Describes college level geography instruction in Tanzania. Based on the principle that educational systems exist to serve society, the geography course at the University of Dar es Salaam produces two types of career-oriented graduates--resource assessors and secondary school geography teachers. (RM)

Describes a history of psychology course taught using R. I. Watson's prescriptive framework. Also notes advantages, disadvantages, and teaching implications. (CK)

Describes the features of a course in leadership communication, including textbooks, lectures, questionnaires, and activities and exercises. Shows how the course provides practice in communication skills and enables student self-assessment. (RL)

Describes an elective infant-care course being offered to fifth- and sixth-grade boys from Collegiate School in New York City. (SJL)

Describes a second-year undergraduate practical course in quantitative genetics and biometrics, based upon computer-assisted learning (CAL); and discusses the educational benefits of the course, some problems encountered, and some implications of the extensive use of CAL. (Author/CMV)

Describes a college-level psychology laboratory course designed to provide experience with current methods and issues in developmental research. Course content included an overview of developmental research methods, issues in research design and a review of current literature. (Author/DB)

The author describes a course on critical thinking for gifted students. The process of analysis and evaluation of controversies is examined and the advantages and disadvantages of critical thinking as a separate course or integrated into the subject matter curriculum are explored. (PHR)

A basic skiing course offered at Texas A & M University is described. It employs an artificial slope covered with polyethelene for teaching basic skills. (JMF)

Real questions, with no predetermined answers, were submitted by students in an introductory reference class and used to supplement instructor developed problems sets for practice in answering reference questions. The methodology and benefits are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Describes the work model construct for instructional design that is used to improve the designer's approach to curriculum or syllabus construction and as the basis for assessment systems that act in a complementary manner with instruction. Several examples of its use in syllabus construction are provided. (Author/LRW)

Describes the requirement (at the Penn State School of Communications) that public relations majors pass a tough journalism gatekeeper course. Discusses briefly the course, its usefulness to public relations students, and the advantages to journalism majors of the presence of public relations students. (SR)

Describes the development and maintenance of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing's (ATTW) Web site for course syllabi ranging from communication theory to Web design at Texas Tech University. Examines the rationale behind a central site; site design issues; updating method; and software used--Rich Text Format (RTF), RTFtoHTML, Fetch…

Describes in detail the development of a course at the Syracuse University College of Law titled General Counsel Applied Learning Course. Its aim is to meet the need of corporate America for new lawyers versed in the functions, techniques, and legal environment of in-house counsel. (EV)

Describes the features of and assessment instruments for a new conceptual physics course for non-science majors called 'Wonders of Technology', developed at the Virginia Commonwealth University. (Author/KHR)

Describes an eight-day high-intensity speed reading course offered in a high school as an alternative to classroom reading instruction. (SR)