Business educators must teach word-processing concepts to business administration students. While administrators are not the operators, they are the users in that they prepare material for input and use the output. (JOW)

Lectures on audiotape cassettes are used by the University of Wisconsin-Extension for continuing profesional education of pharmacists. Evaluation statements from over 700 pharmacists revealed that participants viewed these courses as convenient, time-saving, and valuable learning experiences. The model presented in this study could be adapted for…

Over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate business administration majors from 100 different classes provided course and instructor evaluations at the end of each class, and again at least one year after program completion. Results showed large and statistically significant correlations between end-of-term and retrospective ratings. (Author/GDC)

Outlines Communication Capsule Courses offered at Notre Dame College in Saint Louis: a series of six, one credit courses, each offered in a 12-hour block on a Saturday. (JMF)

The history and decline of an undergraduate interdisciplinary course on contemporary Britain at the University of Sussex are described. It is suggested that interdisciplinary courses require higher investment of resources and commitment to survive, and structural constraints and features are of continuing concern to their proponents. (MSE)

Examines benefits derived by college students in a political science fieldwork course and correlates student characteristics with various levels of course benefits. Findings indicated that major course benefits included developing good coworker relationships, increasing theoretical knowledge, and forming career preferences. Students who benefited…

Among the benefits derived from a detailed curriculum analysis is the actual analysis process itself. Creating a curriculum diagram can lead to better understanding of what can and should be taught. (Author/BB)

Presents a follow-up study gauging the reactions of an Open University Course Team to the developmental testing of the broadcast element of their course. Problems in modifying the television component are identified and conditions necessary for the broadcast component to be tested and modified are suggested. (Author/CMV)

Describes an approach to evaluating open classrooms based on the premise that the evaluation instrument used should be sensitive to the educational goals of the teacher. (SB)

Four considerations for selecting a shorthand system are discussed: a system's viability in occupational situations; the ease with which it can be taught, learned, and transcribed; the appropriateness of instructional materials; and the ease with which those expert in another system can learn the new one. (AJ)

Describes use of focused and open-ended instruments in evaluating an introduction to teaching preservice education course which provide early field-based experience to help students decide if they want to be teachers. Six instruments, data obtained, and conclusions are described. (SL)

This paper seeks to outline an appropriate role for sociology in teacher preparation. An attempt is made to account for the hiatus between interest in education by sociologists on the one hand and on the other, their contribution to a sociology of education of value to the teaching profession. (Editor)

Discusses a course designed for large numbers of underprepared chemistry students at a large metropolitan university; an evaluation of the course based on student performance in succeeding courses is included. (MLH)

Explores how to evaluate an existing self-study training course and determine whether it is better suited to an instructor-led format. Discusses determining the need, converting to an instructor-led format, benefits of instructor-led training, and evaluating the training. (LRW)

An introductory nursing course was evaluated with data from 126 participants. Most believed that process outcomes such as confidence, motivation, sense of achievement, and reflective practice were most valuable for future studies and clinical decision making. The course would be valuable to help traditionally trained nurses gain new higher…