Discusses rationale for and use of multiple choice examinations in material balances, unit operations, reactor design, and process control courses. Describes computer scoring of student reaction to, and future plans for these examinations. (SK)

Summarizes data from a 1980 survey of the Engineering Manpower Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies. Reports numbers of Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. awards to engineering and technology graduates; also degrees granted to women and minorities. (CS)

Students complete a project at Ohio University to understand the process of plant design. This and other goals of a plant design course are discussed, including student/instructor presentations and typical problems confronted by the instructors of the course. (JN)

Discusses a design course to provide design experiences, increase personal awareness, and increase communication skills. In addition to designing projects and considering the design decision-making process, group dynamics is fostered, using groups formed on the basis of results from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). (JN)

Points out that, although effective environmental education programs exist at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels in England, a lack exists at the postsecondary levels. Argues for environmental education programs to train scientific monitoring technicians and technician engineers and to increase environmental awareness among…

Describes the Automated Reasoning Assistant (AURA) computer program at the Argonne National Laboratory. Given a set of initial assumptions (axioms) and a problem, AURA follows a logical path leading to a solution. Includes types of problems which can be solved. (JN)

Develops Volterra model for spread of information in group analytically and by simulation and compares characteristics of both methods. Topics of modeling, equilibrium, linearization, stability, error analysis, and parameter identification are incorporated in obtaining the solutions. (SK)

Discusses rationale behind and content of a course (Industrial Pollution Control Techniques) combining knowledge from fields of industrial chemistry and chemical engineering and utilizing this knowledge in the context of understanding pollution problems and potential methods of pollution control. (Author/SK)

The gap between academe and industry due to differences in goals, motivations, philosophies, and perspectives is discussed as it relates to U.S. engineering education and industry. Influences affecting "gap size," reasons for diminishing the gap, and linking mechanisms are described. (MLW)

Reported is a study which assessed the differences between female and male Ph.D.'s in the areas of salary and promotion. Results indicate female Ph.D.'s receive less pay and fewer and slower promotions than their male counterparts. (DS)

Reports the findings of a study of continuing education in the environmental health field including types of courses, participant profiles, tuition charges, in-house versus outside courses, and problem areas. Focuses on short courses as an increasingly important means of enhancing professional performance. (DC)

This study suggests that quick, easily administered and scored, nonverbal group tests, such as the Hidden Figures Test, may be useful in selecting students for science and engineering courses in developing countries where demand for manpower is great, but where availability of measuring instruments is limited. (Author/AL)

Describes various aspects of a newly-developed computer-assisted drafting/computer-assisted manufacture (CAD/CAM) facility in the chemical engineering technology department at Broome Community College, Binghamton, New York. Stresses the use of new instruments such as microcomputers and microprocessor-equipped instruments. (CS)

This heat transfer problem requires students to analyze the feasibility of moving icebergs from the Antarctic to Saudi Arabia to provide fresh water. (BB)

This problem requires the student to calculate the volume of air breathed by a bicyclist every hour in Denver, Colorado, and New York City. (BB)