Describes the challenges and rewards of teaching social work, noting mistakes and successes in his approach to the task/opportunity. Using a non-BSW class in community organization practice as the template, he assesses the adaptations needed to teach students with widely diverse academic backgrounds, emphasizing the importance of careful and…

The paper reports on an approach to teaching a course in information technology research methodology in a doctoral program, the Doctor of Management in Information Technology (DMIT), in which research, with focus on finding innovative solutions to problems found in practice, comprises a significant part of the degree. The approach makes a…

"The Community Junior College" is a graduate education course designed to give an understanding of the junior college program and to provide insights into some of its problems. The junior college's role and position in the total educational system is emphasized. Six units cover historical development, foundations, structure, program, personnel,…

This syllabus is designed for a course of study offered at the University of Texas to familiarize students with the 2-year college. The body of the guide is divided into 12 work units; for each of these units an historical quotation sets the topic theme. In addition each unit has a brief outline and a list of objectives for the topic as well as a…

Describes a course on database construction that is given in the Department of Library and Information Studies at the General Polytechnic of Amsterdam. Objectives of the course are discussed, education for library and information science in the Netherlands is outlined, and a postgraduate course for practitioners is described. (LRW)

Describes a successful research seminar offered for five years to second-year students in a master's program at the Jane Addams School of Social Work. Included are rationale, objectives, content, and teaching and learning experiences covering the function and design of information systems for accountability, planning, management, supervision,…

Describes a course entitled "Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology" that is a two-credit seminar developed to prepare undergraduate students for graduate study in psychology. Requires students to actually create application materials. Contends that the course provides students with a structured approach to learning about the graduate…

Describes the development of a graduate business communication course that emphasized technology and intercultural communication without ignoring fundamental skills. Explains course objectives and design. Describes the conduct of the course itself. (SR)

A diversity of practices exists with regard to the actual content taught in graduate-level courses in introduction to educational research. In a recent Delphi study, a national panel of 21 experts in educational research generated a list of 114 skills and knowledge areas they considered worthy objectives in an introductory course. What remained…

Suggestions are given and experiences related on the content and organization of a graduate course in the history of higher education in the United States. Course rationale, objectives, teaching methods, and syllabus development are discussed. (MSE)

Discusses a graduate course that prepares language teachers by emphasizing ways to tailor instruction to learners' needs and demonstrates multiple forms of collaboration. Course participants discuss their collaborative learning experiences and their expectations for using such approaches in their own teaching. (14 references) (Author/CK)

Information on Indiana University's course in patient education is presented, along with sources of additional information on patient education and a summary of a national survey on professional preparation in patient education. An outline of the following course topics is presented: past and current developments, health care delivery, patient…

Teachers enrolled in a graduate reading course on the latest research in comprehension and instructional techniques were asked to keep a metacognitive journal instead of writing a traditional term paper. The journal provided the 32 teachers with the opportunity to become aware of the strategies that they use in processing difficult material,…

An experimental bibliography course designed for prospective graduate students suggests three major course content divisions. The unit topics include: (1) evaluation of the usefulness of reference tools, (2) discussion of literary periodicals, structure of modern articles, and documentation, and (3) an introduction to descriptive-analytical…

The benefits of a course on American racism for Black graduate social work students are discussed. It is suggested that their personal experiences of oppression and social alienation provide an impetus to use the present to counteract attitudinal/institutional White racism, and that feelings about the past can offer insight to affect social…