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Mole, Charles C. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1981
The key to teaching history successfully is giving students the ability to apply the process of historical analysis to any material they encounter. A special interest history course at Boston College focused on assassinations in Europe and America in the twentieth century. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Crime
Peer reviewedDunham, Robert E.; Gleason, Maryellen – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1984
The introductory course has a variety of objectives for both students and the college, including recruitment and screening of majors, provision of prerequisite knowledge, explorations of learning, developing commitment to college, and cognitive development. Fostering these goals depends on the students, faculty, and classroom climate. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Download full textCenter for Faculty Development, Princeton, NJ. – 1992
Between 1988 and 1991, the Center for Faculty Development undertook a project to evaluate the teaching of the Introductory Course in History at American community colleges. Based upon a survey of over 100 introductory history teachers and conference discussions, it was determined that two sets of course guidelines for faculty were required, one…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Owens, Richard E.; Cashin, William E. – 1977
The broad topic of preparing examinations for college-level courses is addressed in this guide. General suggestions include the following: devise a test that reinforces the objectives established for the course; decide upon the primary purpose of the test before constructing it; make the test as valid and reliable as possible; and standardize the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students
Parker, Barbara – 1984
Addressing the problems of access and time constraints, this curriculum guide describes a core undergraduate women's studies course in which college level students learn to research, prepare, and present nonsexist curriculum units for public school classrooms. The course was designed to: (1) compensate for the lack of information in the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Los Medanos Coll., Pittsburg, CA. – 1983
Outlines are presented for the courses that make up the three-tiered general education program at Los Medanos College. Part 1 provides background on the Los Medanos model and includes a position paper on the criteria and format for a Tier I course. Part 2 provides outlines for Tier I courses, which focus on providing a breadth of knowledge in six…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences, College Curriculum
Nelson, Glenn M., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Syllabi from graduate courses in the field of higher education are presented. The collection was assembled in conjunction with a survey of the membership of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) about important books for students and scholars in the field of higher education. From the 25 syllabi received, 11 were chosen that…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction
