Describes college level geography instruction in Tanzania. Based on the principle that educational systems exist to serve society, the geography course at the University of Dar es Salaam produces two types of career-oriented graduates--resource assessors and secondary school geography teachers. (RM)

Describes college level history course entitled "Healers and Persons" for undergraduate medicine students. Topics include Greek medicine and Hippocrates, Galen of Pergamum, Islamic and Roman culture, medieval medicine, the Renaissance, Harvey, Pasteur, Lister, and Mendel. (KC)

Describes a college course which will help students develop an appreciation of the systematic study of politics. Students learn to scientifically explore political behavior and events and develop knowledge of elementary research design principles and problems in preparation for a subsequent elective course in political science research methods.…

Describes a history of psychology course taught using R. I. Watson's prescriptive framework. Also notes advantages, disadvantages, and teaching implications. (CK)

Describes the features of a course in leadership communication, including textbooks, lectures, questionnaires, and activities and exercises. Shows how the course provides practice in communication skills and enables student self-assessment. (RL)

Describes the components and teaching procedures that constitute a semester course in business writing at a university. (RL)

Describes an elective infant-care course being offered to fifth- and sixth-grade boys from Collegiate School in New York City. (SJL)

Discusses a universal foundation upon which a comprehensive supervisory training program may be built. Individual businesses can modify the basic plan, which was developed by the International Labour Organization, to fit their needs. (JOW)

Describes a second-year undergraduate practical course in quantitative genetics and biometrics, based upon computer-assisted learning (CAL); and discusses the educational benefits of the course, some problems encountered, and some implications of the extensive use of CAL. (Author/CMV)

Describes a college-level psychology laboratory course designed to provide experience with current methods and issues in developmental research. Course content included an overview of developmental research methods, issues in research design and a review of current literature. (Author/DB)

The author describes a course on critical thinking for gifted students. The process of analysis and evaluation of controversies is examined and the advantages and disadvantages of critical thinking as a separate course or integrated into the subject matter curriculum are explored. (PHR)

A basic skiing course offered at Texas A & M University is described. It employs an artificial slope covered with polyethelene for teaching basic skills. (JMF)

Real questions, with no predetermined answers, were submitted by students in an introductory reference class and used to supplement instructor developed problems sets for practice in answering reference questions. The methodology and benefits are discussed. (Author/MBR)

A course developed at Purdue University for freshmen engineering students includes lectures on topics of national concern to engineers, basic engineering laboratory experience, and career planning. (BB)

Describes an elective English course which involves readings and writing in new journalism style. (DD)