Describes the structures and features of two training programs to help graduate technologists make the transition from full-time education to successful entrepreneurial activity: European Technology Entrepreneurs Programme operating in Northern Ireland and Temporal Entrepreneural Placement operating in Netherlands. Concludes that technology…

Develops a course which would give students a chance to think critically, be exposed to recent developments including applications to other fields, and be exposed to the general field of the philosophy of science. Provides a course outline, required and referenced textbooks, and selected journal articles. (YP)

Describes the objectives, assignment structure, requirements, and results of a team project in a junior-level transport course. Provides tables of rules, projects list, and a group member evaluation form. (YP)

Outlined are the activities of the Engineering Council in the United Kingdom, including national system for engineering, salary survey, and management and business skills report. (YP)

The experiences in developing continuing engineering education (CEE) in China during the past 10 years are analyzed. Described are the roles of government, society, industry, and universities. Some assessment of and proposals for developing CEE in China are given. (Author/YP)

Described are the classification and determination of needs, and strategies of needs analysis. An integrated approach to technology transfer and continuing engineering education (CEE) as an example of an advanced procedure in CEE provision is suggested. (Author/YP)

Discusses the issue of who will do science in the future. Reports on several graduate student surveys that concluded that women were indistinguishable from men in objective measures of preparation, career aspirations, and performance in graduate school. They differed significantly in their perceptions of preparation, pressures and coping…

A study of the contribution of institutional characteristics to the National Academy of Sciences' reputational ratings of faculty found that program characteristics do influence ratings, but an "institutional halo" effect also exists, indicating that faculty reputations and program quality are more complex phenomena than implied by…

The relationship between higher education and industry is being affected by rapid technological change, reduction in higher education budgets, increase in student costs, a global marketplace, and the federal role in research support. Greater participation by industry in advising, technology transfer, and research funding is advocated. (SK)

Four European universities have developed a transnational taught master's course in construction management which requires study in three countries. The development of the course is explained, course objectives are given, and the structure and curriculum of the course is outlined, together with a description of the international approach to…

It is only during the later years of high school study that aspects of science describing materials behavior become relevant to later studies in engineering. A new system of teaching and learning science, with examples drawn from basic principles of materials behavior, is shown to be commensurate with these requirements. (LZ)

Evaluates the results of an experiment with comprehensive project-organized and problem-based engineering education at Aalborg University that has lasted for 20 years. Several independent evaluations show that the graduates are more readily adaptable, with strong qualities in the field of problem-solving, cooperation, communication, and…

The paths of university students from first matriculation to achievement of the doctorate are compared for nine technically-oriented universities in six countries. Although the ages at which doctorates are awarded vary by 6 or 7 years, the amount of effort invested in research in preparation of dissertations varies little, from under 3 years to…

In 1992, a national quality assessment report covering courses in all the Swedish schools of mechanical engineering was presented. This article comments on the general ideas and specific proposals presented, and offers an analysis of the consequences. Presents overall considerations regarding quality issues, the philosophy behind the new…

In seeking to explain why the vulnerability of women to leaving science majors greatly exceeds that of men, the author draws upon the findings of a three-year, ethnographic study of factors contributing to high undergraduate attrition rates among men and women of different ethnicities on seven campuses. (LZ)