We transformed our first-year curriculum in biology with a new course, Biological Inquiry, in which greater than 50% of all incoming, first-year students enroll. The course replaced a traditional, content-driven course that relied on outdated approaches to teaching and learning. We diversified pedagogical practices by adopting guided inquiry in…

The paper explains an alternative structure to teaching micro and macroeconomic theory and describes the characteristics that make it an effective framework for introductory and principles courses. The teaching of economics principles typically proceeds by separating macroeconomic theory and microeconomic theory. But the use of the macro-micro…

Undergraduate geography field courses are relatively rare at American universities, though they can exemplify well the fundamental tenets of learner-centered education. This article reports on an intensive three-week field analysis course taught at Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff, within the Department of Geography, Planning, and…

Reviews the topical content and structure of undergraduate community psychology courses, identified via university websites, by examining 24 syllabi. Reveals that prevention is the most frequent topic, "Community Psychology" was the most used text, and research review projects were required in 83% of the courses. (CMK)

An undergraduate student offers reflections and observations on college course syllabi. Since the syllabus is the student's guide through the course, it should be clearly organized allowing students to find information quickly. It should outline the expectations that students and instructor will have during the course. In addition a syllabus must…

A 10-week full-time elective sterile products clerkship designed for fifth-year pharmacy students that refines the students' written and oral communication skills and meets professional standards for education of intravenous therapy personnel is described. (MSE)

Presents the results of a survey on the status of inorganic laboratory courses. Indicates that they are in a continuing period of evolution and all stages of the evolution are represented in schools across the country. (Author/JN)

This paper describes an undergraduate course called "Applied Communication in Training and Development," which educates students for life while helping them to see the practical application of what they are learning, and also reaches outside the university to meet the training and development needs of the larger community. The paper…

Discusses an undergraduate course for developing interest in and skills for research. Provides a course outline and briefly describes each part of the outline. (YP)

Describes a Hope College (Michigan) undergraduate psychology internship program and how it integrates service and learning. Outlines the personal, professional, and curricular goals of the course and details of the internship program. An important element of the internship is the classroom component, which helps the student integrate academic and…

This study examined the relationship between the changes introduced in a course syllabus for a course titled "Instructional Strategies" and the final grades obtained by freshman and sophomore students in three successive academic periods. A sample of 150 subjects was randomly selected from students enrolled in the course at the…

A one-year University of Exeter program designed for foreign students of English is divided into two major components. The language component includes classes in reading and listening comprehension, essay writing, etymology, dialectology, semantics, and sociolinguistics. Four areas of language study that are typically challenging to foreign…

Describes the development of a topics course offered jointly by the chemistry and biology departments at Macalester College (Minnesota). Outlines the syllabus for the course. Discusses teaching and laboratory methods used. (CW)

Argues that the bulk of most undergraduate psychology curriculum is geared towards preparing students for graduate study. Proposes several specific curriculum changes designed to give the general undergraduate a working and useful knowledge of some of the fundamental concepts concerning psychology. Includes course outlines and structured…

Students' verbatim comments reflect the enthusiasm toward writing which is generated by the course. The author discusses the course design, citing the texts used, including readings from master, technical report writers. Description of the curriculum leads progressively from textual analysis through the final phase in which students are urged to…