Computer professionals are beginning to look toward codes of ethics and legislation to control the use of software. A project has been established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to develop teaching materials on computer ethics. (BB)

The three major objectives of the Algerian Institute of Petroleum are to provide technician training, engineering education, and scientific and technical research. (BB)

Describes a structural engineering course in which students visit a number of industrial plants. (SL)

Describes a nature of materials course which includes structures, properties, crystallography, and crystal structure presented at Tufts University. (SL)

A report on continuing education in engineering and mathematics at UCLA and the extent to which computer applications are dominating the scene. (BB)

Provides a history and description of the Mohammadia College of Engineering in Rabat, Morocco. Topics discussed include student selection, curriculum, policy implementation, and the teaching staff. The author concludes that the college does an excellent job in training qualified engineers for public works, mining, electrical and mechanical…

A new course, Environmental Chemical Engineering, introduced at Exeter University in 1972, is described. Focus is on cooperation among five participating departments, coordination of teaching, and the coherence of what was taught. The importance of the interrelationships existing between a new discipline and those outside the university are also…

There is evidence that the engineering community is responding to objectives of integrating liberal education and increasing social consciousness of professionals. Rapid progress is not foreseen, however, since that would involve changing attitudes of engineering faculty. (Author/LBH)

Reviews recent developments in chromatographic instrumentation. (SL)

Describes the Elastically Structured Teaching (EST) method of instruction employed at West Virginia University which gives students more freedom than does traditional lecture, but which is not totally self paced. (SL)

Describes a course addressing the social consequence of engineering work and the contributions of technology to societal problems. (SL)

Discusses what evaluation is and presents a theoretical framework for planning and conducting educational evaluation. Also includes an extensive annotated bibliography. (SL)

Two methods of teaching mathematics to engineering students were investigated. The first used tutorials, written materials, and lectures, while the second used computer exercises instead of tutorials. Both were effective with students entering the program with low mathematics achievement. (SD)

A discussion of higher education's response to technological and scientific advancement specifically addresses the relationship between engineering education and changes in the world energy picture and the ways in which higher education structures can adapt to current and future change. (MSE)

Describes the comprehensive, college-wide approach to integrating computers in the curricula at Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey). Reviews how the personal computer ownership aspect of the program had an impact on the institution's organizational structure, faculty, and student body. (ML)