A modular design approach for agricultural education has been developed. As part of its development, over 200 modules were produced and tested, and are described in this volume. The modules are categorized as modules of instruction in agricultural production, in agricultural supplies and services, in agricultural mechanics, in ornamental…

Describes a teaching method designed to interest students in a technical writing course during the first two weeks. (RB)

Describes a course designed to achieve a balance between exposing students to (1) advanced topics in transport phenomena, pointing out similarities and differences between three transfer processes and (2) common methods of solving differential equations. (JN)

Provides a course survey of the structure, conditions, functions, and operations of the American film industry. (PD)

The introductory social psychology course, as taught by sociologists, varies widely in content and in its pedagogical concepts. This variation is due to the institutional setting and to the instructor's notion of the academic status of social psychology. Typical course contents answering to various course concepts are described. (Author/RM)

Describes a course in economics for journalists offered at the University of Oregon and discusses some of the limitations of such a course. (RB)

Describes a prototypical course in concrete poetry offered at Princeton University. (RB)

A federal grant to the Missouri State Committee for the Humanities began a program aimed at emphasizing the human quality of existence, the beliefs and values by which man lends meaning to his daily existence. It has grown, through the county extension offices, to statewide proportions, providing curriculum guides, model programs, and improving…

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 the components and teaching procedures that constitute a semester course in business writing at a university. (RL)

A course developed at Purdue University for freshmen engineering students includes lectures on topics of national concern to engineers, basic engineering laboratory experience, and career planning. (BB)

This paper describes a unique graduate-level course that prepares teachers of introductory statistics at the college and high school levels. The course was developed as part of a graduate degree program in statistics education. Although originally taught in a face-to-face setting, the class has been converted to an online course to be accessible…