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| Engineering Education | 9 |
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| Berman, G. A. | 1 |
| Bullen, A. G. R. | 1 |
| Burr, A. A. | 1 |
| Conti, J. J. | 1 |
| Demetry, James S. | 1 |
| Fox, Richard L. | 1 |
| Hummon, Norman P. | 1 |
| Leppert, George | 1 |
| Parden, Robert J. | 1 |
| Rath, Gustave J. | 1 |
| Sandor, G. N. | 1 |
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Weiss, Roland G.; Rath, Gustave J. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses the offering of a two-quarter Sloan Foundation course entitled "C-50-Design of Complex Systems" to students in all departments, from freshmen to Ph.D. candidates, at the Northwestern University. Indicates the presence of a realistic working environment due to the mix of students' interests, skills, and levels of ability. (CC)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Foundation Programs
Hummon, Norman P.; Bullen, A. G. R. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses the establishment of an environmental systems laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh with the support of the Sloan Foundation. Indicates that the "real world" can be brought into the laboratory by simulating on computers, software systems, and data bases. (CC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Resources, Engineering Education, Environmental Education
Conti, J. J.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses interdisciplinary design engineering programs conducted at the Polytechnic Institute of New York, especially the internship program, Sloan Foundation projects, and the characteristics of design engineering centers. Included is a list of completed projects. (CC)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Foundation Programs, Group Activities
Zwiebel, Imre; Demetry, James S. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses the Environmental Systems Study Program conducted at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute with the support of the Sloan Foundation. Indicates that the activities are to lend valuable pilot experience to the implementation of broad changes in educational programs. Included is a summary of students' real-problem project titles. (CC)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Environmental Education, Foundation Programs
Parden, Robert J. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses a Sloan Foundation undergraduate project conducted at the University of California at Santa Clara, with emphases upon interdisciplinary design. Indicates that engineering should be seen as a broad education for a technology dependent society, rather than education leading to a specialized, dead-end career. (CC)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Foundation Programs, Higher Education
Leppert, George – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses a creative engineering systems design program developed at the Clarkson College of Technology with the support of the Sloan Foundation. Indicates that the program leads to greater undergraduate use of computational facilities and more faculty research toward design applications. (CC)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Foundation Programs
Smith, C. O.; Berman, G. A. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses the use of the city of Detroit as a design laboratory to operate Sloan Foundation programs in engineering education. Concludes that the student managed program provides valid and valuable educational experience by finding solutions to real world problems. (CC)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Foundation Programs
Fox, Richard L.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses implementation of Sloan Foundation projects at the Case Western School of Engineering, including the development of a computer assisted mechanical structural design course, the establishment of a complex systems laboratory, and personnel views of industry-university design projects. (CC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Foundation Programs
Burr, A. A.; Sandor, G. N. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses the characteristics of the Rensselaer design educational programs which emphasize the use of computer-oriented laboratories and linear algebraic equations as analytical tools. Effects of the Sloan Foundation grant are studied. (CC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Core Curriculum, Course Objectives, Educational Programs
