The University of Utah has piloted a course in instructional competency within the PharmD program. The ICARE (Instrument for a Comprehensive and Relevant Education) system is presented to students in two weekly meetings of one hour each over a 10-week quarter. The aim is to upgrade the quality of instruction in pharmacy. (Author/LBH)

Describes an introductory geology seminar conducted almost entirely upon reviewing current newspaper articles relating to earth sciences. (SL)

Describes an educational psychology course which incorporates students' requests for competency requirements, self pacing, grading based on a combination of criterion- and norm-referenced measures, flexible class format, and field experience within educational environments. (Author/AV)

Describes freshman course in which the study of the regional literature of the western United States is a "window" into American culture. (AA)

Describes objectives and student activities of a simulated peace conference which the author has used successfully in a course on Middle East politics at the University of Maine in Orono. (AV)

Describes the moral discussion approach and the deliberate psychological education approach to morals education. Reports the impact of a values course, nine weeks of psychological awareness followed by nine weeks of moral discourse, on the moral development of eleventh grade students. (JK)

Presents a rationale for designing and teaching communication courses for women and provides examples of how the rationale has been applied. (MH)

From the literature on economic, scientific, technological, social, and political futurism an appropriate selection has been made for an undergraduate college course on the future of politics, which has twice been offered at the University of Delaware. Justification and features of the course are described. (LBH)

"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 a one quarter college level course which links physics to potential career activities in journalism. (SL)

An instructional program package for individualized learning of calculus is outlined. The program utilizes audio-visual and other instructional techniques and includes topics in limits and continuity, the derivative with applications, and the integral with applications. (MN)

Describes a course in which physical principles of measurement for biological studies intended for students in the biological and biophysical sciences are taught. (SL)

Discusses the syllabus, final examination, and teaching methodology for this integrated chemistry and physics course. (CP)

Describes a computer assisted program in which the computer program provides a self-paced, individualized component with course outlines, weekly assignments, answers to exam questions, and reports of student grades in a general chemistry course. (SL)

Media is used as a supplement in a science education program based on the inquiry method. Students work in small groups and rotate from station to station. (STS)