Proposes the use of cases and instructional modules to teach invention, engineering design, and technology management. Discusses the case method in graduate business education, cases and modules in engineering education, using cases in class, and the development and distribution of cases. Presents examples of using cases about total quality…

Addresses some major issues that engineering and technology educators have to take into account when developing university curricula. Discusses an integrated approach to modeling a didactic process in engineering education and its application to designing a teaching-learning system. Highlights the important issues and strategies in the development…

Reviews the potential of information technology in engineering education with reference to a model of the learning process. Discusses engineering as an academic subject, engineering as a mathematical subject, engineering as applied science, a model of the learning process, and the role of telematics. Contains 17 references. (JRH)

Reports the experience of one computer science department that graduated its first totally blind student. Discusses special needs of the student, resources, technical support, and classroom ideas. (Author/MKR)

Addresses how the Department of Computer Science at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa has attempted to make computer science accessible to students who have been disadvantaged by the apartheid system. (Author/MKR)

Analysis of questionnaires given to (n=100) secondary school teachers shows that differences in home computing use influence gender differences in computing use at school. It appeared that men continue to dominate the use of computers in all areas, whereas women have less time and opportunity to cultivate their computing skills. (Author/MKR)

Discusses the experiences of European engineering students who have left their country of origin to study abroad for periods of between two months and two years. Considers the linguistic and cultural preparation that is required to prepare these students to cope with the cultural differences in their new study environments and to benefit from…

Discusses the formation requirements for British engineers to work effectively within the framework of a European manufacturing industry. Highlights the importance of language skills and cultural awareness. Outlines various scenarios for education and training to be integrated within degree courses. (JRH)

Describes changes initiated in the Level-Three laboratory course of the chemical engineering curriculum at the University of Adelaide that were useful in fostering higher-level skills and reducing the reliance on reports handed down from previous years. Highlights report writing and data analysis workshops and the laboratory project design…

Describes the current status of engineering with special emphasis on chemical engineering. Highlights the computing environment, the impact of computers on chemical engineering education, and communication and productivity tools. Discusses the effect of computers on the teaching and learning of engineering, highlights from the past, and…

Provides the framework that was used to incorporate journal writing into chemical engineering courses. Presents examples of student writing to illustrate the benefits of informal writing. (JRH)

Describes the Cosmology Distinction Course for gifted students completing their Higher School Certificate, which seeks to provide a challenging and stimulating broadly based one-year course that goes beyond the normal confines of traditional matriculation subjects. Presents a course outline, details on assessment, and reflections upon the first…

Describes the objective of the Hubble Space Telescope, the equipment on board, and how repairs have been made on the telescope. Presents examples of the main results achieved so far. (JRH)

Outlines an approach to introduce students to special relativity using a discussion of stopclocks and measurement of the transmission of light pulses to produce a natural derivation of the time dilation factor. Aims at providing a frame of reference from which they can be tempted to explore special relativity at a more sophisticated level. (JRH)

Presents an approach that provides a simple and adequate procedure for introducing the concept of rolling friction. Discusses some aspects related to rolling motion that are the source of students' misconceptions. Presents several didactic suggestions. (JRH)