Health Information Technology (HIT) professionals are in increasing demand as healthcare providers need help in the adoption and meaningful use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems while the HIT industry needs workforce skilled in HIT and EHR development. To respond to this increasing demand, the School of Computing and Software Engineering…

"The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success," a five-volume series, is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program. Each volume examines a different aspect of first-year seminar design or…

A short term training institute conducted August 12 to August 23, 1968, at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, is described. Thirteen participants took part in a series of meetings, discussions, and activities related to evaluation problems connected with innovative reading programs funded under Title I and Title III of the Elementary and…

A recent study of doctoral programs in ten prestigious universities by Ann Heiss found that graduate students tend to be committed to their academic fields, attracted to the world of ideas, independent-minded, and concerned about the relevance of their disciplines to social problems. The study also found that graduate schools tend to be a…

Discusses integrating occupational health and safety engineering topics into existing engineering course work. Describes three models for integration and a procedure to assess the integration. (YP)

In the program "Motivation in Depth for Gifted High School Science Students" initiated in 1964, specially selected seventh grade students took in successive summers Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), Chemical Education Materials Study, (CHEMS), and Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) courses; a newly designed course,…

An evaluation of an experimental anthropology program which was introduced to students at the Magee Secondary School is presented. The purpose of the course, a detailed course outline, and the rationale and basic generalizations of Anthropology 11E are included. A listing of required and suggested course readings as well as student reaction to the…

The usefulness of alumni ratings in assessing departmental quality was investigated at the University of Illinois by a survey one year after graduation, in 1977. Groups of 4,573 enrolled students and one year later, 1,228 alumni from 22 departments responded to 11 satisfaction items concerning instructional, curricular, advising, and functional…