In this study, the authors update a previous study of terminal master's degree in economics programs to determine whether changes in the inputs or the desired outcomes of master's degree programs have occurred during the decade between the two studies. There are now fewer programs, and there has been a reduction in rigor in terms of degree…

Reservoir simulation is one of the core courses in the petroleum engineering curriculum and it requires knowledge and skills in three major disciplines, namely programming, numerical methods and reservoir engineering. However, there were often gaps in the students' readiness to undertake the course, even after completing the necessary…

There is an ongoing need for family and consumer sciences professionals to generate new knowledge through research and then share findings with diverse groups. Specific Action Steps describe methods to incorporate research into university curricula to promote this role. The ultimate goal is to inspire new professionals to remain true to the…

The OATYC Journal provides the two-year colleges of Ohio with a medium for discussing problems and sharing concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. The fall 1992 and spring 1993 issues contain: "What We Are Doing Right: Can We Do It All?," by Linda Houston; "Campus Profile: A Walk through Shawnee…

This collection of 15 essays discusses the integration of international education into higher education, focusing on the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and specific international education programs and activities at various institutions. Essays include: (1) "UNESCO's Approaches to…

In an effort to improve students' transition from the classroom to the workplace, four instructors from the New Hampshire Community Technical College System integrated the National Skill Standards (NSS) into the curriculum of their programs. This report illustrates how these instructors transformed their teaching, student assessment, and…

This report includes comprehensive goal, objective and indicator statement data; analysis of indicators; conclusions; and recommendations. Between 1990 and 1993, Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC) developed an assessment plan for institutional effectiveness that determined 53 goals, 145 objectives, and 238 indicators for the following 16…

In the California Community Colleges (CCC), authority is conditionally delegated to local college districts to approve new credit courses, articulate courses with other district colleges, and approve graduation requirements. This document details policies adopted by the CCC's Academic Senate regarding the scope, mechanisms, and conditions of that…

In this practicum, a curriculum is developed for a course in computer literacy for freshmen students in the department of Visual Communications of a private college in south Florida. The target group is 21 students out of a class enrollment of 50 used to decide the effectiveness of the course. Objectives for these students were that they would:…

In choosing statistics texts for social science students, both the matter and the mode of presentation must be considered. Selecting a statistics text is not as straightforward as selecting a text in the student's major field. Five instruments were developed to explore aspects of selection of statistics texts. These are: (1) a student survey for…

This document consists of a combination of volume 1 (Public Institutions) and volume 2 (Private Institutions) of an inventory of Alabama's higher education academic programs for 1991; it provides a list of all instructional programs offered in the state's four-year colleges and universities and approved by the Alabama Commission on Higher…

Critical evaluation of instructional materials is an important but often neglected aspect of instructional preparation. This study proposes evaluation that is more theoretically grounded in sociocultural and context-sensitive bases than are many evaluation guides. A new instrument was developed and applied to materials for teacher education as…

The OATYC Journal is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges to provide the two-year colleges of Ohio with a medium for sharing concepts, methods and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom and to provide an open forum for problem discussion and review. The fall 1989 and spring 1990 issues of the journal contain:…

This report recommends good practices for writing a course outline of record that meets Title 5 regulations as well as the expectations of a college's external constituents. Topics covered include: (1) Catalog Description, a brief account of course content; (2) Class Schedule Description, an abbreviated version of the catalog description; (3)…

This report makes recommendations to create specific categories and approval processes for special topic courses, experimental courses, an expedited process for courses with imminent need for approval, and independent study courses. Further recommendations are made for policies and practices related to the Carnegie Unit, the relationship between…