This course in supervisory performance appraisal skills developed especially for hospital employees is designed to be taught onsite and to complement a hospital's other training and staff development efforts. The topical focus is workplace communication. The course is designed as a 6-hour workshop with two 3-hour sessions or one long session. The curriculum guide consists of a list of course goals, appraisal scenarios, and informational materials, activities, and exercises for six topics: understanding the purposes for appraisal; understanding the appraisal process; establishing goals and objectives; needs, motivation, and feedback; appraisal problems; and appraisals: putting it all together. The teacher's guide explains the philosophy of the course. It lists course goals (including participant role, instructor role, and evaluation) and offers sample lesson plans. Each lesson plan has a brief narrative description of class activities and goals and a time plan. Each plan assumes a 3-hour class session and team-teaching. The teacher's guide also describes how teachers can adapt the course to make it more work-related and more responsive to different audiences. Suggestions for recordkeeping conclude the guide. (YLB)