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The course described here uses an underlying, concrete theme--that of situation-centered explanations of human behavior--to connect several topics in social psychology, thereby enhancing the coherence of the course. Course design and evaluation are discussed. According to students, it was a favorable experience. (RM)

Utopian societies can actually demonstrate some essential needs for community life. In this sociology course students read utopian literature and then investigated the lessons gleaned from their study of the utopian societies through experiential learning projects, e.g., participant observation of dorm life, leadership simulations, and utopian…

The psychological issues discussed in the course are outlined and the readings used are listed. Students' evaluations of the course varied. (RM)

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)

Deindividuation is a complex process in which a series of social conditions lead to changes in perception of self and of other people. Described is a classroom demonstration that illustrates this concept, revealing that even normal, well-adjusted college students are capable of highly inappropriate, antisocial behavior under certain conditions.…

A graduate level practicum that introduces clinically-oriented psychology students to the applied and practical aspects of the field of psychiatry is described. The course format, goals, and benefits are examined. (RM)

A technique used in an undergraduate psychology class to reduce student incentives to fake data as they undertook a research project concerning marriage relationships is described. An evaluation of the technique suggested that it works. (RM)

A project involving third-year college geography students in determining the most accurate method of predicting mean flow velocity in a stream, using three different methods of estimating Manning's roughness coefficient, is described and evaluated. (Author/RM)

Students perform better under the multiple final method (MFM) of teaching statistics. MFM covers all course material in five weeks. Students who do well on the final are excused from further course work, but are required to tutor their peers. Other students have the opportunity to repeat the course several times. (RM)

Outlines the class activities and student ratings of 10 sessions of "The Future of the Future," a general survey course offered at Roane State Community College (Harriman, TN). Activities focusing on what mankind can expect in the next 50 years included games, guest speakers, tours, and films and filmstrips. (AYC)

A college level introductory psychology course taught in conjunction with introductory biology and philosophy is described. This triad arrangement allows for an interdisciplinary treatment of various issues without diluting the presentation of content specific to the individual disciplines. Information on evaluation of the course is also…

To make psychology course content more relevant to college students, popular television presentations can be used to illustrate psychological concepts. Students in a theories of personality course wrote brief essays explaining the behavior of their favorite TV characters. (RM)

A course to coordinate all of the various specialities and disciplines of dentistry with emphasis on esthetics, designed as an elective for the 1980 graduating senior class at Emory University School of Dentistry, is described. (MLW)

An instructional approach to pathogenic microbiology appropriate for dental medicine, which was developed by the University of Texas, is described. This approach is perceived by the students as relevant to their needs, and it increases the instructor's awareness to emphasize the oral aspects of the infectious diseases. (Author/MLW)