This syllabus has been designed to provide the classroom teacher with a capsulized view and understanding of a one-year course at the high school level. This course is designed to be an integral part of the existing general educational program of the school and is general and introductory in nature, rather than inclusive. This syllabus is to be…

Looks at the goals, content and classroom procedures for making an undergraduate course in rhetoric relevant within a recently restructured collegiate environment. (MH)

A television documentary course is described and critiqued in terms of three stated objectives: to study the conditions under which TV documentaries are produced, to analyze what they mean, and see how that meaning can be related to production; to increase knowledge of political institutions in general, and the media among them; and to increase…

An experimental method for teaching about power in groups, using an adaptation of the Tavistock method, is described. Course assumptions, methods, goals, and evaluation are discussed. (JMF)

In the office machines class at the University of Nebraska at Omaha students learn how to operate a new machine each week according to a rotation plan illustrated and described in the article. Because of the rotation system, classwork is mostly individualized. Course objectives, instructional procedures, and a breakdown of duration and grade value…

"Engineering Report Writing," a required course in the Civil Engineering Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, combines both pragmatic and innovative assignments that teach the techniques of technical writing. Course design and success are discussed. (LBH)

Describes an introductory geophysics course for physics majors. (SL)

Provides an explanation of the rationale, developmental processes, and long term objectives associated with a cross-curriculum environmental program for secondary students. Presents a listing of the aims and assessment objectives of the syllabus and includes an outline of the course. (ML)

A model is described for teaching about death and dying with emphasis on mental health aspects. The author relates personal observations from her experience as a death educator and suggests precautions for individuals organizing thanatology courses for the first time. (AV)

Described is an introductory life science course which introduces students to questions relating social values and science. Suggested lecture, laboratory, and discussion exercises are included. (SL)

Discusses the teaching of an experimental mathematics course to 40 students, mostly elementary school teachers, in an effort to provide them with experiences which lead to individually developed artistic works expressing abstract mathematical concepts. Indicates the presence of innovative possibilities for mathematics education in such a studio…

By the end of the next decade the computer industry will have become the third largest industry in the world. However there exist large gaps in computer knowledge, skills, and understanding at the management level. An incompany training course to alleviate this situation is described. (DS)

Portion of the Final Report on The National Survey of Undergraduate Programs in English. (Editor)