/BB)

This technical communication course uses peer evaluation to give students a chance to both generate and receive real-life technical reports. (BB)

This study was undertaken to assess the freshman and sophomore curriculum requirements of engineering schools and to develop guidelines to improve junior college pre-engineering curricula. (BB)

Represents the results of a survey study which was conducted in 1975 to collect hard data concerning the physics lecture and laboratory requirements at 32 colleges and universities with accredited engineering programs. (HM)

Discusses the rediscovery of computer software (programs) as a form of mathematics, and the impact of increasingly complex software on university research and teaching as well as business and industry practices. (MLH)

Reports statistics on women and minorities in science, including the fact that 47 percent of women scientists and engineers were not in the labor force in 1974, and only 5 percent of all male and female scientists in 1974 were from minority groups. (MLH)

Describes a chemistry course for electrical engineers that uses oral assessment as a terminal assessment method. (MLH)

Briefly discusses historical attitudes toward the divergence between the arts and sciences; describes a team-taught course in the literature of technology. (MLH)

Describes research and technological development relating to navigation on the oceans via sound, particularly via underwater sound. (SL)