Over the past twenty years, universities have increasingly employed credit-­based modular curriculum structures in an attempt to cater to the needs of more diverse student groups and to allow students greater flexibility and choice in managing their studies. With the increasing pressures placed on Australian universities to better support teaching…

Given the United States' population changes and the increasing impact of globalization, international context and experience in the MSW curriculum are essential. Gaining popularity as a vehicle for such experience are short-term international courses, defined as educational trips outside the United States lasting from 1 to 3 weeks. To achieve…

Haptic paddles--low-cost one-degree-of-freedom force feedback devices--have been used with great success at several universities throughout the US to teach the basic concepts of dynamic systems and physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) to students. The ETHZ haptic paddle was developed for a new pHRI course offered in the undergraduate…

A course curriculum was developed by the faculty of Mount St. Joseph College in order to facilitate an interdisciplinary approach to education. It evolved from a recognition of the need for synthesization of knowledge gained by students from study in many areas. The program was undertaken in the fall of 1971 and has developed so that courses,…

A course guide for students in English 152 of Oakland Community College, a composition course in argumentative writing, this document gives the class schedule, the course outline, examples of writing, worksheets, ways of preparing bibliography and note cards, checklists, and a research bibliography, as well as presenting other cogent materials.…

Describes a course on the sociology of the male experience, explains its logic and orgnization, analyzes the composition of the first group of students to take it, assesses the responses to the experience, and details the reactions of the university community and the general public. (Author/BL)

The content and organization of Poland's system of pharmaceutical education is described. Tables are presented of the subjects of the basic studies curriculum and the following areas of specialization: applied pharmacy, pharmaceutical analysis, clinical analysis, drug technology, herbal pharmacy, and bioanalysis and environmental studies. (SW)

The competencies achieved, the quantity and distribution of the time employed, and the activities carried out by the student are fundamental elements of the future European Higher Education Area. The present study explores, in a specific course, the current level of some indicators of such elements and their validity. The results highlight the…

Multivariate analysis of variance revealed a significant relationship between student ratings of instruction and curriculum area but not between ratings and course format. The technical and practical ramifications of these findings are discussed. (Author/JKS)

The necessary ingredients for developing a successful developmental college reading program fall into three major divisions--the responsibilities of college presidents and deans to the reading program, the problems of establishing a strong foundation, and the development of a proper image. The major responsibility of college administrators is in…

Explains the approaches taken by higher education institutions for instruction of environmental content. These include changes in course content, the development of specific environmental courses, and the development of a planned curricula that emphasizes environmental education. (ML)

An innovative curriculum, Twentieth Century Man, takes one traditional course from each of three academic departments and modifies the content presentation so that overlapping themes are emphasized, developed in parallel, and synthesized across disciplines in a team-taught seminar. This cost-effective approach integrates concepts while retaining…

Five models of social work practice are described: social competency, social change, medical-clinical, ecological, and learning or educational. The models are compared according to their belief systems, assumptions about the target population and social work roles, and authority patterns. (MSE)