A general laboratory course featuring microcomputer interfacing for data acquisition, process control and automation, and robotics was developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is now available to all junior engineering students. The development and features of the course are described. (JN)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health instituted a project in 1980 to encourage engineering educators to focus on occupational safety and health issues in engineering curricula. Progress to date is outlined, considering specific results in curriculum development, engineering society interaction, and formation of a teaching…

Discusses (1) the nature of business games (interactive management simulation exercises in which participants choose values that will guide decision making); (2) selecting and using these games in engineering courses; and (3) developing and administering such games. A sample test for a business policy game is included. (JN)

Discusses whether universities should do research for the Department of Defense. Principle arguments against universities doing defense research, benefits of grants, and problems that universities face in dealing with federal agencies are addressed. (BC)

Provided are results of using and faculty reaction to a method designed to reduce grade inflation. Each student's grade is recorded and a new measure of performance is also computed and recorded. The formula used is: "honors point score" equals student's grade (0 to 4) minus class average grade (0 to 4) plus 3. (JN)

"Two-plus-two transfer programs" involve teaching lower-division engineering programs at non-engineering institutions, allowing senior institutions to concentrate on upper division courses. The program at Mesa College (Colorado) is described. Suggestions for other institutions are offered. (JN)

Reviews experiences in teaching computer programing to engineering freshmen at the University of Oklahoma. Focuses on the stimulating interactive environment that is possible when using the UNIX operating system to introduce students to programing. (JN)

Business educators preparing students for jobs in business and industry should become aware of the problems faced by workers in a typical large office environment. Word processor operators face many of the same problems as factory assembly line workers--lack of personalization, lack of incentive, and removal from the mainstream. (JOW)

International Business Machines is providing hardware and software to the College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University for a program in which students will design very large scale integration computer chips. (MLF)

The response that this generation and the next generation gives to that most basic question of all, "What is man?," was the focus of this article. It attempted to make us aware of and informed of the topic. (Author/RK)

Describes the results of analyzing world wide seismic profiles to develop a precise scale of regional, continental, and global unconformities for dating events in geologic history. (SL)

Discusses the Project on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction, which is working on a plan for awarding credit for continuing education courses sponsored by business firms, professional associations, and industry. (MLH)

The need for highly skilled graduates in mathematics, science and technology is critical in today's growing economy. The nation's increasing dependence on foreign engineering expertise poses significant economic, policy and national security challenges. This document discusses why it is important to integrate mathematics, science and…

This document presents data from the fall 2000 National Science Foundation/National Institutes of Health (NSF/NIH) Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. The data represents the estimated total enrollment in science and engineering (S&E) among 11,832 graduate departments of 596 institutions in the United States.…

This is an era when the explosion of technology makes society increasingly dependent upon the quality of the engineers it produces. In response, engineering education was evaluated during a 2-day workshop to insure its adequacy to meet the demands of the 21st century. This report is intended to act as a guide for engineering colleges and their…