A HyperCard stack can be a primary computer-assisted instructional element in a freshman literature course and in an upper division "period" course. These stacks provide new alternatives for conventional classroom activities and add some possibilities not available in the traditional classroom setting. The stack for the freshman course…

Technical writing programs housed in geographically isolated universities face great challenges in regard to getting students career-related work experience. A course in desktop publishing can provide students at rural schools with experience equivalent to internships. In a desktop publishing course taught at Murray State University in Kentucky,…

A joint program of instruction was created between the University of Northern Colorado's Michener Library and School of Nursing. This expanded bibliographic instruction program was based on a proposal that outlined the need for information literacy instruction in nursing education, enumerated the possible benefits of such instruction to students…

Designed for community college instructors, this guidebook offers step-by-step instructions on the construction of clear-cut, well-defined, meaningful course or program outlines for students. Following a brief preface, which underscores the importance of a well-constructed outline, the first section reviews the following key components: (1) the…

This paper describes the content, techniques, and benefits of a life history course, which was designed to extend the traditional goal of psychological development through autobiography into a spiritual context. The three major components of the course are described. The format of the lectures is presented, focusing on concepts, ideas, and tools…

A description is presented of a nursing course entitled "The Family: Nursing Perspectives in Birth and Parenting." Introductory sections provide a brief course description, and information on curricular placement, class assignments, and the targeted student population. Next, the course content section emphasizes the interrelationship between…

This book contains portions of six model higher education introductory history courses designed and presented by experienced classroom instructors to the 1980 conference of the American Historical Association (AHA). After the presentations, the models were reviewed and critiqued. The models presented were: (1) "Toward Two-Sex History: A Model…

An undergraduate psychology course (Models of Human Behavior) that is taught at New Orleans's Loyola University is described. The survey-type course emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human behavior and spans several major orientations in Western intellectual thought regarding human behavior. The course is intended to…

In the fall of 1980, a course titled Developing Critical Thinking Skills was approved at the University of Minnesota-Duluth for offering as one of the options in the liberal education category called Communication, Language, and Symbolic Systems. This paper provides a description of the course (designed to provide experiences with methods and…

This document offers a detailed description of the Oak Park, Michigan social studies program. The program is built around four goals: knowledge, skill, value, and participation. Knowledge goals pertain to acquiring facts, concepts, or generalizations from history and the social sciences. Skill goals pertain to the ability to collect, organize,…

After much discussion and several false starts, Nassau Community College (New York) has developed a two-course core curriculum designed to cover significant material from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities in practical proportions. The first course in the sequence, "Exploring Nature and Society," deals with Perceptions of the…

This New York state social studies curriculum guide for kindergarten focuses on helping students develop awareness of self as growing individuals and contains two sections, the Teacher Notebook and the Syllabus. The Teacher Notebook's goal is to elaborate on the key features of the program while suggesting relevant classroom applications. The key…

Information is provided explaining the incorporation of global issues units into an introductory earth science course at Skagit Valley Community College (Mount Vernon, Washington). First, a short description is provided of the original format of the earth science course, which was designed as an introductory level survey course covering topics in…

A course on management in a cross-cultural environment was designed to address dilemmas and opportunities that individuals might encounter in work or study. The course attracted students with a broad variety of backgrounds. A main textbook was supplemented with readings, guest lectures, and a variety of class activities including case studies,…

A project analyzed, designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated a training program that would enable Trans World Airlines flight service managers to develop effective communication skills. The instructional systems design process was used throughout. The analysis identified the need for communication training for the target population. Program…